FRISCO ? Texas State (21-13, 14-2 SLC) earned the top seed in the Southland Conference Volleyball Tournament, which gets underway on Friday at Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches.
Lamar (14-11, 12-4 SLC) claimed the No. 2 seed and UTSA (19-11, 11-5 SLC) and tournament host Stephen F. Austin (20-8, 11-5 SLC) finished in a tie for third place in the league standings, but the Roadrunners swept the Ladyjacks on Oct. 18, and as a result, UTSA earned the No. 3 seed.
As the top seed, the Bobcats will play Friday at 4 p.m. in match three, against No. 8 seed Northwestern State (10-16, 5-11 SLC). The remaining quarterfinal matches are No. 3 seed UTSA vs. No. 6 seed McNeese State (11-17, 7-9 SLC) in the opening match at 11 a.m., No. 2 seed Lamar vs. No. 7 seed Nicholls (9-17, 6-10 SLC) at 1:30 p.m., and No. 4 seed SFA vs. No. 5 seed Sam Houston State (14-18, 9-7 SLC) at 6:30 p.m.
All seven matches of the tournament will be available on SLC NOW, the conference’s video streaming and audio channel at southland.org. Subscriptions to view a single match are $5.95 or all seven matches are available for $9.95.
In addition to Web streaming, the championship match will be televised on the Southland Conference Television Network. Doug Anderson, who has handled football play-by-play on Southland TV, will call the championship match. He will be joined by Jenny Orndorff, the Southland’s Associate Commissioner for Marketing & Promotions, a former Stephen F. Austin volleyball student-athlete.
Ticket prices for a day session are $14 for an adult and $8 for students. Single match seats are $7 for an adult and $5 for students. There is no charge for Southland Conference students with a valid institutional ID.
2008 Southland Conference Volleyball Tournament Schedule
Nov. 21-23 ? Johnson Coliseum ? Nacogdoches, Texas
Quarterfinals ? Friday, Nov. 21
Match 1: No. 3 UTSA (19-11) vs. No. 6 McNeese State (11-17), 11 a.m.
Match 2: No. 2 Lamar (14-11) vs. No. 7 Nicholls (9-17) , 1:30 p.m.
Match 3: No. 1 Texas State (21-13) vs. Northwestern State (10-16), 4 p.m.
Match 4: No. 4 Stephen F. Austin (20-8) vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State (14-18), 6:30 p.m.
Semifinals ? Saturday, Nov. 22Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner, 1 p.m.
Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner, 4 p.m.
Championship ? Sunday, Nov. 23
Match 7: Semifinals winners, 2 p.m.
