2015 GCAC volleyball tournament headed to Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas and Philander Smith College will host the 2015 GCAC
Volleyball Championship from Nov. 12-14.

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New Orleans, Louisiana – The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference announced the site for the 2015 GCAC Volleyball Championship following at the conclusion of a meeting of the conference's executive committee.

The site award was initially approved by a vote of the conference's athletic directors earlier this month.

The 2015 GCAC Volleyball Championship will be played in Little Rock, Ark., and hosted by Philander Smith College from November 12-14. This will be the first time that Philander Smith has hosted a conference championship event since the 2012 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.

The winner of the tournament will receive the GCAC's automatic bid to the NAIA Volleyball Tournament which begins November 21, 2015. Last year, top-seeded Xavier represented the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference in the NAIA national tournament after defeating SUNO in the finals at the Xavier University Convocation Center in New Orleans.

Hotel Accommodations

The Clarion Hotel Medical Center-Midtown has been selected as the official host hotel of the 2015 GCAC Volleyball Championship. Located ten minutes from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, the Clarion Hotel Medical Center-Midtown gives teams and fans alike easy access to tournament action and the sights of Little Rock.

For booking information, please contact David Nelson at (501) 748-4706 or via email at dnelson@clarionlr.com.

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