2011 Volleyball Tournament

2011 AAC Volleyball Tournament

Nov. 9-11, 2011
MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center
Kingsport, Tenn.

Tournament Format: Nine-team tournament. Single-elimination through the quarterfinals, and double-elimination during the semifinal and championship rounds.



Union (Ky.) is the regular-season champion and the No. 1 seed for the tournament. Bryan (Tenn.) and Montreat (N.C.) tied for second with identical 13-3 league marks. Based on the tie-breaker system, Bryan is the No. 2 seed with Montreat is the No. 3 seed.

Here are tournament seedings:
No. 1 - Union (17-15 overall, 14-2 AAC)
No. 2 - Bryan (19-17 overall, 13-3 AAC)
No. 3 - Montreat (21-13 overall, 13-3 AAC)
No. 4 - Columbia (S.C.) (23-10 overall, 11-5 AAC)
No. 5 - Milligan (Tenn.) (11-18 overall, 9-7 AAC)
No. 6 - Virginia Intermont (10-21 overall, 6-10 AAC)
No. 7 - Reinhardt (Ga.) (8-21 overall, 4-12 AAC)
No. 8 - Bluefield (Va.) (7-25 overall, 2-14 AAC)
No. 9 - Tennessee Wesleyan (5-22 overall, 0-16 AAC)

Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, Nov. 9
Game 1 - No. 8 Bluefield def. No. 9 Tennessee Wesleyan - 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-15)
Game 2 - No. 4 Columbia def. No. 5 Milligan - 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 30-28)
Game 3 - No. 3 Montreat def. No. 6 Virginia Intermont - 3-1 (25-13, 17-25, 25-20, 25-22)
Game 4 - No. 1 Union vs. No. 8 Bluefield - 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-11)
Game 5 - No. 2 Bryan vs. No. 7 Reinhardt - 3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-18)

Thursday, Nov. 10
Game 6 - Montreat def. Bryan - 3-0 (27-25, 26-24, 25-19)
Game 7 - Union def. Columbia - 3-2 (25-19, 25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 15-11)
Game 8 - Columbia def. Bryan - 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-18)
Game 9 - Montreat vs. Union - 3-1 (25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 25-19)

Friday, Nov. 11
Game 10 - Union def. Columbia - 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-23)
Game 11 - Montreat def. Union - 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 25-16) - Montreat wins the championship