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Women’s Volleyball Set to Face Bentley in East Regional

12/4/2019 12:00:00 AM

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Philadelphia, Pa. – The Holy Family University women's volleyball team will be making its second straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament when the Tigers face second-seeded Bentley University on Thursday to open the East Regional at Molloy College's Quealy Gymnasium. Match time for the Tigers and Falcons is set for 2:30 p.m.

Fans making the trip to Rockville Centre, N.Y. on the campus of Molloy College, tickets will go on sale 60 minutes prior to the first match on each day. Ticket price includes admission to one day of competition. All ticket sales will take place at the spectator entrance to Quealy Gymnasium. Any VIP or student check-in will be done at the ticket entrance.

Ticket prices for general admission is $10, while Seniors, Children & Students are $5.

Fans unable to make the trip could catch all the action through the live free webcast by clicking, here.

2019 NCAA Division II East Regional Schedule

Thursday, Dec. 5 | Quarterfinals
Match 1: No. 3 Bridgeport vs. No. 6 Georgian Court | 12 p.m.
Match 2: No. 2 Bentley vs. No. 7 Holy Family | 2:30 p.m.
Match 3: No. 4 Saint Anselm vs. No. 5 New Haven | 5 p.m.
Match 4: No. 1 Molloy vs. No. 8 Adelphi | 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 6 | Semifinals
Match 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 | 5 p.m.
Match 6: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 | 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7 | East Region Championship
Match 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6 | 7 p.m.

How They Got Here – Holy Family
Holy Family was among the five teams in the region to receive an at-large bid into the East Regional. The Tigers are making their second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament after earning their first-ever bid a season ago. Holy Family is currently 24-9 overall and finished Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play with a 16-3 record good enough to earn a share of the CACC South Division Regular Season title. The Tigers advanced all the way to the CACC Championship match before falling to Georgian Court University, 3-1.

Who to Watch
The Tigers are led by CACC Player of the Year and All-CACC first team selection Carly Covington (Delmar, Md./Delmar) who leads the conference with a career-high 488 kills. Covington is also 10^th in the conference in digs with 394 digs; also a career-high. The Tigers offense is paced by the two-time CACC Setter of the Year in sophomore Morgan Silks (Norristown, Pa./Archbishop John Carroll). Silks, also a two-time All-CACC first team selection, ranks fourth among the Division II leaders with 1,341 assists. Freshman Allyssa Hartney (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) is averaging 2.78 kills per set and has totaled 325 kills in her rookie season. Defensively, senior Jillian Boyle (North Andover, Mass./North Andover (Rivier College)) leads the team with 502 total digs at a rate of 4.02 per set. The three-time All-CACC selection surpassed 500 digs for the second straight season. Junior Camille Johnson (Columbia, Md./Wilde Lake) has totaled a career-high 57 blocks this year, including a team-high 14 solo blocks.

How They Got Here – Bentley
Bentley will be making its 13^th all-time appearance into the NCAA Tournament and first since 2014 after earning the automatic qualifying bid from the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) by winning its first conference title since 2006. The Falcons claimed the NE10 title after rallying from a 2-0 deficit in the championship match versus American International College. Bentley is currently 26-5 overall and has on 21 of its last 22 matches.

All-Time Series
Holy Family and Bentley have met twice prior and not since the 2014 season. The Falcons won both matches in the series by identical 3-0 scores.

Holy Family in the NCAA Tournament
The Tigers own a 2-1 record in the NCAA Tournament after advancing all the way to the East Region Finals in their first-ever appearance last season. The Tigers became the first CACC school to reach the regional finals in the sport of women's volleyball.

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