The 20^th-ranked Lady Bison will advance to Sioux City, Iowa, for the remainder of the Tournament, Nov. 29-Dec. 3, if they can knock off Kansas Wesleyan.

OBU is 1-2 all-time against the Coyotes, but the teams haven't met since 1985. OBU and KWU have two common opponents this season. The Coyotes went 0-2 against Hope International and Vanguard, losing both 3-0, while OBU scored wins over both of those schools.

Kansas Wesleyan, which received votes in the Top 25 poll, enters on a nine-match win streak and captured the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season and postseason crowns.

The Coyotes are fourth in the nation in team blocks, averaging 2.8 per set with 6-2 Breanne Schultz seventh in the NAIA at 1.36 and 5-11 Kelsey Boyles 12^th at 1.31. Leah Keller leads the team with 2.63 kills per set.

OBU's Kristin Pressley leads the offense with 4.0 kills per set, ranking 15^th in the NAIA, while Cami Weimer paces the defense with 5.9 digs per game - ranking her ninth in the NAIA.

OBU tied the school record with 31 wins in taking the Sooner Athletic Conference title after going a league-record 14-0 in the conference regular season.

It is OBU's first trip to the NAIA nationals, though the Lady Bison made the bi-district round three times before the program was shut down in 1987. Kansas Wesleyan also is in the NAIA Tournament for the first time.