High Point is hosting the Big South Volleyball Tournament for the third consecutive season

On November 23, 2024By Littum

High Point, NC – High Point University hosts the Big South Volleyball Tournament for the third year in a row. HPU was announced as the host after winning the Big South Conference regular season during the 2023 campaign. The tournament begins on Friday, November 22 with the quarterfinals and ends on Sunday, November 24 with the crowning of a Big South champion. The Panthers earned the No. 1 seed with a bye to the semifinals and will play the winner of the 4/5 seed matchup on Saturday at 3 p.m

Schedule

Friday, November 22 – First Round (ESPN+)

(4) Radford vs. (5) UNC Asheville, at 15.00 | ESPN+ | Live stats

(3) USC Upstate vs. (6) Presbyterian, 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Live stats

Admission will be free for all fans attending any of the Big South Championship games.

Regular season recap
High Point finished the regular season with a 21-6 overall record and a 13-1 record in league play. The Panthers recorded 12 sweeps during the season with the most recent sweep coming in the final regular season game at Radford. HPU is led on the attack by Dylan Maberry with 405 kills in her 100 sets played, averaging 4.05 kills per set. set on the outside. The duo of Arica Davis and Baylea Sparks have been a threat at the net in the middle, each reaching over 100 blocks apiece during the regular season. Jordyn Schilling guides the team in the back row at the libero spot with a total of 491 digs for an average of 4.91 digs per set. She also leads the team and the conference in service aces with 47. High Point has rotated between a 6-2 rotation and a 5-1 rotation throughout the season using Allie Gray and Hannah Hawkins as the setters. Gray has amassed 648 assists while Hawkins tallied 405 assists.

NCAA Tournament – How Does It Work?
The winner of the Big South Volleyball Championship receives an automatic bid to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The selection show will take place on December 1st.

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