GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of Florida has been selected to host
an NCAA Volleyball Regional for the 11th time in school history, as the
Gators were named one of four regional host sites for the 2011 NCAA
Division I Women’s Volleyball Championships, the NCAA announced
Tuesday afternoon from its offices in Indianapolis.

The 2010 will mark the fourth time in six years that Florida will play
host to NCAA regional action, as the Gators hosted regional events in
2006, 2007 and, most recently, in 2009. In 2007, UF became the first
school to be awarded a regional in back-to-back years since the
formation of pre-determined sites prior to the 2003 campaign.

“We are honored to be chosen once again to host the NCAA regional in
2011,” Florida head coach Mary Wise said. “We have, in the
O’Connell Center, a venue that is one of the best places to watch
and play volleyball. Our fan base has created an atmosphere where a home
match is an event. It says a lot about the support we receive from our
fans and the first-class job that the UAA staff provides in putting on
championships.”

Two Southeastern Conference schools will play host to NCAA regionals in
2011, as the four predetermined regional sites, all of which will take
place Dec. 9-10, 2011, are the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in
Gainesville, Fla., Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky., the Stan
Sherriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, and the Sports Pavilion in
Minneapolis, Minn.

The four regional sites for next season (2010), include Bank of America
Arena in Seattle, Wash., Rec Hall in University Park, Pa., Gregory
Gymnasium in Austin, Texas and the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton,
Ohio. All competition will take place Dec. 10-11, 2010.

“The committee is excited to offer these opportunities to the
institutions that bid on the regional championships,” said Terry
Gawlick, chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee and
associate athletics director at the University of Wisconsin. “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.”

The finals site for the 2010 Division I Women’s Volleyball
Championship is the Sprint Center in Kansas City, while the 2011 event
will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

The event will mark the 11th time in school history that Florida will
host an NCAA volleyball regional (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002,
2003, 2006, 2007 and 2009). The Gators reached the Final Four in five of
the previous 10 seasons when hosting a regional (1992, 1996, 1998, 2002,
2003). Florida could also be selected host first and second round action
in the 2010 and 2011 championship with those sites to be determined when
the field of 64 is announced.

Florida has ranked in the nation’s top 10 in attendance in 18 of the
last 19 years.

For more information about the NCAA Volleyball Championship, please log
on to www.ncaasports.com.

2010 NCAA Volleyball Regional Sites (Dec. 10-11)
Seattle, Wash. - Bank of America Arena (Washington)
University Park, Pa. - Rec Hall (Penn State)
Austin, Texas - Gregory Gymnasium (Texas)
Dayton, Ohio - University of Dayton Arena (Dayton)

2010 NCAA Volleyball Championship Site - Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint
Center)

2011 NCAA Volleyball Regional Sites (Dec. 9-10)
Gainesville, Fla. - Stephen C. O’Connell Center (Florida)
Lexington, Ky. - Memorial Coliseum (Kentucky)
Honolulu, Hawaii - Stan Sherriff Center (Hawaii)
Minneapolis, Minn. - Sports Pavilion (Minnesota)

2011 NCAA Volleyball Championship Site - San Antonio, Texas
(Alamodome)