LIVINGSTON, Ala. — The University of West Alabama volleyball team will step out of conference play on Saturday, Oct. 20, traveling to Montgomery, Ala. to face Division III opponent Huntingdon College.  The match is slated to begin at 2 p.m. on the HC campus.

The Tigers, 24-3 overall and 7-2 in Gulf South Conference action, punched their ticket to the 2007 GSC Volleyball Tournament on Thursday night with a 3-0 sweep of in-state foe University of Alabama at Huntsville.  The post season berth is the first for the Red and White since the 2001 season.  The top four teams from each division will do battle on the GSC Western Division champion’s home floor beginning on Friday, Nov. 9.

UWA is the top hitting team in the GSC, posting a .275 hitting percentage.  The squad also ranks atop the league overall statistics in service aces.  The Tigers are listed third and fourth respectively in the conference in assists and kills.  Individually, junior Allison Nail is second among conference leaders in hitting percentage with a .342 clip.  The Cullman, Ala.-product ranks fifth in kills.  Sophomore Jessica Crook is listed 10^th in the kills category.  Giuliana De Francesco sports 12.91 assists per game on the season.

The Lady Hawks of HC takes on Reinhardt College and Faulkner University on Friday night in the Faulkner University tri-match prior to facing UWA on Saturday.  HC enters Friday’s pair of contests with an 11-11 mark on the season.

The Tigers return home to close out the 2007 home slate on Friday, Oct. 26, hosting West Georgia at 7 p.m. at Pruitt Hall.  Following the match, UWA will honor its two seniors – Rafaella Maranhao and Taylor Borunda.