Women's Volleyball Face Bethany in ECAC South Region Tournament
The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team received its fourth bid to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 19-9 record.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team received its fifth bid to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Region Tournament after finishing the regular season with a 19-9 record.
The Lions are the eighth seed and will travel to No. 1 Bethany on Wednesday night for first-round action, beginning at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, November 10 and face the winner of No. 4 Cabrini/No. 5 Lebanon Valley, hosted by the highest remaining seed.
Behrend captured the AMCC regular-season championship and earned the top seed for the conference tournament. The Lions defeated Pitt-Bradford 3-0 in the semifinals, before falling 3-1 to Medaille in the championships.
The Bisons are looking to capture its third consecutive ECAC title. Bethany, who tied the record for most wins in a regular season with 28, won the 2010 and 2011 ECAC titles. In the PAC Tournament, the Bisons defeated Grove City in the quarterfinals, but fell to Thiel 3-1 in the semifinals.
It is the fifth time in seven years Behrend will be competing in the ECAC postseason. The Lions won the ECAC South Region Title in 2008.