NCAA Volleyball Championship Quarterfinal Roundup
The SAC will account for three of the four semifinalists at the 2012 NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship Southeast Regional, as Wingate, Newberry and Tusculum each won quarterfinals on Thursday. Get recaps from each match here.
No. 6 Newberry 3, No. 3 Flagler 1
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The sixth-seeded Newberry Wolves upended the defending NCAA Division II Southeast Region champion Flagler Saints 3-1 (14-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-23) in first round action at the 2012 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on Thursday afternoon. [More]
No. 2 Wingate 3, No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne 0
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Three different Bulldogs registered nine kills Thursday afternoon as second-seeded Wingate University swept the seventh-seeded Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne in the NCAA Southeast regional quarterfinals. Wingate won by scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-20 to improve to 30-2 overall, winning its 21st straight match while advancing to the regional semifinals for the fifth consecutive year. [More]
No. 4 Tusculum 3, No. 5 Lincoln Memorial 2
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Tusculum earned its first NCAA Division II tournament victory in program history as the fourth-seeded Pioneers outlasted No. 5 seed Lincoln Memorial in a five-set thriller in the Southeast Regional quarterfinal Thursday night. [More]