The 2026 SLIAC Volleyball Tournament opened on Thursday with the quartefinal round. Both home teams picked up wins to set up a semifinals featuring all four top seeds. 

#3 Webster University defeated #6 Eureka College, 3-0 

• The Gorloks swept the match 25-20, 25-18, 25-15
• Reagan Howe led Webster with 7 kills
• Lexi Filkins added 11 digs
• Webster had a total of 8 blocks in the match
• Eureka's Colby Grieff and Laynee Whitsitt each had 7 kills

#4 Blackburn College defeated #5 Spalding University, 3-1

• After falling 25-23 in the opening set Blackburn rallied to win 26-24, 25-22, 25-19
• Blackburn's Ella Appel led all players with 20 kills
• Marissa Perez had 18 digs for the Beavers
• Kylie Minnis had a team high 16 kills for Spalding

Up Next

• The tournament now moves to Greenville, Illinois for the semifinals and championship match
• #1 seed Greenville faces #4 Blackburn at 12 p.m. on Saturday
• #2 Westminster takes on #3 Webster at 2 p.m. on Saturday
• The championship match will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday