Colorado College; Southwestern and Trinity Headed to NCAA Volleyball Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Committee announced Sunday the field of 61 teams for the 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. Complete 2008 NCAA Women's Volleyball Bracket

Colorado College, Southwestern University and Trinity University made the field, marking the third consecutive year that the league has sent three or more teams to the tournament.

Trinity University (30-9) received the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after winning the SCAC championship with a 3-0 victory over DePauw University.

The Tigers will serve as host school for the regional - one of eight regional sites - with play beginning on Thursday, Nov. 13.

Southwestern University (34-4) and Colorado College (26-11) were selected as at-large participants. Southwestern defeated Colorado College in the third/fourth place match on Saturday at the SCAC Volleyball Tournament.

Colorado College, which is making its 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, plays Christopher-Newport (33-6), winners of the USA-South Conference, in Thursday's 2 p.m. opening round match.

Southwestern plays Texas-Dallas (24-7), winners of the American Southwest Conference, at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the Pirates have made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

In Thursday's final match at 7 p.m., Trinity takes on Webster (Mo.), which earned the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's automatic bid.

Trinity won its 11th straight SCAC title Saturday night, and the Tigers' have made 17 straight appearance at the NCAA Championships.