Nov 16, 2008

Volleyball Returns to NCAA Tournament for Second Straight Year

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack volleyball team has been selected to its second-straight NCAA Tournament and second in school history.

Led by first-team selections Molly Cindric (Westlake Village, CA) and captain Ale Kuncaitis (Canton, MA), the Warriors will be the fifth seed in the East region and take on fourth-ranked Georgian Court Thursday in the first round at the University of New Haven.

New Haven, who captured the Northeast-10 regular season and postseason championships, is the top seed and host of the tournament. New Haven edged Merrimack 3-2 on Saturday in the Northeast-10 Championship.

Dowling, who captured the East region last season, is the second seed. The Golden Lions defeated Merrimack 3-1 in the first round of the tournament last season, eliminating the Warriors from their first-ever NCAA Tournament.

Also in the region are Bentley (third seed), Bridgeport (sixth seed), Adelphi (seventh seed) and Queens (eighth seed)

Merrimack lost a five-set match to Georgian Court back on September 12 in Lowell, 22-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-17, and 15-13.

Led by the 2007 and 2008 Northeast-10 Coach of the Year Joey Pacis, the Warriors recorded a 13-1 record in the Northeast-10 this season and a 20-9 overall record. Merrimack finished second in the conference championship for the second straight year, while reaching the 20-win plateau for the first time in school history.


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