(LEBANON, Ill., Nov. 10)--Columbia College swept its way to the American Midwest Conference Volleyball Tournament championship on Saturday with a 30-6, 30-17, 30-26 win over Missouri Baptist University. The victory gives the top-seeded Cougars the AMC's automatic bid to the NAIA Region V Tournament, which begins with quarterfinal play on Tuesday.

This was the third consecutive year that Columbia and Missouri Baptist will meet for the AMC Volleyball Tournament title. The teams had split the previous two championship contests.

Listed below are the pairings for the 2007 AMC Volleyball Tournament. A PDF version of the tournament bracket is available by clicking here:

 

QUARTERFINALS -- TUESDAY, NOV. 6
Game 1 -- #1 Columbia College def. #8 Harris-Stowe State University, 30-15, 30-12, 30-12
Game 2 -- #4 University of Illinois at Springfield def. #5 Williams Baptist College, 30-23, 30-22, 30-27
Game 3 -- #3 McKendree University, 30-21, 30-19, 30-27
Game 4 -- #2 Missouri Baptist University def. #7 Hannibal-LaGrange College, 30-22, 30-21, 30-21

SEMIFINALS -- THURSDAY, NOV. 8 (Highest remaining seeds to host) 
#1 Columbia College def. #4 University of Illinois at Springfield, 30-19, 31-29, 30-24
#2 Missouri Baptist University def. #3 McKendree University, 30-18, 30-25, 30-24

 

CHAMPIONSHIP -- SATURDAY, NOV. 10 (Highest remaining seed to host)
#1 Columbia College def. #2 Missouri Baptist University, 30-6, 30-17, 30-26