Women's Volleyball Draws #12 Eastern in NCAA First Round

Women's Volleyball Draws #12 Eastern in NCAA First Round

- Rams headed to NCAA's for first time in school history -

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Indianapolis, Ind. - The NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Committee announced today the field of 64 teams for the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship.

Farmingdale State (19-7) will travel to Stevens Institute of Technology where they will face #12 Eastern University (29-5) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, November 11th at 3:00 p.m.

FSC captured their first-ever Skyline Conference Championship with a 3-0 victory over Merchant Marine on Saturday. The Rams defeated Sage, 3-1, in the semifinals before the shutout victory in the finals.

Eastern punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament after defeating DeSales University, 3-0, in the MAC Freedom Championship. With the win, the Eagles captured their ninth consecutive conference title.

The winner of the Farmingdale State/Eastern game will take on the winner of Ramapo (24-5)/Hunter (19-14). Ramapo earned one of 20 at-large bids for their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, while Hunter won their third straight CUNYAC title.

The top of the bracket features host school Stevens (31-5) vs. Regis University (Mass.) (15-15) and Clark (Mass) (23-8) vs. Montclair State (28-4).

Stevens will host the First, Second and Third Round games on November 11-13.

To view the complete 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Bracket, click HERE.

 

 

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