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Lady Bulldog Volleyball vs. Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)

Sat, November 3, 2001  2:00 p.m. (est)  Boiling Springs, NC
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Result: L 19-30, 27-30, 23-30

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Volleyball Finishes Second in the NCCAA National Tournament

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ falls to NAIA No. 17 Olivet Nazarene University in the championship game of the NCCAA National Tournament by the scores of 30-19, 30-27, and 30-23. This is only the second loss for the Lady Bulldogs on the season to go with their 29 wins.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ won their pool by going 4-0 on Thursday and Friday including a win over NAIA No. 31 Mt. Vernon University.

As one of only four teams remaining for the semifinals, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ defeated NAIA No. 22 Malone College in straight sets to advance to the championship match. A very talented Olivet Nazarene team would end Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's run for the title. Before the final game, the Lady Bulldogs had gone 5-0 and had won 15 of 16 games in the tournament.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ will now travel to Lee University on Monday night to play their last regular season game. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Lee are currently tied atop the TranSouth Conference with an 8-1 record and this will determine who gets the No. 1 seed in next weekends conference tourney to by played in Batesville, Arkansas at Lyon College.

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