WASHINGTON (December 1, 2019) – The NCAA Volleyball Committee unveiled its 64-team bracket where Howard University drew No. 6 Pittsburgh in the NCAA Women's Volleyball First Round. The announcement came Sunday night on ESPNU.
Howard takes on the Panthers Friday, Dec. 6 in Pittsburgh, Pa., inside the Petersen Events Center. First serve is set for 7 p.m.
HU (20-12) won its fifth consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Title, 12
th overall, after taking down rival Morgan State in a five set classic (24-26, 37-35, 17-25, 25-23, 15-12) at Burr Gymnasium.
Overall, this will be Howard's sixth NCAA appearance.
This season, Pitt (29-1) went undefeated in the Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) and currently rides an 18-match winning streak. The Panthers are ranked No. 2 in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll.
Cincinnati and VCU will also be in Pittsburgh where they face each other Friday at 4 p.m.
The winners of Friday's matches will meet in the second round Saturday (Dec. 7).
To view the 2019 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament bracket, please click
here.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
