GREENVILLE, S.C. – Emmanuel University has claimed the top seed in the 2024 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Championship which begins on Saturday, November 16.

The Lions, who posted a 17-1 record in Conference Carolinas play won the Southwest Division and own an overall record of 21-9. Emmanuel earned the top spot with a KPI of .204, and advances to the tournament semifinals at North Charleston Athletic Center in North Charleston, South Carolina on Friday, November 22 at 5:00 p.m.

East Division champion, the University of Mount Olive also advances to the semifinals as they earned the second seed with a KPI of .191. The Trojans own an overall record of 20-7 and went 16-2 in Conference Carolinas contest. They will play in the second semifinal on Friday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Francis Marion University earned the third seed with a KPI of .128 as they advance to the quarterfinals on November 21. The Patriots own an overall record of 16-12 while going 14-4 in league play and will play the winner of the Shorter University (16-13, 11-7), UNC Pembroke (14-17, 11-7), and Belmont Abbey College (7-20, 5-13) preliminary round. That quarterfinal match will be on Friday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m.

UNC Pembroke earned the sixth seed and will host No. 7 Shorter University and No. 12 Belmont Abbey College on Sunday, November 17 in Pembroke, N.C. The Hawks will take on Belmont Abbey at 2:00 p.m. with the winner taking on UNC Pembroke at 4:30 p.m.

The fourth and fifth seeds are the Northwest Division co-champions, North Greenville University and Converse University. North Greenville will be the fourth seed with a KPI of .114 while the Valkyries take the fifth seed with a .091 KPI.

North Greenville (17-13, 14-4) will host ninth seed Southern Wesleyan University (10-14, 7-11) and 10th seed Young Harris College (6-15, 6-11) in Tigerville, South Carolina on Saturday, November 16. The Warriors will face Young Harris at 4:30 p.m. with the winner taking on North Greenville at 7:00 p.m.

Converse (19-9, 13-5) will host eighth seed King University (11-11, 9-9) and 11th seed Barton College (7-18, 4-13) on Saturday, November 16 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. King will face Barton at 11:00 a.m. with the winner taking on Converse at 2:00 p.m.

Fans can watch every game of the tournament live via the Conference Carolinas Digital Network and BlueFrame at conferencecarolinasdn.com. Information regarding the championship schedule, bracket and the North Charleston Athletic Center are available at the link above

2024 Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Championship
Saturday, November 16 (Nos. 4, 5 & 6 Host)
No. 8 King vs. No. 11 Barton at Converse, 11:00 a.m.
No. 9 Southern Wesleyan vs. No. 10 Young Harris at North Greenville, 4:30 p.m.

First Round – Sunday, November 17 (Nos. 4, 5 & 6 Host)
No. 7 Shorter vs. No. 12 Belmont Abbey at UNC Pembroke, 2:00 p.m.

Second Round – Saturday, November 16 (Higher Seed Hosts)
Winner of Nos. 9/10 at No. 4 North Greenville, 7:00 p.m.
Winner of Nos. 8/11 at No. 5 Converse, 2:00 p.m.

Second Round – Sunday, November 17 (Higher Seed Hosts)
Winner of Nos. 7/12 at No. 6 UNC Pembroke, 4:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals – Thursday, November 21 (North Charleston Athletic Center, North Charleston, S.C.)
Winner of Nos. 5/8/11 vs. Winner of Nos. 4/9/10, 5:00 p.m.
Winner of Nos. 6/7/12 vs. No. 3 Francis Marion, 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals – Friday, November 22 (North Charleston Athletic Center, North Charleston, S.C.)
Winner of Nos. 4/5/8/9/10/11 vs. No. 1 Emmanuel, 5:00 p.m.
Winner of Nos. 3/6/7/12 vs. No. 2 Mount Olive, 7:30 p.m.

Final – Saturday, November 23 (North Charleston Athletic Center, North Charleston, S.C.)
Winner of Semifinal No. 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal No. 2, 5:00 p.m.