ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) – The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball committee announced the 64-team field that will compete in the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship. Thirty-two conferences were awarded an automatic qualification, while the remaining 32 positions were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket. As the winners of the American Athletic Conference, the Knights secured an automatic bid and will head to Gainesville, Fla. to take on the Florida State Seminoles (19-9, 9-3).
UCF will face Florida State Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Gainesville. On the other side of the bracket, Florida will take on Alabama State. The winners of the two matches will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday. To view the full, 64-team bracket, click here.
"I think they are going to go up to Florida, and I think they are going to be a relaxed team," UCF Volleyball Head Coach Todd Dagenais said. "They're going to go out there and put their best foot forward."
Last week, the Knights moved to No. 22 in the RPI and are back to receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches Poll.
After claiming the conference title two weekends ago, the Black and Gold have secured back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2002-03. It is the third time in program history that the Knights have made consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and the first time under Todd Dagenais.
With the conference title victory, Dagenais amassed 236 career wins to tie Lucy McDaniel as the winningest head coach in UCF Volleyball program history.
The Knights have posted a 24-7 overall record to this point in 2019 and, after reaching a season-high 10 match winning streak in early November, they are back to having won five straight matches.
TICKET INFORMATION | GAINESVILLE First & Second Rounds
Tickets for the NCAA First & Second Rounds will go on sale Monday online (follow this link for purchasing) and at the Gator Ticket Office, located between Gates 1 & 2 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The general public can begin purchasing general admission tickets at 8:30 a.m. ET Monday, while reserved tickets go on sale Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET.
Current volleyball reserved season ticket holders will have until 5 p.m. ET Monday to reclaim their current reserved seats for the NCAA First and Second Round matches. General admission season ticket holders who would like to purchase reserved tickets can call the Gator Ticket Office (352-375-4683) starting at 9 a.m. ET Tuesday.
SINGLE-MATCH TICKETS
Reserved Seating – $10
Adult General Admission – $8
Child General Admission (12 & U) – $5
FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)
First Round Matches | Thursday, Dec. 5
Match 1 (UCF vs. Florida State) – 4:30 p.m.
Match 2 (Alabama State vs. Florida) – 7 p.m.
Second Round Match
Friday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m. (Winners of Match 1 & Match 2)
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