SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State volleyball was selected to an NCAA Regional on Sunday night. The team will face SMU in the first round of the Austin Regional. The first-round match is set for Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. (CT).
 
"A lot of people thought this was a rebuilding year for us," said Head Coach Sean Huiet. "But we knew how good this team could be. Our team is playing really good volleyball at the right time. I thought the Sun Belt was deserving of four bids and we knew we were going to be right there at the end. It was a big sigh of relief. We're just really excited."

Texas State will play SMU in the first round, the winner will play the winner of Texas and Texas A&M on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. (CT).
 
This is the 13^th time in program history that the Bobcats have made the NCAA tournament and the seventh time in program history the Bobcats have been selected to the Austin regional. 
 
"I love playing in Gregory Gym it's a fun atmosphere," Huiet said. "The fact that we can have a big crowd there supporting us is huge for us. I'm excited that we're close to home for that reason."

The Bobcats last appearance in the NCAA tournament was in the 2020 Omaha Regional where they had a first-round win over Utah Valley in the spring-season after the season was impacted by COVID-19.
 
This is the team's first at-large bid in program history. Additionally, this is the first time the Sun Belt Conference has earned four bids to the NCAA tournament in a single year, with Coastal Carolina earning an automatic qualifier and Texas State, James Madison and South Alabama also being selected.