Pairings Complete For WVIAC Volleyball Tournament

(PRINCETON, W.Va.)---The pairings are complete for the 2008 WVIAC Volleyball Championship as the conference regular season winds down.  The twelve qualifying squads have been settled in advance of the November 13-15 event at the Charleston Catholic Sports Complex.

West Virginia State has clinched the tournament's top seed after the Jackets finished their regular season with a 15-0 league record.  Wheeling Jesuit, the Atlantic Region's second ranked team, holds the second seed after building a 14-1 WVIAC mark.  Alderson-Broaddus and West Virginia Wesleyan have earned the remaining first round byes.

A three-way tie for sixth in the league standings was broken by the second tie-breaker in the WVIAC volleyball by-laws.  Davis & Elkins, Glenville State, and Pitt Johnstown each finished 1-1 in head-to-head matches versus each other.  Davis & Elkins won the tie-break and earned the sixth seed by compiling a 4-3 set record in head-to-head matches among the tied teams.  Glenville State was 4-4 to grab the seventh seed, while Pitt Johnstown was 3-4 and fell into the eighth seed.

The tie for ninth between Charleston and Shepherd was settled via a head-to-head result.  Shepherd claims the ninth seed by virtue of their five-set victory at Charleston on September 25.  Defending champion Charleston is the tenth seed.

Action gets underway on Thursday at the Charleston Catholic Sports Complex with a full day of volleyball.  The championship match, with its accompanying automatic NCAA Tournament bid, will be contested Saturday, November 15. 

2008 WVIAC Volleyball Tournament
November 13-15
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston Catholic Sports Complex

Thursday, 11/13
First Round
G1:  #7 Glenville State vs. #10 Charleston 9:00 a.m.
G2:  #8 Pitt Johnstown vs. #9 Shepherd 9:00 a.m.
G3:  #5 Seton Hill vs. #12 Concord 11:00 a.m.
G4:  #6 Davis & Elkins vs. #11 Fairmont State 11:00 a.m.
Quarterfinals
G5:  #1 West Virginia State vs. G2 winner 3:00 p.m.
G6:  #2 Wheeling Jesuit vs. G1 winner 3:00 p.m.
G7:  #3 Alderson-Broaddus vs. G4 winner 5:00 p.m.
G8:  #4 West Virginia Wesleyan vs. G3 winner 5:00 p.m.
Friday, 11/14
Semifinals
G9:  Winner G6 vs. Winner G7 5:30 p.m.
G10: Winner G5 vs. Winner G8 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 11/15
G11: Championship match 2:00 p.m.