Volleyball

Five RMAC Schools Rank in Top 50 in
Volleyball Attendance

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- May 15, 2008 -- Five Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schools were ranked in the top 50 of home volleyball attendance in 2007, which was announced Wednesday by the NCAA.

Nebraska-Kearney led all schools with a home average attendance of 1,195.  The Lopers, who played 22 home matches last year, were one match win away from appearing in the NCAA Elite 8 Tournament.  The Lopers finished last season with a 33-5 overall record and they tied with Fort Lewis College as the league champion.

Adams State College ranked 29th overall in the nation, averaging 366 fans in their 13 home matches.  The Grizzlies, who made it to the semifinal round of the RMAC Touranament, completed their season seventh in the leauge with a 10-9 mark (15-14 overall).

UC-Colorado Springs, which made their first appearance last season in the NCAA Tournament, ranked 40th in the country in home attendance with an average crowd of 333 fans.  The Mountain Lions lost to Nebraska-Kearney in the RMAC championship match before falling to Metro State in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA regional tournament (16-3, 20-12).

Listed 46th in the nation in home volleyball attendance was Mesa State College (291 average).  The Mavericks (11-8, 15-14) also made RMAC and NCAA tournament appearances.  Their season ended with a loss to top ranked Nebraska-Kearney in the South Central Tournament.

Rounding out the five RMAC schools ranked in the top 50 is Western State College.  The Mountaineers played 10 home matches and averaged 284 fans to rank 49th in the nation.  WSC tied for 10th place in the league with a 6-13 record (9-18 overall).

As a conference, the RMAC ranked fourth in the country with an average home attendance of 333.  Ahead of the RMAC in league averages is the North Central Conference (416 average), the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (363 average), and the Great Northwest Conference (337).

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