Clarke College has landed a spot in the 2010 NAIA Men's Volleyball National Invitational Tournament. Coach Kris Dorn's sixth-seeded Crusaders will join five other teams in the tournament, which will be contested on April 22-24 at St. Ambrose University in Davenport.

Clarke, 25-11 overall, will meet top-seeded California Baptist University at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 22. The Crusaders will face third-seeded Missouri Baptist University at 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

Clarke and California Baptist are joined in Pool A by No. 3 seed Missouri Baptist.

Pool B consists of second-seeded Hope International University, fourth-seeded St. Ambrose and fifth-seeded Cardinal Stritch University.

The tournament will conclude on Saturday with a 7 p.m. championship match

Official Tournament Web site: http://web.sau.edu/mvolleyball/2010/naia_nationals.htm

Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 22 (Pool Play)
10 a.m. - Hope International vs. Cardinal Stritch
12:30 p.m. - California Baptist vs. Clarke
4 p.m. - Hope International vs. St. Ambrose
7 p.m. - California Baptist vs. Missouri Baptist

Friday, April 23 (Pool Play)
10 a.m. - St. Ambrose vs. Cardinal Stritch
12:30 p.m. - Missouri Baptist vs. Clarke

Friday, April 23 (Semifinals)
4 p.m. - Winner Pool A vs. Second Pool B
7 p.m. - Winner Pool B vs. Second Pool A

Saturday, April 24 (Championship)
7 p.m. - Winners of semifinals