Lees-McRae Women's Volleyball Earns Bid to NCAA Tournament, will Face Wingate Friday
Lees-McRae Women's Volleyball Earns Bid to NCAA Tournament, will Face Wingate Friday
-courtesy of LMC Sports Information
INDIANAPOLIS --- The Lees-McRae College women's volleyball team has punched its 12th ticket to the NCAA Division II women's volleyball championship, and will face host and top-seeded Wingate University as the eighth seed in the first round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on Thursday evening.
Lees-McRae (27-8) won the Conference Carolinas regular season and tournament titles for the third straight season, posting its second consecutive 18-0 record in conference play under the direction of Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year Wes Schneider. The Bobcats swept Queens University of Charlotte on Sunday afternoon to clinch the program's 13th conference tournament title.
Wingate (30-0) is the top seed and host, as Flagler College (28-6) earns the second seed, followed by Armstrong Atlantic State University (35-2), and Catawba College (23-7). Lincoln Memorial University (22-6) is the fifth seed, followed by Tusculum College (18-12), Newberry College (16-15), and Lees-McRae.
Armstrong Atlantic and Tusculum will kick off the regional at 12 p.m. on Friday, November 18, followed by the Flagler/Newberry matchup at 2:30 p.m. Catawba and Lincoln Memorial will take the court at 5 p.m., followed by Lees-McRae and Wingate at 7:30 p.m.
The winner of Armstrong and Tusculum will face the winner of Flagler and Newberry on Saturday at 4 p.m., followed by the winner of Catawba and Lincoln Memorial facing the winner of Lees-McRae and Wingate at 6:30 p.m. The regional championship match will be played on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Lees-McRae will return to the court on Friday when the eighth-seeded Bobcats square off against the top-seeded Wingate Bulldogs in the first round of the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship at 7:30 p.m. in Wingate, N.C.
- LMC -
Friday, November 18, 2011 (Wingate University – Wingate, N.C.)
No. 6 Tusculum vs. No. 3 Armstrong Atlantic, 12 p.m.
No. 7 Newberry vs. No. 2 Flagler, 2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Lincoln Memorial vs. No. 4 Catawba, 5 p.m.
No. 8 Lees-McRae vs. No. 1 Wingate, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 19, 2011 (Wingate University – Wingate, N.C.)
Tusculum/Armstrong Atlantic vs. Newberry/Flagler, 4 p.m.
Lincoln Memorial/Catawba vs. Lees-McRae/Wingate, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 20, 2011 (Wingate University – Wingate, N.C.)
NCAA Division II Southeast Region Championship match, 4 p.m.
-courtesy of NCAAsports.com
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee has selected the 64 teams that will be participating in the 2011 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship. Eight teams were selected from each of the following eight regions: Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West.
Eight eight-team regionals will be played at on-campus sites. Regional competition will be single-elimination, best three-of-five-set matches and will not include a third-place match. The winners of each of the eight regionals will advance to the finals, Dec. 1-3.
Competition at the finals site will be single-elimination, best three-of-five-set matches. The finals site will be held on the campus of one of the eight advancing teams. The site and host institution for the finals site will be announced November 20.
Regionals Action
| Dates, sites, and team match-ups |
| Atlantic Region |
| Hosted by California (Pa.) – Nov. 17-19 |
| No. 1 California (Pa.) (31-4) vs. No. 8 Saint Augustine's (17-17)) |
| No. 2 Wheeling Jesuit (33-3) vs. No. 7 Slippery Rock (20-11) |
| No. 3 Clarion (19-12) vs. No. 6 Lock Haven (20-9) |
| No. 4 Gannon (20-11) vs. No. 5 Edinboro (22-8) |
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| Central Region |
| Hosted by Nebraska-Kearney – Nov. 17-19 |
| No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (32-1) vs. No. 8 Colorado School of Mines (18-10) |
| No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul (22-8) vs. No. 7 Minnesota State-Mankato (20-8) |
| No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth (26-3) vs. No. 6 Wayne State (Neb.) (23-7) |
| No. 4 Metro State (24-6) vs. No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State (23-6) |
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| East Region |
| Hosted by New Haven – Nov. 17-19 |
| No. 1 New Haven (21-6) vs. No. 8 Pace (20-10) |
| No. 2 Dowling (27-4) vs. No. 7 Caldwell (26-4) |
| No. 3 Bridgeport (18-7) vs. No. 6 New York Institute of Technology (19-8) |
| No. 4 Adelphi (22-7) vs. No. 5 Stonehill (27-6) |
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| Midwest Region |
| Hosted by Hillsdale – Nov. 18-20 |
| No. 1 Hillsdale (27-2) vs. No. 8 Missouri S&T (24-9) |
| No. 2 Ferris State (26-3) vs. No. 7 Saginaw Valley (18-10) |
| No. 3 Indianapolis (21-7) vs. No. 6 Southern Indiana (20-10) |
| No. 4 Northern Kentucky (25-5) vs. No. 5 Lewis (25-5) |
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| South Region |
| Hosted by Tampa – Nov. 17-19 |
| No. 1 Tampa (29-1) vs. No. 8 Kentucky State (22-18) |
| No. 2 Eckerd (25-4) vs. No. 7 Christian Brothers (24-10) |
| No. 3 Rollins (23-10) vs. No. 6 North Alabama (24-9) |
| No. 4 West Florida (25-8) vs. Florida Southern (17-12) |
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| South Central Region |
| Hosted by Central Missouri – Nov. 17-19 |
| No. 1 Central Missouri (27-4) vs. No. 8 Abilene Christian (21-13) |
| No. 2 Washburn (30-2) vs. No. 7 Arkansas Tech (35-3) |
| No. 3 West Texas A&M (32-2) vs. No. 6 Arkansas-Fort Smith (27-7) |
| No. 4 Angelo State (30-5) vs. No. 5 St. Edwards (21-10) |
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| Southeast Region |
| Hosted by Wingate – Nov. 18-20 |
| No. 1 Wingate (30-0) vs. No. 8 Lees-McRae (27-8) |
| No. 2 Flagler (28-6) vs. No. 7 Newberry (16-15) |
| No. 3 Armstrong (35-2) vs. No. 6 Tusculum (18-12) |
| No. 4 Catawba (23-7) vs. No. 5 Lincoln Memorial (22-6) |
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| West Region |
| Hosted by Cal State San Bernardino – Nov. 17-19 |
| No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino (27-0) vs. No. 8 Alaska Anchorage (18-8) |
| No. 2 UC San Diego (21-5) vs. No. 7 Grand Canyon (22-6) |
| No. 3 Sonoma State (21-6) vs. No. 6 Hawaii Hilo (15-6) |
| No. 4 Brigham Young-Hawaii (18-3) vs. No. 5 Seattle Pacific |
Conferences Receiving Automatic Qualification Berths (22)
| Conference |
School |
| California Collegiate Athletic Association |
Cal State San Bernardino |
| Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
Caldwell |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Saint Augustine's |
| Conference Carolinas |
Lees-McRae |
| East Coast Conference |
Dowling |
| Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Hillsdale |
| Great Lakes Valley Conference |
Great Lakes Valley |
| Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
Seattle Pacific |
| Gulf South Conference |
West Florida |
| Heartland Conference |
Arkansas-Fort Smith |
| Lone Star Conference |
West Texas A&M |
| Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
Central Missouri |
| Northeast-10 Conference |
Adelphi |
| Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
Minnesota-Duluth |
| Pacific West Conference |
Brigham Young-Hawaii |
| Peach Belt Conference |
Flagler |
| Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
California (Pa.) |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
Nebraska-Kearney |
| South Atlantic Conference |
Wingate |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Kentucky State |
| Sunshine State Conference |
Tampa |
| West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Wheeling Jesuit |