The Heartland Conference Volleyball Tournament is set to begin this Friday and Saturday on the campus of St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. St. Edward's, who won their third straight Heartland Conference Championship, will be the number one seed heading into the tournament. Newman, St. Mary's, and Dallas Baptist complete the field for the four-team tournament, with the winner receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The Lady Patriots will look to repeat as conference tournament champions after defeating St. Edward's last year in the championship game. DBU handed the University of the Incarnate Word a 3-1 loss in the opening round before taking the number one seed, St. Edward's to a game five tie-breaker. Tied at two games apiece, DBU squeezed out a 15-13 win over the Hilltoppers to advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament for the first time in school history.

DBU will enter the tournament as the number four seed, and will face St. Edward's on Friday at 8:00 p.m. in a matchup of last year's championship game. Newman, the number two seed, will play at 5:30 p.m. against number three St. Mary's, and the championship game will take place on Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

Seeds:
#1 St. Edward's
#2 Newman
#3 St. Mary's
#4 Dallas Baptist

Schedule:
Friday, November 12 - #2 Newman vs. #3 St. Mary's - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, November 12 - #1 St. Edward's vs. #4 Dallas Baptist- 8:00 p.m.

Championship:
Saturday, November 13 - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 8:00 PM