SIAC Champion Spring Hill is No. 8 seed in NCAA South Region

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Spring Hill College will travel to West Palm Beach, Florida for its first appearance to the NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Tournament, the NCAA announced Nov. 11. The Badgers are the No. 8 seed in the South Region after earning an automatic bid by winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Championship on Nov. 7.

Spring Hill (32-3) will meet No. 1 seed and South Region host Palm Beach Atlantic University (27-4) in the first round on Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The winner of Spring Hill and Palm Beach Atlantic will meet either No. 4 seed Florida Southern or No. 5 University of West Florida, who won the Gulf South Conference Tournament. The other side of the region bracket pits No. 2 seed Barry University against No. 7 West Alabama and No. 3 Tampa against No. 6 Saint Leo.

Spring Hill's first NCAA Division II Tournament appearance is its fifth overall national tournament appearance and first since three-straight trips to the NAIA National Tournament in 2011-2013.

The 64-team NCAA Division II Tournament is comprised of eight single-elimination eight-team regionals. The winners of each of the eight regionals will advance to the NCAA Division II Fall Festival, Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at the A.J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Atlantic Region
Hosted by Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 Wheeling Jesuit (34-3) vs. No. 8 Shaw (23-8)
No. 2 Gannon (30-2) vs. No. 7 Shepherd (23-10)
No. 3 Seton Hill (24-8) vs. No. 6 California (Pennsylvania) (20-12)
No. 4 Shippensburg (25-7) vs. No. 5 Clarion (21-11)

Central Region
Hosted by University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney (33-2) vs. No. 8 Harding (25-7)
No. 2 Minnesota Duluth (27-5) vs. No. 7 Central Missouri (25-7)
No. 3 Washburn (29-4) vs. No. 6 Northern State (26-4)
No. 4 Concordia-St. Paul (22-8) vs. No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State (23-8)

East Region
Hosted by University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 New Haven (25-5) vs. No. 8 St. Anselm (17-12)
No. 2 Adelphi (26-6) vs. No. 7 Southern Connecticut State (21-13)
No. 3 Daemen (21-10) vs. No. 6 American International (21-11)
No. 4 Molloy (20-8) vs. No. 5 Holy Family (29-5)

Midwest Region
Hosted by Drury University, Springfield, Missouri – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 Drury (27-6) vs. No. 8 Hillsdale (25-6)
No. 2 Ferris State (26-4) vs. No. 7 Ashland (25-6)
No. 3 Rockhurst (30-6) vs. No. 6 Illinois Springfield (25-7)
No. 4 Lewis (25-7) vs. No. 5 Michigan Tech (23-6)

South Region
Hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 Palm Beach Atlantic (27-4) vs. No. 8 Spring Hill (32-3)
No. 2 Barry (28-3) vs. No. 7 West Alabama (22-9)
No. 3 Tampa (27-4) vs. No. 6 Saint Leo (17-14)
No. 4 Florida Southern (21-10) vs. No. 5 West Florida (25-7)

Southeast Region
Hosted by Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 Wingate (29-1) vs. No. 8 Emmanuel (Georgia) (23-8)
No. 2 South Carolina Aiken (21-4) vs. No. 7 Lincoln Memorial (20-9)
No. 3 Augusta University (24-7) vs. No. 6 Georgia College (16-12)
No. 4 Anderson (South Carolina) (27-5) vs. No. 5 Lander (22-7)

South Central Region
Hosted by Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 Tarleton State (29-4) vs. No. 8 Arkansas-Fort Smith (20-11)
No. 2 Texas A&M-Commerce (28-5) vs. No. 7 Angelo State (22-9)
No. 3 Colorado Mesa (23-6) vs. No. 6 Dixie State (22-5)
No. 4 Colorado School of Mines (23-5) vs. No. 5 MSU Denver (21-9)

West Region
Hosted by Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington – Nov. 15-17
No. 1 Western Washington (25-3) vs. No. 8 Cal State East Bay (16-12)
No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino (26-2) vs. No. 7 Chaminade (23-5)
No. 3 Cal State LA (22-5) vs. No. 6 Central Washington (22-5)
No. 4 Cal Poly Pomona (23-5) vs. No. 5 Azusa Pacific (24-6)

By Chris Megginson
SPRING HILL COLLEGE BADGERS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS