Volleyball Books Tickets To NCCAA Nationals

Lady Red Hawks headed to Minnesota

- (10/23/2006)

    Thanks to a hot start to the season, the Simpson University women's volleyball team has clinched a place in the NCCAA DI National Tournament in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    The Red Hawks, seeded #7, are the West Region representative after compiling a 9-4 record and the highest NCCAA DI rating in the West Region.  The volleyball team will be the first Simpson program to take part in a DI National Championship since the switch from DII two years ago.

    Simpson will open the tournament on Thursday, November 2nd against #3 Palm Beach Atlantic and host #10 seed Northwestern College.  On Friday, the Red Hawks will face off against #2 Mt. Vernon Nazarene and #6 Trinity International.  The top two teams in each pool will advance to Saturday's championship round.

   For more information and to visit the official tournament website please go to http://nwc.nwc.edu/display/2221