MVB: #19 ranked Lasell Completes Undefeated Conference Season; Will Head Into Tournament As Top Seed
WINTHROP, Mass. - No. 19 nationally-ranked Lasell went undefeated in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Volleyball regular season as the Lasers claimed the regular season title and will enter this upcoming week's postseason tournament as the top seed.
Lasell enters postseason play at 20-6 (7-0 GNAC) and look to get their first GNAC title since 2015 as they will await to play Thursday night with a 6 pm serve after the Lasers clinched a bye and will await the winner of the 4/5 matchup.
At the two seed is #13 ranked Wentworth, who went 17-9 (6-1 GNAC) on the season and will look to get their fifth consecutive conference title in a row. The Leopards earned a bye for the first round of play and will await their opponent in the semifinals facing the winner of the 3/6 matchup on Thursday night, which is set for a 7 pm start.
At no. 3 is Rivier, who finished 5-2 in conference play (13-11 overall) as the Raiders will take on #6 seed Regis (15-14; 2-5 GNAC) in the first round on Tuesday night at 7 pm after the Pride defeated Emerson earlier this afternoon to clinch the final spot in this years tournament.
At no. 4 is Emmanuel, who went 11-13 (4-3 GNAC) on the season as the Saints will match-up in quarterfinals play Tuesday night against no. 5 Elms (15-13; 3-4 GNAC) as the two matched up this afternoon with Emmanuel beating the Blazers on the road. Elms will travel to Fenway this time around for a 7 pm start.
The winners of the two quarterfinal matches will advance to join the top two seeds in the semifinal round on Thursday, April 9 as the winner of the Regis-Rivier match will head to the Wentworth for a 7pm serve, while the Emmanuel-Elms victor will head to Lasell for a 6 pm start.
The two semifinal winners will compete for the conference title on Saturday, April 11 with the winner being crowned 2026 GNAC Men's Volleyball Champion and earning the league's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship.
2026 GNAC Men's Volleyball Tournament Schedule
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 7
(Hosted by higher seeds)
#3 Rivier vs. #6 Regis, 7 p.m.
#4 Emmanuel vs. #5 Elms, 6 p.m.
Semifinals – Thursday, April 9
(Hosted by higher seeds)
#1 Lasell vs. #4/5 winner, 6 p.m.
#2 Wentworth vs. #3/6 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship – Saturday, April 11
Semifinal winners, TBD
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