RICHARDSON, Texas – The Lone Star Conference released the 2021 Volleyball Championship bracket Saturday night, with University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Volleyball receiving the seven seed.

UAFS will host 10^th-seeded St. Edward's Tuesday, November 16 at 6 p.m. at Gayle Kaundart Arena at the Stubblefield Center. The winner will advance to face second seeded UT Tyler Thursday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 p.m.

Angelo State is the top seed and will host the final eight teams after capturing the program's 12th LSC Championship with a 16-1 league record.
 
The single-elimination championship begins Tuesday, Nov. 16 with the opening round on campus at the 5-8 seeds.  The final eight teams will meet in San Angelo, Texas, on November 18-19-20 for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship match.
 
All 11 volleyball championship games will be broadcast exclusively on the LSC Digital Network at www.lonestarconferencenetwork.com or the LSC Digital Network OTT app. Fans will be able to purchase an LSC Volleyball Championship Day Pass for $10 that provides access to all volleyball tournament games for 24 hours from the time of purchase. Passes will be available for purchase on each game day.
 
In addition to claiming the tournament title, the winner will receive the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship.
 
LSC Volleyball Championship (November 16-18-19-20, 2021)
Tuesday, November 16 (first round games on-campus)
No. 12 Oklahoma Christian at No. 5 Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m. (at Commerce, Texas)
No. 11 Eastern New Mexico at No. 6 DBU, 6 p.m. (at Dallas, Texas)
No. 10 St. Edward's at No. 7 UAFS, 6 p.m. (at Fort Smith, Ark.)
No. 9 St. Mary's at No. 8 UT Permian Basin, 6 p.m. (at Odessa, Texas)
 
Thursday, November 18 (Quarterfinal Matches at San Angelo, Texas)
12 p.m.:  No. 3 Lubbock Christian vs 6-11 winner
2:30 p.m.: No. 2 UT Tyler vs 7-10 winner
5 p.m.: No. 4 West Texas A&M vs 5-12 winner
7:30 p.m.: No. 1 Angelo State vs 8-9 winner
 
Friday, November 19 (Semifinal Matches at San Angelo, Texas)
5 p.m.: 12 p.m. winner vs 2:30 p.m. winner
7:30 p.m.: 5 p.m. winner vs 7:30 p.m. winner
 
Saturday, November 20 (at San Angelo, Texas)
Championship Game, TBD