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Scorpions Start Region Play Friday against John Brown University
 Posted November 13, 2007
 The UTB/TSC women's volleyball team is the number one seed for the NAIA Region VI Volleyball Tournament Friday and Saturday, November 16-17, at Lubbock Christian University.

As the top seed, the Scorpions are favored to win the eight-team tournament and advance to the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament in Columbia, Mo. November 28-December 1.

NAIA Region VI Volleyball Tournament Pairings
Friday-Saturday, November 16-17, 2007
at Lubbock Christian University
 Friday, November 16
Quarterfinals
11 a.m. --  #1 UTB/TSC def. #8 John Brown University (Ark.), 3-0

1:30 p.m.  -- #4 Oklahoma City University def. #5 Southwestern Assemblies of God University, 3-0
4 p.m. --  #2 Lubbock Christian University vs.  #7 Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)

6:30 p.m. --  #3 Texas Wesleyan University  vs. #6 Wayland Baptist University

Saturday November 17
Semifinals

11 a.m. -- UTB/TSC vs. Oklahoma City University

1:30 p.m. -- Winner of 2 and 7 vs. Winner of 3 and 6
Finals

7 p.m. -- Winners of semifinal games

The regional tournament is composed of teams from the Red River Athletic Conference and the Sooner Athletic Conference. Teams invited are seeded according the newest regional ratings released Monday.

As the #1 seed, the Scorpions (30-7) will meet eighth-seeded John Brown University (14-19) at 11 a.m. Friday. The Golden Eagles (6-6 in SAC play) are from Siloam Springs, Ark., located in western Arkansas along the border with Oklahoma.

Should the Scorpions win, they would advance to the semifinals against the winner of the Oklahoma City University-Southwestern Assemblies of God University match at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The regional championship match is scheduled at 7 p.m. Saturday.

The Scorpions captured their first RRAC volleyball championship with a 3-0 victory over host Texas Wesleyan University November 10. Second-seeded Lubbock Christian University (29-7) won the Sooner Athletic Conference.

UTB/TSC is ranked No. 18 in last week's NAIA national poll, while Lubbock Christian University received votes equivalent to a No. 33 rating.

"One of our goals was to win the conference, and the next one is to win the region," Scorpion head coach Marcus Young said. "We're looking forward to the regional tournament, and we hope to do real well there. Since we're ranked the number one team in the region, we have to go out and prove it."