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Corey Westra
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Sat, Oct 31, 2009
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 GPAC Volleyball Tournament Opens on Wednesday, November 4 Northwestern College will be the number one seed when the 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Volleyball Tournament opens on Wednesday, November 4. The Red Raiders are the number one seed and regular season champions after going 16-0 in conference play and 30-2 overall. Northwestern has secured the league's first automatic bid to the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament.
The 2009 GPAC Volleyball Tournament will feature 12 teams. The winner of the tournament receives the second automatic berth to the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament. The GPAC receives two berths because the conference has 12 NAIA volleyball teams. The top four seeds will receive first round byes and not play on Wednesday, November 4. Seeds 5-12 will play in first round matches with the winners advancing to play the top four seeds on Saturday, November 7.
The semifinals will be played on Wednesday, November 11 and the GPAC Postseason Championship will be played on Saturday, November 14. The NAIA National Volleyball Tournament will begin on Saturday, November 21, with opening round matches at 12 campus sites across the country. The top 11 teams in the country and Morningside College (as local host) will automatically advance to the final field of 24 in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena December 1-5, 2009. The final 12 spots will be filled by the winners of the opening round matches. GPAC Volleyball First Round - Wednesday, November 4
<Records listed as (Overall, GPAC)> #1 Seed - Northwestern (30-2, 16-0) #2 Seed - Morningside (30-6, 13-3) #3 Seed - Doane (26-6, 13-3) #4 Seed - Hastings (27-8, 11-5) Match #1 - #9 Midland Lutheran (8-17, 4-12) at #8 Sioux Falls (18-18, 6-10), 7:30 PM - Winner Plays at #1 Northwestern Match #2 - #12 Mount Marty (4-26, 0-16) at #5 Dordt (24-11, 11-5), 7:30 PM - Winner Plays at #4 Hastings Match #3 - #10 Concordia (11-21, 3-13) at #7 Dana (21-13, 9-7), 7:30 PM - Winner Plays at #2 Morningside Match #4 - #11 Dakota Wesleyan (13-22, 2-14) at #6 Briar Cliff (17-16, 9-7), 6:00 PM - Winner Plays at #3 Doane GPAC Volleyball Quarterfinals - Saturday, November 7 Match #5 - #8 /#9 (Match #1) Winner at #1 Northwestern (30-2, 16-0), 7:30 PM Match #6 - #5 /#12 (Match #2) Winner at #4 Hastings (27-8, 11-5), 7:30 PM Match #7 - #7 /#10 (Match #3) Winner at #2 Morningside (30-6, 13-3), 7:30 PM Match #8 - #6 /#11 (Match #4) Winner at #3 Doane (26-6, 13-3), 7:30 PM GPAC Volleyball Semifinals - Wednesday, November 11 Match #9 - Match #5 Winner vs. Match #6 Winner, At Highest Seed, 7:30 PM Match #10 - Match #7 Winner vs. Match #8 Winner, At Highest Seed, 7:30 PM GPAC Volleyball Championship - Saturday, November 14 Match #11 - Semifinal winners at highest remaining seed, 7:30 PM
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