AUGUSTA, Ga. | Georgia College & State University will face Salem University in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Tournament Thursday (Nov. 12) at 4:30 p.m. in St. Augustine, Florida, on the Flagler College campus.

The Bobcats, who are 12-21 overall and 7-8 in the PBC, are seeded third in the tournament. This is the highest seeding for the Bobcats since they were seeded No. 3 in the 2017 PBC Tournament. GCSU will face No. 6 Salem (23-12 overall), who is an associate member of the Peach Belt and is seeded on its place in the NCAA Power Index as of Nov. 7. The GCSU-Salem winner will advance to Friday's (Nov. 13) 2 p.m. semifinal against the winner of the  No 2 seed University of South Carolina-Aiken (20-6 overall, 12-3 Peach Belt)/No. 7 Middle Georgia State University (3-27 overall, 0-15 Peach Belt) quarterfinal match.

The other first round match will pit the No. 5 seed Lander University (7-19 overall, 4-11 Peach Belt) against No. 4 seed Augusta University (11-18 overall, 7-8 Peach Belt) at 7 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 12). The winner from that match will face top seed Flagler (26-3 overall, 15-0 Peach Belt) in Friday's (Nov. 13) 4:30 p.m. semifinal.

The championship match will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 14) with the winner earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Volleyball Tournament.

Tickets are $13 each day  or a tournament pass is available for $33  per person and must be purchased online in advance at  https://peachbeltconference.org/tournaments/?id=88. Children ages five and under, and students with a valid ID from a PBC school are admitted free.

All games of the PBC Tournament will be available via pay-per-view. The cost of the pay-per-view is $10 per game or a tournament pass can purchase for $25. 

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among all public colleges and universities in Division II for five consecutive academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 13 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won six consecutive Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and six-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics.