SPARTANBURG, S.C.— Samford and Georgia Southern have earned the top seeds in their respective divisions for the Southern Conference volleyball championship. The event begins Saturday, November 17 at Belk Arena at Davidson College.

Elon (16-15, 9-7) earned the No.2 seed in the North Division and will take on Furman (22-9, 10-6) in the first match of Saturday’s quarterfinals. The Phoenix defeated the Paladins, 3-1, in the teams’ only regular-season meeting.

Georgia Southern (24-6, 15-1) earned the No.1 seed in the South Division and will face UNCG (13-15, 7-9) in the second match of the quarterfinals. The Spartans earned the No.4 seed in the North Division.

College of Charleston (23-7, 14-2) earned the No.2 seed in the South Division and will face the South’s No.3 seed, Chattanooga (14-17, 8-8), in the third quarterfinal match. The Mocs ended the regular season on a four-match win streak, while the Cougars won their last five matches.

The final match of Saturday’s quarterfinals will see tournament-host Davidson (11-15, 7-9), the South’s No.4 seed, take on Samford (22-8, 14-2), the No.1 seed in the North Division. The Bulldogs, last year’s tournament champions, have won their last seven matches.

The tournament winner earns the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Volleyball Championships.

2012 Southern Conference Volleyball Championship

November 17 (Saturday)

Quarterfinals—Davidson, N.C.

#2N Elon vs. #3S Furman – 10:00 a.m.

#1S Georgia Southern vs. #4N UNCG – 12:30 p.m.

#2S College of Charleston vs. #3N Chattanooga – 4:30 p.m.

#1N Samford vs. #4S Davidson – 7:00 p.m.

November 18 (Sunday)

Semifinals—Davidson, N.C.

Elon/Furman winner vs. Georgia Southern/UNCG winner – 2:00 p.m.

College of Charleston/Chattanooga winner vs. Samford/Davidson winner – 4:30 p.m.

November 19 (Monday)

Championship—Davidson, N.C.

Championship Match (ESPN3), 6:00 p.m.

ALL TIMES EASTERN