ECAC Releases Division III Women's Volleyball Championship Field
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DANBURY, Conn. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announced Marymount University will be the overall top-seed in the 2016 ECAC Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. The championship field will be broken out into four regions for first round play beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
The Saints finished the regular season with an overall mark of 28-3, and will host the fourth seeded team in Region 1, Pennsylvania State University - Altoona (13-13).
In Region 1, the No. 2 seed, Lebanon Valley College (21-10) will face No. 3 seed Rutgers University - Camden (16-15).
In Region 2, the No. 1 seed, Swarthmore College (23-5) will face No. 4 seed Rutgers University - Newark (15-13) while No. 2 seed, Moravian College (18-14) will match up against No. 3 seed Neumann University (18-17).
In Region 3, the No. 1 seed, New York University (16-16) will face No. 4 seed New Jersey City University (15-14) while No. 2 seed, Arcadia University (16-13) will match up against No. 3 seed Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham (16-14).
In Region 4, the No. 1 seed, Emerson College (17-11) will face No. 4 seed Morrisville State College (21-10) while No. 2 seed, Manhattanville College (17-9) will match up against No. 3 seed Anna Maria College (21-11).
The winners of each round will move on to the quarterfinals which will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Region 1 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Marymount University
No. 1 Marymount (23-5) vs. No. 4 PSU-Altoona (13-13) at Marymount 4:00 p.m.
No. 2 Lebanon Valley (21-10) vs. No. 3 Rutgers-Camden (16-15) at Marymount 7:00 p.m.
Region 2 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Swarthmore College
No. 2 Moravian (18-14) vs. Neumann University (18-17) at Swarthmore 4:00 p.m.
No. 1 Swarthmore (23-5) vs. No. 4 Rutgers-Newark (15-13) at Swarthmore 7:00 p.m.
Region 3 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 9 at New York University
No. 2 Arcadia (16-13) vs. No. 3 FDU-Florham (16-14) at NYU 5:00 p.m.
No. 1 NYU (16-16) vs. No. 4 NJCU (15-14) at NYU 7:00 p.m.
Region 4 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Emerson College
No. 1 Emerson (17-11) vs. No. 4 Morrisville State (21-10) at Emerson 4:00 p.m.
No. 2 Manhattanville College (17-9) vs. No. 3 Anna Maria (21-11) at Emerson 7:00 p.m.
Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 12 at Lebanon Valley College
No. 1 Swarthmore vs. No. 2 Moravian - 11:00 a.m.
No. 1 Emerson vs. No. 2 Manhattanville - 2:00 p.m.
No. 1 Marymount vs. No. 2 Lebanon Valley- 4:00 p.m.
No. 1 NYU vs. No. 3 FDU-Florham - 6:00 p.m.
Semifinals - Sunday, Nov. 13 at TBD
Semifinal #1: 11:00 a.m.
Semifinal #2: 2:00 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, Nov. 13 at TBD
Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2 - 5:00 p.m.
Game times subject to change.
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