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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The University of Dayton volleyball team will be making its 14th consecutive appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship this coming weekend as the fifth-seeded Flyers will square off against No. 4 Saint Louis is quarterfinal action. The tournament will be held Nov. 22-24 at the Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C, hosted by George Washington University.
All matches will be streamed lived via the Atlantic 10 Digital Network. Links to live streams, live stats, box scores, recaps and other pertinent information can be found by visiting the
2013 Volleyball Championship Central page.
The Flyers closed out the Atlantic 10 regular season with a four-match winning streak, including a sweep of George Mason this past Friday and a 3-1 win over third-seeded George Washington Sunday on Senior Day. Out of the 19 seasons Dayton has been a member of the A-10, this is the program's 17th appearance in the league's postseason tournament. The Flyers are the four-time defending tournament champions heading into the championship this weekend.
The Duquesne Dukes finished the season at 12-2 in conference action to claim first place outright. Duquesne won a key match over VCU Friday to edge out the Rams in the race for first. VCU finished at 11-3 in league play to earn the second seed.
Championship host George Washington will be the No. 3 seed, finishing the regular season at 10-4 in conference play and 15-13 overall. The Colonials will play in the second quarterfinal on Friday at 7:30 pm against No. 6 Rhode Island. Rhody was 7-7 in the A-10 and 15-15 overall..
Both Duquesne, which is 18-9 overall and VCU, 24-7 overall receive first round byes in the championship and will both play their first matches of the championship in the semifinals. Duquesne will face the winner of Saint Louis/Dayton Saturday at 5:00 pm. VCU plays the GW/Rhode Island winner at 7:30 pm.
The Championship match will be played Sunday at 1:00 pm with the winner receiving the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Tickets are available at the Smith Center box office, and will be $6 for adults and $4 for children 2-12 years old. Three-day Championship passes are available for $15 for adults and $10 for children 2-12.
