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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Flagler College volleyball team earned the No. 3 seed in next weekend's (Dec. 5-7) NCAA Division II Southeast Regional to be held at Cuddy Arena at Wingate University. The winner of the regional will advance to the national finals Dec. 12-14 at the U.S. Cellular Center at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Flagler (20-12) opens the regional on Dec. 5 against the No. 6 seed, Queens University of Charlotte (17-11). Times of the matches will be released later. Queens was the No. 5 seed in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament last weekend. The Royals were eliminated by top-seeded Wingate in the semifinals. Queens may be one of the hottest teams in the region having won 10 of its last 12 matches.

Flagler received one of the five at-large berths to the tournament. The Saints won four of their last five matches. Flagler was eliminated in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament semifinal by USC Aiken.

The Saints, making its fifth consecutive appearance at the Southeast Regionals, are led by a pair of all-conference players in Emilee Taylor and Abby Meyers. Taylor leads the team with 370 kills, 42 aces and 23 solo blocks. Her 39 digs ranks second on the club. Taylor has a team-high 21 double-doubles. Meyers has 353 kills and is hitting a team-best .320. Her 120 blocks leads the team and her 1.00 blocks per set not only leads the team, but the conference as well. Caitlyn Kovach leads the defense with 618 digs. She is averaging 5.19 digs per set. Amelia Morgan and Mackensie Mosley rotate at setter. Morgan is averaging 5.35 assists per set and has 31 aces. Mosley is averaging 4.20 assists per set and has 36 aces.

The Royals, making their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in the program's history, competed in the SAC for the first time this year after previously being a member of Conference Carolinas. All-SAC outside hitter Keri Kemp leads a senior-laden group (eight seniors). She has racked up 400 kills (3.81 per set) and is second on the team with 282 digs. Anna Gibbs, a senior right side, earned honorable mention all-conference honors. She is second on the team with 301 kills and 52 total blocks. Senior setter Taylor Riley is averaging 10.67 assists per set and leads the team with 41 aces.

The two teams have not met since 2009 when Flagler swept Queens at the Chatham Orthopedic Volleyball Classic at Savannah, Ga.

The winner of the Queens-Flagler match will face the winner of the Newberry-Armstrong match on Saturday (Dec. 6).

Southeast Region
Hosted by Wingate University, Wingate, N.C. -- Dec. 5 - 7
No. 1 Wingate (29-2) vs. No. 8 Belmont Abbey (28-3)
No. 2 Armstrong (30-1) vs. No. 7 Newberry (18-12)
No. 3 Flagler (20-12) vs. No. 6 Queens (N.C.) (17-11)
No. 4 Tusculum (21-10) vs. No. 5 Anderson (S.C.) (18-14)