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ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – Lewis men's volleyball has earned the No. 3 seed in the NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship, the NCAA announced on Sunday (April 29). The Flyers will play No. 2 seed Southern California on Thursday (May 3) at 8:00 PM PT/10:00 PM CT. Lewis was awarded the automatic bid after winning the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship on Saturday against defending National Champion Ohio State.
 
The 2012 championship is hosted by USC at the Galen Center. Thursday's contest will be broadcasted for free on NCAA.com. Should Lewis defeat USC, the Flyers would advance to the National Championship match on Saturday (May 5) at 7 p.m. PT/9 p.m. CT. Saturday's national championship match will be aired live on ESPNU.
 
No. 1 seed UC-Irvine will play No. 4 seed Penn State in the other semifinal match.
 
Lewis enters the semifinals 26-6 and ranked No. 7 in the nation. USC owns a 23-5 record and is ranked No. 1 in the nation.
 
The Flyers and Trojans haven't played since March 5, 2008 when Lewis swept USC at the Galen Center.