West Liberty, W.Va. - For the second consecutive year the West Liberty University volleyball team has punched their ticket to the NCAA Division II Volleyball Tournament. The Hilltoppers enter the NCAA Tournament with a record of 23-9 (10-4 MEC) and were second place in the MEC North Division, they bowed out of the MEC Tournament in the semifinal round to West Virginia State.
 
After appearing at No. 8 in each of the last two regional rankings, the Hilltoppers held steady once again and received one of five at-large bids to the regional, pairing them with the hosts and No. 1 seed Gannon in the opening round. The Knights are making their 14^th straight NCAA Tournament appearance and will host for the second consecutive year. Gannon will enter the match with a record of 26-4 (14-2 PSAC) and were champions of the PSAC West Division and PSAC Tournament.
 
The PSAC led the way with four teams selected to the Atlantic Region Tournament, while the MEC had three teams qualify, and the CIAA had one.

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 GAME SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 30 -- Quarterfinals (Home team listed first and in BOLD CAPS)
Noon: CLARION (#3 SEED) vs. West Virginia State (#6 seed)
2:30 pm: WHEELING (#2 SEED) vs. Shaw (#7 seed)
5:00 pm: GANNON (#1 SEED) vs. West Liberty (#8 seed)
7:30 pm: INDIANA (Pa.) (#4 SEED) vs. Pitt-Johnstown (#5 seed)
 
Friday, December 1 -- Semifinals (Home team TBD)
5:00 pm: Winner of 3/6 vs. Winner of 2/7
7:30 pm: Winner of 1/8 vs. Winner 4/5
 
Saturday, December 2 -- Finals (Home team TBD)
7:00 pm: Winner of Semifinal #1 vs. Winner of Semifinal #2 

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TICKET INFORMATION
Admission for each day of the tournament play will be as follows:

Adults	$10
Students with I.D. / Senior Citizens	$5
Children (ages 2-12)	$5

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LIVE STREAM
New this year, all NCAA Tournament contests will be available to stream on NCAA.com, as well as Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Google TV devices through NCAA Championships Pass (Pay-Per-View).