NAIA Announces Volleyball's Opponents for National Championship
By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA national office announced today the pool play assignments for the 2019 NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship, presented by Marriott South Sioux City River Front, in Sioux City, Iowa, and the Reinhardt Eagles have been placed in Pool G with No. 7 Eastern Oregon, No. 10 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Madonna (Mich.).
Reinhardt's first matchup will be Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) at 11 a.m. CDT/Noon EDT on Tuesday, Dec. 3 on Court 2. The Eagles will then line up against the top seed in the pod – Eastern Oregon – on Dec. 4 (Court 3) at 10 a.m. CDT/11 a.m. EDT.
On Dec. 5 (Court 1), Reinhardt takes on the Crusaders at 10 a.m. CDT/11 a.m. EDT.
To view the entire release from the NAIA regarding pool play, please click here.
The hometown team (33-2) has won 27-consecutive matches and is headed back to the NAIA National Championship Final Site for the second year in-a-row after claiming both the regular-season and postseason Appalachian Athletic Conference titles, and then taking out Florida Memorial in straight sets on Saturday at home (25-20,26-24,24-19).
The 12 winners from the Opening Round games join the 19 teams that received a bye and host Morningside (Iowa) to form the 32-team field. The National Championship takes place from Dec. 3-7 at the Tyson Event Center, which will serve as the venue for the 12th-straight year.
To advance out of your respective pool, in which the top two squads from each move on, teams must win at least two contests to reach bracket play. From there, it's single-elimination the rest of the way to crown a champion.
Pool G
Eastern Oregon
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Reinhardt (Ga.)
Madonna (Mich.)
Dec. 3 (Court 2) (All Times Central)
Eastern Oregon vs. Madonna (Mich.) 9 a.m. CDT
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) vs. Reinhardt (Ga.) 11 a.m. CDT
Dec. 4 (Court 3)
Reinhardt (Ga.) vs. Eastern Oregon 10 a.m. CDT
Madonna (Mich.) vs. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Noon CDT
Dec. 5 (Court 1)
Reinhardt (Ga.) vs. Madonna (Mich.) 10 a.m. CDT
Eastern Oregon vs Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Noon CDT
The NAIA Network – the association's official video-streaming home – will broadcast 60 matches live at the 2019 NAIA Volleyball National Championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while a pool play pass is $24.95 (Dec. 3-5) and a championship package is available at $39.95. You can also buy an All-Championship pass and watch every championship streamed on the NAIA Network in 2019.
Buy your All-Championship Pass today.
Both semifinal matches that take place at 11 a.m. CST on Saturday, Dec. 7 will be broadcast of ESPN3 as well as the NAIA Network. The championship match will be played at 7 p.m. CST Dec. 7 and will be broadcast on ESPN3 for the sixth time.
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