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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, December 9, 2002

UH volleyball women to play at Nebraska

 •  Tournament bracket

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The University of Hawai'i women's volleyball team (32-1), seeded sixth in the NCAA Tournament, will play 11th-seeded North Carolina Friday at 1 p.m. (HST) in a Central Regional semifinal at Lincoln, Neb.

Nebraska, which swept Arizona State, 30-22, 30-21, 30-27, Saturday in Lincoln, will host the regional. The fourth-ranked Cornhuskers (30-1) will meet Miami (27-5) in the other regional semifinal.

The regional final will be played Saturday, with the winner advancing to the national championship final four in New Orleans.

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NCAA Women

Regionals
Dec. 13-15

East Regional
Southern California (27-1) vs. Michigan State (21-11)
UC Santa Barbara (30-2) vs. Pepperdine (25-6)

West Regional
Florida (32-2) vs. Temple (28-6)
Washington State (23-7) vs. Northern Iowa (34-2)

Central Regional
Nebraska (29-1) vs. Miami, Fla. (27-5)
North Carolina (32-3) vs. Hawai'i (32-1)

Pacific Regional
Minnesota (32-5) vs. Arizona (19-11)
Stanford (29-4) vs. Ohio State (21-10)

At New Orleans Arena

Dec. 19
Semifinals
Regional winners

Dec. 21
Championship
Semifinal winners