FROSTBURG, Md. - The NCAA Division III Volleyball Committee announced earlier today that Frostburg State University has been selected as one of the final two sites for the regional round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship. The NCAA released the first six regional sites last week and held back on announcing the final two sites until the conclusion of team selections for this year's tournament.

This is the first time that FSU has ever hosted the NCAA Volleyball Regional Tournament. The Cordts Physical Education Center will play host to eight teams starting on Friday, November 12 through Sunday, November 14.

The 63-team tournament field was announced earlier this morning on a selection show that was webcasted at www.ncaa.com. Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia was awarded the other regional site along with FSU.

The six regional sites announced last week are:
Carthage College - Kenosha, Wisconsin
Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Va.
New York University - New York, New York
University of St. Thomas (Minn.) - St. Paul, Minnesota
Springfield College - Springfield, Massachusetts
Wittenberg University - Springfield, Ohio

The championship finals will be held November 19-21 at Washington University Field House in St. Louis, Missouri and will be hosted by Washington University in St. Louis and the St. Louis Sports Commission.

A full release detailing FSU's seed and first round opponent will be available shortly. The Bobcat athletic department will also be announcing the release of a NCAA volleyball regional webpage sometime later this afternoon.