ACC Volleyball Tournament Bracket Announced
11/15/2004 7:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 15, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The seventh-seeded Maryland volleyball team will begin defense of its ACC title when it takes on 10th-seeded Wake Forest in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 18, in Charlottesville, Va. The match is scheduled for 5 p.m.
Maryland wrapped up its regular season at home this weekend, falling to Clemson and Georgia Tech. The Terrapins finished the regular season at 12-14, and 7-9 in the conference.
Maryland enters this year's tournament as defending champions, having won last year's title in Orlando, Fla. The title was the Terps' third - they also won conference crowns in 1990 and 1996.
Earlier this season, the Terrapins defeated Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, 3-1, but fell to the Demon Deacons in five games at Comcast Center Pavilion.
With a win, the Terps would face second-seeded Miami in the quarterfinal round on Friday, Nov. 19 at 5 p.m.
Georgia Tech earned the tournament's top seed after finishing conference play with a 16-0 record.
All matches will be played in Memorial Gym on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.
2004 ACC Volleyball Tournament
Memorial Gym, Charlottesville, Va.
Thursday, Nov. 18
#8 Virginia Tech vs. #9 Clemson, 2:30 p.m.
#7 Maryland vs. #10 Wake Forest, 5:00 p.m.
#6 Virginia vs. #11 NC State, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 19
#1 Georgia Tech vs. #8/#9 Winner, 11:00 a.m.
#4 Florida State vs. #5 North Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
#2 Miami vs. #7/#10 Winner, 5:00 p.m.
#3 Duke vs. #6/#11 Winner, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 20
Semifinal #1, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinal #2, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 21
Championship Match, 1:00 p.m.
