Simmons Volleyball is ranked #4 as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference announced the Playoff schedule today. The Sharks, who finished the regular season with a conference record of 9-4 and an overall record of 19-9 will host #5 Norwich University (8-5, 16-9), on Tuesday, November 1st at 7:00 p.m.

The 2010 GNAC Runner-up, Emerson College secured a first place seeding in the 2011 GNAC tournament after achieving an undefeated 13-0 conference record and an overall record of 22-7. The Lions had a critical victory over longtime rival #2 Rivier to lead them into the top playoff seeding.

Rivier has earned a second place regular season finish with a conference record of 12-1, and an overall record of 19-13.

Seeded third is Emmanuel, who earned a conference record of 10-3 and an overall record of 20-14. Rounding out the bottom teams are #6 St. Joseph's Maine (8-5, 19-11), #7 Lasell (8-5, 16-8), and #8 Johnson & Wales (8-5, 10-24).

Tournament Schedule

Quarter Finals- Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Game 1: #8 JWU @ #1 Emerson – 7:00pm
Game 2: #5 Norwich @ #4 Simmons – 7:00pm
Game 3: #6 Saint Joseph's Maine @ #3 Emmanuel – 7:00pm
Game 4: #7 Lasell @ #2 Rivier – 7:00pm

Semi Finals- Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 1
Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 3

Finals- Saturday, November 5th, 2011

Game 7: TBD