Monday, November 06, 2006

This Week in A-Sun Volleyball

A-Sun Match of the Week

Friday, November 10
Jacksonville at Stetson
DeLand, Fla.
7:00 pm

Intrastate rivals Jacksonville and Stetson will face off in a non-conference showdown. Jacksonville (14-13, 5-4 A-Sun) finished fifth in the conference while Stetson (8-17, 2-7 A-Sun) is tied for sevent with Mercer and Campbell. Jacksonville will be the fourth seed going into the A-Sun Tournament.

BUCS KEEP ROLLIN'
Regular season champion ETSU has been unstoppable this season, going undefeated in the A-Sun and now on a 14 match tear. The win streak is the longest ever for the Lady Bucs, who surpassed their previous team record of 10 matches on October 20.

SEEDS SOWN FOR TOURNAMENT
It came down to two matches last weekend when a three-way tie ensued. With a victory over Campbell Saturday, Gardner-Webb locked up the fifth seed in the tournament. The final spot was up for grabs between Campbell, Mercer and Stetson, each finishing 2-7. When the dust settled, Mercer earned the sixth spot and is headed to the tournament.

2006 A-SUN TOURNAMENT
The 2006 Tournament will be held Nov. 17-18 on the campus of Belmont University. This is the second consecutive year the Bruins have served as host of the event. Six teams: ETSU (1), Belmont (2), Lipscomb (3), Jacksonville (4), Gardner-Webb (5) and Mercer (6) will all be vying for the league's automatic bid to the NCAA first round.

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