SIOUX CITY, IA --- Trailing, 17-13, in the final set, it looked like the NAIA's No. 4-ranked Concordia's bid for a Pool Play sweep over No. 9 Texas at Brownsville was in jeopardy, but the Eagles battled back to complete a 25-19, 25-21, 28-26 win, securing a trip to the Single-Elimination Bracket.

The Eagles (29-7) advance to their fourth consecutive Single-Elimination Bracket, and will be in the hunt for a berth in their fourth-straight semifinal appearance against a to-be-announced opponent Friday (Dec. 4), as the 30th Annual NAIA Volleyball National Championships continues.

Texas at Brownsville drops to 33-2, as the Scorpions have a 30-match winning streak snapped to end Pool Play.

Concordia was led by 15 kills by freshman opposite Brooke Marino, who has notched double-digit kills for the third day in a row at the National Championships. Marino's effort was complimented by 12 kills from senior outside hitter Stephanie Darnall, who also notched a team-high 16 digs.

With wins in each of the first two sets, the Eagles fell behind by a 17-13 score, but went on a 4-1 rally thanks to kills from Marino and sophomore outside hitter Serrina Russo, along with a block by Russo and senior middle blocker Cassie Ells, who finished with three blocks and nine kills.

CUI didn't let off after taking the lead at 18-17 on a Marino kill, as the Eagles built up a 23-20 lead on a Scorpion service error.

The Scorpions stung back with three kills in a row to tie the score at 23-23, and the score was tied three more times before Ells made it a 27-26 lead and the Eagles clinched the win on a Scorpion hitting error.

Concordia out-hit Texas-Brownsville .330 (50-13-112) to .223 (40-15-112), and was led by 25 set assists by junior setter Renee Horton. After hitting .800 in yesterday's win, junior opposite Amber Ridens notched seven kills and hit .200 (7-4-15).

Check the volleyball schedule at www.cuieagles.com for tomorrow's opponent, which will be posted following the conclusion of tonight's Pool Play. Tomorrow's match will be carried via video feed at www.watchnaia.com, and livestats will again be available at www.cbulancers.com.

Photos from the tournament can be found at the Photo Gallery link at cuieagles.com, or by clicking here. The photos are courtesy of Don Van Buren, Joe Reinsch and Gene Knudsen, whose images can be found at www.siouxlandsportsauthority.com.