Nov. 13, 2000

Chicago, Ill. - The UIC Volleyball team, which finished the 2000 regular season in sole possession of fourth place in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference with a 6-6 league record and 18-12 overall slate, will be the #4 seed at this weekend's MCC Championship in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Flames will meet fifth-seeded Wright State in the quarterfinal round on Saturday, November 18, at 9:00 a.m. The winner will then meet top-seeded Loyola in the semifinals at 4:00 p.m.

UIC and Wright State spilt their two regular-season meetings. WSU swept the Flames on Oct. 13 in Dayton, Ohio, but UIC returned the favor with a sweep of the Raiders on Saturday at the Physical Education Building.

The Flames will have momentum on their side this weekend as they head into the MCC Championship on a three-match winning streak after earning a pair of key league wins at home over the weekend. On Friday, the Flames downed Butler in four games, 17-15, 15-6, 10-15, 15-12. They followed that up with a clean sweep of Wright State 15-7, 15-7, 15-10, on Saturday to clinch fourth place in the MCC.

2000 MCC Volleyball Championship
November 18-19, Cleveland, Ohio


MCC Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 18
#4 UIC vs. #5 Wright State 9:00 a.m.
#2 UW-Milwaukee vs. #7 Cleveland St. 11:00 a.m.
#3 Butler vs. #6 UW-Green Bay 1:00 a.m.


MCC Semifinals
Saturday, November 18
#1 Loyola vs. #4/#5 winner 4:00 p.m.
#2/#7 winner vs. #3/#6 winner 6:00 p.m.


MCC Championship
Sunday, November 19
1:00 p.m.

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