VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will hold its volleyball championship tournament this weekend, November 16-17 in Holland Hall on the campus of Hampton University. The Howard Lady Bison earned the fourth seed in the north and will face off against #1 Florida A&M on Friday at 1:30 pm.

Only the top four teams in each division are eligible to play in the championship tournament. Seedings are determined by overall conference records. Hampton (2-8), Coppin State (0-10) and South Carolina State (1-7) have been eliminated from tournament play based on their records in MEAC play.

The MEAC Volleyball Championship begins on Friday, November 16 at Hampton (Va.) University and is free and open to the public.

Two matches start at 11 a.m., as No. 1 Maryland Eastern Shore faces No. 4 Norfolk State, and No. 2 North Carolina A&T plays No. 3 Delaware State. No. 1 Florida A&M matches up against No. 4 Howard, while No. 2 Morgan State and No. 3 Bethune-Cookman face off at 1:30 p.m. Semifinal matches begin on Friday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The championship match commences at noon on Saturday, November 17.