Lady Blues seeded third in South Central Regional

South Central Region Bracket
For immediate release - Nov. 13, 2005 -
The No. 7 Washburn Lady Blues volleyball team earned the No. 3 seed in the NCAA South Central Regional Volleyball tournament Nov. 17-19 at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Ala. The Lady Blues will face sixth-seeded Harding Thursday.

Washburn, which fell to 34-2 after losing the MIAA Tournament championship 31-29, 27-30, 30-22, 30-27 to No. 8 Truman State Saturday, is making its third appearance to the NCAA Tournament in school history and is making back-to-back trips to the tournament for the first time. The Lady Blues, which have a 1-2 record in NCAA play, were swept by Central Missouri State in last season's regional semifinals in Kirksville, Mo.

The winner of the South Central Region Tournament earns a berth to the Elite Eight Dec. 1-3 at a site to be determined. The highest ranked regional winner will host the tournament.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL PAIRINGS
at Flowers Hall in Florence, Ala. (University of North Alabama)

Quarterfinals November 17
No. 3 Washburn (34-2) vs. No. 6 Harding (33-4), 12 p.m.
No. 2 Truman State (29-5) vs. No. 7 Alabama Huntsville (24-12), 2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Central Missouri State (24-9) vs. No. 5 Emporia State (24-7), 5:30 p.m.
No. 1 North Alabama (35-1) vs. No. 8 Albany State (21-20), 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals Nov. 18
WU/HU winner vs. TSU/UAH winner, 5 p.m.
UNA/ASU winner vs. CMSU/ESU winner, 7:30 p.m.

Finals Nov. 19
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.