GPAC Women's Volleyball Tournament Quarterfinals Complete

Top seeded Northwestern was a 3-0 home winner over eighth seed Doane (25-20, 25-22, 25-10), while fourth seed Midland posted a 3-1 win over College of Saint Mary (25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19) on the top half of the bracket.  On the bottom of the bracket two seed Concordia won 3-0 over sixth seed Dakota Wesleyan (25-11, 25-17, 25-15), and three seed Jamestown posted a 3-0 win over sixth seed Morningside (25-23, 25-17, 25-21).

On Wednesday night top seed Northwestern will host fourth seed Midland and two seed Concordia will host three seed Jamestown.  Both matches are at 7pm.

Northwestern will receive the GPAC regular season automatic berth to the NAIA National Women's Volleyball Championship as the number one seed. The GPAC Volleyball Tournament winner (runner-up if Northwestern wins) also receives an automatic berth to the NAIA National Volleyball Championship. 

The 2023 NAIA Volleyball National Championship includes a field of 48 teams. All 48 teams will play in opening round matches played on campus sites nationwide on November 18. The opening round winners will play at the final site for a 24-team pool play NAIA National Championship November 29 – December 5, 2023, in Sioux City at the Tyson Events Center.

GPAC Volleyball Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 4

# 1 Northwestern 3, #8 Doane 0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-10)

#4 Midland 3, #5 College of Saint Mary 1 (25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19)

#3 Jamestown 3, #6 Morningside 0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-21)

#2 Concordia 3, #7 Dakota Wesleyan 0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-15)

GPAC Volleyball Semifinals – Wednesday, November 8

High Seed Hosts

#4 Midland at #1 Northwestern, 7pm

#3 Jamestown at #2 Concordia, 7pm

GPAC Volleyball Championship - Saturday, November 11

Semifinal Winners, At Highest Seed, TBA