Norcross, Ga. - Poised to repeat as Conference Champions, the Lee University volleyball team has been unanimously selected by the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) coaches as the favorite to capture the 2010 SSAC Volleyball Championship. In the challenging league competition last season, the Lady Flames finished first in the regular season with an impressive conference record of 12-0 and an overall record of 38-6 and advanced to the semifinals of the NAIA National Championship.

Chris Williams, Director of Athletics at Southern Wesleyan University, has announced that Jennifer Ellis has been hired as the Volleyball program's new head coach.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently announced that Fresno Pacific University head women's volleyball coach Dennis Janzen has been selected as the 2009 AVCA NAIA National Coach of the Year, while Lee University (Tenn.) assistant women's volleyball coach Kevin Hudson has been named the organization's inaugural AVCA NAIA National Assistant Coach of the Year.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Sixth-seeded Georgetown (Ky.) went the distance with Lee (Tenn.), winning in five sets, 25-16, 16-25, 25-11, 19-25, 15-9, on Saturday to earn a spot in the title match of the NAIA Volleyball National Championship Presented by Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation in the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena. The National Championship match between top-seeded Fresno Pacific (Calif.) and Georgetown will begin at 8 p.m. CST.