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SACRAMENTO STATE GETS SET TO HOST THE BIG SKY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT NOV. 17-19

11/9/2005


SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- With the Big Sky Conference regular season coming to a close this past weekend, the Sacramento State volleyball squad has clinched its ninth-consecutive Big Sky Conference championship and the right to host the league’s postseason tournament on Nov. 17-19. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament, a place the Hornets have been seven times in the last eight years.

The Hornets (23-7, 13-1) will assume the No. 1 seed for the tournament and receive a first-round bye. Portland State (20-8, 10-4) will also receive a first-round bye by virtue of its No. 2 seed. The rest of the seeds for the tournament are as follows: Eastern Washington (No. 3 seed; 21-8, 10-4), Montana State (No. 4 seed; 14-14, 7-7), Idaho State (No. 5 seed; 11-17, 5-9) and Weber State (No. 6 seed; 11-18, 5-9). Northern Arizona and Montana both did not qualify for the tournament as the postseason event includes the top six teams of the eight-member league.

On Thursday, Nov. 17, Eastern Washington will take on Weber State at 5 p.m., while Montana State and Idaho State will square off at 7:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after the first match ends. On Friday, Nov. 18, Portland State will play the highest remaining seed at 5 p.m., and Sacramento State will take on the lowest remaining seed at 7:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after the first match concludes.

The championship match will be played on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. All matches will take place inside the Hornets Nest on the Sacramento State campus (located in Yosemite Hall).

Tickets are now available through the Sacramento State ticket office by calling (916) 278-2222. Tickets can also be obtained on the days of the event. Ticket prices are as follows:

Thursday, Nov. 17 (one ticket gets fans into both matches)

Adults: $8

Youth (ages 3-17)/Students, faculty and staff from Big Sky Conference schools with valid ID: $5

Friday, Nov. 18 (one ticket gets fans into both matches)

Adults: $8

Youth (ages 3-17)/Students, faculty and staff from Big Sky Conference schools with valid ID: $5

Saturday, Nov. 19

Adults: $10

Youth (ages 3-17)/Students, faculty and staff from Big Sky Conference schools with valid ID: $5






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