Quarterfinal round action was played on Saturday, November 3, in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Volleyball Tournament.

Top seed Morningside defeated 8^th seed Midland Lutheran 3-0 (30-25, 30-17, 30-25), while 5^th seed Dordt won at #4 Briar Cliff 3-1 (23-30, 30-19, 30-28, 30-21). On the other half of the bracket 2^nd seed Northwestern defeated 7^th seed Concordia 3-0 (30-20, 30-26, 30-21) and #3 Hastings won over #6 Doane 3-2 (20-30, 25-30, 30-13, 30-26, 15-6).

 

The semifinals will be played on Wednesday, November 7, with top seed Morningside (31-2, 14-2) hosting 5^th seed Dordt (31-7, 11-5) and 2^nd seed Northwestern (26-7, 13-3) home against 3^rd seed Hastings (25-8, 12-4). Both matches will begin at 7:30 PM.

The winner of the GPAC tournament gains an automatic berth in the NAIA Region III Championships. The GPAC and Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) Postseason Champions receive automatic berths, with the four remaining berths going to the highest ranked teams in the region. The NAIA Region III Tournament is November 16-17 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at Sioux Falls Christian High School.

2007 Great Plains Athletic Conference Volleyball Postseason Tournament

Saturday, November 3, 2007
Quarterfinal Round
#1 Morningside 3, #8 Midland Lutheran 0 (30-25, 30-17, 30-25)
#5 Dordt 3, #4 Briar Cliff 1 (23-30, 30-19, 30-28, 30-21)
#2 Northwestern 3, #7 Concordia 0 (30-20, 30-26, 30-21)
#3 Hastings 3, #6 Doane 2 (20-30, 25-30, 30-13, 30-26, 15-6)

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Semifinal Round
#5 Dordt (31-7, 11-5) at #1 Morningside (31-2, 14-2), 7:30 PM
#3 Hastings (25-8, 12-4) at #2 Northwestern (26-7, 13-3), 7:30 PM

Saturday, November 10, 2007
GPAC Postseason Championship
Semifinal winners at highest seed remaining, (3:00PM or 7:30PM)