Dec. 2, 2008

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Day one of the pool play completed at the 2008 NAIA Volleyball National Championship and 10 of the 12 top seeds won their matches.

No. 1 Fresno Pacific (Calif.), No. 3 Concordia (Calif.), No. 7 California Baptist, No. 8 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and No. 10 Northwestern (Iowa) all swept their matches in three games.  No. 2 Biola (Calif.), No. 5 Columbia (Mo.), No. 6 Georgetown (Ky.) and No. 9 Lindenwood (Mo.) won their matches 3-1 while No. 4 Bellevue (Neb.) survived in five games.  Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) defeated No. 12 Morningside (Iowa), 3-1 and Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) knocked off No. 11 Madonna (Mich.), 3-2 for the upsets of the day.

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