Mercy College Selected to NCAA Volleyball Tournament
November 14, 2005
Mercy College Selected to NCAA Volleyball
Tournament 
NYCAC Champion Dowling, runner-up Mercy and semifinalist NYIT
have been selected to the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship,
it was announced today by the NCAA. The three teams will compete in
the Northeast Regional at the Chace Athletic Center in Smithfield,
Rhode Island Thursday through Saturday.
Dowling (30-8), the No. 1 seed, will take on No. 8
Goldey-Beacom (26-7). Mercy (20-11), the fourth
seed, will battle No. 5 St. Rose (24-6), while No. 7
NYIT (16-15) will play the host and second seed
Bryant. Match times are TBD.
This marks the fourth straight appearance for Dowling, which
reached the regional final last year before falling to Queens
College. The Golden Lions have been selected to eight NCAA Division
II Volleyball Tournaments. Mercy is making its second straight
appearance and fifth all-time, while NYIT continues the NYCAC's
longest string of NCAA trips with its fifth consecutive
selection.
Last year, NYCAC schools went a combined 6-3 in the Northeast
Regional, with Queens advancing to the Elite Eight.
Northeast Region
November 17-19 at Smithfield, Rhode Island (times TBD)
*Dowling (30-8) vs. *Goldey-Beacom (26-7);
*Bryant (Host) (26-9) vs. New York Institute of Technology
(16-15);
Bentley (27-7) vs. Massachusetts-Lowell (18-9);
Mercy (20-11) vs. Saint Rose (24-6)
For the complete bracket:
