WESTON, Mass. - Regis College has earned the fourth seed in the upcoming New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Men's Volleyball Tournament. The Pride, who finished the regular season with a program-best 12-10, 6-6 NECC record, will face defending champion and top seeded Endicott College on Friday, April 11 in what will be the program's first postseason appearance.
The Pride and Gulls will meet in the first NECC Semifinal at 4 p.m., with the winner advancing to the NECC Championship to take on the winner of the second Semifinal matchup, which features #3 Southern Vermont and #2 Daniel Webster. The Mountaineers and the Eagles will face off at 6 p.m.
Endicott earned the right to host the NECC Tournament after finishing first in the regular season with an 11-1 record.
Earlier this season, the Gulls bested the Pride on two separate occassions. After getting shut out 3-0 in the first meeting, the Pride were able to steal a game from Endicott at home and were narrowly edged in the remaining sets. Zach Sindoni (Haverhill, Mass.), Sean Bisnett (Oxnard, Calif.) and Joe Coye (Plaistow, N.H.) combined for 38 kills in the losing effort to pace the Pride offense.
2014 NECC Men's Volleyball Tournament:
Friday, April 11, 2014 (Games played at Endicott College)
#4 Regis vs. #1 Endicott - 4:00 pm
#3 Southern Vermont vs #2 Daniel Webster - 6:00 pm
Saturday, April 12, 2014 (Game played at Endicott)
NECC Championship Game - 4:00 pm
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Defending champion Endicott College has secured the top seed in the upcoming New England Collegiate Conference Men's Volleyball Championship. The Gulls (16-12 overall, 11-1 NECC) will host the semifinals and finals begining Friday, April 11. Endicott will play fourth seeded Regis College (12-10, 6-6 NECC) in the first semifinal on Friday. Daniel Webster College earned the second seed, finishing the season 12-13 overall, 9-3 NECC. The Eagles will meet third seed Southern Vermont College (13-12, 8-4 NECC) in the second semifinal Friday. The top four teams qualify for the NECC Championship. Predetermined tiebreaking procedures were used to seed teams with identical conference winning percentages. Semifinal games will be played on Friday, April 11 with winners meeting Saturday, April 12 at Endicott College. Game times and dates are subject to change. 2014 NECC Men's Volleyball Tournament BracketFour-team, single elimination tournament. All starting times are recommended times. Friday, April 11, 2014 (Games played at Endicott) Saturday, April 12, 2014 (game played at Endicott) |