PITT SET TO HOST BIG EAST VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
11/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 14, 2010
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PITTSBURGH—The University of Pittsburgh women’s volleyball team will host the 2010 Big East Volleyball Tournament from Nov. 19-21 at Fitzgerald Field House. This marks the 11th time the Panthers have hosted the tournament, and the second in the past three years.
The tournament will begin with four quarterfinal matches on Friday, Nov. 19, and continue with two semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 20. The championship game is slated for Sunday, Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN-U.
The schedule is as follows:
Quarterfinals - Friday, November 19, 2010
Match 1: No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, 10:00 a.m.
Match 2: No. 1 Cincinnati vs. No. 8 USF, 12:30 p.m.
Match 3: No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 7 Seton Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Match 4: No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 6 Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, November 20, 2010
Match 5: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner, 1:00 p.m. Match 6: Match 3 Winner vs.
Match 4 Winner, 3:30 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, November 21, 2010
Match 7: Semifinal Winners (ESPNU), 3:30 p.m.
For tickets, contact Pitt’s Ticket Office at 412-648-7488 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Pricing is as follows:
Friday, November 19
$10.00 Adults
$5.00 Youth (18 & under) & Seniors (65 & over)
FREE Children under 2 & BIG EAST students w/ ID
Saturday, November 20 & Sunday, November 21
$7.00 Adults
$4.00 Youth (18 & under) & Seniors (65 & over)
FREE Children under 2 & BIG EAST students w/ ID
All-Sessions Pass $20.00 Adult
$10.00 Youth (18 & under) & Seniors (65 & over)
This season, the BIG EAST will provide a free webcast for all sessions at www.bigeast.org. All tournament matches will also be available on gametracker at www.pittsburghpanthers.com.