GNAC Announces 2016 Women's Volleyball Tournament Seeds
Unbeaten JWU (30-0) and regionally-ranked Rivier (29-3) have earned the top two seeds in next week's GNAC Tournament.
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WINTHROP, Mass. - The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced its 2016 Women's Volleyball Tournament pairings on Saturday afternoon as the regular season concluded. Undefeated Johnson & Wales University (30-0, 11-0 GNAC) locked up the regular-season title while Rivier University (29-3, 10-1) will serve as the No. 2 seed in next week's tournament. The two programs were ranked fifth and 12th, respectively, in the most recent New England regional rankings.
Quarterfinal action gets underway on Tuesday evening with all four contests slated for 7:00 PM. The semifinals will take place on Thursday to set the stage for Saturday's GNAC title contest.
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Tuesday, November 1 - Quarterfinals
Match 1: #8 Suffolk at #1 Johnson & Wales - 7:00 PM
Match 2: #5 Lasell at #4 Simmons - 7:00 PM
Match 3: #6 Saint Joseph's of Maine at #3 Anna Maria - 7:00 PM
Match 4: #7 Emmanuel at #2 Rivier - 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 3 - Semifinals
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner
Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner
Saturday, November 5- Championship
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner
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