Volleyball Seeded Sixth for Sun Belt Tournament

NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Appalachian State volleyball has earned the No. 6 seed for the 2019 Sun Belt Volleyball Tournament.

The Mountaineers will battle seventh seed UT Arlington in the First Round on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. EST on ESPN+. The winner will advance to the Second Round on Friday and play third seed South Alabama on Friday at 8:30 p.m. EST. 

All matches for the tournament will played in Strahan Arena on the campus of Texas State and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Texas State earned the top seed in the tournament with a 14-2 conference mark, with Coastal Carolina seeded second after going 13-3 in Sun Belt play.

Semifinal matches will be played on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. EST and 6 p.m. EST, with the championship set for Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. EST.

App State and UT Arlington met once this year in Boone, with the Mavericks prevailing 3-0 on Oct. 25. 

The Mountaineers finished the regular season with a 13-16 overall record and 9-7 in Sun Belt play. App State enters the Sun Belt tournament on a four-match winning streak after defeating South Alabama 3-1 on Friday and Troy 3-2 on Sunday. 

2019 SUN BELT VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Schedule
Thursday, November 21
Match 1 - No. 8 Arkansas State vs. No. 5 Louisiana (ESPN+), 6 p.m.
Match 2 - No. 7 UTA vs. No. 6 Appalachian State (ESPN+), 8:30 p.m.
 
Friday, November 22
Match 3 - Match 1 Winner vs. No. 4 Troy (ESPN+), 6 p.m.
Match 4 - Match 2 Winner vs. No. 3 South Alabama (ESPN+), 8:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, November 23
Match 5 - Match 3 Winner at No. 1 Texas State (ESPN+), 3:30 p.m.
Match 6 - Match 4 Winner vs. No. 2 Coastal Carolina (ESPN+), 6 p.m.
 
Sunday, November 24
Match 7 - Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner (ESPN+), 2 p.m.
 
All Times are Eastern and Subject to Change

Championship Seeds and Conference Records
1. Texas State (14-2)
2. Coastal Carolina (13-3)
3. South Alabama (11-5)
4. Troy (10-6)
5. Louisiana (10-6)
6. Appalachian State (9-7)
7. UTA (8-8)
8. Arkansas State (7-9)
 
Tiebreakers
Troy earned the No. 4 seed over Louisiana by virtue of its 3-1 win over the Louisiana on Oct. 12.