Post by The Cats on Nov 18, 2019 12:17:30 GMT -5
WCU finished five spots ahead of its preseason predicted finish
Friday, Nov. 22
Quarterfinals
Match 2: #4 Wofford vs. #5 Furman, 11:00 am (SDN/Roku)
Match 3: #1 Samford vs. Match 1 winner, 1:30 pm (SDN/Roku)
Match 4: #2 ETSU vs. #7 UNCG, 4:00 pm (SDN/Roku)
Match 5: #3 Western Carolina vs. #6 Mercer, 7:00 pm (SDN/Roku)
With the 2019 Southern Conference volleyball regular season concluded on Saturday evening, Western Carolina is officially seeded third in the upcoming volleyball championship slated for Friday through Sunday at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium on the campus of Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C.
Winners of nine-straight including a 3-1 victory in Saturday evening’s regular-season finale at ETSU, the Samford Bulldogs (21-5, 15-1 SoCon) claimed the regular-season championship and the top seed in the upcoming Southern Conference Volleyball Championship.
The annual conference tournament opens on Tuesday as eighth-seeded The Citadel hosts ninth-seeded Chattanooga – winners of two-straight – in the first-round match-up with the winner advancing to face top-seeded Samford. Quarterfinal action from the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C., commences at 11:00 am on Friday, Nov. 22
The Catamounts (17-12, 11-5 SoCon) will take on No. 6 Mercer (13-16, 6-10) in the final match on Friday, set for approximately 7 pm. Head coach Karen Glover’s squad defeated Mercer in both regular-season meetings, winning 3-2 on Oct. 4 in Macon, Georgia, and downed the Bears 3-1 on Nov. 2 in Cullowhee.
Winners of nine-straight including a 3-1 victory in Saturday evening’s regular-season finale at ETSU, the Samford Bulldogs (21-5, 15-1 SoCon) claimed the regular-season championship and the top seed in the upcoming Southern Conference Volleyball Championship.
The annual conference tournament opens on Tuesday as eighth-seeded The Citadel hosts ninth-seeded Chattanooga – winners of two-straight – in the first-round match-up with the winner advancing to face top-seeded Samford. Quarterfinal action from the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C., commences at 11:00 am on Friday, Nov. 22
The Catamounts (17-12, 11-5 SoCon) will take on No. 6 Mercer (13-16, 6-10) in the final match on Friday, set for approximately 7 pm. Head coach Karen Glover’s squad defeated Mercer in both regular-season meetings, winning 3-2 on Oct. 4 in Macon, Georgia, and downed the Bears 3-1 on Nov. 2 in Cullowhee.
Friday, Nov. 22
Quarterfinals
Match 2: #4 Wofford vs. #5 Furman, 11:00 am (SDN/Roku)
Match 3: #1 Samford vs. Match 1 winner, 1:30 pm (SDN/Roku)
Match 4: #2 ETSU vs. #7 UNCG, 4:00 pm (SDN/Roku)
Match 5: #3 Western Carolina vs. #6 Mercer, 7:00 pm (SDN/Roku)
