LITTLE ROCK – The Little Rock Trojans earned the No. 4 seed for the Sun Belt's 2018 Volleyball Tournament today after finishing the season 18-11 overall and 10-6 in conference play.
Little Rock's Team will play its first match Friday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET and will face the winner of Troy vs. UTA. The contest will be streamed on ESPN+.
This is the first time since 2014 that the Trojans have netted at least 10 wins in Sun Belt play. Little Rock won the conference championship that season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Georgia State will play host to this year's championship event.
2018 SUN BELT VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDS
1. Texas State – 15-1
2. Appalachian State – 13-3
3. Coastal Carolina – 11-5
4. Little Rock – 10-6
5. UTA – 9-7*
6. Arkansas State – 9-7*
7. South Alabama – 7-9
8. Troy – 5-11
*UTA earned the No. 5 seed by virtue of its regular-season sweep of Arkansas State.
2018 SUN BELT VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
All Times Eastern and Subject to Change
Thursday, November 15 - First Round
Match 1: No. 7 South Alabama vs. No. 6 Arkansas State (ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Match 2: No. 8 Troy vs. No. 5 UTA (ESPN+), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 16 - Quarterfinals
Match 3: Match 1 Winner vs. No. 3 Coastal Carolina (ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Match 4: Match 2 Winner vs. No. 4 Little Rock (ESPN+), 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 17 - Semifinals
Match 5: Match 3 Winner vs. No. 2 Appalachian State (ESPN+), 2:30 p.m.
Match 6: Match 4 Winner vs. No. 1 Texas State (ESPN+), 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 18 - Final
Match 7: Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner (ESPN+), 1:00 p.m.
