VOLLEYBALL TEAM TO HOST SAINT JOSEPH'S IN GNAC QUARTERFINALS

Oct. 31, 2011

The Emmanuel College Women's Volleyball Team has earned the \#3 seed in the upcoming Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament.  The Saints, who are making the program's 13th-straight GNAC Tournament appearance, finished the regular season at 20-14, marking their first 20-win season since 2006.  Emmanuel will host the 6th-seeded Monks of Saint Joseph's College (Maine) in the GNAC Quarterfinals this Tuesday, November 1st, at 7:00 PM.

The Monks are making their 2nd appearance in the GNAC Tournament.  Saint Joseph's earned their highest post-season seeding, as the Monks were seeded 8th last year.  Tuesday night's quarterfinal match-up will be a rematch of the regular season game between these two teams, which occurred back on October 8th and featured the Saints capturing a 3-0 win.

The 2010 GNAC Runner-up, Emerson College, has secured a first place seeding in the tournament, after achieving an undefeated 13-0 conference record and an overall record of 22-7. The Lions had a critical victory over 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. Simmons College, which achieved a fourth place regular season finish with a conference record of 9-4 and an overall record of 19-9 will also host a quaterfinal match on Tuesday night. 

Rounding out the lower portion of the bracket 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).

Full Tournament Schedule:

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Game 1: \#8 JWU @ \#1 Emerson - 7:00pm

Game 2: \#5 Norwich @ \#4 Simmons - 7:00pm

Game 3: \#6 Saint Joseph's Maine @ \#3 Emmanuel - 7:00pm

Game 4: \#7 Lasell @ \#2 Rivier - 7:00pm

Semifinals - Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 1

Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3

Championship - Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Game 7: TBD