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Corey Westra
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Wed, Nov 11, 2009
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 2009 GPAC Volleyball Tournament
Top seeded Northwestern and three seed Doane each posted 3-1 wins on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Volleyball Tournament. In Orange City, Iowa, the Red Raiders defeated fifth seed Dordt 25-22, 21-25, 29-27, and 25-18 to improve to 32-2 on the season. Doane won at second seed Morningside in Sioux City, Iowa, by the game scores of 25-21, 25-15, 23-25, and 25-15. Northwestern will now host Doane in the GPAC Championship on Saturday night at 7:30 PM. Both teams have garnered berths into the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament. The GPAC receives two automatic berths because the conference has 12 NAIA volleyball teams. Northwestern secured the regular season berth by winning the conference championship.
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. 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Volleyball Tournament
GPAC Volleyball First Round - Wednesday, November 4 <Records listed as (Overall, GPAC)> Match #1 - #8 Sioux Falls 3, #9 Midland Lutheran 2 (22-25, 30-28, 25-11, 19-25, 15-9) Match #2 - #5 Dordt 3, #12 Mount Marty 0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-21) Match #3 - #7 Dana 3, #10 Concordia 1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21) Match #4 - #6 Briar Cliff 3, #11 Dakota Wesleyan 1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-22, 25-15) GPAC Volleyball Quarterfinals - Saturday, November 7 Match #5 - #1 Northwestern 3, #8 Sioux Falls 0 (25-21, 25-20, 26-24) Match #6 - #5 Dordt 3, #4 Hastings 1 (26-24, 28-26, 18-25, 25-14) Match #7 - #2 Morningside 3, #7 Dana (25-10, 25-5, 25-11) Match #8 - #3 Doane 3, #6 Briar Cliff 0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-16) GPAC Volleyball Semifinals - Wednesday, November 11 Match #9 - #1 Northwestern 3, #5 Dordt 1 (25-22, 21-25, 29-27, 25-18) Match #10 - #3 Doane 3, #2 Morningside 1 (25-21, 25-15, 23-25, 25-15) GPAC Volleyball Championship - Saturday, November 14 Match #11 - #3 Doane (28-6, 13-3) at #1 Northwestern (32-2, 16-0), 7:30 PM |
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