East Regional Scheduled for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference had five programs selected to play in the upcoming NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship - including top-seeded Adelphi, which will serve as the host of the East Regional - as announced on Monday night.
New Haven earned the NE10's automatic qualifying bid after winning the conference title with a four-set victory over Adelphi on Saturday night in the Center for Recreation & Sport (CRS) in Garden City, N.Y. The Chargers are the No. 2 seed in the East Regional, with Bentley (No. 3 seed), American International (No. 4 seed) and Southern New Hampshire (No. 6 seed) rounding-out the NE10 participants.
The East Regional is scheduled for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 on the Adelphi campus. For a full slate of quarterfinal matchups, please see below. Schedule and more details will be forthcoming.
No. 1 Adelphi vs. No. 8 Bridgeport
No. 4 American International vs. No. 5 Daemen
No. 2 New Haven vs. No. 7 Mercy
No. 3 Bentley vs. No. 6 Southern New Hampshire
It is the fourth time in the past five seasons that the NE10 has had five volleyball programs qualify for the East Regional. The NE10 looks for its second-consecutive East Regional champion following Southern New Hampshire in 2022. It is the first time that Adelphi has hosted the East Regional since 2015.
Regional competition will be single-elimination, best three-of-five-set matches and will not include a third-place match. The winners of each of the eight regionals will advance to the finals, Dec. 7-9, at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
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The NE10 is an association of 12 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
