MOBILE, Ala., November 3, 2022 – The No. 19-ranked Monroe College Mustangs women's volleyball team claimed its 11th straight Region Championship last Saturday in a four-set victory over Harford Community College. The Mustangs are now set for the 2022 Gulf Atlantic District A/B Championship in Mobile, Ala., with the chance to claim one of two automatic bids into the 2022 NJCAA Div. I Women's Volleyball Championship.
 
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
What: 2022 Gulf Atlantic District A/B Championship Tournament
Where: Mobile Civic Center / Mobile, Alabama
When: Friday, Nov. 4 – Sunday, Nov. 6
 
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE:
Live Video: JockJive.com
Live Stats (Monroe matches only): MonroeCollegeMustangs.com/WVBLiveStats
 
TOURNAMENT SEEDING:
1) Wallace State Community College
2) Snead State Community College 
3) Monroe College (NY)
4) Bishop State Community College
5) Coastal Alabama Community College-South
6) Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
7) Coastal Alabama Community College-East
8) Enterprise State Community College
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
All times are CT (1 hour behind) - Times subject to change without notice
Friday, November 4
Match 1 -11:00 am (Court 1) - Enterprise State vs. Wallace State
Match 2 - 11:00 am (Court 2) - Coastal Alabama-South vs. Bishop State
Match 3 - 1:00 pm (Court 1) - Coastal Alabama-East vs. Snead State
Match 4 - 1:00 pm (Court 2) - Lurleen B. Wallace vs. Monroe
Match 5 - 3:00 pm (Court 1) - Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 2
Match 6 - 3:00 pm (Court 2) - Loser Match 3 vs. Loser Match 4
Match 7 - 5:00 pm (Court 1) - Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2
Match 8 - 5:00 pm (Court 2) - Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 4
Saturday, November 5
Match 9 - 11:00 am (Court 1) - Loser Match 8 vs. Winner Match 5
Match 10 - 11:00 am (Court 2) - Loser Match 7 vs. Winner Match 6
Match 11 - 1:00 pm - Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8
Match 12 - 3:00 pm - Winner Match 9 vs. Winner Match 10
Sunday, November 6
Match 13 - 11:00 am - Loser Match 11 vs. Winner Match 12
Match 14 - 1:00 pm - Championship Match - Winner Match 11 vs. Winner Match 13
Match 15 - 3:00 pm - "If" Game if Loser of Game 14 is first loss
 
MUSTANG HISTORY AT THE GULF ATLANTIC DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
2021: After a one-year hiatus, the Mustangs had their best performance at the Gulf Atlantic District A/B Championships last season. The Mustangs stormed through the competition, winning all three of their matches, including back-to-back victories over top-seeded Wallace State Community College, to claim the District A Championship as the tournament's top team for the first time ever.
 
2019: The Mustangs had a difficult journey through the Gulf Atlantic District tournament in 2019, having to play seven matches across three days. After losing their second match of the weekend, the Mustangs needed to win the next four to earn one of the tournament's automatic bids to the NJCAA Championships. The Mustangs did just that, which also forced them to play a third match that Sunday to try and claim the District A Title. An exhausted Mustangs team pushed Gadsden State to its limit in a five-set thriller, but the Mustangs barely fell in their third match that day, still advancing to the NJCAA Championships as the District B Champions.
 
2018: After the NJCAA did some redistricting, the Mustangs made their first ever appearance at the Gulf Atlantic District Championships in 2018, then simply called the District L/M Championship. After getting through the first day unscathed, the Mustangs lost to top-seeded Wallace State to drop into the loser's bracket on Saturday. Needing just one win to still claim the District M Title, the Mustangs defeated Lawson State Community College in five sets after going down, 2-0, to earn their spot in Hutchinson, Kan. The Mustangs then pushed Wallace State to five sets after once again falling behind, 2-0, but were unable to win the last set and take the District L crown.
 
WHAT COMES NEXT?
The top two teams at the end of the Gulf Atlantic District A/B Championship will both earn automatic bids into the 2022 NJCAA Div. I Women's Volleyball Championship in West Plains, Mo. The tournament champion will earn the District A Title, while the tournament runner-up leaves with the District B Championship. The 2022 NJCAA Championship will take place at the West Plains Civic Center from Nov. 17-19.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 35 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well the Monroe College marching band and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 11 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
For more information about the Monroe Mustangs, please visit us at www.MonroeCollegeMustangs.com or follow us on social media: Facebook (Monroe Mustangs Athletics), Twitter (@Monroe_Mustangs) and Instagram (@monroemustangs).