Nov. 30, 2008

Match Notes
NCAA D-I Bracket
Tournament Information

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Belmont volleyball will begin their second NCAA Tournament in three years in Los Angeles, Calif., to play the No. 7 seed Hawai'i on Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. CST from the campus of Southern California.

The Bruins are coming off their second Atlantic Sun Conference title in three years after sweeping Lipscomb in the conference tournament final. At 25-7, the Bruins hold the most victories in program history during the Division I era and are riding a program-best 11-straight victories.

"The girls are thrilled to be going out west and flying somewhere. We certainly look forward to playing a great team in Hawai'i," Head Coach Deane Webb said at the team's selection show watch party on Sunday night.

"Hawai'i has been a great program for a long time, one of the most storied programs and most respected coaches in the game today in Dave Shoji. We are looking forward to that and the opportunity to represent Belmont University in the NCAA Tournament."

Hawai'i will come to L.A. as the Western Athletic Conference Champions with 28-3 record, ranked 6th nation and riding a 13-match winning streak. The Rainbow Wahine defeated No. 25 New Mexico State in the WAC Tournament finals on Nov. 23. Hawai'i has been crowned national champion three times in the tournament's 27-year history (1982, 83, 87) and represent one of nine schools in the field of 64 that have won the title.

Belmont and Hawai'i hold their respective conference's automatic bid and are among a select number of Division I programs that have won at least 20 matches in the last five seasons.

Tickets are on sale through the USC ticket office at (213) 740-4672. For an all session pass admission is $15 for adults and $12 for students, seniors and children. For a single session admission is $10 for adults and $6 for students, seniors and children.

FORT COLLINS, COLORADO REGIONAL
December 5-6 at Los Angeles, California
No. 7 Hawaii (28-3) vs. Belmont (25-7)
San Diego (23-4) vs. *Southern California (16-11)

December 5-6 at West Lafayette, Indiana
Middle Tenn. (26-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (21-11)
Louisville (19-10) vs. *No. 10 Purdue (24-8)

December 5-6 at Gainesville, Florida
*No. 15 Florida (25-3) vs. Florida A&M (14-12)
Florida Int'l (28-6) vs. Colorado St. (22-6)

December 5-6 at Stanford, California
Pepperdine (20-7) vs. Long Beach St. (25-5)
Albany (N.Y.) (23-8) vs. *No. 2 Stanford (26-3)