Saturday, November 4th, 2006
Maryville Wins Conference Championship & Automatic Qualification To NCAA National Championship Tournament
The Maryville College volleyball team earned its fifth straight Great South Athletic Conference championship this afternoon with a 30-28, 30-17, 28-30, and 30-22 victory over third-seeded and tournament host Piedmont College. The top-seeded Lady Scots earn the conference's first-ever automatic qualification into the 2006 NCAA Division-III National Championship Tournament by virtue of the confernce tournament championship.
Maryville's Jennifer Seivers was voted the Tournament's Most Valuable Player.
The loss ends Piedmont's season with a 23-12 overall record while Maryville moves to 25-11 overall.
The NCAA will announce the complete bracket for the Division-III National Championship Tournament on Monday, November 6th at 11:00 AM with opening-round regionals set for November 9-11 at various on-campus sites.
Team Statistical Leaders
Piedmont College Maryville College Kills Leader Nikki Cole, 15 Lindsey Little, 16 Assists Leader B.J. Ostryzcki, 34 Ashley Burnett, 53 Digs Leader Jill Sparger, 12 Ashley Burnett & Rachael Skerczak, 15 Total Blocks Sarah Lane, 2 Rachael Skerczak, 5