MATCH PREVIEW:
The #7 ranked Odessa College Wrangler Volleyball team will open play at the NJCAA Region 5 Tournament on Wednesday morning when they face Vernon College in the first round of play.

First serve between the Wranglers and Chaparrals is scheduled for 9:00am.

Odessa enters the match off of a victory at FPC last Saturday that claimed the WJCAC regular season title. The Wranglers will be the #1 seed from the WJCAC.

Vernon College won their last conference match in straight sets over Temple College. the Chaps are the #4 seed from the NTJCAC.  

GAME NOTES:
#7 Odessa College Wranglers (27-3/12-2 WJCAC #1 Seed)
Vernon College Chaparrals (18-9/12-6 NTJCAC #4 Seed)

Date: Thursday, November 6 2025
Time: 9:00am
Venue: Betty Jo Graber Athletic Center
Location: Weatherford, TX
Live-Stream: https://tsbnsports.com/vernon-vs-odessa-tournament/  

UP NEXT:
With a win, the Wranglers will advance to the semi-finals and face the winner of FPC vs. Ranger on Friday at 11:00am.

NJCAA REGION 5 / SOUTHWEST DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP INFO:

REGION 5 RANKED TEAMS:
Four teams from Region 5 are ranked in the final NJCAA D1 Volleyball Poll, #2 Weatherford, #7 Odessa, #11 New Mexico Military, and #12 Frank Phillips.

TOURNAMENT FIELD:
The single-elimination bracket is made up of the top four (4) teams from the WJCAC and the NTJCAC. The WJCAC #1 Odessa, #2 NMMI, #3 FPC, & #4 Midland and the NTJCAC #1 Weatherford, #2 Ranger, #3 Hill, and #4 Vernon.

NJCAA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS:
The Region 5 Tournament champion and runner-up will receive an automatic bid to the 2025 NJCAA D1 National Tournament in Clarksville, TN November, 19-22, 2025.  

TOURNAMENT LIVE-STREAM:
TSBN will live-stream the entire Region 5 Tournament at: https://tsbnsports.com/2025-region-5-volleyball-tournament/