The University of Northern Colorado volleyball team will play at home for the rest of November.

With one key Big Sky Conference match in hand after a three-set sweep of Idaho State on Thursday evening, the Bears have two conference matches remaining before hosting the eight-team tournament Nov. 24-26 at Bank of Colorado Arena.

Three wins in those three matches, and the Bears earn the top seed for the conference tournament and they’ll host again in 2026 as the regular-season champion this fall.

Not a bad spot for team that is 8-2 at home this season.

“I think we’ve put ourselves in a pretty good position,” freshman outside hitter Leila Ballard said earlier this week. “Especially, (we’re) probably playing our best volleyball right now. It feels easier going into this week, knowing we’re

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