HICKORY, N.C. - Head coach Nicole Barringer and the Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball team earned the #2 seed in the Southeast Regional and will face #7 seed Lander in the opening round. 

The entirety of the Southeast Regional will take place at Wingate, who earned the #1 seed after finishing the regular season 28-1 with a SAC Regular Season and Tournament championship. Games will take place on Thursday, December 4th - Saturday, December 6th.

This marks the eighth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance for the Bears and the third under coach Barringer. The #2 seed is the second highest seed ever for Lenoir-Rhyne, only being bested by the 2021 squad that was a top seed. The SAC racked up the top four seeds in the Southeast Region, with Anderson earning the #3 slot and Carson Newman the #4. 

Lander sits at a 20-10 (10-5 PBC) record and fell 3-2 to Flagler in the Peach Belt Championship game. The Bearcats hold a 10-8 lead in the all-time series, winning five of the previous six matchups. Lenoir-Rhyne is 1-0 in the NCAA Tournament vs. Lander, taking them down 3-1 during their run to the southeast region championship game in 2015.

Thursday, Dec. 4
11 a.m. | #3 Anderson vs. #6 Augusta
1:30 p.m. | #2 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. #7 Lander
4 p.m. | #4 Carson-Newman vs. #5 Flagler
7 p.m. | #1 Wingate vs. #8 Emmanuel

Friday, Dec. 5
4 p.m. | AND-AUG Winner vs. LR-LU Winner
7 p.m. | CN-FC Winner vs. WU-EC Winner

Saturday, Dec. 6
4 p.m. | Region Championship Match

The winner of the NCAA Southeast Regional will advance to the NCAA National Quarterfinals. This year's quarterfinals, semifinals and championship match will be held in Sioux Falls, S.D. Dec. 11-13.