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November 13, 2011

Tampa Chosen as Host of NCAA South Regional

INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee announced the field of 64 teams that will play for the 2011 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship. The No. 5 University of Tampa Spartans have been selected as the number one seed and will host the South Regional Tournament beginning Thursday and commencing on Saturday.

Tampa (29-1) is set to make its 16th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and 27th overall trip in 32 seasons. The Spartans are coming off its seventh consecutive Sunshine State Conference title to give the program 20 overall.

UT will play host to Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) champion Kentucky State University in Thursday's opening round in the 7:30 p.m. match. The winner of the South Regional will advance to the NCAA Elite Eight, which will be held at a campus site to be determined.

Tampa earned the automatic bid from the Sunshine State Conference as the University of West Florida joined KSU and UT as the automatic bids following its Gulf South Conference title.

A total of four SSC schools are in the field as Tampa is joined by Eckerd, Rollins and Florida Southern. UWF is joined by fellow GSC members North Alabama and Christian Brothers as KSU is the lone invite from the SIAC.

Tickets may be purchased at the gate for $10 (adults) and $6 (students with ID/senior citizens). Children under the age of five shall be admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.

UT will offer live stats and a video webcast for each of the NCAA South Regional matches.

Thursday, November 17, 2011
#3 Rollins (23-10) vs. #6 North Alabama (24-9) - 12:00 p.m.
#2 Eckerd (25-4) vs. #7 Christian Brothers (24-10) - 2:30 p.m.
#4 West Florida (25-8) vs. #5 Florida Southern (17-12) - 5:00 p.m.
#1 Tampa vs. #8 Kentucky State (23-17) - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 18, 2011
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 5:00 pm
Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 - 7:30 pm

Saturday, November 19, 2011
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs. Winner of Semifinal 2 - 7:00 p.m.