With the 2022 Great American Conference volleyball regular season complete, the league announced the bracket and schedule for the GAC Volleyball Championships. The event begins on Thursday with four quarterfinal contests from FireLake Arena in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

In the opening quarterfinal, No. 3 Southwestern Oklahoma State takes on No. 6 Southern Nazarene. The Bulldogs and Crimson Storm split their two regular-season meetings as both won on their respective home floors. SNU won in five sets on September 15 while SWOSU picked up a four-set victory on Thursday.

No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist faces No. 7 Northwestern Oklahoma State at 12:30 p.m. The Bison won both regular-season contests in three sets and have claimed the last eight meetings with the Rangers. They have reached the final of the last three GAC Championships.

At 3 p.m., top-seeded Harding squares off with 2021 champion Arkansas Tech. The Lady Bisons completed an undefeated conference season by defeating the Golden Suns on Thursday. They enter the GAC Championships on a program-record 25-match win streak.

Thursday concludes with Ouachita Baptist playing East Central. Ouachita knocked off ECU, 3-1, on October 6.

Friday’s semifinals take place at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday’s final begins at 3 p.m. The GAC Sports Network will stream the entire tournament. For complete coverage and additional information, visit the Volleyball Championship Central page.

2022 GAC Volleyball Championships Schedule

Thursday, November 10
Quarterfinal #1: 10:00 AM - No. 3 Southwestern Oklahoma State vs. No. 6 Southern Nazarene
Quarterfinal #2: 12:30 PM - No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist vs. No. 7 Northwestern Oklahoma State
Quarterfinal #3: 3:00 PM - No. 1 Harding vs. No. 8 Arkansas Tech
Quarterfinal #4: 5:30 PM - No. 4 Ouachita Baptist vs. No. 5 East Central

Friday, November 11
Semifinal #1: 2:00 PM - Winner of Quarterfinal #1 vs Winner of Quarterfinal #2
Semifinal #2: 5:00 PM - Winner of Quarterfinal #3 vs Winner of Quarterfinal #4

Saturday, November 12
Final: 3:00 PM - Winner of Semifinal #1 vs Winner of Semifinal #2