INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee has announced the regional sites for the 2010 and 2011 Division I Women's Volleyball Championships, with the University of Hawai'i awarded a regional site in 2011.

 

In 2011, the four regional sites will be the Stephen C. O'Connell Center at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.; Sports Pavilion at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minn.; Honolulu/Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawai'i in Honolulu; and Memorial Coliseum at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. All competition will take place December 9-10, 2011.

 

“This is a great opportunity for UH and for the state of Hawai'i,” Rainbow Wahine head coach Dave Shoji said. “We have the best fans in the country and I'm sure they will be excited to watch some high-level volleyball.”

 

The four 2010 regional sites include the Bank of America Arena at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash.; Rec Hall at Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pa.; Gregory Gymnasium at the University of Texas at Austin; and the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. All competition will be played December 10-11, 2010.

 

“The committee is excited to offer these opportunities to the institutions that bid on the regional championships,” said Terry Gawlik, the chair of the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee and the associate athletics director at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “It's great to see institutions not only willing and able to host, but also providing an avenue to expose and grow the volleyball championship across the country.”

 

Previously announced were the finals sites for both the 2010 and 2011 Division I Women's Volleyball Championships. The University of Missouri, Kansas City and the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission will host the 2010 championship at the Sprint Center. In 2011, University of Texas at San Antonio and the San Antonio Sports Foundation will host the championship at the Alamodome.

 

The last time UH hosted an NCAA Regional was in 2006.