The 17th annual Midwest Region Volleyball Crossover, the nation's largest collegiate volleyball tournament, will be held at the Hammond Sportsplex & Community Center in Hammond, Indiana, on Oct. 17-18. The event will pit 14 programs from the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) against 11 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) volleyball teams and 13 institutions representing the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC).

Rockhurst (12-5, 5-0 GLVC) is the No. 2 seed from the GLVC. The Hawks begin this year's Crossover by facing Wayne State (12-3, 6-2 GLIAC), the No. 3 seed in the GLIAC, at 11:30 a.m. Friday.

Dating back to 2008, the Hawks are 4-1 against Wayne State. Rockhurst fell in four sets to the Warriors in their most recent matchup, which was at the 2021 Midwest Region Crossover.

Rockhurst faces Ashland (11-5, 6-3 G-MAC), the No. 5 seed in the G-MAC, at 4:30 p.m. Friday. This will be the second matchup ever between the two teams, as Rockhurst won in three sets at the 2021 Midwest Region Crossover.

Live stats will be provided for all courts, while every match will also be live streamed through BallerTV. Links to both coverage options can be found on the tournament website.

Saturday's tournament action gets underway at 9 a.m. with additional sessions slated for 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to wrap things up. Nine of the matches on Saturday will be determined by results from Friday's competition and updated on the website Friday evening after the last session.

At the conclusion, the Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Team will be announced.