CHICAGO, Ill. – The Illinois Tech women's volleyball team was selected last week to compete in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships for the second year in a row.  Tech will head to Virginia Beach, Virgina from Thursday until Saturday and will enter the ten-team tournament as the fourth seed

Below is information on all aspects on this week's events.

FULL SCARLET HAWK SCHEDULE (a PDF of the full tournament schedule and bracket can be found here.)

POOL PLAY MATCHES (All matches at Virginia Beach Field House Court #1)

Thursday, November 9

9:30 a.m. EST - #9 UMFK vs. #4 Illinois Tech

2:00 p.m. EST - #8 Penn State Brandywine vs #4 Illinois Tech

Friday, November 10

11:00 a.m. EST - #5 Carlow vs. #4 Illinois Tech

3:30 p.m. EST - #4 Illinois Tech vs #1 Florida National University

The top four teams from both Pool A and Pool B will qualify for the bracket portion of the Tournament, which will take place on both Friday, November 10 and Saturday, November 11.

BRACKET PLAY (Matches will be on either Court #1 or #2 at Virginia Beach Field House)

Friday, November 10

5:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. EST - USCAA National Championships Quarterfinals

Saturday, November 11

10:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m. EST - USCAA National Championships Semifinals

2:00 p.m. EST - USCAA National Championships Third Place Game

4:00 p.m. EST - USCAA National Championship Match

LIVE STATS AND STREAMING

The USCAA plans on providing live streaming and statistics for the tournament matches, with live audio included for the Semifinal and National Championship matches. Standard-definition streams will be free of charge, while high-definition streams will cost $6.95 per event.

SITE INFORMATION, TICKETING and PARKING

All tournament matches will be played at the Virginia Beach Fieldhouse, located at 2020 Landstown Centre Way in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Parking will be available free of charge. Admission cost will be $10.00 per day for spectators, with $22.00 week-long passes available both on-site and at http://uscaa.ticketleap.com

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and QUESTIONS

Additional information can be found in the USCAA's Volleyball Information Packet. For further questions in regards to tournament information, contact Phillip Hines at phillip.hines@theuscaa.com.