Nov. 15, 2007

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The No. 1 seed Marshall Volleyball team will host No. 8 East Carolina Friday, Nov. 16 at 5:00 p.m. in the quarterfinal round of the Conference USA Volleyball Championship at the Cam Henderson Center.

After garnering its second regular season conference title in three years and earning a bye in the first round as the tournament's top seed, Marshall enters Friday's contest with East Carolina with a 22-8 overall record.

In first round action, ECU defeated SMU, 3-0. With the win, the Pirates improve to 16-16 overall, and snapped a two-match losing skid heading into tournament action.

Senior outside hitter Kelley Wernert had a match-high 24 kills against SMU and also had nine digs, while teammate Trish Monroe, a junior libero, produced a match-high 21 digs. Freshman setter Katie Koop was credited with 46 assists and nine digs.

For the latest information on match-recaps, visit www.conferenceusa.com.

FIRST ROUND
Thursday, Nov. 15
(7) Rice 3, (10) UTEP 0
(11) Southern Miss 3, (6) Houston 1
(8) East Carolina 3, (9) SMU 0
(5) Memphis 3, (12) UCF 1

QUARTERFINAL
Friday, Nov. 16
(7) Rice vs. (2) Tulane 12 p.m.
(11) Southern Miss. vs. (3) UAB 2 p.m.
(8) East Carolina vs. (1) Marshall 5 p.m.
(5) Memphis vs. (4) Tulsa 7 p.m.

SEMIFINALS
Saturday, Nov. 17
winner of Match 5 vs. winner Match 6 4 p.m.
winner of Match 7 vs. winner Match 8 6 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, Nov. 18
Semifinal winners 6 p.m.