October 29, 2011

GNAC Women's Volleyball 2011 Playoff Schedule Announced

The 2010 GNAC Runner-up, Emerson College has secured a first place seeding in the 2011 GNAC tournament after achieving an undefeated 13-0 conference record and an overall record of 22-7. The Lions had a critical victory over longtime rival #2 Rivier to lead them into the top playoff seeding.

Rivier has earned a second place regular season finish with a conference record of 12-1, and an overall record of 19-13. Seeded third is Emmanuel, who earned a conference record of 10-3 and an overall record of 20-14. The last hosting team is Simmons who achieved a fourth place regular season finish with a conference record of 9-4 and an overall record of 19-9. 

Rounding out the bottom four teams are #5 Norwich (8-5, 16-9), #6 St. Joseph’s Maine (8-5, 19-11), #7 Lasell (8-5, 16-8), and #8 Johnson & Wales (8-5, 10-24).

Tournament Bracket

Tournament Schedule

Quarter Finals- Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Game 1: #8 JWU (0) @ #1 Emerson (3) – FINAL

Game 2: #5 Norwich (2) @ #4 Simmons (3) – FINAL

Game 3: #6 Saint Joseph’s Maine (1) @ #3 Emmanuel (3) – FINAL

Game 4: #7 Lasell (0) @ #2 Rivier (3) – FINAL

Semi Finals- Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Game 5: #4 Simmons (1) @ #1 Emerson (3) - FINAL

Game 6: #3 Emmanuel (0) @ #2 Rivier (3) - FINAL

Finals- Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Game 7: #2 Rivier (3) @ #1 Emerson (2) - FINAL