Women's Volleyball Championship Set: Concordia at Northwestern

Top seed Northwestern, in Orange City, Iowa, defeated fourth seed Midland 3-1 (25-23, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21) on the top half of the bracket.  In Seward, Nebraska, second seed Concordia was a straight set 3-0 winner over three seed Jamestown (25-16, 25-18, 25-22) on the bottom of the bracket.

Saturday's GPAC Championship will be the top two seeds as #1 Northwestern will host #2 Concordia in a 7:30pm match in Orange City, Iowa, at the Bultman Center.  The two teams played once during the regular season with the Red Raiders winning in three at home on October 14.

Both teams have secured automatic berths to the NAIA National Volleyball Championship.  Northwestern secured the regular season berth, and Concordia will receive the second berth by way of playing the Red Raiders in the final.

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
#1 Northwestern 3, #4 Midland 1 (25-23, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21)

#2 Concordia 3, #3 Jamestown 0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-22)

GPAC Volleyball Championship - Saturday, November 11

#2 Concordia at #1 Northwestern, 7:30pm