Women's Herd Volleyball Herd garners No.1 seed for C-USA Championship - Games to be televised!

 

The Marshall women's volleyball team has captured its second C-USA regular season title in three years. In a 3-0 sweep over Memphis Sunday afternoon, Marshall finishes its regular season with a 22-8 overall record, 15-1 C-USA. The team enters the conference championship as the No.1 seed.

 

The Herd concludes its regular season on a nine-match winning streak, winning 16 of its last 17, and has shutout its opponents in each of the last five matches.

 

Marshall will return to action Friday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m. against either the No. 8 seed or the No. 9 seed.

 

Please come to the Cam Henderson Center and support our Herd women!

 

If you cannot come in person, Conference USA and CSTV Networks Inc. announced that 10 of the 11 C-USA Volleyball Championship matches will be available across the nation as part of a special online pay-per-view event. 

 

Thursday's four first round matchups as well as Friday's four quarterfinals will be broadcast via live online video streaming starting at Noon each day. In addition, volleyball fans can have access to the semifinals on Nov. 17, with match times of 4 and 6 p.m. ET.

 

Viewers with a paid annual subscription to a conference member's All-Access product or CSTV XXL will be able to access the broadcast for free, while non-subscribers can watch for a per-game fee of $6.95. The actual Championship match will be offered live for $7.95. To purchase a game, go to www.conferenceusa.com and click on C-USA All Access.

For the first time in league history, C-USA will have each championship match broadcasted via radio. WMUL out of Huntington, W.Va. will carry all 11 matches on 88.1 FM and will be available over the internet at C-USA official volleyball championship central - ConferenceUSA.com. The direct championship link is http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/championships/07-w-volley-tourney.html.

The championship match will take place on Sunday, Nov. 18, and will be aired nationally on CSTV at 6 p.m. ET. The tournament champion earns C-USA automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Championship.

 

2007 C-USA VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Cam Henderson Center

Huntington, W.Va.

Hosted by Marshall University

 

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, Nov. 15

(10) UTEP vs. (7) Rice, 12 p.m.

(11) Southern Miss vs. (6) Houston, 2 p.m.

(9) SMU vs. (8) East Carolina, 5 p.m.

(12) UCF vs. (5) Memphis, 7 p.m.

 

QUARTERFINAL

Friday, Nov. 16

Winner of Match 1 vs. (2) Tulane, 12 p.m.

Winner of Match 2 vs. (3) UAB, 2 p.m.

Winner of Match 3 vs. (1) Marshall, 5 p.m.

Winner of Match 4 vs. (4) Tulsa, 7 p.m.

 

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, Nov. 17

Winner of Match 5 vs. winner Match 6, 4 p.m.

Winner of Match 7 vs. winner Match 8, 6 p.m.

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, Nov. 18

Winner of Match 9 vs. winner Match 10, 6 p.m.

 

TV COVERAGE

Sunday's championship match will be nationally televised live by CSTV at 6 p.m. ET.

 

RADIO COVERAGE

For the first time in C-USA history, all 11 matches will be broadcasted. WMUL will provide complete radio coverage at 88.1 FM in Huntington, W.Va., and on-line at http://www.marshall.edu/wmul/live.asx.

 

LIVE ONLINE STREAMING

Conference USA and CSTV Networks, Inc. announced that 10 of the 11 C-USA Volleyball Championship matches will be  available across the nation as part of a special online pay-per-view event. Thursday's four first round matchups as well as Friday's four quarterfinals will be broadcast via live online video streaming starting at Noon each day. In addition, volleyball fans can have access to the semifinals on Nov. 17, with match times of 4 and 6 p.m. ET.

Per-Match: $6.95 ... Championship Match: $7.95

 

GAME TRACKER

C-USA Volleyball fans can also watch their favorite team FREE via GameTracker located on C-USA Volleyball Championship page. For the most up-to-date C-USA Volleyball Championship Information please visit the league's official website at ConferenceUSA.com.