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Corey Westra
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Sat, Nov 14, 2009
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 2009 GPAC Volleyball Tournament
Top seeded Northwestern defeated three seed Doane 3-0 on Saturday night in the championship match of the 2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Volleyball Tournament. The game scores in Orange City, Iowa, were 25-23, 26-24, and 25-22. With the win the Red Raiders are now 33-2 on the season.
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 NAIA Opening Round Pairings will be announced on Sunday, November 15. The top 11 teams in the country (including Northwestern) 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 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 - #1 Northwestern 3, #3 Doane 0 (25-23, 26-24 25-22) |
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