North Carolina Central University

VOLLEYBALL

     DURHAM, NC - North Carolina Central University will host the annual Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Volleyball Round-Up, Sept. 15-17, at McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium and the L.T. Walker Complex on NCCU's campus. Matches will begin Friday at 2 p.m., Saturday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.
     The CIAA Volleyball Round-Up features all 11 conference teams competing against each other in a cross-divisional format throughout the weekend. Western Division members include Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, Saint Augustine's College and host NCCU; while the Eastern Division consists of Bowie State University, Elizabeth City State University, Saint Paul's College, Shaw University, Virginia State University and Virginia Union University.
     NCCU, the two-time defending CIAA champions, will face St. Paul's Friday at 2 p.m. and Virginia State Friday at 6 p.m. On Saturday, first-year Eagles head coach Georgette Crawford-Crooks' squad will begin play at 2 p.m. in McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium against Bowie State, before playing Virginia Union at 6 p.m. in McLendon-McDougald Gym in a rematch of the 2005 CIAA Championship.
     The Eagles have 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. tilts with Shaw and Elizabeth City State, respectively, to close out their 2006 CIAA Round-Up play. 
     On the season, NCCU is 7-7 overall and 1-0 in the CIAA. 
     For the complete CIAA Volleyball Round-Up schedule, visit: http://web.nccu.edu/athletics/vbroundup06