CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The NCAA and ESPN have announced the times for the NCAA Volleyball Champaign Regional next weekend, with the No. 3 Illinois volleyball team set to play No. 15 Marquette at 11 a.m. CT in Huff Hall on Friday (December 7). The match will be televised on ESPNU.
No. 6 Wisconsin and San Diego will face off in the second regional semifinal on Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT on ESPN3. The winners of the two matches will play on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT on ESPNU with a spot in the Final Four on the line.
The Illini (30-3) advanced to their 18th NCAA Regional semifinal in program history with a sweep over Eastern Michigan (25-14, 25-9, 25-20) on Friday night, followed by a 3-1 (25-22, 26-28, 25-17, 25-18) victory against Louisville on Saturday.
Dates and Times for 2018 Regional Sites
Palo Alto Regional:
Washington vs. Penn State – December 7th at 6:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM Local on ESPNU
Washington State vs. Stanford– December 7th at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM Local on ESPN3
Regional Final: December 8th at 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM Local on ESPNU
Provo Regional
Michigan vs. Texas - December 7th at 4:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM Local on ESPNU
Florida vs. BYU - December 7th at 6:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM Local on ESPN3
Regional Final: December 8th at 8:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM Local on ESPNU
Minneapolis Regional
Kentucky vs. Nebraska – December 7th at 2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM Local ESPNU
Oregon vs. Minnesota – December 7th at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM Local on ESPN3
Regional Final: December 8th at 6:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM Local on ESPNU
Champaign Regional
Marquette vs. Illinois – December 7th at 12:00 PM ET / 11 AM Local on ESPNU
San Diego vs. Wisconsin – December 7th at 2:30 PM ET / 1:30 PM Local on ESPN3
Regional Final: December 8th at 4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM Local on ESPNU
Ticketing Information
General admission all-session ticket packages will go on sale on Monday (December 3) at 9 a.m. CT and will include a ticket for all Regional matches. All single-session tickets will go on sale on Thursday (December 6) at 9 a.m. Season ticket holders will have an exclusive period where they will have priority access to reserved all-session tickets beginning Monday at 9 a.m. CT.
Tickets will be available in person at the west lobby of State Farm Center Monday-Thursday at 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., over the phone by calling 866-ILLINI-1, or via FIGHTINGILLINI.com.
University of Illinois students with a valid I-Card can call the Illinois ticket office (866-ILLINI-1) or visit the west lobby of State Farm Center to purchase all-session tickets on Monday through Wednesday, with single-session tickets available on Thursday.
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