DURHAM, N.H. - The 2015 America East Volleyball Championship begins Friday afternoon on the campus of the University of New Hampshire with two semifinal games. No. 2 Albany and No. 3 Stony Brook get things started at 4 p.m. followed by No. 1 New Hampshire and No. 4 Binghamton at 7 p.m. Both matches will be available for free on AmericaEast.TV.
Tournament Notes
- New Hampshire joins Albany as the only team to host the tournament in three-straight seasons. The Great Danes did it twice from 2004-06 and from 2008-2012.
- The No. 1 seed has advanced to the final 20 times in 24 years of the tournament. The last time the No. 1 seed did not advance was in 2005.
- The No. 2 vs. No. 3 matchup has been even since the tournament moved to four teams in 1997, with each seed winning nine matches in 18 meetings.
- This is the sixth time that all three SUNY schools have qualified for the tournament (2005-07, 2010, 2014-15)
- The home team has won 15 titles with only six road teams winning since the tournament moved to the high-seed hosting in 1993.
No. 2 Albany vs. No. 3 Stony Brook
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- Albany is playing in its America East record 14th-straight championship.
- The Great Danes have won either the regular season or tournament title in 10 of the last 12 years, including this season.
- Albany has reached the title game in 7 of the last 8 years.
- The Great Danes are 15-7 all-time in the championship with six titles.
- Stony Brook is playing in its fifth America East tournament in the last six seasons.
- The Seawolves are 4-9 all-time in the championship with no titles.
- Stony Brook has played in four title games, the last coming in 2011.
- Albany swept the season series vs. the Seawolves.
- Albany is 4-1 all-time vs. Stony Brook in tournament play:
- 2011 finals: No. 1 Albany 3, No. 3 Stony Brook 0
- 2010 semifinals: No. 1 Albany 3, No. 4 Stony Brook 2
- 2007 finals: No. 3 Albany 3, No. 1 Stony Brook 1
- 2006 semifinals: No. 1 Albany 3, No. 4 Stony Brook 1
- 2005 semifinals: No. 4 Stony Brook 3, No. 1 Albany 2
No. 1 New Hampshire vs. No 4 Binghamton
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- UNH is hosting the tournament for the third-straight season and is playing in its fifth-straight tournament (6th in last 7 years).
- The Wildcats are 13-8 all-time in tournament play with five titles. All five championships have come on their home floor as the Wildcats are 10-0 at home in tournament play.
- The Bearcats are playing in their 10th tournament in 14 years since joining the conference.
- Binghamton is 7-6 all-time in the tournament.
- The Bearcats won the tournament in 2012. All three of Binghamton’s championships have come on the road.
- UNH swept the season series from the Bearcats.
- The teams have met just once in tournament play with Binghamton beating the Wildcats in the 2009 semifinals.
- 2009 semifinals: No. 3 Binghamton 3, No. 2 New Hampshire 0