MAC volleyball tourney gets under way

11/13/2007

The University of Toledo women's volleyball team will be in action tonight at Central Michigan in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference tournament. Toledo is seeded 11th and Central Michigan 6th. Bowling Green State University, seeded fourth, plays Thursday when the tournament moves to the SeaGate Centre.

Opening round schedule: No. 9 Ball State at No. 8 Northern Illinois; No. 10 Akron at No. 7 Eastern Michigan; No. 11 Toledo at No. 6 Central Michigan; No. 12 Buffalo at No. 5 Kent State. All games 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals at SeaGate Centre: Thursday- No. 3 Miami vs. UT-Central winner, 11 a.m.; No. 2 Western Michigan vs. Akron-EMU winner,

1:30. No. 4 Bowling Green vs. Buffalo-Kent State winner; No. 1 Ohio vs. Ball State-NIU winner.

Semifinals at SeaGate: Friday, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Finals at SeaGate, Saturday, 1 p.m.

Single session tickets $10. All tournament tickets $25 (in advance $20 at SeaGate office). Student tickets $6 single session and $15 all sessions. Groups of 15 or more can purchase single session tickets for $5 per person.