Women's Volleyball | 11/16/2021 12:29:00 PM
West Babylon, N.Y. – With regular season play now complete, the bracket for the East Coast Conference Volleyball Championship is set. The postseason action will take place on Friday, November 19, and Saturday, November 20 at Lumsden Gymnasium on Daemen's campus in Amherst, N.Y.
Daemen (20-7, 12-0 ECC) earned the right to host the four-team tournament by earning the ECC Regular Season Championship. The Wildcats won their third ECC regular season title in the last five seasons with a perfect 12-0 run through conference play. Daemen was dominant, losing only one set over the 12 matches.
The Wildcats, back in the bracket for the third straight season and fourth time in five years, are in search of the program's second ECC title. Daemen's only ECC Championship came the last time they hosted in 2018.
No. 4 Molloy (12-13, 7-5 ECC) will be Daemen's semifinal opponent. The Lions, back in the bracket for a fourth straight season, are defending champions and have won two of the past three ECC titles.
Daemen swept the season series between the two schools, winning both matches by a 3-0 margin.
The other semifinal will feature No. 3 Mercy (13-14, 8-4 ECC) vs. No. 2 Bridgeport (17-9, 9-3 ECC). Mercy, back in the tournament for a second straight year, looks to end a 20-year title drought after their last ECC crown came in 2001.
Bridgeport continues its conference-high streak by making the tournament for the 18th straight season. The Purple Knights have previously won the ECC Championship five times, with their last coming in 2015.
The season series between the two schools was swept by Bridgeport. The Purple Knights won 3-1 on the road before rallying from two sets down to win 3-2 on their home court this past weekend.
The tournament will start on Friday, November 19 with the Molloy vs. Daemen matchup at 5:30 p.m. Mercy vs. Bridgeport will follow at 7:30 p.m. The winners of the semifinal matchups will move on to the final on Saturday, November 20 at 3:00 p.m.
Tickets for each game of the championship can be purchased in advance at www.eccsports.org/tickets. Ticket prices will be $8 for general admission and $4 for senior citizens, students, and children ages 2-5. Children under two will be admitted for free. In addition, cash will not be accepted so those wishing to purchase tickets at the venue must still use the ECC ticket website to purchase them (QR code to scan with a smartphone will be available at the gate).
In accordance with Daemen College policies, all spectators must wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.
For those not in attendance, all three matches of the championship will be broadcast on the ECC Network. Viewers can tune in at www.eccsportsnetwork.com or by downloading the ECC Network app. To download the app, search "ECC Network" on Apple or Android mobile devices or on Amazon Fire, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku streaming devices.
To read Twitter updates throughout the tournament, follow @ECCsports. Highlight clips from each match will also be available on Twitter at @ECCSportsNet.
Other pertinent information about the tournament will also be available via the championship central web page on www.eccsports.org later in the week.
2021 ECC Volleyball Championship at Daemen College
Semifinals - Friday, November 19
No. 4 Molloy vs. No. 1 Daemen - 5:30 P.M.
No. 3 Mercy vs. No. 2 Bridgeport - 7:30 P.M.
Final - Saturday, November 20
MER/UB vs. MOL/DAE – 3:00 P.M.
