2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – [BOX SCORES | SCHEDULE | BRACKET] The 2021 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Championship continued into day four at the Tyson Events Center on Thursday evening as eight teams battled for a spot in the semifinals on Friday.
Quarterfinal Highlights
- Only one match was won in three sets, two matches ended after four sets and one in five sets.
- Jamestown (N.D.) advances to the semifinals for the third consecutive year. The Jimmies have not been past the semifinals before.
- This is the second time that Marian (Ind.) has advanced to the semifinals. The last time the Knights reached the semifinals the team won its first national title in 2019.
- This is the fifth time that Missouri Baptist has advanced to the semifinals. The Spartans have advanced to the championship two times out of the previous four semifinal appearances.
- This is the fourth time that Park (Mo.) has advanced to the semifinals. The Pirates have advanced out of the semifinals twice out of the previous four semifinal appearances.
- Three of the four teams that remain have won a title before, Marian (Ind.), Missouri Baptist and Park (Mo.)
- Four different conferences are represented in the semifinals: American Midwest Conference, Crossroads League, Great Plains Athletic Conference and Heart of America Athletic Conference.
- Jamestown (N.D.) and Missouri Baptist return to the semifinals for the second consecutive year.
- Three states are represented in the semifinals: Indiana, Missouri and North Dakota. There are two teams from Missouri.
- None of the semifinal match-ups this year have happened in past semifinals.
- Individual Tournament Stat Leaders through Dec. 2
- Nada Meawad, Park (Mo.), 28 kills vs Providence (Mont.)
- Manuela Vargas, Missouri Baptist, 64 assists vs Northwestern (Iowa)
- Maggie Meyer, Marian (Ind.), 33 digs vs Concordia (Neb.)
- Marin Black, Life (Ga.), 6 aces vs Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
- Gabi Nordaker, Concordia (Neb.), 9 blocks vs Viterbo (Wis.)
- Team Tournament Stat Leaders through Dec. 2
- Missouri Baptist 73 kills vs Northwestern (Iowa)
- Missouri Baptist 69 assists vs Northwestern (Iowa)
- Northwestern (Iowa) 114 digs vs Eastern Oregon
- Life (Ga.) 11 aces vs Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
- Marian (Ind.) 17.5 total blocks (33 assisted, 1 solo) vs Midland (Neb.)
- Providence (Mont.) 0.346 hitting percentage (46 kills – 9 errors – 107 attempts) vs Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
The first two days of the tournament will consist of pool play matches. Pools are made up of three teams each and the teams that have the best record in each pool or win on a tie break scenario advance to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals are the beginning of single elimination bracket play with the winners advancing to the semifinals and then the championship.
The first semifinal on Friday will start at 5:00 p.m. central time and the second semifinal will follow at 7:30 p.m. central.
The semifinals on December 3 and the championship on December 4 will be streamed on ESPN3.