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WINTHROP, Mass. – Rivier University claimed the top seed in next week's GNAC Women's Volleyball Tournament with a perfect 13-0 mark in league play, as they get set to host eighth-seeded Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Tuesday's quarterfinals at 7PM.

Simmons University (11-2 GNAC) used Saturday's regular-season finale to best recent GNAC powerhouse Johnsn & Wales University, 3-1, to capture the No. 2 seed via tiebreak for the Sharks' first victory over the Wildcats since 2014. 

For JWU (11-2 GNAC), which also fell to Rivier early this fall, this season marked its first GNAC losses since 2015, as the Wildcats had gone 47-0 from 2016-19 and claimed each GNAC title in that span before COVID-19 cost us the 2020 campaign. 

Simmons prepares to take on seventh-seeded Lasell University on Tuesday (7PM), while JWU hosts sixth-seeded Elms College (7PM).

The final quarterfinal contest on Tuesday night will feature fifth-seeded Norwich University traveling to fourth-seeded Regis College, also at 7PM. 

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, Nov. 2
#8 Saint Joseph's Maine at #1 Rivier - 7PM
#5 Norwich at #4 Regis - 7PM
#6 Elms at #3 JWU - 7PM
#7 Lasell at #2 Simmons - 7PM 

Semifinals - Thursday, Nov. 4
1/8 winner vs 4/5 winner
3/6 winner vs 2/7 winner 

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 6
at highest remaining seed 

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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