1998 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
January 10, 2023
The 1998 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 3, 1998, with 64 teams and ended December 19 when Long Beach State defeated Penn State 3 games to 2 in Madison, Wisconsin, for the program's third NCAA title and fifth national title overall.
Long Beach State became the first team in NCAA history to finish the season undefeated. Penn State, who was also undefeated before the championship, fell in the finals for the second year in a row.
The NCAA's expansion from 56 teams to 64 began in 1998.[1]
The NCAA women's volleyball tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1998, joining the men's and women's basketball tournaments as the only 64-team NCAA Tournaments at the time. The NCAA baseball tournament would expand to the same size in 1999, followed by the NCAA women's soccer tournament in 2001 and the NCAA softball tournament in 2003. The Big Ten and Big 12 each earned six bids in 1998. The Pac-10 only received four bids in the 1998 NCAA Tournament, which is the fewest they have earned in the 64-team era.
Long Beach advanced to the finals easily, taking the 10-0 lead in the opening game before winning 15-2. Florida staved off seven game points in the second game before falling 15-8. Long Beach then won a closer third game to sweep the Gators.
Misty May put down 11 kills and had two service aces, while Jessica Alvarado led the 49ers with 12 kills.
Penn State vs. Nebraska
Teams
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
PSU
15
15
8
15
NEB
11
8
15
11
Lauren Cacciamani had 20 kills, Christy Cochran had 19 and the three-time all-American Bonnie Bremner had 13 to help Penn State beat No. 3 Nebraska in four games. The Huskers ended their season 32-2 while Penn State improved to 35-0 and advanced to the program's third title match.
National Championship: Long Beach State vs. Penn State
Teams
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
LBSU
15
15
13
14
15
PSU
3
10
15
16
12
Long Beach took the first two games easily, 15-3 and 15-10. However, like the 1997 NCAA championship, Penn State took the next two games to force a fifth game.
In the decisive rally-scoring fifth game, Penn State led 7-2, but Long Beach tied it up at 8. Tied at 12, Long Beach State's Jessica Alvardo put down two kills before Veronica Wall's 19th kill of the night ended the match, 15-12. Long Beach State's Misty May, also the AVCA National Player of the Year, was named the co-MVP of the Championship along with Penn State's Lauren Cacciamani.[2]
NCAA Tournament records
There are two NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1998 tournament.
Service aces, tournament (individual record) - Misty May, Long Beach State - 20 (4 vs. Southern, 4 vs. Arizona, 4 vs. Illinois, 4 vs. Texas, 2 vs. Florida, 2 vs. Penn State)
Service aces, tournament (team record) - Long Beach State - 43 (shared with 2007 Penn State) (15 vs. Southern, 7 vs. Arizona, 8 vs. Illinois, 6 vs. Texas, 4 vs. Florida, 3 vs. Penn State)
References
^1998-12-03 "Penn State earns top seed for NCAA tournament[permanent dead link]" The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved on 2009-1-12
^1998-12-20. "WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP; Long Beach State Edges Penn State" The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.
January 10, 2023
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The 1998 NCAA Division I women s volleyball tournament began on December 3 1998 with 64 teams and ended December 19 when Long Beach State defeated Penn State 3 games to 2 in Madison Wisconsin for the program s third NCAA title and fifth national title overall 1998 NCAA women s Division I volleyball tournament1998 NCAA Final Four logoChampionsLong Beach State 3rd NCAA 5th National title Runner upPenn State 3rd title match SemifinalistsFlorida 5th Final Four Nebraska 6th Final Four Winning coachBrian Gimmillaro 3rd title Most outstanding playerMisty May Long Beach State Lauren Cacciamani Penn State Final Four All Tournament TeamBenishe Dillard Long Beach State Veronica Walls Long Beach State Jessica Alvarado Long Beach State Bonnie Bremner Penn State 1997 1999 Long Beach State became the first team in NCAA history to finish the season undefeated Penn State who was also undefeated before the championship fell in the finals for the second year in a row The NCAA s expansion from 56 teams to 64 began in 1998 1 Contents 1 Records 2 Mountain Regional Long Beach 3 East Regional Gainesville 4 Central Regional University Park 5 Pacific Regional Lincoln 6 Final Four Kohl Center Madison Wisconsin 7 National Semifinals 7 1 Long Beach State vs Florida 7 2 Penn State vs Nebraska 8 National Championship Long Beach State vs Penn State 9 NCAA Tournament records 10 ReferencesRecords EditThe NCAA women s volleyball tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1998 joining the men s and women s basketball tournaments as the only 64 team NCAA Tournaments at the time The NCAA baseball tournament would expand to the same size in 1999 followed by the NCAA women s soccer tournament in 2001 and the NCAA softball tournament in 2003 The Big Ten and Big 12 each earned six bids in 1998 The Pac 10 only received four bids in the 1998 NCAA Tournament which is the fewest they have earned in the 64 team era Mountain RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type RecordArizona Pac 10 At large 21 6Colorado Big 12 At large 21 7Colorado State WAC At large 23 7Eastern Washington Big Sky At large 24 5Fresno State WAC At large 18 104 Illinois Big Ten At large 20 101 Long Beach State Big West Automatic 30 0Milwaukee Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 25 5Notre Dame Big East Automatic 17 12San Jose State WAC At large 21 11South Carolina SEC At large 21 10Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley Automatic 24 11Southern SWAC Automatic 19 12Southwest Texas State Southland Automatic 25 82 Stanford Pac 10 Automatic 25 33 Texas Big 12 At large 24 2 East RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type Record3 Arkansas SEC At large 27 5Brown Ivy League Automatic 23 8Chattanooga Southern Automatic 23 101 Florida SEC Automatic 31 22 Hawaii WAC Automatic 29 2Indiana Big Ten At large 15 13Miami OH MAC Automatic 26 7Nevada Big West At large 22 6New Hampshire America East Automatic 24 10Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 25 2Ohio State Big Ten At large 16 13Temple Atlantic 10 Automatic 22 9Texas A amp M Big 12 At large 20 8Texas Tech Big 12 At large 23 10UMBC Northeast Automatic 22 64 USC Pac 10 At large 22 5Central RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type RecordAmerican CAA Automatic 29 5Bucknell Patriot Automatic 16 112 BYU WAC At large 28 3Cal State Sacramento Big Sky Automatic 25 8Clemson ACC At large 21 10Coastal Carolina Big South Automatic 23 12Fairfield MAAC Automatic 35 1Florida Atlantic Trans America Automatic 16 5Florida State ACC Automatic 25 10Georgetown Big East At large 24 5Houston Conference USA At large 21 12Kansas State Big 12 At large 18 114 Louisville Conference USA Automatic 27 4Northern Illinois MAC At large 26 63 Pacific Big West At large 24 51 Penn State Big Ten Automatic 30 0 Pacific RegionalSeed School Conference Berth Type RecordArk Little Rock Sun Belt Automatic 20 8Illinois State Missouri Valley At large 22 94 Michigan State Big Ten At large 23 6Morgan State MEAC Automatic 18 141 Nebraska Big 12 Automatic 28 1North Carolina ACC At large 28 7Oral Roberts Mid Continent Automatic 29 5Pepperdine West Coast At large 17 10San Diego West Coast Automatic 23 5Santa Clara West Coast At large 20 9South Florida Conference USA At large 25 7UCLA Pac 10 At large 15 113 UC Santa Barbara Big West At large 26 5Utah WAC At large 20 9Virginia ACC At large 26 72 Wisconsin Big Ten At large 27 4Mountain Regional Long Beach EditFirst roundDecember 3 4Second roundDecember 5 6Regional semifinalsDecember 10 11Regional finalsDecember 12 13 1Long Beach State3Southern01Long Beach State3Long Beach CAArizona0Arizona3Fresno State01Long Beach State34Illinois0Colorado3San Jose State0Colorado1Champaign IL4Illinois34Illinois3SW Texas State11Long Beach State33Texas0Colorado State3South Carolina2Colorado State0Austin TX3Texas33Texas3UW Milwaukee03Texas32Stanford1Notre Dame3Eastern Washington1Notre Dame0Stanford CA2Stanford32Stanford3SE Missouri State1East Regional Gainesville EditFirst roundDecember 3 4Second roundDecember 5 6Regional semifinalsDecember 10 11Regional finalsDecember 12 13 1Florida3Chattanooga01Florida3Gainesville FLOhio State1Texas Tech2Ohio State31Florida34Southern California1Texas A amp M3Temple1Texas A amp M1Los Angeles CA4Southern California34Southern California3UMBC01Florida32Hawaiʻi2Northern Iowa0Indiana3Indiana0Fayetteville AR3Arkansas33Arkansas3New Hampshire03Arkansas02Hawaiʻi3Nevada0Miami Oh 3Miami Oh 0Honolulu HI2Hawaiʻi32Hawaiʻi3Brown0Central Regional University Park EditFirst roundDecember 3 4Second roundDecember 5 6Regional semifinalsDecember 10 11Regional finalsDecember 12 13 1Penn State3Bucknell01Penn State3University Park PAClemson0Fairfield0Clemson31Penn State34Louisville0Florida State1Northern Illinois3Northern Illinois1Louisville KY4Louisville34Louisville3American01Penn State32BYU0Cal St Sacramento3Houston0Cal St Sacramento0Stockton CA3Pacific33Pacific3Florida Atlantic03Pacific12BYU3Kansas State3Georgetown0Kansas State0Provo UT2BYU32BYU3Coastal Carolina0Pacific Regional Lincoln EditFirst roundDecember 3 4Second roundDecember 5 6Regional semifinalsDecember 10 11Regional finalsDecember 12 13 1Nebraska3Morgan State01Nebraska3Lincoln NEUtah1Utah3Illinois State01Nebraska3Pepperdine2North Carolina3Oral Roberts2North Carolina0East Lansing MIPepperdine34Michigan State2Pepperdine31Nebraska32Wisconsin2Virginia1UCLA3UCLA1Santa Barbara CA3UCSB33UCSB3Santa Clara03UCSB22Wisconsin3South Florida0San Diego3San Diego0Madison WI2Wisconsin32Wisconsin3Arkansas Little Rock0Final Four Kohl Center Madison Wisconsin EditNational SemifinalsDecember 17National ChampionshipDecember 19 1Long Beach State31Florida01Long Beach State31Penn State21Penn State31Nebraska1National Semifinals EditLong Beach State vs Florida Edit Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3LBSU 15 15 15FLA 2 8 10Long Beach advanced to the finals easily taking the 10 0 lead in the opening game before winning 15 2 Florida staved off seven game points in the second game before falling 15 8 Long Beach then won a closer third game to sweep the Gators Misty May put down 11 kills and had two service aces while Jessica Alvarado led the 49ers with 12 kills Penn State vs Nebraska Edit Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4PSU 15 15 8 15NEB 11 8 15 11Lauren Cacciamani had 20 kills Christy Cochran had 19 and the three time all American Bonnie Bremner had 13 to help Penn State beat No 3 Nebraska in four games The Huskers ended their season 32 2 while Penn State improved to 35 0 and advanced to the program s third title match National Championship Long Beach State vs Penn State EditTeams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5LBSU 15 15 13 14 15PSU 3 10 15 16 12Long Beach took the first two games easily 15 3 and 15 10 However like the 1997 NCAA championship Penn State took the next two games to force a fifth game In the decisive rally scoring fifth game Penn State led 7 2 but Long Beach tied it up at 8 Tied at 12 Long Beach State s Jessica Alvardo put down two kills before Veronica Wall s 19th kill of the night ended the match 15 12 Long Beach State s Misty May also the AVCA National Player of the Year was named the co MVP of the Championship along with Penn State s Lauren Cacciamani 2 NCAA Tournament records EditThere are two NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1998 tournament Service aces tournament individual record Misty May Long Beach State 20 4 vs Southern 4 vs Arizona 4 vs Illinois 4 vs Texas 2 vs Florida 2 vs Penn State Service aces tournament team record Long Beach State 43 shared with 2007 Penn State 15 vs Southern 7 vs Arizona 8 vs Illinois 6 vs Texas 4 vs Florida 3 vs Penn State References Edit 1998 12 03 Penn State earns top seed for NCAA tournament permanent dead link The Daily Pennsylvanian Retrieved on 2009 1 12 1998 12 20 WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIP Long Beach State Edges Penn State The New York Times Retrieved on 2009 1 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 NCAA Division I women 27s volleyball tournament amp oldid 1112203212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
