The second-ranked Gophers will play Missouri at 7:15 p.m. Friday in a round of 16 volleyball regional at the Sports Pavilion. North Carolina and UCLA will play in the second game, according to an NCAA schedule released Sunday.
The winners will play in the regional final at 9 p.m. Saturday, the last of four finals played that day.
The other three regional hosts are top-ranked Nebraska, which will be host to Penn State, Washington and Arizona; No. 3 Wisconsin, which has Ohio State, Stanford and Florida State, and fourth-ranked Texas, which will be host to Brigham Young, Michigan and Creighton. Six Big Ten teams are among the final 16.
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