INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- For the 11th time in program history, the Franklin & Marshall volleyball team (22-6, 9-1 Centennial Conference) will be playing in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Tournament. With an at-large bid, the Diplomats will head to the Cambridge Massachusetts regional on the campus of MIT, facing (RV) Williams (19-7, 7-3 NESCAC) in the first round on Thursday, November 20 at 4:30 p.m. 

The Diplomats face (RV) Williams for the first time in program history to open the NCAA Tournament. The Ephs earned an at-large bid into the tournament following a 19-7, 7-3 NESCAC season where they fell to No. 6 Colby in five sets in the NESCAC Tournament Semifinals. The winner of that match will face the winner of the Pacific Lutheran vs. No. 16 MIT match on Friday, November 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the regional semifinal. The regional final is slated for Saturday, November 22, at 7:00 p.m.

Franklin & Marshall booked a spot in the tournament following a 22-6, 9-1 Centennial Conference campaign that culminated in the team's first Centennial Conference Tournament Championship appearance since 2022, falling in four sets to No. 9 Johns Hopkins. The Diplomats earned back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, which is the first time the program's appeared in the tournament in consecutive seasons following the team's five-year run from 1996 through 2000. 

A full preview of this weekend's regional will be available later this week.

NCAA Tournament Cambridge, Mass. Regional Schedule

Thursday, November 20 - NCAA Tournament First Round

Match #1 - (RV) Colorado College vs. Salisbury - 11:30 a.m.
Match #2 - Manhattanville vs. No. 11 Trinity (Texas) - 2:00 p.m.
Match #3 - Franklin & Marshall vs. (RV) Williams - 4:30 p.m.
Match #4 - Pacific Lutheran vs. No. 16 MIT - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 21 - NCAA Tournament Second Round (Regional Semifinal)

Match #5 - Winner of Match #1 vs. Winner of Match #2 - 4:30 p.m.
Match #6 - Winner of Match #3 vs. Winner of Match #4 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 22 - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (Regional Final)

Match #7 - Winner of Match #5 vs. Winner of Match #6 - 5:00 p.m.

Ticket Information

Tickets for the MIT Regional will be sold exclusively online at this link.

Pricing is as follows:

Single-Session Tickets

Adult - $12
Senior Citizen - $10
Student - $10
Children (ages 3-12) - $7
Children under 2 years - Free