BEHREND AND MEDAILLE HEADING TO UVC TOURNAMENT FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR

The AMCC is sending two teams to the United Volleyball Conference (UVC) tournament this weekend, both for the third straight year.

Number five seed Medaille will take on #4 Elmira College. while seventh-seeded Behrend will face #2 SUNY New Paltz.

Behrend finished the regular season 15-8 overall and a 5-6 mark in the conference to post its first winning season since volleyball became varsity sport in 2012. Their opponent is currently ranked No. 2 in the AVCA Coaches Poll.  In their only meeting this season, the Lions fell to New Paltz, 3-0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-14).

The Mavericks, the AMCC champion with a perfect 8-0 record vs. AMCC opponents, closed the regular season at 16-9 overall and 9-3 vs. UVC foes.  They are currently ranked #9 in the AVCA Coaches Poll.  Elmira edged Medaille, 3-1, by the narrowest of margins in the regular season (22-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-23).

The winners will advance to the semifinals later on Saturday, with the championship slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Six of the eight teams in the UVC Tournament are nationally ranked in the latest Division III Top 15 poll. The Lions have faced nine nationally-ranked opponents this season, upsetting NYU and Vassar.