Dowling Opens With Win In Match 1 of NCAA Regional
BRYANT SELECTED TO HOST NCAA NORTHEAST REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
NCAA
TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS
SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University women's volleyball team has
been selected to host the 2005 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship
at the Chace Athletic Center starting Thursday, Nov. 17 and
concluding with the championship scheduled for Saturday, Nov.
19. The Bulldogs will be the No. 2 seed of the
tournament behind top-seed Dowling College. Bentley College
will be the No. 3 seed of the tournament.
The Bulldogs (26-9) will take on New York Institute of Technology (16-15) in the opener on Thursday. Game times for the tournament will be finalized on Monday. Other first round matchups which will take place on Thursday include: No. 1 Dowling vs. No. 8 Goldey-Beacom; No. 5 Saint Rose vs. No. 4 Mercy; No. 3 Bentley vs. No. 6 UMass Lowell.
Seeding for the tournament:
No. 1 Dowling (30-8) - NYCAC
No. 2 Bryant (26-9) - NE-10
No. 3 Bentley (27-7) - NE-10
No. 4 - Mercy (20-11) - NYCAC
No. 5 - Saint Rose (24-6) - NE-10
No. 6 - UMass Lowell (18-9) - NE-10
No. 7 - NYIT (16-15) - NYCAC
No. 8 - Goldey-Beacom (26-7) - CACC






