The field of 24 teams for the 2009 NAIA National Volleyball Championship, Presented by the Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation, is now officially "set" after 12 Opening Round Matches were played on Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Campus Sites around the County.
Pool Pairings will be determined on Sunday, November 22, by the NAIA National Office. The NAIA National Championship Opens on Tuesday, December 1, at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, at 1PM. The NAIA National Volleyball Championship runs December 1-5.
The Tachikara Banquet of Champions Sponsored by Primebank will be on Monday, November 30, at 6:30 PM at the Sioux City Convention Center.
2009 is the second year that Sioux City will serve as the final site of the NAIA National Volleyball Championship and Sioux City has been awarded the contract through 2012. Fresno Pacific won the 2008 National Title in Sioux City.
Opening Round Winners from Saturday, November 21, 2009
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)
Taylor (Ind.)
Indiana Tech
Bellevue (Neb.)
Doane (Neb.)
Lee (Tenn.)
Lubbock Christian (Tex.)
Shawnee State (Ohio)
Mobile (Ala.)
Saint Ambrose (Iowa)
The Top 11 and Host
(Announced Earlier and Listed Alphabetically)
Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Biola (Calif.)
California Baptist
College of Idaho
Columbia (Mo.)
Concordia (Calif.)
Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Georgetown (Ky.)
Host Morningside (Iowa)
Northwestern (Iowa)
Texas at Brownsville
Vanguard (Calif.)
Saturday's Opening Round Results
Match 1 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (35-8) def. Evangel (Mo.) (28-9), 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-18)
Match 2 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (24-7) def. Southern Oregon (24-4), 3-2 (15-25, 25-14, 30-32, 25-13, 16-14)
Match 3 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (20-11) def. Menlo (Calif.) (17-10), 3-0 (25-19, 34-32, 25-19)
Match 4 Taylor (Ind.) (35-5) def. Indiana East (30-12), 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-19)
Match 5 Indiana Tech (33-6) def. Walsh (Ohio) (28-9), 3-1 (25-22, 28-26, 14-25, 25-17)
Match 6 Bellevue (Neb.) (29-7) def. Friends (Kan.) (28-11), 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-21)
Match 7 Doane (Neb.) (29-7) def. Black Hills State (S.D.) (24-12), 3-1 (25-23. 25-23, 19-25, 25-22)
Match 8 Lee (Tenn.) (33-5) def. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (23-13), 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-22)
Match 9 Lubbock Christian (Texas) (27-5) def. St. Thomas-Houston (Texas) (23-11), 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-18)
Match 10 Shawnee State (Ohio) (31-3) def. Union (Ky.) (29-5), 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-12)
Match 11 Mobile (Ala.) (24-10) def. Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.) (28-8), 3-1 (25-19, 25-19, 18-25, 25-15)
Match 12 Saint Ambrose (Iowa) (35-7) def. College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (26-11), 3-2 (16-25, 25-17, 15-25, 25-16, 15-9)
Pool Play Pairings to be announced on Sunday
NAIA Volleyball Time Schedule in Sioux City, Iowa:
Tuesday, Dec. 1 (3 courts)
Pool Play: 1:00 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 8:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremonies at 8:00 p.m. (main court)
Wednesday, Dec. 2 (3 courts)
Pool Play: 1:00 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 3 (3 courts)
Pool Play: 1:00 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Tie Breaker Playoffs (if necessary): 10:15 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4 (2 courts)
Single Elimination:10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals: 5:45 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5 (Main Court)
Semifinals:10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
Championship: 8:00 p.m.