DAC Volleyball Postseason Tournament pairings set
November 5, 2009
Jamestown is the top seed for the DAC Volleyball postseason tournament, which begins on Saturday, Nov. 7th. The Jimmies are undefeated in DAC conference play with a 14-0 record and will host eighth seed Dakota State at 7:00 p.m. (CT). The match will be available on b2 Networks.
Black Hills State is second in the DAC and will host Minot State. Dickinson State, third seed, will welcome sixth seed Mayville State.
South Dakota School of Mines, Valley City State and Mayville State are all 5-9 in the DAC. The Hardrockers own the tiebreaker and will be the fourth seed in the DAC. Valley City State won the tiebreaker over the Comets and will be the fifth seed. SD School of Mines will host Valley City State.
The quarterfinals winners will meet in the semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 11th. The DAC Volleyball Championship match will be on Saturday, Nov. 14th at the highest remaining seed.
The DAC Volleyball postseason tournament champions will earn an automatic bid to the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament, starting on Saturday, Nov. 21st.
DAC Volleyball Postseason Tournament Quarterfinals - Saturday, November 7th
<Records listed as (Overall, DAC)>
Match #1 - #8 seed Dakota State (9-18, 4-10) @ #1 seed Jamestown (21-7, 14-0) - 7:00 p.m. (CT)
Match #2 - #5 seed Valley City State (13-15, 5-9) @ #4 SD School of Mines (8-18, 5-9) - 7:00 p.m. (MT)
Match #3 - #6 Mayville State (12-16, 5-9) @ #3 seed Dickinson State (10-15, 7-6) - 7:00 p.m. (MT)
Match #4 - #7 seed Minot State (4-21, 4-9) @ #2 seed Black Hills State (21-11, 11-3) - 7:00 p.m. (MT)
DAC Volleyball Postseason Tournament Semifinals - Wednesday, November 11th
Match #5 - Match #1 winner vs. Match #2 winner, At Highest Seed, 7:00 p.m. (Local Time)
Match #6 - Match #3 winner vs. Match #4 winner, At Highest Seed, 7:00 p.m. (Local Time)
DAC Volleyball Postseason Tournament Championship - Saturday, November 14th
Match #7 - Semifinals winners at highest remaining seed, 7:00 p.m. (Local Time)
(Winner advances to NAIA Volleyball National Tournament)
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Information Director
