NCAA Volleyball Pairings Announced, Carthage Lone CCIW Team

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- After winning the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Volleyball Tournament over the weekend, the Carthage Lady Reds earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament and will be the CCIW's lone representative when play begins later in the week.

Carthage (29-4) will face the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (28-3) at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 as UW-Eau Claire will host the first and second round regional Nov. 9-11. Joining Carthage and UW-Eau Claire will be Concordia-Moorhead against Beloit and St. Thomas (Minn.) against UW-Oshkosh, while UW-Whitewater will have a first round bye.

Visit the NCAAsports.com website to view the entire bracket for the 2006 NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament.

For information on times and dates, visit the UW-Eau Claire athletics website.