Friday, November 10
Jacksonville at Stetson
DeLand, Fla.
7:00 pm
Intrastate rivals Jacksonville and Stetson will face off in a non-conference
showdown. Jacksonville (14-13, 5-4 A-Sun) finished fifth in the conference while
Stetson (8-17, 2-7 A-Sun) is tied for sevent with Mercer and Campbell. Jacksonville
will be the fourth seed going into the A-Sun Tournament.
BUCS KEEP ROLLIN' Regular season champion ETSU has been unstoppable this season, going undefeated
in the A-Sun and now on a 14 match tear. The win streak is the longest ever
for the Lady Bucs, who surpassed their previous team record of 10 matches on
October 20.
SEEDS SOWN FOR TOURNAMENT
It came down to two matches last weekend when a three-way tie ensued. With a
victory over Campbell Saturday, Gardner-Webb locked up the fifth seed in the
tournament. The final spot was up for grabs between Campbell, Mercer and Stetson,
each finishing 2-7. When the dust settled, Mercer earned the sixth spot and
is headed to the tournament.
2006 A-SUN TOURNAMENT
The 2006 Tournament will be held Nov. 17-18 on the campus of Belmont University.
This is the second consecutive year the Bruins have served as host of the event.
Six teams: ETSU (1), Belmont (2), Lipscomb (3), Jacksonville (4), Gardner-Webb
(5) and Mercer (6) will all be vying for the league's automatic bid to the NCAA
first round.
For match times and tournament bracket, please visit our championship
page.