Volleyball, Cross Country Teams Head to NCAA Championships

The Spartans made this weekend one to remember with two UT teams advancing to NCAA finals.

The University of Tampa women's cross country team won its eighth consecutive NCAA Division II South Region championship on Saturday, qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the 12th straight season.

UT's men narrowly missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships, finishing fourth as the top-three teams advanced.

The No. 1 ranked University of Tampa Spartans volleyball team (31-1) defeated the No. 19 Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish (30-4) by a 3-1 score (25-23, 25-14, 26-28, 25-12), awarding the Spartans a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championship.

The victory marks Tampa’s sixth-straight trip to the national tournament, and propels the Spartans to a 7-0 all-time record against the Sailfish.

The volleyball team will compete against Wheeling Jesuit in the first matchup of the NCAA National Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m. in Louisville, KY. All contests will be hosted by Bellarmine University. Live stats will be made available through www.tampaspartans.com.

The Spartan cross country women head to the NCAA Division II Championships, scheduled for Dec. 6, also in Louisville, KY, at the Fall Festival. Please visit TampaSpartans.com for complete information on UT cross country.

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