Championship run snapped at 7, Concordia falls in D-2 volleyball tournament - Bring Me The News

Championship run snapped at 7, Concordia falls in D-2 volleyball tournament

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Nov 21, 2014
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The amazing run to seven consecutive NCAA Division II Volleyball National Championships has come to an end for Concordia University of St. Paul.

The Golden Bears, who were ranked No. 3 in the country coming into this weekend's Central Region Volleyball Tournament, fell to No. 4 Southwest Minnesota State University 3-1 on Friday night in the semifinals.

The Golden Bears had won every division II national volleyball championship going all the way back to 2007.

In 2013, they became the first volleyball program in NCAA history – at any level – to capture seven straight NCAA Championships.

The run was the fourth-longest championship run in any women's sport at the division II level.

During the match on Friday night, Concordia hit just .169 and committed 24 attack errors and Southwest hitter Abbey Thissen recorded a match high 20 kills.

The Mustangs advance to the regional championship on Saturday night against either Minnesota Duluth or Wayne State (NE).

The Golden Bears of Concordia are looking to add to the volleyball dynasty they've quietly built in St. Paul over the last few years. By rallying to beat Tampa, Concordia advanced to the national championship match for the fifth straight year. They'll try to keep their title streak going as they face the hosts of this year's tourney, Cal State-San Bernardino.

There have been plenty of amazing streaks in sports history, but not many equal Concordia-St. Paul's women's volleyball streak of four consecutive national championships. They're back in the Division II quarterfinals, just a few wins from a fifth straight title.

Undefeated Cal State-San Bernardino had home court advantage in the national championship match. But they couldn't manage to win a set against the Golden Bears, as the dynasty on Hamline Avenue continues.

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Concordia of St. Paul is inching closer to its fifth straight Division II volleyball championship. Katie Habeck's fifteen kills led the Golden Bears to a quarter-final sweep of Central Missouri.

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