CCAC Unbeaten SXU The Favorite In Upcoming League Tourney
CHICAGO — Seven teams will get a chance at putting the first dent in Saint Xavier University’s armor when the 2021 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Volleyball Tournament commences on Tuesday and runs through the end of the week. No one did it during the regular season when the top-seeded Cougars went a perfect 18-0 and only had two matches go to a fifth set.
No. 8 seed St. Ambrose University (19-11) will get the first crack at it on Tuesday as one of four matches scheduled for that date. The other seeds that will be hosting quarterfinal-round matches will be No. 2 Indiana University South Bend (20-6), No. 3 Olivet Nazarene University (18-9) and No. 4 Trinity International University (18-13).
Other teams that will hope to get an opportunity to face Saint Xavier will be No. 5 seed University of St. Francis (15-17), No. 6 Judson (22-10) and No. 7 Cardinal Stritch (14-10).
The other first-round pairings have St. Francis traveling to Trinity International, Judson heading to Olivet Nazarene and Cardinal Stritch making the long trek to Indiana South Bend.
The tournament continues on Thursday at the sites of the two highest remaining seeds with the championship match set for Saturday.
Should Saint Xavier also capture the CCAC Tournament, the tournament runner-up will earn the conference’s second automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round. The Cougars claimed the first bid by winning the regular season.
For a tournament bracket, go to Bracket.
The complete tournament schedule follows:
Tuesday, November 9 – First Round
• Match #1: No. 8 St. Ambrose (19-11) at No. 1 Saint Xavier (25-3) — 7 pm CT
• Match #2: No. 5 St. Francis (15-17) at No. 4 Trinity International — 7 pm CT
• Match #3: No. 7 Cardinal Stritch (14-10) at No. 2 Indiana South Bend (20-6) — 7 pm CT
• Match #4: No. 6 Judson (22-10) at No. 3 Olivet Nazarene (18-9) — 7 pm CT
Thursday, November 11 – Semifinal Round
• Match #5: Winner-Match #1 vs. Winner-Match #2 — TBA (at site of highest remaining seed)
• Match #6: Winner-Match #3 vs. Winner-Match #4 — TBA (at site of highest remaining seed)
Saturday, November 13 – Championship
• Match #7: Winner-Match #5 vs. Winner-Match #6 — TBA (at site of highest remaining seed)
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