The 2016 America East Volleyball Championship begins on Friday, November 18, at the University of New Hampshire's Lundholm Gymnasium. The semifinals begin at 4 p.m. with No. 2 Albany vs. No. 3 UMBC following by No. 1 New Hampshire vs. No. 4 Binghamton. Both matches will be available on AmericaEast.TV.
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No. 2 Albany vs. No. 3 UMBC
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- UMBC and Albany are meeting for the sixth time in the America East Championship and the fourth time in the last seven years. The Great Danes hold a 4-1 advantage.
- UMBC is making its return to the America East tournament after missing the last two years. Prior to that, UMBC had reached six-straight tournaments.
- The Retrievers are 3-7 all-time in tournament play.
- In UMBC’s last tournament appearance, the Retrievers defeated the Great Danes in the semifinals before falling to UNH in the final back in 2013.
- The Retrievers and Great Danes split two regular season meetings.
- UMBC is 2-6 all-time in the tournament with no titles.
- Albany is playing in its America East record 15th-straight championship.
- The Great Danes have won either the regular season or tournament title in 10 of the last 13 years.
- Albany has reached the title game in 8 of the last 9 years.
- The Great Danes are 16-8 all-time in the championship with six titles.
- 2013 semifinals: No. 2 UMBC 3, No. 3 Albany 0
- 2011 semifinals: No 1 Albany 3, No. 4 UMBC 0
- 2010 final: No. 1 Albany 3, No. 3 UMBC 0
- 2009 semifinals: No. 1 Albany 3, No. 4 UMBC 0
- 2006 final: No. 1 Albany 3, No. 3 UMBC 2
No. 1 New Hampshire vs. No. 4 Binghamton
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- UNH is hosting the tournament for the fourth-straight season and is playing in its sixth-straight tournament (7th in last 8 years).
- The Wildcats are 15-8 all-time in tournament play with six titles. All six championships have come on their home floor as the Wildcats are 12-0 at home in tournament play.
- The Bearcats are playing in their 11th tournament in 15 years since joining the conference.
- Binghamton is 7-7 all-time in the tournament.
- The Bearcats won the tournament in 2012. All three of Binghamton’s championships have come on the road.
- The two teams split the season series.
- The teams have met just twice in tournament play with Binghamton beating the Wildcats in the 2009 semifinals and UNH beating Binghamton in last year’s semifinals.
- 2009 semifinals: No. 3 Binghamton 3, No. 2 New Hampshire 0
- 2015 semifinals: No. 1 New Hampshire 3, No. 4 Binghamton 0