ESPNU to Televise SWAC Volleyball Championship Match
SWAC.org
Nov. 17, 2010
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The SWAC Volleyball Championship match at Alabama State's Dunn-Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Ala. will be broadcast tape delayed by ESPNU, the SWAC announced today. The match will air on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 9 p.m. CST.
The SWAC Volleyball Tournament will commence on Friday, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. with Arkansas-Pine Bluff taking on Mississippi Valley State. Jackson State will also kick things off at 9 a.m. with a contest against Southern.
Three-time defending champion Alabama A&M enters the tournament as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Division while Prairie View A&M is seeded first in the Western Division. The championship match will take place on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m.
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