Senior Danielle Herndon will be playing the last two home regular season matches of her career this weekend at the Joyce Center

Notre Dame To Host Last Two Home Regular Season Matches Of The Season This Weekend

Nov. 7, 2006

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THIS WEEK: The Irish (15-10, 9-3 BIG EAST) returns home for the last two home matches of the season. Notre Dame will take on Pittsburgh (20-8, 8-4 BIG EAST) at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Irish continue the brief home stand with the final home regular season match of the season on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. against West Virginia (2-27, 1-11 BIG EAST). It will be senior day for the Notre Dame’s lone senior Danielle Herndon.

QUICK HITS ABOUT THE IRISH: Below are some highlights of the note package. For more details on any topic, consult the remainder of the release.

* Notre Dame got back on track with a pair of conference wins over the weekend defeating Georgetown, Nov. 3 and South Florida, Nov. 5. The win over Georgetown snapped Notre Dame’s season long three match losing streak.

* Sophomore Mallorie Croal was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the first time in her career, as she led the Irish in kills in both wins. For the week, Croal tallied a team best 28 kills on a .490 hitting percentage. She is the fourth Notre Dame athlete to be honored by the league office this season.

* Sophomore Mallorie Croal led the attack against Georgetown with 13 kills, to go along with a solid hitting percentage of .417.

* Freshman Megan Fesl reached double figures in kills for the third time in her career with 10 against the Hoyas.

* The sophomore duo of Mallorie Croal and Justine Stremick each totaled a match best 15 kills against South Florida.

* Both Croal and Stremick also had outstanding hitting percentages. Croal hit .560 (15-for-25) while Stremick was even better at .750 (15-for-20).

* Justine Stremick’s .750 hitting percentage was the highest for a Notre Dame player since 2001 when Kristy Kreher hit .765 in a match against Pittsburgh.

* Notre Dame’s team hitting percentage of .432 was the high mark for the season, while South Florida’s hitting percentage of .088 was the second lowest for an Irish opponent this season.

* Freshman Kim Kristoff set a career best with her five service aces against the Bulls. She was the second Irish player to tally five or more service aces in a match this season (Adrianna Stasiuk (6) Marquette 10/6)

* Junior setter Ashley Tarutis had a season best 39 assists against USF.

* Junior Adrianna Stasiuk has had good all-around number in her career against Pittsburgh with an average of 2.18 kills per game and 3.64 digs per game.

* Ashley Tarutis averages 11.36 assists per game in her career against Pittsburgh and West Virginia.

* With Debbie Brown at the helm, the Irish are 18-3 all-time against Pittsburgh and 18-6 overall. Her record and Notre Dame’s record is 11-2 against West Virginia

* Notre Dame has now traveled 18,561.59 miles this season through the South Florida trip back home.

* Christina Kaelin has 19 blocks this season but 10 (53 percent) are solo blocks, by far the highest percentage on the team.

* Three Notre Dame volleyball players have played in all 86 games this season (Justine Stremick, Ashley Tarutis, and Danielle Herndon). Another trends includes Notre Dame has used 10 different starting lineups this season, all of which have featured at least two freshman and sometimes as many as four.

* A few Notre Dame volleyball players are quickly moving up the career and season charts. Junior Adrianna Stasiuk with her 18 double digit digs matches this season now has 62 in her career, which is fourth all-time in the double figure dig mark. She also has totaled 37 double-doubles, which is third all-time on that list.

* Ashley Tarutis with her 613 assists this season now has 3,336 assists in her career, which is fourth all-time having just passed Taryn Collins.

* Freshman Christina Kaelin with five 20+-kill matches this year is just out of the top-10 all-time for career matches with 20+ kills for the Irish.

* Danielle Herndon is quickly moving up the career digs list. She now has 1,123 digs in her career, which is good for seventh all-time. Herndon’s 20 times leading the team in digs this season is fifth in a single season at Notre Dame having just passed Lindsay Treadwell (1998). Herndon’s 432 digs this year is the fifth highest single season total in the record books for Notre Dame

* Adrianna Stasiuk has recorded 13 double-doubles in the first 23 matches.

* The Irish continue to alternate their two setters this season with both Ashley Tarutis and Jamel Nicholas earning playing time. Each setter has started and lead the team in assists in at least nine matches this season.

* No individual Notre Dame player is ranked among the top-10 in the BIG EAST in assists, yet the Irish thanks to both setters, Jamel Nicholas and Ashley Tarutis, are second in the conference in assists (14.45).

* Justine Stremick currently is fifth in the conference in blocks per game with an average of 1.42. Her 20 solo blocks are second in the conference.

* Justine Stremick’s 122 total blocks this year is more than her next two teammates combined.

* Danielle Herndon is fourth in the BIG EAST with her average of 5.02 digs per game. The Irish are second in the BIG EAST with an average of 17.31 digs per game.

* The Irish are second in the conference in kills per game 15.74, despite not having a single individual ranked among the top-10.

* In BIG EAST play only the Irish are second in the league in hitting percentage (.275), second in service aces per game (1.84) and third in kills (16.26) and blocks (3.00).

* Since the beginning of conference play sophomore Justine Stremick is fourth in the league in hitting percentage (.393), while junior Adrianna Stasiuk is ninth in the league with an average of 0.43 service aces per game.

* The Irish are 6-1 in four game matches this season.

* With the victory over Seton Hall on Saturday, Sept. 30, head coach Debbie Brown became only the 28th NCAA volleyball coach to reach the 500-win milestone. Her record now stands at 504-215 in her 22 years as collegiate head coach at Arizona State and Notre Dame.

* Notre Dame has high hopes for the upcoming 2006 campaign as the squad returns three starters and seven monogram winners.

* Joining the strong nucleus this season is one the highest ranked freshman classes in the country (third by Volleyball Magazine and fifth by PrepVolleyball.com).

* Head Coach Debbie Brown returns for her 16th season at the helm of volleyball program and signed a new contract extension in the off-season.

* Two additions to the coaching staff this season are former Virginia Tech head coach Greg Smith and Kevin Lane.

* Notre Dame takes on nine teams in 10 matches this season that were participants in the 2005 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

* Notre Dame had four home matches on home football weekends this season and went 3-1 in with victories over Marquette, Syracuse and Connecticut and a loss to St. John’s.

* Danielle Herndon is the lone senior on the team, the first time since 1983 that the Notre Dame roster has had only have one senior.

* Over the last 16 years Notre Dame is an impressive 187-32 (.854) at the Joyce Center.

* The Fighting Irish have compiled an overall record of 129-10 (.928) including a record of 71-2 at the Joyce Center during regular season play against BIG EAST competition since joining the conference in 1995.

* This is the 35th anniversary of women’s athletics at Notre Dame, in celebration the volleyball team and the female athletic teams at Notre Dame will wear special patches on their uniforms this season. There will also be a special celebration in April. For more information see the info located toward the back of this notes package.

SCOUTING PITTSBURGH: The Panther split a pair of tough conference matches over the weekend, taking a tough 3-2 match from Cincinnati on Friday, Nov. 3 before falling 3-1 to Louisville on Sunday, Nov. 5 … this weekend sets up as interesting match up with both teams still vying for seeding in the upcoming conference tournament … a Pittsburgh win could propel them to third place past Notre Dame and Marquette and could knock the Irish potentially all the way to fifth place … a Notre Dame win would allow them to hold on to third place with one more conference match to be played before the end of the regular season … the Panthers attack is led by Diana Andreyko … the junior leads the team with 412 kills (4.08 per game), which is also among the conference leaders … Andreyko is also second on the team is digs (294) … sophomore Stephanie Ross has been the other primary attacker with 349 kills (3.64 per game … three Pittsburgh players have 100+ blocks this season led by 147 from sophomore Jessica Moses … freshman Meagan Dooley had made a solid impact with 291 kills, and 109 blocks before a knee injury ended her season last weekend … senior setter Azadeh Boroumand has 1,131 assists this season (11.91 assists per game) … sophomore Monica Macellari is a local product from Granger … Chris Beerman is his sixth year at the helm of the Panthers and has led the team to two NCAA Tournaments in that time.

SERIES VS. PITTSBURGH: Notre Dame and Pitt will meet for the 15th consecutive season and 25th time overall … Notre Dame has won 18 of the previous matches against its most-common opponent … the 15-year streak of at least one contest against the Panthers also is the longest versus any current foe … The Irish will be looking to avenge the five match regular season loss at Pittsburgh last season, which was the only mark against Notre Dame during BIG EAST play… last season saw ND start off well by winning the first two games 30-23, 30-15 only to see Pitt take the next three games by the scores of 30-27, 30-28, 15-13 … the teams met twice in both 2003 and ’04, once in the regular season and again in the BIG EAST tournament final … after ND had won 15 straight, the Panthers prevailed twice in ’03 (when the teams were the league’s co-champs in the regular season), but the Irish struck back in 2004, getting wins at home in the regular season and at Pittsburgh in the postseason … the schools first met in 1984 in Pittsburgh, with the Panthers winning 3-0 … the Irish eliminated Pitt from the 1994 NCAA tournament second round with a four-game win in the Joyce Center … the BIG EAST era has seen the Irish win 14 of 17 matches, with the teams playing in the league tournament on six occasions … ND leads in games won 58-33 … these were the only two BIG EAST teams to earn bids to the 2004 NCAA tournament … Denise Boylan in the 1996 match tallied 86 assists at Pittsburgh, which is the second-highest assist total every recorded for Notre Dame.

SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA: The Mountaineers have had a tough go at it this season … WVU began the season well with a victory over Oakland and then lost their next 19 matches before winning against Georgetown … the Mountaineers are currently riding an eight-match skid … junior Abby Tevis has been the best attacker with 276 kills … West Virginia has had a tough time converting its attempts as it is only hitting .088 as a team this season and are only tallying 11.59 kills per game for the year … sophomore Lisa Hough has been solid around the net with 17 solo blocks … the West Virginia roster consists of five players with Midwestern ties (Gina Cusanelli, Nicole Jones, Marissa Meyers, Ashley Pappas and Abby Raines) … Veronica Hemmersmith is now in her 31st season as the leader of the Mountaineer program and has over 500 career victories in here years with the program..

SERIES VS. WEST VIRGINIA: The Irish and the Mountaineers will meet for the 13th consecutive season and 14th time overall … Notre Dame has won 11 of the previous 13 contests, including each of the last seven … the Irish were victorious 30-22, 30-22, 30-17 at the WVU Coliseum, last season … the win allowed ND to run their 2005 unbeaten streak on opponents court’s to a school record nine matches … ND is 6-0 against WVU at the Joyce Center … the teams played twice before the Irish joined the BIG EAST Conference in 1995 … in the first-ever meeting, West Virginia won 15-10, 7-15, 4-15, 15-12, 15-9 in the National Invitation Volleyball Championship postseason tournament in Fairborn, Ohio … the Irish gained their first win over the Mountaineers in 1994 in the Joyce Center in four games … after winning the next three in straight games, Notre Dame lost 15-3, 15-5, 15-7 in Morgantown in 1998, which marked just the second loss to a conference team in 50 matches since becoming a BIG EAST member … the Irish leads 35-9 in games won … in the NIVC match, Notre Dame’s Jessica Fiebelkorn posted the highest hitting percentage ever for an ND player in a five-game match, with 13 kills and only two errors on 20 swings for a .550 mark … in ’94, the Irish set a Joyce-Center record with 15 service aces, including six by Angie Harris, which is tied for the third-highest total in school history.

BACK ON TRACK: The Fighting Irish ended their three-match losing streak with a victory over Georgetown 3-0 on Friday, Nov. 3. The Irish continued the winning with their second conference road sweep of the weekend with a 3-0 win over South Florida on Sunday, Nov. 5.

CROAL HONORED: Sophomore Mallorie Croal for the first time in her career was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week. Croal totaled 28 kills on a .490 hitting percentage for the week. This was the fifth time an Irish volleyball player has been honored by the league office this season (Adrianna Stasiuk- Player of the Week (9/25); Serinity Phillips-Rookie of the Week (10/9); Christina Kaelin-Rookie of the Week 8/28 & 9/4)).

NOTES FROM THE GEORGETOWN MATCH: Notre Dame had several noteworthy performances from the Georgetown match.

* The Irish snapped their season long three-match losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Georgetown.

* Sophomore Mallorie Croal for the sixth time this season led the team in kills with 13. She also had a solid hitting percentage of .417, to go along with six digs and four blocks.

* Freshman Megan Fesl for the fourth time this season reached double figures in kills with 10.

* For the match, the Irish out hit the Hoyas .356 to .121.

NOTES FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA MATCH: Notre Dame had a few noteworthy performances from the South Florida match.

* Sophomore’s Justine Stremick and Mallorie Croal each had 15 kills to lead the attack

* Both Croal and Stremick also had tremendous hitting percentages. Croal hit .560 (15-for-25), while Stremick was even better at .750 (15-for-20).

* Stremick’s .750 hitting percentage was the highest of the season for a Notre Dame player and the highest since Nov. 4, 2001 when Kristy Kreher hit .765 in match against Pittsburgh.

* Notre Dame’s team hitting percentage of .432 was the high mark for the season while South Florida’s hitting percentage of .088 was the second lowest for an Irish opponent this season.

* Freshman Kim Kristoff set a career best with her five service aces against the Bulls. She was the second Notre Dame volleyball player to tally five or more service aces in a match this season (Adrianna Stasiuk (6) Marquette 10/6)

* Junior Ashley Tarutis had a season best 39 assists against USF.

AGAINST THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS:

* Junior Adrianna Stasiuk has good all-around numbers against Pittsburgh with an average of 2.18 kills per game and 3.64 digs per game in her career.

* Junior Ashley Tarutis averages 11.36 assists per game against the Pittsburgh and West Virginia

* With Debbie Brown at the helm the Irish are 18-3 all-time against Pittsburgh and 18-6 overall. Her record and the Notre Dame record is 11-2 against West Virginia.

THE PLACES WE’VE GONE: Following the trip to South Florida for Notre Dame, the Irish have logged 18, 561.59 miles this season through bus and planes to destinations.

A LONE BLOCKER: Christina Kaelin has 19 blocks this season, but 10 (53 percent) of which are solo blocks, which is by far the largest percentage of solo blocks on the team.

THE IRON GROUP: Three Fighting Irish players have taken the court in all 86 games this season (Justine Stremick, Ashley Tarutis and Danielle Herndon). This group of three can be dubbed the “Iron Women” for taking the court in every game played this season.

A CONSISTANT CHANGE: The Fighting Irish have now used 10 different lineups this season. Every single one of the lineups combinations has used at least two rookies and sometimes as many as four rookies have been starting at the same time.

A WEEKLY WATCH: These are the individual player both season and career stats to be on the lookout for this week.

* Junior Adrianna Stasiuk with her 18 double figure digs matches this season now has 62 in her career, which is fourth all-time. Her 13 double-doubles this season move her into third with 37 only five behind Jessica Fiebelkorn for second.

* Junior Ashley Tarutis with 613 assists this season now has 3,336 assists in her career, which is fourth on the Notre Dame assist list having just passed Taryn Collins for fourth place.

* Freshman Christina Kaelin with five 20+-kill matches this season is creeping up on the top-ten all-time at Notre Dame for 20+-kill matches in a career. Three former Notre Dame players (Christi Girton, Kathy Cunningham and Mary Kay Waller) hold the career mark of six 20+-kill matches.

* Senior Danielle Herndon is quickly moving up the Notre Dame digs list. She now has 1,123 career digs, which is good for seventh on the list. Herndon’s 20 times leading the team in digs this season is fifth for Notre Dame just passing Lindsay Treadwell (1998) in a single season. Herndon’s 432 digs this year is fifth on Notre Dame’s list for a single season.

GETTING HER GROOVE BACK: Junior Ashley Tarutis has led the team in assists in 80 of the last 89 matches.

DOUBLING UP: Junior Adrianna Stasiuk has had a double-double in kills and digs in 13 of her 23 matches this season.

AN INTERESTING SITUATION: Notre Dame has switched up their two-setters junior Ashley Tarutis and Jamel Nicholas through much of the first 25 matches, where each one of them has led the team in assists in at least nine matches this season. Due in part to the two-setter approach no individual setter is ranked among the top-10 in the BIG EAST, but Notre Dame as a team is second (14.45) in the conference in assists.

SENDING THEM BACK: Sophomore Justine Stremick is fifth in the conference with her average of 1.42 blocks per game. Her 20 solo blocks are the third most in the BIG EAST.

A POINT SAVER: Senior Danielle Herndon is fourth in the conference in digs per game at 5.02. The Irish are second the conference in digs per game (17.31).

MAKING A TEAM IMPACT: As a team the Irish have climbed to second in the conference in kills per game at 15.74, despite not having any individual ranked among the top-10.

Justine Stremick is not only the tallest player on the team at 6’3″, she also has more blocks with 122 this season than her next two closest teammates combined (Adrianna Stasiuk and Kim Kristoff), who total 116 together.

A DIFFERENT SEASON: Since the beginning of conference play the Irish are second in the BIG EAST in hitting percentage (.275). Notre Dame is also second in service aces per game (1.84). During league play only, Notre Dame is also third in kills (16.26) and blocks per game (3.00)

WE’RE TURNING THE CORNER: Sophomore Justine Stremick is fourth in the league in hitting percentage during league matches (.393). Junior Adrianna Stasiuk is ninth in the league with an average of 0.43 service aces per game.

FOUR IS ABOUT RIGHT: Notre Dame is a solid 6-1 this season when playing four games; so losing a game somewhere in the first three has ultimately been a key ingredient to success.

LOVING THE HOME COOKING: Several Notre Dame player have played well at the friendly confines of the Joyce Center this season, none better than freshman Christina Kaelin. Kaelin is averaging 4.00 kills per game in home matches this season.

PACKING THEM IN: Aided by the football pep rally to follow, the attendance for Notre Dame’s match against Marquette on Oct. 6 was listed at 5,743. That crowd was to that point the 15th largest nationally and the second biggest crowd ever for a Notre Dame volleyball match at home. That number of fans is behind only the 8,643 fans that packed the Joyce Center for the Virginia Tech match on Nov. 7, 2003, which was also a pep rally match. The Irish are 12th nationally with their average of 1962 attendees per match.

AN UNFORGETABLE MILESTONE: With the victory over Seton Hall on Sept. 30, head coach Debbie Brown has now won 500 career matches in her 22-year career. She becomes only the 28th NCAA volleyball coach to ever attain 500 or more victories in a career.

A MEDIA FRIENDLY TEAM: The Irish have now played seven matches on television this season. Notre Dame dropped its first television match to then No. 13 Missouri on Sept. 2 and also fell to Northern Iowa on Sept. 9. The Irish picked up a TV win against DePaul on Oct. 13 before falling twice to then No. 16 Hawai’i on Oct. 16 and 17. The Irish then fell to St. John’s in three games on Oct. 22. Notre Dame finished up their tough TV schedule with a three game loss at the hands of Louisville on Sunday, Oct. 29.

A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: Sophomore Justine Stremick controlled the action around the net against Idaho in the Shamrock Invitational. She tallied 14 blocks, including 11 block assists against the Vandals. Her 14 blocks in the four-game match is tied with Mary Kay Waller for the third most blocks by an Irish blocker.

HONORS AND SELECTIONS: Junior outside hitter Adrianna Stasiuk and junior setter Ashley Tarutis were both chosen for the preseason All BIG-EAST squad.

Christina Kaelin was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Aug. 28 and Sept. 4.

Justine Stremick and Christina Kaelin were both named to the Shamrock Invitational All-Tournament Team on Sept. 2.

Danielle Herndon was a member of the UNI Invitational All-Tournament Team, Sept. 9.

Adrianna Stasiuk and Justine Stremick both took home some hardware from the Courtyard by Marriott Classic. Stasiuk was named the Co-Best Attacker of the Tournament while Stremick was named the Best Blocker.

Adrianna Stasiuk was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week for the second time in her career on Sept. 25.

Serinity Phillips was the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Oct. 9.

Mallorie Croal was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Nov. 6.

HOME FOOTBALL WEEKENDS: For the sixth time in seven years, the Notre Dame volleyball team played matches this season that preceded football pep rallies. The Irish started the home portion of BIG EAST play against Marquette with a 3-1 win on Oct. 6. The second pre-pep rally match also saw Notre Dame come up with a victory over conference rival Connecticut, 3-0 on Oct. 22.

SHE’S THE BOSS: Irish head coach Debbie Brown is now in her 16th season as the leader of the Notre Dame volleyball program. She has led the Irish to a 389-132 mark (.746), while holding an overall record of 506-215 (.702). Brown’s Notre Dame teams have earned 14 consecutive NCAA tournament bids, advancing to the quarterfinals in 1993 and the round of 16 in ’94, ’95, and ’97. Her squads have won 20 or more matches 13 times. A 10-time conference coach of the year and the only five-time BIG EAST coach of the year (4 in the Midwestern Collegiate and one in the Pac-10), she has coached 12 Irish players to All-American honors. The Irish have also claimed 14 regular season conference titles (4 Midwestern Collegiate, 10 BIG EAST) and 13 league tournament titles (4 MCC, 9 BIG EAST) under her watch. A co-captain of the 1980 U.S Olympic volleyball team after winning a pair of national championships and earning All-American honors twice while playing at USC, Brown graduated from Arizona State in 1982 and coached her alma mater from 1983-88, helping the Sun Devils to five NCAA Tournaments.

A NEW MAN IN PLACE: The Fighting Irish in 2006 will have a new assistant coach in place as Greg Smith, formerly the head man at Virginia Tech, has joined the Notre Dame volleyball family this season. Smith compiled a record of 81-94 (.463), including 37-38 (.493) in his five years in command of the Hokies. Smith replaces Robin Davis who took the head position at Boise State. Also joining the volleyball coaching staff, as volunteer assistant is Kevin Lane. Lane is an experienced coach on several levels having most recently spent time at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, aiding the Mastodons to a runner-up finish at the National Independent University Tournament.

AN IMPRESSIVE STREAK: Notre Dame’s current 14 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances is behind only seven other schools nationally (Stanford (25), Penn State (25), UC Santa Barbara (25), Nebraska (24), Long Beach State (19), USC (15) and Florida (15)) for consecutive appearances in the Big Dance.

HOME SWEET HOME: Notre Dame’s Joyce Center has become one of the most difficult places in the nation for road teams to win at, especially since the arrival of head coach Debbie Brown in 1991. Over the last 16 seasons, Notre Dame has posted a 187-32 record (.854) home record. The Irish have put together some impressive winning streaks on the home court, winning 14 or more matches in a row at home on five different occasions, highlighted by a streak of 27 (1993-95), and 36 (2000-02) straight home victories. Notre Dame also won 74 in a row in regular season action against conference opposition from 1991-2004. On 15 different occasions Notre Dame has topped a ranked team at the Joyce Center, including five upsets of teams ranked in the top-10. During the Brown era Notre Dame holds a home record of 178-11 (.942) against unranked teams at home.

CLASS OF THE CONFERENCE: Notre Dame has experienced unprecedented success in the 11 years since joining the league in 1995. The Irish have compiled a 129-10 (.928) regular season mark, highlighted by 10 titles and winning streaks of 45 and 35 consecutive matches. Notre Dame is 71-2 (.972) in BIG EAST regular-season contests in the Joyce Center. The Irish have won nine BIG EAST tournament championships, posting a mark of 22-2 (.917) in the event and reaching the final every season. The Fighting Irish have also dominated the conference awards; winning player-of the-year honors six times and coach-of-the-year five times. On nine occasions an Irish player has been named to the league tournament’s most outstanding player. Also, Notre Dame players have taken home 40 all-conference accolades, including 24 first team honors.

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UP NEXT: The Irish travel to Cincinnati to start BIG EAST Championship play from Nov. 17-19 against a yet to be determined opponent. The tournament seeding will go as follows:

Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 17

Match 1: No. 4 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed 10 a.m.

Match 2: No. 1 Seed vs. No. 8 Seed 12:30 p.m.

Match 3: No. 2 Seed vs. No. 7 Seed 3:30 p.m.

Match 4: No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed 6 p.m.

Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 18

Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner 1 p.m.

Match 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner 3:30 p.m.

Finals: Sunday, Nov. 19

Semifinals winner (CSTV) 4 p.m.