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LA CROSSE, Wis. – Davenport opens their first ever NAIA National Tournament on Saturday, November 17 when they travel to La Crosse, Wis. to face No. 21 Viterbo University in the Opening Round. Davenport (32-6) enters as an automatic qualifier from the Wolverine Hoosier Athletic Conference while Viterbo (31-7) punched their ticket thanks to a tournament title in the Midwest College Conference (MCC).

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Opening Serve: 7 p.m. CST 
Location: La Crosse, Wis.
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The Opponent: #21 Viterbo University (Wis.)
Viterbo (31-7) gained an automatic bid thanks to their conference tournament victory over Grand View (Iowa). The No. 21 V-Hawks are led by head coach Ryan DeLong who is in his eighth season and has an overall record of 236-93 heading into the match on Saturday. Viterbo has been led all season by the one-two offensive punch of Alicia Olsen (588 kills) and Katie Flock (478 kills) as Olsen recently broke the school record for terminations in a single season.

Davenport and Viterbo have played nine common opponents during the 2012 campaign with DU holding a 7-2 mark and VU 8-3 against those teams. The V-Hawks play in the always competitive Midwest Collegiate Conference that features fellow NAIA Tournament qualifier Grand View University. Viterbo lost to the Vikings in the regular season before defeating them in the MCC Championship game to earn the automatic berth. In that match, VU's Katie Flock posted 21 kills followed by Alicia Olson with 17 and Hannah Ripp with 10.

The Series: First Meeting

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2012 Post-Season Quick Facts - Set school record for consecutive wins with 14 late in the season...Amber Getty named WHAC Player of the Week...Kelse Moon went over 1000 career kills and became school leader in total blocks...Only losses have come against teams that have been ranked in Top-25 or receiving votes section (Indiana Wesleyan, Taylor University, Saint Ambrose, Northwestern Ohio and Madonna)...Kelse Moon and Nicole Chase both named 1st Team All-WHAC while Hannah Stone earned Honorable Mention Honors...Sidney Rodriguez named to All-Freshman Team

NAIA National Tournament History for DU – The Lady Panthers are making their first ever appearance in the NAIA National Tournament. The program started in 2006 and this is the third year under head coach Megan Lenhart.

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