MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-6:42(CT) Flagler has fallen in four sets to West Texas A&M in the national quarterfinal. Flagler had set point twice in that set but couldn't tie it up. Stay connected to flaglerathletics.com for an updated story later this evening.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-6:13(CT) The Buffs led throughout the third set en route to a 25-18 victory. West Texas has a 2-1 advantage on the Saints who are a loss away from being sent home. Meg Weathersby leads Flagler with 13 kills on the day. The Saints haven't hit as well as they did yesterday against Dowling College totaling just .169 on the day.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-5:50(CT) Flagler notched a 25-22 second-set victory over West Texas. The Saints were led again by Rachel Stacy who had six kills. Meg Weathersby added five kills for the Saints who hit .289 as a team.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-5:27(CT) West Texas captured the first set of the first national semifinal against Flagler, 25-17. The Buffs hit .244 while the Saints hit just .128. Rachel Stacy led Flagler with five kills, while West Texas' Laura Prinsen had six. Flagler had seven attack errors that slowed them down.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-4:05(CT) The Flagler volleyball team has arrived at the Ganglehoff Center for its national semifinal matchup against West Texas A&M. The Saints have begun to warm up in preparation for their game against the 5th-ranked team in the nation. Stay connected to flaglerathletics.com for updates during the match

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -8:06(CT) Coming off a 3-0 win over Dowling College yesterday in the national quarterfinal, the Saints live to fight another day. Flagler will conduct its second practice at the Ganglehoff Center at 11 a.m. before getting some free time. The Saints' next match comes at 5(CT) when they take on West Texas A&M. Stay connected to flaglerathletics.com for updates from the national semifinal.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- 5:32(CT) Coach Taylor Mott, Katie Beale and Meg Weathersby were interviewed following the Saints' 3-0 win over Dowling College. Here's what they said.

Keys to the game. Taylor Mott: "Today we passed really well. We, as a team, feel pretty confident that if we put in a good pass, we've got good hitters that will score. Meg and Katie took some big swings from the back row. "

Meg Weathersby: "I think our setters used a great job using our middles. We just have faster middles. For some reason today, it worked really well."

Playing loose. Katie Beale: "I think we always try to play that way. If we have the care-free attitude it makes us play better. It's a great thing for us. 

Communication. Weathersby: "We just played really well together. We do a really good job of communicating. Our back row sees the block and tells the front-row hitters where to go. 

Advancing to the Final Four. Beale: "It feels great; Especially for my senior year. We're all excited being here and we hope to come out on top.


MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-1:15(CT) Meg Weathersy and Katie Beale helped lead the Saints to a 3-0 match win against Dowling College this afternoon. Weathersby and Beale each tallied double-digit kill totals to help Flagler advance to the Final Four. Stay connected to flaglerathletics.com for an updated story later. 

MINNEAPOLIS,Minn.-12:47(CT) Justine Burkhardt led the Saints in the second set as Flagler won 25-16. Burkhardt added three kills while digging out two shots one-handed. Weathersby leads the Saints with 10 kills against the Golden Lions. Flagler is just one set away from advancing to the Final Four.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- 12:29(CT) The Saints capture the first set over Dowling 25-15. Meg Weathersby and Katie Beale led the way for Flagler as the two combined for eight kills. Rebecca Royal played some outstanding defense towards the end to give Flagler the early advantage.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-10:45(CT) The Flagler volleyball team has arrived at the Ganglehoff Center preparing for its match against Dowling College. The Saints' matchup against the Golden Lions will start at noon central. You can access the live video broadcast of Flagler's Elite Eight matchup here. Stay connected to flaglerathletics.com for updates during the Saints' match against Dowling.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-10:50(CT) Katie Beale was awarded an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American award this evening at the dinner banquet. Before receiving the award, Beale, along with Justine Burkhardt and Becky Hendrian, spoke of the team's success, life at Flagler and trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships. The other schools participating in this week's tournament also represented their schools and spoke of their journey. The Saints will face Dowling College tomorrow at noon Central, 1 p.m. Eastern. Stay connected to flaglerathletics.com for updates during the Saints' matchup against the Golden Lions.

MINNEAPOLIS,Minn.-4:49(CT) The Saints started the day practicing at Concordia University's Ganglehoff Center. The team was able to practice for about an hour before heading back to the hotel. After a bite to eat around 1 p.m., the Flagler volleyball team took off to the Mall of America. A few players took in some excitement, while others just shopped. This evening, Coach Taylor Mott and Meg Weathersby will answer questions to local media before a dinner banquet.  

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., -12:15 a.m. (CT) The Flagler volleyball team has arrived in Minnesota, site of the 2009 NCAA Division II National Championships. On Wednesday, the Saints will practice at 11 a.m. before touring the city. At 7 p.m., Coach Taylor Mott and one of Flagler's players will be interviewed for local press about the Saints' season. Following the press conference, the eight remaining teams will have a dinner banquet. Flagler's first matchup this week comes Thursday at noon against Dowling College.

CHICAGO,Ill.-7:25(CT) The Flagler volleyball team has reached O'Hare International Airport in Illinios. The connecting flight to St.Paul/Minneapolis is at 8 p.m. The flight to Chicago was smooth sailing and the team arrived early.  Stay tuned to flaglerathletics.com as we bring you updates from the Saints' trip to Minnesota and the Elite Eight.