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OVC Volleyball Championship field set, APSU Govs face Tennessee State in opener

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APSU Women's Volleyball - Austin Peay State UniversityBrentwood, TN – Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team will help lift the lid on the 2016 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Championship when it faces Tennessee State in an 11:00am, Thursday opening-round contest at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky.

2016 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Championship

The Governors finished the OVC regular season in third place and will meet the sixth-place Tennessee State in the tournament’s first match.

Murray State clinched the regular-season title and right to host the championship with a five-set victory against SIU Edwardsville, which finished second in the regular season.

Belmont and Eastern Kentucky finished fourth and fifth, respectively, while Morehead State and Jacksonville notched seventh and eighth-place finishes.

The entire OVC Volleyball Championship will be available on the OVC Digital Network.

2016 OVC Volleyball Championship Schedule

Racer Arena · Murray, Kentucky (All Times Central)

First Round – Thursday, November 17th
Match 1 – No. 3 Austin Peay vs. No. 6 Tennessee State – 11:00am
Match 2 – No. 2 SIUE vs. No. 7 Morehead State – 1:30pm
Match 3 – No. 4 Belmont vs. No. 5 Eastern Kentucky – 4:30pm
Match 4 – No. 1 Murray State vs. No. 8 Jacksonville State – 7:00pm

Semifinals – Friday, November 18th
Match 5th – Match 1st winner vs. Match 2nd winner  –  4:30pm
Match 6th – Match 3rd winner vs. Match 4th winner – 7:00pm

Championship – Saturday, November 19th
Match 7th – Match 5th winner vs. Match 6th winner – 7:00pm

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