“Because I’m happy! Clap along if you know what happiness is to you. Because I’m happy! Clap along if you feel like that’s what you wanna do.” From the song “Happy” by Pharell Williams. Grand View University sure ought to be “happy” after posting a 4 – 0 record in their own 2014 August Tournament in Des Moines on August 22nd and 23rd.
In the process of going undefeated, Grand View knocked off 5th ranked Northwestern College and 20th ranked Indiana Wesleyan. Columbia College (Missouri) also went 4 – 0 in the event but Grand View and Columbia did not play each other. The overall results from the tournament are shown below.
| RANK | SCHOOL | WON | LOST | OVERALL |
| 9 | COLUMBIA COLLEGE (MISSOURI) | 4 | 0 | 4 – 0 |
| 6 | GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY | 4 | 0 | 4 – 0 |
| NR | CARROLL COLLEGE | 3 | 1 | 3 – 1 |
| 5 | NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE | 3 | 1 | 3 – 1 |
| 20 | INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | 1 | 3 | 1 – 3 |
| NR | OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY | 1 | 3 | 1 – 3 |
| NR | UNIVERSITY of ST. FRANCIS | 0 | 4 | 0 – 4 |
| NR | TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE | 0 | 4 | 0 – 4 |
August 22:
1) Columbia defeated Indiana Wesleyan 3-2 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-12)
2) Carroll defeated St. Francis 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-21)
3) Northwestern defeated Olivet Nazarene 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-12)
4) Grand View defeated Trinity Christian 3-1 (17-25, 31-29, 25-16, 25-20)
5) Columbia defeated Olivet Nazarene 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-21)
6) Indiana Wesleyan defeated St. Francis 3-2 (21-25, 26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 15-11)
7) Grand View defeated Northwestern 3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-23)
8) Carroll defeated Trinity Christian 3-1 (25-9, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21)
August 23:
1) Columbia defeated Trinity Christian 3-1 (25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22)
2) Northwestern defeated Trinity Christian 3-2 (25-19, 24-26, 22-25, 25-16, 15-12)
3) Olivet Nazarene defeated Indiana Wesleyan 3-1 (19-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-10)
4) Northwestern defeated St. Francis 3-0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-23)
5) Carroll defeated Olivet Nazarene 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-19)
6) Grand View defeated Indiana Wesleyan 3-1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-21, 29-27)
7) Columbia defeated St. Francis 3-2 (25-14, 25-21, 19-25, 26-28, 15-6)
8) Grand View defeated Carroll 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20)
The All-Tournament Team is composed of one player from each team.
Carroll College– Crystal Schmidt
Columbia College– Polina Severina
Grand View – Chrissy Daggett
Indiana Wesleyan – Ashlyn Buck
Northwestern – Kaitlin Floerchinger
Olivet Nazarene – Becky Deruiter
St. Francis – Caleigh Hill
Trinity Christian – Erynn Schuh
And, since we’re talking NAIA Women’s Volleyball, here’s the latest top ten poll, although there were no changes from last week.
| Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 10 Poll (8/19) | |
| RANK | SCHOOL and STATE |
| 1 | University of Texas at Brownsville (TX) |
| 2 | Concordia University at Irvine (CA) |
| 3 | Wayland Baptist University (TX) |
| 4 | Madonna University (MI) |
| 5 | Northwestern College (IA) |
| 6 | Grand View University (IA) |
| 7 | Midland University (NE) |
| 8 | Biola University (CA) |
| 9 | Columbia College (MO) |
| 10 | Lindsey Wilson College (KY) |
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