NCAA Championship Bracket | Tournament Central

STATESBORO, Ga. – The Georgia Southern volleyball team will take on Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday, Dec. 5, at 5 p.m. The contest will be played in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the campus of the University of Florida.

It will be the Eagles' first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2010, when they lost 3-1 to Florida State in the first round, and fourth overall. The Eagles are still searching for the program's first NCAA Tournament win.

The winner of the match between the Eagles and Seminoles will take on the winner of the match featuring the host Gators and Jacksonville Friday at 7 p.m.

Georgia Southern earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating Samford 3-1 in Timmons Arena last Sunday in the league's tournament title game.

Junior outside hitter Jamie DeRatt was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player while junior middle Kym Coley was named all-tournament for the second straight season and sophomore right side Katie Bange also earned all-tournament accolades.

Georgia Southern has tied the school season record with 28 wins against five losses and has won 13 of its last 15 matches. The Eagles are 0-3 against the Seminoles all-time with the last match coming in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Florida State also topped Georgia Southern 3-0 in 1990 and 3-0 in 1997.

Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics, and its "Eagles GATA" mobile app for Android and iOS.

Ticket Information | Gainesville First & Second Rounds
Tickets for the NCAA First & Second Rounds in Gainesville will go on sale at 8:30 a.m. Monday morning (Dec. 2) online and at the Gator Ticket Office, located between Gates 1 & 2 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

All-Session: $10.00 for Adults, $6 for students & senior citizens; $5 children 12 & under.
Single-Session: $7 Adults; $5 for students & senior citizens; $4 children 12 & under.

First Round Matches | Thursday, Dec. 5
Match 1 (Georgia Southern vs. FSU) – 5 PM
Match 2 (Jacksonville vs. Florida) – 7 PM

Second Round Match | Friday, Dec. 6, 7 PM (winners of Match 1 & Match 2)