Women's Volleyball Receives ECAC Tournament Bid

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ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team received its seventh overall bid to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships after finishing the regular season with a 19-10 record.

The Lions are the second seed in pod 2 and will host No. 3 Wilkes on Wednesday night for first-round action, beginning at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals at Cabrini on Saturday, November 10 and face the second-seeded McDaniel.

It is the seventh time and first since 2014 Behrend will be competing in the ECAC Tournament. The Lions won the ECAC South Region Title in 2008. 

Behrend earned the top seed in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Tournament with an 8-1 conference mark. The Lions defeated La Roche 3-1 in the semifinals, before falling 3-2 to three-seeded Pitt-Bradford in the championship match.

Behrend and the Colonels (18-12) are meeting for the second time in program history. The Lions defeated Wilkes 3-1 last season. The Colonels finished 1-6 in the MAC play and fell short of advancing to the conference tournament.

Pod 1 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 7
Game 1: No. 2 Neumann University (16-16) hosts No. 3 Brooklyn College (18-10) 7:00 p.m.

Pod 2 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 7
Game 2: No. 2 PSU - Behrend (19-10) hosts No. 3 Wilkes University (18-12) 7:00 p.m.

Pod 3 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 7
Game 3: No. 2 Lebanon Valley College (17-12) hosts No. 3 Rutgers University - Newark (16-11) 7:00 p.m.

Pod 4 First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 7
Game 4: No. 1 Misericordia University (25-10) hosts No. 3 John Jay College (16-11) 7:00 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 New York University (18-16) vs. No. 3 Mount Saint Mary College (18-14) 7:00 p.m.

Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 10 at Cabrini University
Quarterfinal 1: Cabrini University (22-10) vs. Winner of Game 1 11:00 a.m.
Quarterfinal 2 Winner of Game 4 vs Winner of Game 5 2:00 p.m.
Quarterfinal 3: Westminster College (30-3) vs. Winner of Game 3 5:00 p.m.
Quarterfinal 4: McDaniel College (21-8) vs. Winner of Game 2 8:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Sunday Nov. 11 at Cabrini University
Semifinal 1: Winner of Quarterfinal 1 vs Winner of Quarter Final 2 11:00 a.m.
Semifinal 2: Winner of Quarterfinal 3 vs Winner of Quarter Final 4 2:00 p.m.

Championship - Sunday, Nov. 11 at Cabrini University
Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2 - 5:00 p.m.