INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- For the second time in head coach Danielle Marante's tenure, Tusculum University women's volleyball is going dancing! The Pioneers were tabbed as the seven seed in next weekend's NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. TU is coming off of the program's first conference tournament title.

In its seventh NCAA appearance in program history, Tusculum (22-6) will face the No. 2 seed Augusta (27-4) in the opening round. The Jaguars won the Peach Belt Conference Tournament title for the fifth time in the last six seasons to claim the league's automatic qualifier.

Joining Tusculum from the South Atlantic Conference are host and top-seeded Wingate (27-3), No. 4 Anderson (25-5), and No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne (21-10). Joining the Jaguars from the PBC are No. 3 Lander (27-6), and No. 5 USC Aiken (16-10). Emmanuel (22-10) gets the No. 6 slot as the Conference Carolinas champion.

Taking place in Wingate, North Carolina, the single-elimination southeastern tournament will run from December 1- December 3. The winner of each of the eight regionals will advance to the final site in Moon Township, Pennsylvania (Dec. 7-9).

2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Southeast Regional
Cuddy Arena | Wingate, N.C.

Friday, December 1, 2023
Game 1: No. 3 Lander vs. No. 6 Emmanuel, 12 PM
Game 2: No. 2 Augusta vs. No. 7 Tusculum, 2:30 PM
Game 3: No. 4 Anderson vs. No. 5 USC Aiken, 5 PM
Game 4: No. 1 Wingate vs. No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne, 7:30 PM

Saturday, December 2, 2023
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 5 PM
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:30 PM

Sunday, December 3, 2023
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 3 PM (Region Championship)