The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following volleyball players-of-the-week for October 26 - November 1, 2009. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2009-2010 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.
Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Volleyball Players-of-the-Week
Player - Ivie Speer, Doane (Right Side)
Doane right side hitter Ivie Speer is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Player-of-the-Week. Speer, a senior from Central City, Nebraska, averaged 3.88 kills per game as the Tigers went 2-0 and secured a tie for second in the conference. In a home win over #18 Morningside she posted 19 kills. For the week she hit .474 as Doane improved to 26-6 and closed out league play at 13-3. Doane will be the three seed in the conference tournament and host the Briar Cliff/Dakota Wesleyan winner on Saturday in a quarterfinal match.
*Speer is the GPAC's NAIA Player-of-the-Week Nominee
Setter- Heather Davison, Doane (Setter)
Doane setter Heather Davison is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Setter-of-the-Week. Davison, a junior from Lincoln, Nebraska, averaged 6.5 assists per set game in the Tigers 6-2 offense. For the week the Doane team hit .333 as the defeated Briar Cliff and Morningside in key home matches. Doane is now 26-6 and will host a GPAC quarterfinal match on Saturday in Crete, Nebraska.
Libero- Melynne Kessler, Hastings (Libero)
Hastings libero Melynne Kessler is the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Volleyball Libero-of-the-Week. Kessler, a senior from Bellevue, Nebraska, averaged 6.0 digs per game as the Broncos went 2-0 on the week with wins over Dana and Midland Lutheran. For the week we was 17-19 on serve receive and completed 33-34 service attempts with four ace serves. Hastings is now 27-8 and went 11-5 in the GPAC. The Broncos will be the fourth seed in the conference tournament and host the winner of Dordt/Mount Marty on Saturday in a quarterfinal in Hastings, Nebraska.
2009 GPAC Postseason Volleyball Tournament
GPAC Volleyball First Round - Wednesday, November 4
<Records listed as (Overall, GPAC)>
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
