Randolph-Macon Earns Top Billing

SALEM, Va. --- The 2009 ODAC Volleyball Tournament opens with the new face as the top seed entering the tourney.  Randolph-Macon College holds the top billing in this year's two-day event, with Washington and Lee University and Lynchburg College holding the second and third seeds, respectively.  The Generals and Hornets each posted 8-2 league records, with WLU earning the higher seed based on its head-to-head victory over LC in conference play.  Bridgewater College rounds out the top four ranks.

Emory & Henry College and Virginia Wesleyan College are also dead-locked with 6-4 records in ODAC competition.  The Wasps regular season victory over the Marlins earned them the fifth seed.  Roanoke College will play out of the seventh position, while Guilford College caps the eight-team field as the final seed through head-to-head tie-breaker with Eastern Mennonite University.

ODAC tournament action begins Friday, November 6, with four quarterfinal matchups.  The event continues on Saturday, November 7, with semifinal contests in the morning followed by the conference championship match in the afternoon.  All matches will be played in the gymnasium at Hollins University.

For more information on the upcoming tournament, see the pairings below and visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.  You can follow the progress of the tournament at the ODAC Fall Championship website (click here). 

ODAC VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Quarterfinals - Friday, November 6
Quarterfinal 1:  #8 Guilford vs. #1 Randolph-Macon - 4:00 p.m. (Court 1)
Quarterfinal 2:  #7 Roanoke vs. #2 Washington and Lee - 4:00 p.m. (Court 2)
Quarterfinal 3:  #5 Emory & Henry vs. #4 Bridgewater - 6:30 p.m. (Court 1)
Quarterfinal 4:  #6 Virginia Wesleyan vs. #3 Lynchburg - 6:30 p.m. (Court 2)

Semifinals - Saturday, November 7
Semifinal 1: Winner 1v8 vs. Winner 4v5 - 11:00 a.m. (Court 1)
Semifinal 2: Winner 2v7 vs. Winner 3v6 - 11:00 a.m. (Court 2)

Championship - Saturday, November 7
Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2 - 3:30 p.m.