1997 NAIA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT DEC 3-6 (20 TEAMS) FINAL DEC 6, 1997
#1 Brigham Young Hawaii (30-0) def. #2 Columbia (Mo.) (43-3), 15-8, 15-12, 15-4 #8 Biola (Calif.) (30-6) def. Puget Sound (Wash.) (29-5), 17-15, 15-13, 15-7 #4 Rockhurst (Mo.) (41-3) def. #3 Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (31-4), 13-15, 15-11, 11-15, 15-11, 15-7 Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) (36-9) def. #5 Taylor (Ind.) (48-3), 10-15, 13-15, 15-8, 17-15, 15-13 #1 Brigham Young Hawaii (31-0) def. #4 Rockhurst (Mo.) (41-4), 15-8, 15-10, 15-10 #8 Biola (Calif.) (31-6) def. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) (36-10), 17-15, 18-20, 15-4, 11-15, 15-3 Championship Match, Saturday, 6 p.m. #1 Brigham Young Hawaii (31-0) def. #8 Biola (Calif.) (31-6), 3-0 (15-3, 15-7, 15-4)BYU-Hawaii won its fourth title in a row and sixth in seven years with a 15-3, 15-7, 15-4 win against Biola University (Calif.).
Official Seeds:
#1 Brigham Young University-Hawaii
#2 Columbia College (Mo.)
#3 Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)
#4 Rockhurst College (Mo.)
#5 Taylor University (Ind.)
#6 University of the Incarnate Word (Texas)
#7 California Baptist College
#8 Biola University (Calif.)
Remaining field (listed alphabetically):
Dickinson State University (N.D.)
Doane College (Neb.)
Georgetown College (Ky.)
Hastings College (Neb.)
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
Northwest Nazarene College (Idaho)
Olivet Nazarene University
University of Puget Sound (Wash.)
St. Mary 's University (Texas)
St. Thomas University (Fla.)
Western Oregon University
Westminster College (Pa.)
Official Schedule:
Pool Play -
Wednesday, December 3 - Friday, December 5
Quarterfinals -
Friday, December 5, 6 & 8:15 p.m.
Semifinals -
Saturday, December 6, 11 a.m.
Championship Match
- Satruday, December 6, 6 p.m.
All times Central.
Pool A
Brigham Young-Hawaii vs. Western Oregon, Wednesday, 9 a.m.
Biola (Calif.) vs. St. Mary's (Texas), Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.
Western Oregon vs. Dickinson State (N.D.), Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Brigham Young-Hawaii vs. St. Mary's (Texas), Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Western Oregon vs. Biola (Calif.), Thursday, 9 a.m.
Brigham Young-Hawaii vs. Dickinson State (N.D.), Thursday, 1:30
p.m.
St. Mary's (Texas) vs Western Oregon, Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Dickinson State (N.D.) vs. Biola (Calif.), Thursday, 8:15 p.m.
Brigham Young-Hawaii vs. Biola (Calif.), Friday, 11:15 a.m.
Dickinson State (N.D.) vs. St. Mary's (Texas), Friday, 1:30 p.m.
Pool B
Columbia (Mo.) vs. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Wednesday, 9 a.m.
California Baptist vs. Puget Sound (Wash.), Wednesday, 11:15 a.m.
Columbia (Mo.) vs. Puget Sound (Wash.), Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) vs. St. Thomas (Fla.), Wednesday, 7:30
p.m.
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) vs. California Baptist, Thursday, 11:15
a.m.
Columbia (Mo.) vs. St. Thomas (Fla.), Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
Puget Sound (Wash.) vs. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Thursday, 3:45
p.m.
St. Thomas (Fla.) vs. California Baptist, Thursday, 6 p.m.
St. Thomas (Fla.) vs. Puget Sound (Wash.), Friday, 9 a.m.
Columbia (MO.) vs. California Baptist, Friday 11:15 a.m.
Pool C
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) vs. Georgetown (Ky.), Wednesday, 9 a.m.
Incarnate Word (Texas) vs. Hastings (Neb.), Wednesday, 11:15 a.m.
Georgetown (Ky.) vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho), Wednesday, 1:30
p.m.
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) vs. Hastings (Neb.), Wednesday, 7;30 p.m.
Georgetown (Ky.) vs. Incarnate Word (Texas), Thursday, 9 a.m.
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) vs. Northwest Nazarene (Idaho), Thursday,
11:15 a.m.
Hastings (Neb.) vs. Georgetown (Ky.), Thursday, 3:45 p.m.
Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) vs. Incanate Word (Texas), Thursday, 6
p.m.
Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) vs. Hastings (Neb.), Friday, 9 a.m.
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) vs. Incarnate Word (Texas), Friday 9 a.m.
Pool D
Rockhurst (Mo.) vs. Westminster (Pa.), Wednesday, 11:15 a.m.
Taylor (Ind.) vs. Doane (Neb.), Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.
Westminster (Pa.) vs. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Wednesday 3:45
p.m.
Rockhurst (Mo.) vs. Doane (Neb.), Thursday, 9 a.m.
Westminster (Pa.) vs. Taylor (Ind.), Thursday, 9 a.m.
Rockhurst (Mo.) vs. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Thursday, 1:30
p.m.
Doane (Neb.) vs. Westminster (Pa.), Thursday, 6 p.m.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) vs. Taylor (Ind.), Thursday, 8:15 p.m.
Rockhurst (Mo.) vs. Taylor (Ind.), Friday, 11:15 a.m.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) vs. Doane (Neb.), Friday 1:30 p.m.
Six-team, double-elimination tournament.
All games played at Biola University (Calif.).
Results:
Pool Play to Semifinals.
Pool Play to Semifinals.
Eight-team tournament.
Four-team tournament.
Six-team tournament. November 21-22, 1997.
Pool Play to Semifinals
Results:
#5 Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) (29-9) def. #4 Western Baptist
(Ore.) (30-9), 15-13, 8-15, 15-9, 15-10
#3 Western Oregon (29-8) def. #6 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (19-10),
15-4, 15-5, 10-15, 15-5
#5 Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) (30-9) def. #1 Puget Sound (Wash.)
(24-3), 15-12, 12-15, 15-13, 15-6
#2 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (27-4) def. #3 Western Oregon
(29-9), 15-5, 15-10, 17-15
#3 Western Oregon (30-9) def. #4 Western
Baptist (Ore.) (30-10), no score reported
#1 Puget Sound (Wash.) (25-3) def. #6 Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
(19-11), no score reported
#1 Puget Sound (Wash.) (26-3) def. #3 Western Oregon (30-10),
15-13, 15-9, 15-9 (third place match)
#5 Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) (30-9) def. #2
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (27-5), 14-16, 15-7, 15-10, 15-2
(championship match)
FAR WEST REGION
Results
:#4 California Baptist (12-15) def. #1 Biola (Calif.) (25-5),
6-15, 15-8, 15-12, 15-9
#2 Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (27-2) def. #3 Westmont (Calif.)
(19-11), 15-4, 15-6, 15-7
#1 Biola University (Calif.) (26-5) def. #3 Westmont (Calif.)
(19-12), 15-6, 7-15, 15-13,15-5 (third place match)
#2 Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (28-2)
SOUTHWEST REGION
#1 St. Edward's (Texas) def. #8 Huston-Tillotson (Texas), 15-0,
15-4, 15-2
#4 St. Mary's (Texas) def. #5 Lubbock Christian (Texas), 15-4,
15-5, 15-3
#3 Texas Lutheran def. #6 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), 14-16,
15-2, 13-15, 15-9, 15-6
#2 Incarnate Word (Texas) def. #7 Wayland Baptist (Texas), 3-15,
15-0, 15-3, 15-7
#4 St. Mary's (Texas) def.. #1 St. Edward's (Texas), 10-15, 15-5,
0-15, 15-7, 15-9
#2 Incarnate Word (Texas) def. #3 Texas Lutheran, 15-13, 15-10,
15-9
#2 Incarnate Word (Texas) (30-10) def. #4 St.
Mary's (Texas), 15-9, 15-12, 15-8 (championship match)
GREAT PLAINS REGION
Schedule:
Pool A
Hastings (Neb.) (27-5) - advanced
Dickinson State (N.D.) (33-0) - advanced
St. Mary (Neb.) (26-6)
Dordt (Iowa) (21-12)
Pool B
Doane (Neb.) (26-9) - advanced
Northwestern (Iowa) (23-7)
Minnesota-Crookston (24-14) - advanced
Sterling (Kan.) (29-7)
#2 Doane (Neb.) def. #1 Hastings (Neb.), 15-12, 13-15, 15-4,
17-15
#4 Dickinson State (N.D.) def. #6 Minnesota-Crookston, 15-9,
15-4, 15-4
#4 Dickinson State (N.D.) def. #2 Doane (Neb.),
9-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-11, 20-18 (championship match)
GREAT LAKES REGION
Results:
Pool 1
#1 Taylor (Ind.) def. #8 Michigan-Dearborn, 15-8, 15-7, 15-10
#4 Madonna (Mich.) def. #5 Walsh (Ohio), 16-14, 11-15, 15-6, 15-9
#1 Taylor (Ind.) def. #5 Walsh (Ohio), 15-10, 15-10, 15-5
#4 Madonna (Mich.) def. #8 Michigan-Dearborn, 15-8, 15-10, 15-8
#1 Taylor (Ind.) def. #4 Madonna (Mich.), 9-15, 15-2, 15-12, 15-6
#5 Walsh (Ohio) def. #8 Michigan-Dearborn, 16-14, 15-13, 15-10
Pool 2
#2 Bethel (Ind.) def. #7 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 7-15, 15-9,
15-5, 15-3
#6 Mount Vernon Nazarnene (Ohio)
#2 Bethel (Ind.) def. #7 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), 7-15,
15-9, 15-5, 15-3
#3 St. Francis (Ill.) def. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 16-14, 16-14,
15-6
#2 Bethel (Ind.) def. #3 St. Francis (Ill.), 15-13, 15-3, 15-3
#7 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) def. #6 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio),
15-5, 12-15, 16-14, 11-15, 15-2
Tie-breaker:
#6 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) def. #7 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio),
15-5
#6 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) def. #3 St. Francis (Ill.), 15-13
#1 Taylor (Ind.) def. #6 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), 11-15,
15-5, 15-4, 15-10
#2 Bethel (Ind.) def. #4 Madonna (Mich.), 16-14, 9-15, 15-9, 15-5
#1 Taylor (Ind.) (45-1) def. #2 Bethel (Ind.),
15-6, 15-1, 9-15, 15-2 (championship match)
MIDWEST REGION
Results:
#1 Columbia (Mo.) (38-1) def. #8 Park (Mo.), 15-4, 15-13, 15-2
#4 Graceland (Iowa) (28-11) def. #5 St. Ambrose (Iowa), 15-2,
14-16, 19-17, 15-10
#3 Peru State (Neb.) (18-24) def. #6 Culver-Stockton (Mo.),
15-12, 5-15, 15-2, 15-10
#2 Rockhurst (Mo.) (35-2) def. #7 William Woods (Mo.), 15-3,
15-6, 15-6
#1 Columbia (Mo.) (39-1) def.. #4 Graceland (Iowa) (28-12), 15-8,
15-10, 15-11
#2 Rockhurst (Mo.) (36-2) def. #3 Peru State (Neb.) (18-25),
9-15, 15-10, 13-15, 15-5, 15-6
#1 Columbia (Mo.) (40-1) def. #2 Rockhurst (Mo.)
(36-3), 15-13, 11-15, 15-13, 15-4 (championship match)
MID-SOUTH REGION
Results:
#1 King (Tenn.) (38-1) def. #4 Indiana Southeast 9 (20-12),
15-10, 15-9, 15-9
#3 Georgetown (Ky.) (18-11) def. #2 Lee (Tenn.) (31-15), 15-13,
15-8, 15-8
#3 Georgetown (19-11) def. #2 King (Tenn.)
(38-2), 15-10, 15-9, 15-3
SOUTHEAST REGION
All games played at Georgia Southwestern State University,
Americus, Ga.
Results:
#4 Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) def. #5 Southern Wesleyan (S.C.),
6-15, 15-8, 15-10, 15-8
#3 Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (26-10) def. #6 LaGrange (Ga.), 15-6,
15-7, 15-8
#1 St. Thomas (Fla.)
#3 Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (27-10) def. #2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
(33-7), 15-8, 15-13, 16-14
#1 St. Thomas (Fla.) (34-4) def. #3 Nova
Southeastern (Fla.) (27-11), 15-11, 15-11, 12-15, 14-16, 18-16
(championship match)
NORTHEAST REGION
Results:
Pool 1
#1 Westminster (Pa.) - advanced
#3 St. Vincent (Pa.) - advanced
#6 St. Joseph's (Maine)
Pool 2
#2 Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.)
#4 Wilmington (Del.) - advanced
#5 Seton Hill (Pa.) - advanced
#3 St. Vincent (Pa.) def. #4 Wilmington (Del.), 15-6, 13-15,
9-15, 16-14 ,15-5
#1 Westminster (Pa.) def. #5 Seton Hill (Pa.), 14-16, 15-7,
15-10, 15-7
#1 Westminster (Pa.) def. #3 St. Vincent (Pa.),
15-1, 16-14 ,15-4 (championship match)
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