Emory University has been selected as one of eight institutions to serve as host sites for the opening rounds of the 2017 NCAA D-III Volleyball Tournament.  The Eagles are one of 64 programs who will be competing for this year's national crown. 

Emory is one of eight programs who will competing in the Atlanta Regional.  Action at the Woodruff PE Center begins on Thursday (Nov. 9) with four quarterfinal-round battles, followed by Friday's semifinals.  The championship clash will take place on Saturday evening.

Emory's opening-round foe will be Worcester State University from the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference.  Emory enters the Atlanta Regional as the No. 1 seed while Worcester State is No. 8.

The schedule for the Regional is as follows with times listed as Eastern Standard.

Thursday, Nov. 9
Match 1 – 12:30 pm – Birmingham Southern vs. Covenant College
Match 2 – 3:00 pm – Berry College vs. Hanover College
Match 3 – 5:30 pm – Christopher Newport vs. Thomas More
Match 4 – 8:00 pm – Emory vs. Worcester State

Friday, Nov. 10
Match 5 – 4:30 pm  - Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner
Match 6 – 7:00 pm – Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner

Saturday, Nov. 11
7:00 pm – Championship Match