GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — Looking for a championship repeat, the Tusculum University women’s volleyball team has clinched the No. 7 overall seed ahead of the South Atlantic Conference Championship. TU will travel to the second-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne Bears in the quarterfinals on Tuesday (Nov. 19) at 7 p.m.
The quarterfinals for the eight-team championship will be hosted by the higher seeds on Tuesday (Nov. 19) and the final two rounds will be played at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center in South Carolina on Thursday and Friday (Nov. 21-22).
Tuesday night will also see the top seeded Wingate host No. 8 seed UVA Wise, No. 4 Mars Hill welcomes No. 5 Carson-Newman, and No. 6 Lincoln Memorial travels to No. 3 Anderson. All first round matches are scheduled for a 7 p.m. start.
The winners of the first two games will face one another in the semifinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, followed by the latter teams’ contest. The championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday. The winner of the SAC Women’s Volleyball Championship will receive the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division II regionals.
RECAPPING THE SEASON
Tusculum (13-13, 11-7 SAC) has won five of its last six matches, including a sweep of Lenoir-Rhyne in the regular season finale.
