Ephs head to MIT for New England Regional

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA -- The Williams College volleyball team (27-7) is heading to MIT Thursday to take on Eastern Connecticut State (11-26) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's New England Regional.

The Ephs captured their first NESCAC Tournament championship since the 2004 season by defeating Amherst in Amherst, 3-2, on Sunday. They are the No. 2 seed at the regional and will play the No. 7 seeded EConn at 6 p.m. Thursday in MIT's Rockwell Cage. 

If Williams advances to the semifinals of the regional, it will face the winner of No. 3 seeded Amherst and No. 6 seeded Rivier College at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. The championship match of the regional will be Saturday night at 7.

All tickets will be sold at the door. They will be $5 for adults; $3 for students with IDs and $2 for children ages 3-12. MIT students and children 2 and under will be admitted free.

Click here for the MIT site dedicated to the NCAA Tournament 2007 New England Regional. Each game of the regional will be webcast by D3Cast. Click on this link to see a webcast: http://www.d3cast.com/index.php

Click here for a full 2007 NCAA Div. III Tournament bracket.