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Posted by Nancy Binger - Fri, Nov 20, 2009 - [ Volleyball ] - Viewed 267 times
ONU Coach Brenda Williams Leads Olivet to Fourth Straight NAIA National Tournament
ONU Coach Brenda Williams Leads Olivet to Fourth Straight NAIA National Tournament

The Olivet Nazarene University volleyball team is headed to its eighth NAIA National Tournament after earning the CCAC automatic berth. The Tigers will host the opening round against Evangel University (Mo.) on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Evangel is making its first-ever appearance at the NAIA National Tournament after winning the Heart of America Athletic Conference Championship. The Crusaders are 28-8.

Olivet is ranked No. 12 in the nation and boasts a 33-8 overall record. The team has won four straight CCAC Tournament Championships.

The top 11 teams in the tournament received a bye, while the next 24 teams play in the opening round matches on Nov. 21. All matches will be played at on-campus sites.

The winners of the National Championship Opening Round matches, in addition to host school Morningside (Iowa), will advance to the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa, location of the NAIA National Championship presented by Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation Dec. 1 - 5.

The final 24 teams will be placed into six pools and will play a round robin pool play Dec. 1-3, with the top two teams from each pool advancing to the single elimination bracket starting Dec. 4. The championship match will take place at 8 p.m. (CST) on Dec. 5.

Final site pool assignments and schedule will be announced by on Nov. 22 by 6 p.m. (CST).

Click here for the first round matchups and scoreboard

http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/2009OpeningRoundScoreboard.html