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Lady Vols sweep Western Kentucky in NCAA Tournament second-round

Lady Vols sweep Western Kentucky in NCAA Tournament second-round.

No. 3 Tennessee (26-4, 15-3 SEC) defeated Western Kentucky (30-5, 16-0 CUSA), 25-20, 25-16, 26-24, in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at Food City Center.

The Lady Vols, who are competing in the Stanford quarter of the tournament bracket, hit .302 against the Hilltoppers and held Western Kentucky to a .221 hitting percentage.

Jenaisya Moore led the Lady Vols’ hitting attack, totaling 19 kills. She also recorded six digs.

Tennessee graduate student and right side player Morgahn Fingall recorded 11 kills, six blocks and one ace, while Keondreya Granberry had six kills and six blocks.

Caroline Kerr was the Lady Vols’ leading passer, recording 37 assists. Erykah Lovett finished the match with eight digs, two aces and one assist and Yelianiz Torres posted seven digs and two assists.

How to watch Tennessee-Western Kentucky NCAA Tournament volleyball match

How to watch the Tennessee-Western Kentucky NCAA Tournament volleyball match on Saturday.

No. 3 seed Tennessee (25-4) will host Western Kentucky on Saturday in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament.

First serve is slated for 6 p.m. EST at Food City Center. The match can be watched on ESPN+.

Fans can purchase $5 tickets for Saturday’s Tennessee-Western Kentucky match on AllVols.com and parking will be free in the G-10 garage.

Tennessee defeated High Point, 25-20, 25-19, 25-15, in the NCAA Tournament first-round on Friday. Western Kentucky swept Coastal Carolina, 25-14, 25-20, 25-23, in the NCAA Tournament first-round.

Tennessee is competing in its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Lady Vols are hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.

Lady Vols sweep High Point in NCAA Tournament first-round

Tennessee volleyball sweeps High Point in NCAA Tournament first-round.

No. 3 seed Tennessee (25-4) defeated High Point, 25-20, 25-19, 25-15, in the NCAA Tournament first-round at Food City Center on Friday.

Tennessee recorded its 18th sweep of the season.

The Lady Vols advance to play No. 6 seed Western Kentucky on Saturday. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. EST and can be watched on ESPN+.

Western Kentucky swept Coastal Carolina, 25-14, 25-20, 25-23, in the NCAA Tournament first-round at Food City Center on Friday.

Tennessee is competing in its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Lady Vols are hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.

Fans can purchase $5 tickets for Saturday’s Tennessee-Western Kentucky match on AllVols.com and parking will be free in the G-10 garage.

Andy Katz projects Auburn as a No. 8 seed in first bracket prediction

The season is early, and Auburn has plenty of time to boost its stock ahead of Selection Sunday.

It may only be November, but college basketball insiders everywhere have already started filling out their projected NCAA Tournament brackets.

NCAA.com insider Andy Katz released his first bracket projection on Wednesday afternoon, ranking the Auburn Tigers as an 8 seed in the Midwest Region.

Katz projects a hypothetical matchup of Tigers in the first round, with Auburn taking on last year’s Ivy League Champion Princeton.

Princeton has gotten off to an undefeated start this season with a similar style of play to that of Auburn.

The Ivy League Tigers are 7-0 this year with wins over tournament hopefuls Rutgers and Hofstra.

Like Auburn, Princeton wins games with tenacious defense and an offense led by double-double threat Caden Pierce and two solid shooters on the outside.

Auburn is one of nine SEC teams in the projected field. The SEC is tied with the Big 10 for the most teams in the bracket.

While this bracket can be taken with a grain of salt, Auburn as an 8 seed seems low based on the way the Tigers have played to open up the season.

[autotag]Bruce Pearl[/autotag]’s team’s lone loss this season was at the hands of Big 12 opponent Baylor, who Katz projects as a 2 seed in the same region.

Auburn lost that game by 6 on a neutral court but has followed the loss by racking up five straight wins by double-digit victories.

The Tigers may very well struggle in SEC play in a competitive conference, but they could also thrive with a defense holding opponents to under 64 points per game this season and a timely offensive led by [autotag]Johni Broome[/autotag] and [autotag]Aden Holloway[/autotag].

It remains to be seen where Auburn will end up in the NCAA Tournament, but the early eye test tells me this team is good enough to land on the No. 6 or No. 7 line.

A first-round matchup with Princeton would be extremely entertaining though.

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How to watch Tennessee volleyball first-round NCAA Tournament match

How to watch the Tennessee volleyball first-round NCAA Tournament match on Friday.

Tennessee (24-4, 15-3 SEC) will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA volleyball tournament.

The Lady Vols, a No. 3 seed in the Stanford quarter of the bracket, will open tournament play against High Point (14-0 Big South) on Friday at Food City Center.

First serve is slated for 6:30 p.m. EST. The match can be watched on ESPN+.

Western Kentucky and Coastal Carolina will also play on Friday at 4:30 p.m. EST at Food City Center.

Winners of both matches will play in the NCAA Tournament second-round on Saturday at 6 p.m. EST.

Tennessee is making its 18th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Lady Vols are hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011.

Where Auburn is seeded in latest ESPN bracketology for the 2024 NCAA Tournament

Joe Lunardi has the Tigers set to play the winner of Northwestern vs. Xavier in Brooklyn. 

The college basketball season is off and running and that means the return of ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s bracket predictions for the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers were a 9-seed last year and Lunardi believes they will be so once again this season, slotting them in the West Region. He has them set to play the winner of Northwestern vs. Xavier in Brooklyn.

Auburn is off to a good start to the 2024 season, having a 4-1 record and winning the Legends Classic. After a light week, they will return to action on Wednesday when they face Virginia Tech in the ACC/SEC Challenge.

The game will be in Neville Arena and is set to start at 8:15 p.m. CT and will be on ESPN2.

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Updated ESPN Bracketology ahead of ACC/SEC Challenge

Here is where the UNC basketball program stands in the latest Bracketology after a trip to the Bahamas.

The inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge is underway as the two conferences will clash over a span of a few days. This challenge replaced the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that was run for years and gives us a look at some different opponents.

For North Carolina, the Tar Heels are 5-1 after a 2-1 showing at the Battle 4 Atlantis including a win over Arkansas. They welcome in a Tennessee team that just went 1-2 at the Maui Invitational with losses to Purdue and Kansas.

As we get set for the upcoming challenge, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has released his updated Bracketology. And for North Carolina, it’s great news as they have improved their seed.

UNC is now a No. 4 seed in the South Region and will face off against No 13 Akron in this latest version. That South Region also includes No. 1 Marquette, No. 2 Kansas, No. 3 Gonzaga.

Obviously, things will change between now and Selection Sunday but it is nice to see where an analyst believes the Tar Heels stand.

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Auburn volleyball makes NCAA Tournament for second straight season

Auburn is set to face Western Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Auburn Tigers are dancing once again.

For the second straight season, the volleyball team has made the NCAA Tournament, this time as a seven seed. They will play Western Michigan on Thursday at 3 p.m. CT in Louisville. The winner will then play the winner of two seed Louisville and Wright State.

It is the first time Auburn has made the tournament in back-to-back seasons and head coach [autotag]Brent Crouch[/autotag] is the first coach in program history to guide Auburn to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances.

“It’s a big deal,” Crouch said. “We talked at the beginning of the year about can we do it again. Mostly what I meant by that was can we play at the same level or better? Can we improve? And can we make it to the NCAA Tournament again? And we’ve done that. Never been done here at Auburn, twice in a row as we know. So it’s a huge step forward. It’s also a huge step forward that we knew we were in. We were not a bubble team. We got seeded and that’s a huge step in the right direction.”

Auburn finished the regular season 20-9 overall and 10-8 in SEC play, good enough to tie for fourth place in the conference.

Last season, the Tigers beat Creighton in the first round of the tournament before falling to Houston in five sets in the second round.

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Clemson takes down New Hampshire 1-0, advances to Elite Eight

Clemson has advanced to the Elite Eight after taking down New Hampshire.

Durham, N.H. – Ousmane Sylla netted his team-leading 12th goal of the season and No. 9 Clemson downed No. 8 New Hampshire, 1-0, on Sunday night in the Round of 16. With the win, the Tigers advance to the Elite 8 for the second time in three seasons and 17th time in school history.

Clemson will now host Stanford in a rematch of the 2019 Elite Eight on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.

The physicality of the game started early, with four fouls in the game’s first seven minutes. New Hampshire had the first scoring chance, but a save by Andema kept the game knotted at zero early. The Wildcats continued to pressure, but the Tigers’ defense did not give in, keeping the home team off the scoreboard.

Clemson held the advantage the latter half of the first, with five corner kicks to show for it. Then, in the 35’, Alex Meinhard ricocheted a shot off a New Hampshire defender, before it was corralled by Ousmane Sylla who sent it into the back of the net to give the Tigers the 1-0 lead.

Clemson’s defense continued to shine in the second half, keeping New Hampshire off the board with two key saves by Andema. The Tigers had a chance to double the lead in the 65’, but a save by the Wildcats kept the score at 1-0.

Up next – after 16-seed Stanford knocked off 1-seed Marshall, the Tigers will now host the Cardinal in the Elite 8 at Historic Riggs Field on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

– Via Clemson Athletic Communications 

Lady Vols to host first two rounds of NCAA Tournament

Lady Vols to host first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

No. 8 Tennessee (24-4, 15-3 SEC) will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA volleyball tournament.

The Lady Vols, a No. 3 seed in the Stanford quarter of the bracket, will open tournament play against High Point (14-0 Big South) Friday at 6:30 p.m. EST at Food City Center.

Tennessee is making its 18th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and is hosting tournament competition for the first time since 2011.

Tennessee is the No. 10 national seed in the tournament field.

The winner between the Lady Vols and Panthers, who won the Big South Conference championship, will advance to play the winner of the Western Kentucky-Coastal Carolina match, which will be contested Friday at 4:30 p.m. EST Friday at Food City Center.

Tennessee’s No. 3 seed represents the highest in program history. The Lady Vols earned a No. 11 seed in 2011. Tennessee will make its third consecutive tournament appearance and fourth under head coach Eve Rackham Watt. She was named SEC Coach of the Year Sunday.