The teams are set for the annual Lone Star Conference Volleyball Championship, which begins Thursday in Canyon, Texas.

      West Texas A&M earned the right to host the event as the league's regular season champion for the 17th overall and sixth straight year with a 19-1 record. 

      The eight-team, single-elimination tournament consists of four first-round matches on Thursday, followed by two semifinal games on Friday evening and the championship match on Saturday night.

      The top eight teams in the LSC will compete for the 2011 conference title.  In addition to winning the conference crown, the LSC champions will receive the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Division II Championship tournament.

      All the championship games will be aired live via internet video streaming here.  The webcasts are available free of charge.  Each webcast includes both video and audio, with viewers needing only a computer with a high-speed DSL or cable modem connection to the internet.  Veteran broadcaster Chris Needham has the call for all the games. 

      Action starts on Thursday at 12 p.m. with No. 3 Abilene Christian against No. 6 Cameron followed by No. 2 Angelo State versus No. 7 Midwestern State at 2:30 p.m., No. 4 Tarleton State against No. 5 Texas Woman’s at 5 p.m. and No. 1 WTAMU versus No. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville at 7:30 p.m.

      WTAMU won the 2010 LSC volleyball championship with a 3-1 victory over ASU in Canyon, Texas.

LSC Volleyball Championship
November 10-11-12, 2011 in Canyon, Texas
Thursday, Nov. 10
Match 1: No. 3 Abilene Christian vs. No. 6 Cameron, 12 p.m.
Match 2: No. 2 Angelo State vs. No. 7 Midwestern State, 2:30 p.m.
Match 3: No. 4 Tarleton State vs. No. 5 Texas Woman’s, 5 p.m.
Match 4: No. 1 West Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 11
Match 5: Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2, 5 p.m.
Match 6: Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12
Match 7: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6, 7 p.m.