Wildcats set to defend LSC title

Wildcats put pair of streaks on line this weekend

ABILENE -- The ACU Wildcats will begin defense of their Lone Star Conference championship Friday night when they play in the semifinals of the LSC Post-Season Tournament at Moody Coliseum.

The tournament -- being played at Moody Coliseum for the first time ever -- begins Thursday with a pair of quarterfinal matches starting at 5 p.m.  ACU and Central Oklahoma -- the winners of the LSC South and North division titles, respectively, each receive first-round byes in the six-team tournament and won't play until Friday night.

The Wildcats will play at 6 p.m. against the winner of the match between Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas Woman's, while Central Oklahoma will play at 8:30 p.m. against the winner of the match between West Texas A&M and Midwestern State.  The semifinal winners will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. in the championship match.

The Wildcats are ranked No. 11 in the nation and No. 3 in the NCAA Division II Southwest Region, and will be putting a pair of lengthy streaks on the line this weekend.  After starting the season 0-3 ACU has reeled off a school-record 27 straight wins, the 19th-longest such streak in NCAA Division II volleyball history.  The Wildcats have also won 32 straight matches at Moody Coliseum, tied for the 12th-longest such streak in NCAA Division II volleyball history.

For more information on the tournament, read this week's ACU volleyball news.  And to follow the tournament, go to the official tournament page.