Tusculum Volleyball, Women’s Soccer earn NCAA tournament bids

Two Tusculum College teams competed in their respective NCAA Division II tournaments this past month.

volleyballwithlogoFor the first time in school history, the Tusculum College volleyball team has received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Pioneers (18-14) were the No. 8 seed in the Southeast Regional and faced top-seed and host Wingate University (34-1) in an opening round match on Friday, Nov. 20. Although the Pioneers fell to Wingate, the team completed its fourth straight winning season.

soccerballThe Women’s Soccer team advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament in early November. The Pioneers edged Newberry College in the first round of the tournament 2-1, but then fell to in the second round to South Atlantic Conference foe, Carson-Newman College 1-0.