Women's Volleyball | 11/26/2017 12:00:00 PM

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 16 ranked Cornerstone Golden Eagles open Pool Play at the 2017 NAIA Volleyball National Championships on Tuesday when they will face No. 19 Jamestown (N.D.) at Noon EST. Head coach Ryan Campbell and his team will follow with 1 p.m. EST matches on Wednesday against Texas Wesleyan and on Thursday against No. 1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).





Opponent: Jamestown (N.D.)
Date: November 28, 2017
Time: 12 p.m.
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
 
SCOUTING JAMESTOWN
The Jimmies are a familiar foe of Cornerstone as the two teams met back in early September at the Viterbo (Wis.) Tournament. Jamestown won that match in four sets and is led by ninth year head coach Jon Hegerle and a slew of North Star All-Conference selections Haley Glasoe, Madison Wendel, Morgan Hensch and Elise Peterson. The Jimmies finished second in the regular season conference standings behind No. 2 Viterbo and come into the national tournament ranked No. 19 in the NAIA Top-25 Poll.
 

Opponent: Texas Wesleyan
Date: November 29, 2017
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
 
SCOUTING TEXAS WESLEYAN
This is the tenth time in school history the Rams have reached the tournament, and the first time since 2005. Under first-year head coach Priscilla Morgan, TWC won an automatic bid to nationals after defeating SAGU in the SAC tournament in five sets. The team earned a runner-up finish after losing 3-0 to Oklahoma City in the conference final and were then selected to host No. 22 Campbellsville in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round and gutted out a 3-2 thriller in front of an electric home crowd.
 
 
Opponent: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
Date: November 30, 2017
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
 
SCOUTING LINDSEY WILSON (Ky.)
The No. 1 ranked team in the country is also the only one without a blemish on its record as head coach Andy Cavins has the Blue Raiders the top overall seed in the 32-team tourney.  Last year, LWC made it to the national quarterfinals and is arguably the tallest team in the country as they boast 10 players over 6-feet and four of them are over 6-3.The Blue Raiders dominated the Mid-South awards as Makenzie Montano was named the Player of the Year, Caitlyn Tino the Libero of the Year and Paulina Sobolewska the Freshman of the Year.
 
 
 
 
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