November 3, 2024

BISMARCK, N.D. – The 2024 North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Volleyball conference postseason tournament is set. All six teams will play in the conference postseason tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a bye in the quarterfinals round on Nov. 9.  The No. 1 seed will host the two semifinal and championship matches on Nov. 15-16.

Bellevue (Neb.) (26-3 overall record, No. 6 in the NAIA national poll) and Jamestown (N.D.) (21-1 overall record before their regular-season finale on Thursday, No. 4 in the NAIA national poll) shared the North Star Athletic Association regular-season title with a 9-1 record.  The Bruins own the tiebreaker over the Jimmies, based on the total points won in both meetings (both meetings went to three sets, with BU winning in total points 131-126).  Both Bellevue and Jamestown received the opening round bye in the postseason tournament, while the Bruins host the final two daysof the conference tournament at Gordon Lozier Athletic Center (1024 Bruin Blvd).

Dakota State (S.D.) (16-11 overall record, receiving votes in the NAIA national poll) and Valley City State (N.D.) (14-13 overall record) were tied for third in the conference standings with a 5-5 record each.  The Trojans own the tiebreaker over the Vikings in numbers of sets won during their head-to-head meetings (DaSU won first meeting in three sets, while VCSU won the second meeting in four sets – DaSU four sets won to VCSU three sets won).

No. 3 seed belongs to Dakota State, while No. 4 seed goes to Valley City State.  Both teams will host the NSAA quarterfinals round this weekend.

There is another tie in the NSAA women’s volleyball standings between Dickinson State (N.D.) (5-20 overall record) and Mayville State (N.D.) (8-18 overall record) for fifth place with a 1-9 league record each.  The Blue Hawks own a tiebreaker over the Comets based on total points scored in both meetings (MSU won first meeting in three sets, while DiSU won the second meet – DiSU 135 points to MSU 131 points). 

No. 5 seed goes to Dickinson State and No. 6 seed belongs to Mayville State.

Valley City State hosts Dickinson State Friday evening in the first quarterfinal match at W.E. Osman Fieldhouse in Valley City, N.D. at 6 p.m.  Dakota State hosts Mayville State Saturday afternoon in the second quarterfinal match at DSU Fieldhouse in Madison, S.D., at 1 p.m.

The quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals round on Friday, Nov. 15, in Bellevue.  No. 2 seed Jamestown will play the winner of MSU-DaSU match at 5 p.m., followed by second semifinal match between No. 1 seed Bellevue and DiSU-VCSU winner at 7 p.m.

The semifinal winners will play in the NSAA Championship match on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m.

The winner of the NSAA Volleyball Postseason conference tournament will earn an automatic bid to the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament Opening Round, which is set for Nov. 23.  The national opening round winners will move on to the final set at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, from Dec. 4-10.
 

2024 North Star Athletic Association Volleyball Conference Postseason Tournament Campus Sites – Times in Central Standard Time (Overall Record, NSAA Conference Record)
Quarterfinals - Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9
Match 1 (Friday):  No. 4 seed Valley City State (N.D.) 3, No. 5 seed Dickinson State (N.D.) 0 - FINAL (25-17, 25-22, 25-17) Dickinson State (N.D.) ends season at 5-21 overall record, 1-9 NSAA	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP
Match 2 (Saturday): No. 3 seed Dakota State (S.D.) 3, No. 6 seed Mayville State (N.D.) 0 - FINAL (25-18, 31-29, 25-21) Mayville State (N.D.) ends season at 8-19 overall record, 1-9 NSAA)	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 15 – @ No. 1 seed Bellevue (Neb.)
Match 3:  No. 3 seed Dakota State (S.D.) 3, No. 2 seed Jamestown (N.D.) 2 - FINAL (15-25, 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 18-16) Jamestown (N.D.) (22-2, 9-1 NSAA) elminiated from NSAA postseason; most likely to receive NAIA at-large bid for NAIA Women's Volleyball National Tournament Opening Round	LIVE VIDEO	BOX SCORE	RECAP	RECAP
Match 4:  No. 1 seed Bellevue (Neb.) 3, No. 4 seed Valley City State (N.D.) 0 - FINAL (25-16, 25-12, 25-13) Valley City State (N.D.) ends season at 15-14 overall record, 5-5 NSAA	LIVE VIDEO	LIVE STATS	RECAP	RECAP
Championship Match - Saturday, Nov. 16 - @ No. 1 seed Bellevue (Neb.)
Match 5:  No. 3 seed Dakota State (S.D.) (18-11, 5-5 NSAA) vs. No. 1 seed Bellevue (Neb.) (27-3, 9-1 NSAA) – 2 p.m. Winner receives NSAA’s automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round on Nov. 23	LIVE VIDEO	LIVE STATS	RECAP	RECAP