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UW Volleyball: Dawgs Keep Dancing With Thrilling 3-2 Win
Washington advances to the Round of 16 for the seventh time in 10 years.
SEATTLE – In a 2012 season full of heart
stopping comebacks and indelible moments, the Husky volleyball team kept
its season alive with yet another thriller, coming back to defeat
Hawaii, 3-2, at Alaska Airlines Arena and advance
to the NCAA round of 16. The Rainbow Wahine (27-3) pushed the Huskies
(25-6) to the brink, holding match point in the fourth set, but
Washington found a way to survive, taking the match 20-25, 25-20, 19-25, 27-25, 15-11 in front of 3,709 fans.
The Huskies now move on to the Omaha Regional, where they will face the fourth-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers on the partisan
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Center court on Friday, Dec. 7. Fifth-seeded
Oregon and 12th-seeded BYU make up the other half of the Regional, which will send one team on to the Final Four in
Louisville in two weeks time.
Washington and Nebraska last met here in
Seattle in 2010, also in the round of 16, with UW getting the win that night, setting the stage for an exciting rematch.
The rematch nearly did not materialize, as Hawaii,
ranked eighth in the most recent coaches poll but unseeded in the
tournament to the surprise of many, held match point in the fourth set,
at 25-24. And Hawaii junior Emily Hartong, who
hammered away all night for a match-high 30 kills, had a swing on that
point, but her shot met the outstretched arms of NCAA blocks leader
senior Amanda Gil, who sent it back down to keep the Huskies alive.
Washington took the next two points to win the fourth set, then made a decisive run halfway through the fifth set to seal the comeback.
It is the fourth time this season that the
determined Dawgs have been down a match point, and yet come back to win
the match. Previously they were down match points at home to UCLA, and
on the road at
Cal, coming back to win both, and memorably the Huskies saved 14 match points at home to
Oregon to battle back and win.
Head Coach Jim McLaughlin, who has now led UW to
the Sweet-16 seven times in the last 10 years, summed it up as “a dog
fight between two top-10 teams. We have been in some fights, certainly
we have had some highs and some lows, but it has
really strengthened us for conditions like this. I was proud of how we
responded … we were not playing well in game three, and these guys
didn’t quit. They kept fighting, and counted on each other in the
toughest situations.
“It’s a huge win for our program,” McLaughlin continued. “Hawaii
is big time, and they’ve been big time for many years. It’s too bad
they didn’t get to host, but it’s a good win to get us the right
momentum
in this tournament.”
The Huskies pulled it out with one of their most
well-rounded nights of the year. Sophomore Krista Vansant looked close
to her old self tonight, coming back from a sprained ankle, as she had
16 kills and hit .297 while adding 10 digs. Freshman
Cassie Strickland came up huge with a double-double (13 kills, 14 digs)
and senior Kylin Muñoz notched 15 kills and nine big blocks, with
sophomore Kaleigh Nelson adding 11 kills.
Gil had eight blocks, including the critical one
down match point, and her last one also ended the night in the fifth
set. Katy Beals had 29 assists and Jenni Nogueras had 23 more, while
Jenna Orlandini led with 16 digs and served several
key Husky runs tonight. Hartong’s 30 kills for Hawaii were backed up by 20 kills for Jane Croson.
Washington, the No. 13 seed in the tourney, ended up outhitting the Rainbow Wahine, .268 to .260.
Hawaii had the digs edge, 74-56, but
Washington had 17.0 blocks to just 5.0 for the Big West Champions.
Hawaii had a 19-match win streak snapped tonight, as they went undefeated through conference play.
For the fifth time in league history, at least three league volleyball teams have been selected as part of the field of 64 teams to play for the 2012 NCAA national title. This marks the seventh straight season that multiple MVC teams were invited to the dance. Three conference teams were a part of the 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2007 NCAA Championship fields.
2012 Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Championship winner and nationally ranked Creighton will be joined by at-large selections UNI and Wichita State in the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship. First and second round matches will be played from Dec. 1-3.
CREIGHTON
Creighton (28-3) is making its second NCAA Tournament appearance, earning the league’s automatic berth for the first time in program history. Creighton returns to the Big Dance for the second time in the past three seasons. The Bluejays will square off with Marquette (27-6) in Minneapolis, Minn. The other matchup features Liberty (25-7) and host and No. 8 seed Minnesota (24-7)
The Bluejays are 1-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, with a victory over Iowa State in 2010 in Minneapolis, Minn.
UNI (24-9) is making its 18th overall NCAA appearance and seventh consecutive season in the NCAA postseason tournament. The Panthers will take on the Kansas State Wildcats (21-8), in a first-round match in Lincoln, Neb. Other teams in the pod include Maryland Eastern Shore (28-5) and host and No. 4 seed Nebraska.
The Panthers are 13-17 all-time in the NCAA tournament and have advanced to the Sweet 16 on three occasions, most recently in 2002. Last season, UNI defeated Niagara (3-0), before falling to Florida (3-1) in the second round.
Wichita State will make its sixth consecutive and seventh overall NCAA appearance, earning an at-large selection after another 20-win season (22-9). The Shockers will open play in Lawrence, Kan., against Arkansas (22-9). The No. 11 national seed Kansas (25-6) will host Cleveland State (23-6) in the other match in Lawrence.
Wichita State is 4-6 all-time in the NCAA tournament. Last season, the Shockers fell in a first round matchup against Kansas State (3-0) in Lincoln, Neb.
New Mexico State will travel to Provo, Utah, to face No. 12 seed Brigham Young in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at 7 p.m. (MT) this Friday, Nov. 30.
The Aggies (22-10) earned the WAC's automatic bid by winning the WAC Tournament title last Wednesday with a four-set win over Idaho. This is New Mexico State's sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since the 2008 season.
Host BYU (26-3) earned the automatic bid out of the West Coast Conference after sharing the regular-season title with a 13-3 record. The Cougars are ranked No. 16 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
In the other match, Arizona State will face Oklahoma. Arizona State ended the regular season 20-13 overall and 9-11 Pac-12 play. Oklahoma is 21-10 overall and 10-6 in the Big 12. The winners of the two matches will play at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1.
The last time the Cougars played in the NCAA Tournament was in 2007 and last time BYU hosted the tournament was in 2000.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the program record fifth-consecutive season, the Tennessee Lady Vol volleyball team will be a part of the NCAA Tournament field, as the Big Orange earned an at-large bid into the 64-team bracket on Sunday evening during a live Selection Show on ESPNU.
“We’re very excited about being selected to the NCAA Tournament,” said head coach Rob Patrick. “I felt that we had a very good resume and that the NCAA Selection committee had to look very hard at seeding us and they obviously made some different decisions on that. But, we’re going to go up to Louisville and play our first and second round matches at the University of Louisville and we’re very excited about that.”
“We don’t have to travel over any time zones and we can drive up there so that helps us,” Patrick said. “It will be a very comfortable place for us to play. We played at Louisville last year and were successful up there so we’re looking forward being in the NCAA Tournament. We’re very excited about it, the players are excited about it and our opening round match is going to be a very tough match against a Big Ten team.”
The Lady Vols (22-7), who are making their 14th all-time appearance in the NCAA Championship and the eighth in the past nine seasons, will make the short trip to Louisville, Ky., to take on the Michigan Wolverines (23-11) out of the Big Ten Conference in the opening round. The sides will match up for the fifth time in program history on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. ET at the KFC Yum! Center – the site of the 2012 NCAA Final Four and National Championship in mid-December.
“Michigan, which we’ve played in the past, is very well-coached and battle-tested going through the Big Ten schedule,” said Patrick. “It’s going to be a fantastic match and we’re going to have to bring our A-game to be successful and get past them.”
The winner will advance to Friday night’s Second Round matchup to face the winner of Belmont (18-16) vs. 10th-seeded and opening round host Louisville (29-3). In their first season in the Ohio Valley Conference, the Bruins won three conference tournament matches to earn the OVC’s automatic bid. The Cardinals have won 13 straight entering tournament play and went on to win the BIG EAST regular season and tournament crown.
“If we get past the, we’ll face the winner of Belmont and Louisville. Belmont won their conference tournament in the Ohio Valley Conference so they’re obviously battle-tested. They had to win a couple matches to get their automatic bid.”
“Louisville had a fantastic year this year,” said Patrick. “They really played a strong schedule, were very successful through the season and again another very well-coached team, a very athletic team, but a team we’re a little familiar with. All four teams in this first and second round are battle-tested and deserve to be in the NCAA Tournament, but our focus is going to be just on the first match against Michigan. We know how hard that match is going to be and we have a couple days to get ready for them.”
The four teams will fight for a chance to advance to the NCAA Regional in Berkeley, Calif.
Tennessee, which is 13-13 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, has played nine teams in this season’s field and is 6-6 against those opponents in 2012. UT also matched up with five of the 16 seeded squads and went 2-4 in those matches.
The Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences led the way with seven teams each, while the West Coast Conference had six teams get the nod.
The Southeastern Conference had five teams advance to this season’s bracket, with league champion Florida leading the way. The Gators are seeded 14th, while Kentucky rounds out the seeded teams in 16th. Texas A&M and Arkansas join the Lady Vols in the field of 64.
In the 31-year history of the championship, 10 schools have been crowned National Champions – eight of which are in this year’s field.
TICKET INFORMATION
All-session tickets for the NCAA First and Second Round matches will go on sale to general public at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, and will be available until Thursday, Nov. 29. All-session tickets are lower level reserved seating and adult tickets can be purchased for $20. Tickets are $10 for youth (ages 3-18) and $10 for seniors (55 and older).
Single-session tickets for Thursday's first round matches will go on sale on Thursday beginning at 3:30 p.m. and will only be available at the KFC Yum! Center ticket office. Tickets for Friday's second round match will be available beginning at 9 a.m. at any U of L ticket office or at beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center ticket office.
Tickets are available by calling the Louisville Athletic Ticket Office at (502) 852-5151, online at GoCards.com or in person at the Student Activities Center ticket office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Mountain West Sends Two to NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament
CSU makes 18th consecutive appearance;
SDSU makes 1st appearance since 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West will be sending multiple women’s volleyball teams to the NCAA Tournament for the thirteenth time in 14 seasons. MW co-champions Colorado State and San Diego State have earned bids to the 2012 national postseason event. The Rams will be making their 18th consecutive appearance and 24thoverall, while the Aztecs are appearing for the 14th time overall and the first time since 2001.
The Aztecs face West Coast Conference opponent Saint Mary’s (17-10) at 5 p.m. PT on Thursday, Nov. 29, followed by Metro Atlantic Athletics Conference champion Fairfield (22-8) against host Southern California (27-5) in First Round action. The winners will play at 7 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 30, with all matches contested at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The Second Round winner advances to the Austin Regional, hosted by Texas.
CSU will play Big Ten foe Purdue (21-10) at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 30 for the opportunity to face the winner of Atlantic Coast Conference champion Florida State (27-3) and Colonial Athletic Association champion Hofstra (21-13) in the Second Round of the West Lafayette sub-regional. All First and Second Round matches will be played at Tully Gym in Tallahassee, Fla. The winner of the Second Round match on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. ET will advance to the West Lafayette Regional, hosted by Purdue.
Colorado State, under the direction of head coach Tom Hilbert, finished the regular season 21-7 overall and 13-3 in conference play, while San Diego State, led by head coach Deitre Collins-Parker, were also 13-3 in MW action and 23-7 overall. The Rams earned the league’s automatic bid for the eighth time. The Aztecs received the MW’s 21st at-large berth.
Colorado State has advanced all 14 seasons since the Mountain West formed in 1999. Seven of the nine league institutions have advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament at some point in program history with four advancing as a Mountain West member (Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV).
Regional Semifinal Arizona def. BYU, 3-0 (15-6, 15-9, 15-9; Lincoln, Neb.) Penn State def. Colorado State, 3-1 (9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-7; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2001 (4-4) First Round Utah State def. BYU, 3-2 (30-26, 29-31, 30-23, 27-30, 16-14; Salt Lake City, Utah) Colorado State def. Baylor, 3-1 (30-21, 23-30, 30-24, 30-24; Fort Collins, Colo.) Long Beach State def. San Diego State, 3-0 (30-21, 30-16, 30-24; Long Beach, Calif.) Utah def. Texas Tech, 3-0 (30-24, 31-29, 30-23; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Second Round Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-2 (28-30, 30-17, 30-21, 31-33, 16-14; Fort Collins, Colo.) Utah def. Utah State, 3-1 (30-21, 30-18, 26-30, 30-22; Salt Lake City, Utah)
2004 (0-2) First Round Purdue def. Colorado State, 3-2 (25-30, 30-25, 27-30, 30-22, 15-12; Fort Collins, Colo.) Long Beach State def. Utah, 3-0 (30-19, 30-25, 33-31; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2005 (2-3) First Round Pepperdine def. BYU, 3-1 (30-24, 30-28, 24-30, 30-28; Los Angeles, Calif.) Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-1 (26-30, 30-24, 30-19, 30-27; Fort Collins, Colo.) Utah def. Loyola Marymount, 3-0 (30-10, 30-22, 30-20; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Second Round Washington def. Colorado State, 3-0 (30-21, 30-25, 30-18; Fort Collins, Colo.) Arizona def. Utah, 3-1 (30-28, 30-26, 28-30, 30-27; Salt Lake City, Utah)
2006 (2-3) First Round BYU def. UC Santa Barbara, 3-2 (27-30, 30-32, 30-27, 30-21, 15-12; Los Angeles, Calif.) Washington def. Colorado State, 3-1 (26-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-22; Boulder, Colo.) Utah def. Michigan State, 3-2 (30-25, 27-30, 20-30, 30-28, 15-11; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Second Round Southern California def. BYU, 3-0 (30-25, 39-37, 30-19; Los Angeles, Calif.) UCLA def. Utah, 3-0 (30-24, 30-27, 30-26; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2007 (4-3) First Round BYU def. Mississippi, 3-0 (30-27, 30-21, 30-24; Seattle, Wash.) Colorado State def. Illinois State, 3-0 (30-26, 30-20, 30-15; Ann Arbor, Mich.) Long Beach State def. UNLV, 3-2 (30-20, 28-30, 30-27, 23-30, 15-10; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2010 (1-2) First Round Colorado State def. Cal State Fullerton, 3-2 (19-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-21, 15-12; Palo Alto, Calif.) Southern California def. New Mexico, 3-0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-18; Los Angeles, Calif.)
No. 12 BYU to host first and second rounds of NCAA Tourney
PROVO, Utah – Picked as the No. 12 seed overall, the BYU women’s volleyball team will host New Mexico State, Arizona State and Oklahoma in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament Friday and Saturday.
“It’s exciting,” BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead said. “It’s a good spot to be, I believe. It’s going to be great competition. Some good teams are coming to town. It’s exciting for our program, it’s exciting for BYU, and I think it’s exactly where we want to be right now.”
The Cougars (26-3, 13-3 West Coast Conference) will play against New Mexico State in the first round and the winner will compete against the winner of the match between Arizona State and Oklahoma. Arizona State and Oklahoma will play Friday at 5 p.m. MST and BYU will face New Mexico State Friday at 7 p.m. MST. The winners will play Saturday at 7 p.m. MST in the second round.
BYU, New Mexico State, Arizona State and Oklahoma are part of the Omaha Region. Saturday's winner will advance to the region semifinals on Dec. 7 in Omaha, Neb.
The last time the Cougars played in the NCAA Tournament was in 2007, when they made it to the regional final against No. 1 Penn State. The last time BYU hosted the tournament was in 2000, when the Cougars hosted Hofstra and Utah State, defeating both teams 3-0.
“It’s been a while since we’ve hosted volleyball here in the NCAA Tournament,” Olmstead said. “That means a lot and it’s a credit to these girls for what they’ve done and the work they’ve put into this. To have the record that they have and be able to get that seed and host is so exciting for them.”
First and second round opponents
New Mexico State is 22-10 on the season and 12-6 in the Western Athletic Conference. The Aggies upset Idaho in the WAC Championship match on Wednesday, becoming conference champions and claiming the automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament despite their No. 4 seeding in the conference tournament. They were the lowest seed to ever win the WAC Championship.
Arizona State ended the regular season 20-13 overall and 9-11 Pac-12 play. In the Sun Devils’ last match, they defeated in-state rival Arizona 3-1. They finished sixth in their league.
Oklahoma is 21-10 overall and 10-6 in the Big 12 after knocking off Kansas State in the Sooners’ regular season finale Saturday. They finished fourth in their conference.
Previous opponents
Six teams from the WCC earned spots in the NCAA Tournament. BYU received the automatic bid and Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s, San Diego and Santa Clara earned at-large bids.
Nine of BYU’s opponents this season made it into the NCAA Tournament. Besides conference opponents, all three of BYU’s opponents from the Shocker Volleyball Classic—Wichita State, Colorado State and Tennessee—have earned spots in the tournament. BYU is 11-3 against teams that will play in the tournament this year.
More information about the first and second round matches will be posted as it becomes available.
Lions Earn Berth into NCAA Tournament, Will Face #17 Western Kentucky
The LMU volleyball team, led by third-year head coach Tom Black<http://www.lmulions.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/black_tom00.html>, will make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2005 this year after earning an at-large bid into the field of 64 on Sunday afternoon. LMU is one of six teams from the WCC to make the field, matching the most-ever for the conference set in 2003.
In addition to the Lions, BYU, Pepperdine, San Diego, Saint Mary's and Santa Clara will represent the WCC.
"We are thrilled to be a part of this year's NCAA tournament," Black said. "This is a big step for our program, and I am so excited and proud of what all our players and staff worked to accomplish this year. We believe the WCC has prepared us well, as indicated by so many deserving teams entering from our conference. We're looking forward to getting after it in practice this week, and facing a tough Western Kentucky squad on Friday."
LMU finished the 2012 regular season with an 18-12 overall record and an 8-8 mark in the WCC. The 18 victories are the most since the 2006 squad posted 19.
The Lions will open tournament play on Friday at 5:30 p.m. against Western Kentucky (32-3) - the 17th-ranked team in the nation. The matchup will be the first in program history against the Lady Toppers. WKU will be making its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament and third-consecutive appearance after sweeping the Sun Belt Conference Tournament last weekend. The match will be hosted on the campus of Stanford University, who will also welcome Jackston State.
CSU volleyball to open NCAA tournament vs. Purdue in Tallahassee
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The Colorado State women's volleyball team will be competing in its 18th consecutive NCAA tournament, and this year's road to the Final Four will begin in Tallahassee, Fla. Announced Sunday afternoon on ESPNU, CSU will face the Purdue Boilermakers in the first round of the tournament on Friday.
"They have some very dynamic athletes, and they play in a tough conference," Head Coach Tom Hilbert said of Purdue. "When you play in the Big Ten, you're used to battles night in and night out, so they're going to be very, very ready for the NCAA tournament."
Completing the other side of the sub-regional is Hofstra and No. 9 seed and host Florida State. With a win over Purdue on Friday at 4:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. MT), the Rams will play the winner of the Hofstra-Florida State matchup. That match will be played on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. local time (2:30 p.m. MT).
Purdue (21-10) finished fifth in the Big Ten and is ranked No. 22 in the latest AVCA Coaches Top-25 poll. Florida State (27-3) is ranked No. 12 nationally, while Hofstra (21-13) earned a trip to the NCAA tournament after being crowned Colonial Athletic Association tournament champions on November 18.
CSU earned the Mountain West's automatic berth after defeating New Mexico Friday night to win its fourth consecutive league title.
"I think it's a good draw," Hilbert said. "It's a hard first-round match, but they're all good at this point. We're peaking right now. We're physically good; we're healthy. I've got an experienced team."
The Rams have faced off against the Boilermakers just twice in their history, with both matches going into five sets. The Rams defeated Purdue in 1987 in Fort Collins, but lost to the Boilermakers in 2004 when they hosted them in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Colorado State is 1-0 against both Florida State and Hofstra all-time, defeating the Seminoles, 3-1, in the 1988 NCAA tournament to advance to the Sweet 16. The Rams last played Hofstra in 1998.
Overall, CSU is 22-23 in NCAA tournament matches, winning its first-round match each of the last five years, and advancing to the Sweet 16 nine times in the program's 23 prior trips. CSU's stretch of 18 consecutive tournament appearances ranks seventh among active streaks nationally.
Ticket information will be available online later this week. Check CSURams.com or with the ticket office at 1-800-491-RAMS for more information. Additional information about how to follow the matches from home will also be available later this week.
Tournament Notes
The Rams have now advanced to 24 NCAA tournaments, including 18 consecutive. Just 10 teams have earned more overall berths than CSU.
CSU's stretch of 18 straight tournament appearances ranks seventh nationally among active streaks. All-time, CSU is 22-23 in the tournament.
The Rams are 1-1 all-time against Purdue. Both matches have been played in Fort Collins and went to five sets. The Rams beat the Boilermakers in 1987, but fell to them in the first round of the 2004 NCAA tournament.
Overall, the Rams hold a 3-1 record against the three teams in their pod: Florida State, 1-0; Hofstra, 1-0; Purdue, 1-1.
CSU has played in Tallahassee just once, defeating Florida State to advance to the Sweet 16 of the 1988 NCAA tournament, 3-1.
CSU is 2-2 all-time in NCAA tournament matches played in the state of Florida, including 2-1 in the first round.
The Rams are 17-6 in the first round of the NCAA tournament all-time, and has won their first-round match each of the last five seasons.
The 2012 senior class, which has amassed 96 total victories in four seasons, is 4-3 in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2009.
Nine of CSU's 20 opponents from 2012 are represented in the tournament: BYU, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, San Diego State and Tennessee, UCLA and Wichita State. CSU held a 5-5 record against those teams (CSU played San Diego State twice).
Women's Volleyball: Waves NCAA Tournament Bound, Face Dayton in First Round
MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team is NCAA Tournament bound, and will face Dayton in the first round on Friday, Nov. 30 in Eugene, Ore.
Oregon, the fifth seed overall, will host the Waves and the Flyers in addition to Northern Colorado. The overall winner will head to the Omaha, Neb. regional on Dec. 7-8.
The Cougars and the Broncos, as well as the Waves, could all potentially meet in Omaha should they all win twice next weekend.
Pepperdine finished the season 20-11 and tied for fifth with LMU in the conference standings with an 8-8 record. The Waves faced Dayton back in August during the season-opening Dayton Flyer Classic, and suffered a 3-1 loss in front of a large partisan crowd.
Overall, Pepperdine is 2-1 all-time versus the Flyers.
Dayton, currently ranked #13, is 26-4 on the season and claimed both regular season and tournament championships in the Atlantic 10. The Flyers went undefeated in the conference during the year at 14-0 and won both matches in the A-10 Championships.
The Waves are 17-21 all time in the NCAA Tournament. Their best finishes came in 2002 and 2011 when they reached the regional finals.
Hempstead, NY – The Hofstra Volleyball team (21-13) will be making its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance as the Pride will travel to No. 9 seed Florida State (27-3) in the NCAA Championship First Round, it was announced today by the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee.
The match will be on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Colorado State and Purdue will meet in the other match in Tallahassee at 4:30 p.m.
Hofstra’s remarkable run will continue into the NCAA Tournament as the Pride are currently in the midst of a seven-match win streak that took the squad from the brink of not qualifying for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship all the way to a CAA title.
This will be Hofstra’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since the Pride advanced to the second round in 2006. Hofstra has also made appearances in the national tournament in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999 and 2000. The 2006 team defeated Cornell in five sets in the first round before falling to Penn State in the second round.
The current seven-match win streak is the Pride’s second of at least that length this season as Hofstra began the 2012 campaign with a 8-0 record, which ranks as the second-best start in program history.
Florida State won its fourth Atlantic Coast Conference title recently as the Seminoles defeated Miami in the conference title match by the score of 3-1. Florida State is ranked 12th nationally and is the no. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Irvine, Calif. - The University of Hawai’i (26-2) learned it is headed to Seattle, Wash., for the NCAA First & Second Rounds, as the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee announced the 64-team field for the 2012 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship.
The Rainbow Wahine take on Santa Clara (20-11), a West Coast Conference at-large selection, Friday, Nov. 30 in first round action. Host and 13th-seeded Washington (23-6) faces Southland Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champion Central Arkansas (30-4) in the second contest of the day. The winners face-off in second round play on Saturday, Dec. 1 for a chance to advance to the Omaha Regional.
This marks the 20th consecutive trip, 31st overall, to the postseason for Hawai’i.
The Rainbow Wahine earned the Big West’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament after capturing their sixth league title with a perfect 18-0 record. Hawai’i became the first Big West team to run the table since UC Santa Barbara in 2002.
The NCAA regionals will be held Dec. 7-8 at four predetermined sites - Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif., CenturyLink Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb., Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas, and Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Each regional winner will advance to the Final Four in Louisville, Ky., held Dec. 13 & 15.
Seven Big Ten Volleyball Teams Selected to NCAA Championship
Seven conference squads selected to field of 64, with three earning top-16 seeds
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten will be well-represented at the 2012 NCAA Volleyball Championship, as seven conference teams have been selected to the tournament’s field of 64. The seven chosen squads is tied for first among all conferences and marks the third time in the last four years that the Big Ten has sent seven or more teams to the national tournament.
Big Ten Champion Penn State enters the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, while No. 4 Nebraska and No. 8 Minnesota have earned top-16 seeds. Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue also received bids to round out the Big Ten contingent in the tournament.
After winning its ninth Big Ten title in the last 10 years and receiving the conference’s automatic berth, Penn State will host first- and second round matches and will take on Binghamton in Friday’s first round of the West Lafayette Regional. The Nittany Lions would take on either Bowling Green or Yale in the second round with a first-round win. The selection marks Penn State’s 32nd tournament appearance.
Nebraska earns its 31st consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship and will host Maryland-Eastern Shore in the Omaha Regional on Thursday. With a win, the Huskers would meet Kansas State or Northern Iowa in the second round.
Minnesota enters the tournament as an opening-round site, welcoming Liberty to Minneapolis for the first round on Friday. The Golden Gophers earn a berth to the tournament for the 14th consecutive season and 18th overall and would take on either Creighton or Marquette in Round 2 of the West Lafayette Regional.
Michigan travels to Louisville, Ky., for its first-round match in the Berkeley Regional against Tennessee on Thursday. The NCAA bid marks the Wolverines’ seventh in a row and 13th all-time. Michigan would advance to play No. 10 Louisville or Belmont with a first-round win.
Michigan State earns its second consecutive postseason berth and 15th in program history and will take on San Diego in Los Angeles in Friday’s first round of the Berkeley Regional. The Spartans would meet either No. 7 UCLA or LIU Brooklyn in Round 2 with a win.
Ohio State makes its 19th all-time appearance in the NCAA Championship and fourth in a row, taking on Notre Dame on Friday in Lexington, Ky., as part of the West Lafayette Regional. The winner of the match will advance to take on No. 16 Kentucky or East Tennessee State.
Purdue enters the field of 64 for the eighth straight season and 15th overall and will take on Colorado State in Tallahassee, Fla., in the opening round of the tournament on Friday. The Boilermakers would take on either No. 9 Florida State or Hofstra in the second round of the West Lafayette Regional with a first-round win.
First- and second-round matches will take place on campus sites on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, while regionals will be played at one of four sites on Dec. 7 and 8. Regional winners will advance to compete in Louisville, Ky., in the national semifinals on Dec. 13, with the national championship set for Dec. 15. All regional semifinal matches will be streamed on ESPN3.com, while regional finals will be broadcast on ESPNU. The national semifinals and final can be seen on ESPN2.
DAYTON HEADS TO OREGON, FACES PEPPERDINE IN FIRST ROUND
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The University of Dayton women's volleyball team will travel to Eugene, Oregon for their first round match up with Pepperdine on Friday, Nov. 30 to open up the 2012 NCAA Division I Tournament.
The Flyers are 26-4 on the season and claimed both regular season and tournament championships in the Atlantic 10. Dayton went undefeated in the conference during the year at 14-0 and won both matches in the A-10 Championships.
Earlier this season, the Flyers defeated Pepperdine at home in the Flyer Classic, 3-1 on August 25.
Oregon and Northern Colorado are in the other half of the group with the winner facing the winner of the Dayton/Pepperdine match up.
Dayton heads into the 64-team tournament with a No. 13 ranking according to the AVCA Top 25 poll.
The Flyers will begin their trip Wednesday as they travel to the west coast.
The Dayton volleyball team as well as fans, athletic administrators, and supporters in the community were on hand at Ladder 11 restaurant Sunday to watch the Selection Show on ESPNU.
