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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Concordia-St. Paul volleyball team is set to match up with a familiar postseason foe in the 2012 NCAA Division II Championship match today – Tampa University. The Golden Bears (32-4) and Spartans (32-3) will meet in the national tournament for the third consecutive season tonight at 7:00 p.m.
Concordia defeated Tampa 3-0 last year in the semifinals and in 2010, the Bears won 3-1 for the national championship in Louisville, Ky. The Spartans' last postseason victory over CU came in the 2005 semifinals as they won 3-2, but then lost in the championship match.
In eight meetings between the two teams, Concordia leads the all-time series 5-3 and holds a 2-1 advantage in postseason play.
Tonight's match features seven AVCA All-Americans, including Division II Player of the Year, Danielle Selkridge. Concordia boasts three First Teamers –
Cassie Haag (Plymouth, Minn.),
Kayla Koenecke (Delano, Minn.) and
Amanda Konetchy (Victoria, Minn.) and one Second Teamer –
Ellie Duffy (Fridley, Minn.). Tampa has one First Teamer – Selkridge, and two Third Teamers – Meagan Burke and Holly Reschke.
BY THE NUMBERS…
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Concordia |
Tampa |
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Years in NCAA |
13 |
27 |
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Postseason record |
43-4 |
52-22 |
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Region record |
26-2 |
39-13 |
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Region titles |
8 |
14 |
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Elite Eight record |
19-2 |
13-13 |
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National championships |
5 |
1 |
