Northwestern College is the No.1 seed in the upcoming GPAC Volleyball Postseason Tournament, presented by Cypress Risk Management, announced by the league office.
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The Red Raiders won the GPAC regular season title, going 16-0 in the conference, and secured one of the GPAC's two automatic bids into the NAIA National Volleyball Championship held from Dec. 3-7 in Sioux City, Iowa. Northwestern opens postseason play against No.8 College of Saint Mary on Saturday night, Nov. 9, at 7pm. Head Coach
Kyle Van Den Bosch's squad is a perfect 28-0 on the year and ranked first in the NAIA.
The 4-5 match-up featured No.4 seed Midland playing host to No.5 Dordt in a match featuring ranked teams.
University of Jamestown is the No.2 seed and will host No.7 Morningside on Saturday at 4pm. The winner will be paired against No.3 Concordia or No.6 Doane.
The Cypress Risk Management GPAC Volleyball Tournament winner (runner-up if Northwestern wins) also receives an automatic berth to the NAIA National Volleyball Championship.
The 2019 NAIA Volleyball National Championship includes a field of 44 teams. Twenty-four teams will compete in 12 opening round matches played on campus sites nationwide on November 23. The top 19 seeds and final site host (Morningside) receive an opening round bye. Opening round winners will join the top 19 and host at the final site for a 32-team pool play NAIA National Championship December 3-7 in Sioux City at the Tyson Events Center.
GPAC Volleyball Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 9
Records listed as (Overall, GPAC)
#8 College of Saint Mary (22-13, 7-9) at #1 Northwestern (28-0, 16-0), 7pm
#5 Dordt (18-10, 9-7) at #4 Midland (18-9, 10-6) at, 7pm
#6 Doane (17-12, 8-8) at #3 Concordia (22-5, 11-5), 7pm
#7 Morningside (16-10, 8-8) at #2 Jamestown (26-4, 14-2), 4pm
GPAC Volleyball Semifinals – Wednesday, November 13
Highest Seed Hosts
#4/#5 Winner vs. #1/#8 Winner, 7pm
#3/#6 Winner vs. #2/#7 Winner, 7pm
GPAC Volleyball Championship - Saturday, November 16
Semifinal Winners, At Highest Seed, 7pm
