1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

1998 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament

1998 NCAA Final Four logo
Champions Long Beach State (3rd NCAA (5th National) title)
Runner-up Penn State (3rd title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Brian Gimmillaro (3rd title)
Most outstanding player
  • Misty May (Long Beach State)
  • Lauren Cacciamani (Penn State)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • Benishe Dillard (Long Beach State)
  • Veronica Walls (Long Beach State)
  • Jessica Alvarado (Long Beach State)
  • Bonnie Bremner (Penn State)

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]

Long Beach Regional


First round
December 3-4 		Second round
December 5-6 		Regional semifinals
December 10-11 		Regional finals
December 12-13
            
1 Long Beach State 3
Southern 0
1 Long Beach State 3
Long Beach, CA
Arizona 0
Arizona 3
Fresno State 0
1 Long Beach State 3
4 Illinois 0
Colorado 3
San Jose State 0
Colorado 1
Champaign, IL
4 Illinois 3
4 Illinois 3
SW Texas State 1
1 Long Beach State 3
3 Texas 0
Colorado State 3
South Carolina 2
Colorado State 0
Austin, TX
3 Texas 3
3 Texas 3
UW–Milwaukee 0
3 Texas 3
2 Stanford 1
Notre Dame 3
Eastern Washington 1
Notre Dame 0
Stanford, CA
2 Stanford 3
2 Stanford 3
SE Missouri State 1

Gainesville Regional

First round
December 3-4 		Second round
December 5-6 		Regional semifinals
December 10-11 		Regional finals
December 12-13
            
1 Florida 3
Chattanooga 0
1 Florida 3
Gainesville, FL
Ohio State 1
Texas Tech 2
Ohio State 3
1 Florida 3
4 Southern California 1
Texas A&M 3
Temple 1
Texas A&M 1
Los Angeles, CA
4 Southern California 3
4 Southern California 3
UMBC 0
1 Florida 3
2 Hawaiʻi 2
Northern Iowa 0
Indiana 3
Indiana 0
Fayetteville, AR
3 Arkansas 3
3 Arkansas 3
New Hampshire 0
3 Arkansas 0
2 Hawaiʻi 3
Nevada 0
Miami (Oh.) 3
Miami (Oh.) 0
Honolulu, HI
2 Hawaiʻi 3
2 Hawaiʻi 3
Brown 0

University Park Regional

First round
December 3-4 		Second round
December 5-6 		Regional semifinals
December 10-11 		Regional finals
December 12-13
            
1 Penn State 3
Bucknell 0
1 Penn State 3
University Park, PA
Clemson 0
Fairfield 0
Clemson 3
1 Penn State 3
4 Louisville 0
Florida State 1
Northern Illinois 3
Northern Illinois 1
Louisville, KY
4 Louisville 3
4 Louisville 3
American 0
1 Penn State 3
2 BYU 0
Cal St. Sacramento 3
Houston 0
Cal St. Sacramento 0
Stockton, CA
3 Pacific 3
3 Pacific 3
Florida Atlantic 0
3 Pacific 1
2 BYU 3
Kansas State 3
Georgetown 0
Kansas State 0
Provo, UT
2 BYU 3
2 BYU 3
Coastal Carolina 0

Lincoln Regional

First round
December 3-4 		Second round
December 5-6 		Regional semifinals
December 10-11 		Regional finals
December 12-13
            
1 Nebraska 3
Morgan State 0
1 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
Utah 1
Utah 3
Illinois State 0
1 Nebraska 3
Pepperdine 2
North Carolina 3
Oral Roberts 2
North Carolina 0
East Lansing, MI
Pepperdine 3
4 Michigan State 2
Pepperdine 3
1 Nebraska 3
2 Wisconsin 2
Virginia 1
UCLA 3
UCLA 1
Santa Barbara, CA
3 UCSB 3
3 UCSB 3
Santa Clara 0
3 UCSB 2
2 Wisconsin 3
South Florida 0
San Diego 3
San Diego 0
Madison, WI
2 Wisconsin 3
2 Wisconsin 3
Arkansas-Little Rock 0

Final Four – Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin

National Semifinals
December 17 		National Championship
December 19
      
1 Long Beach State 3
1 Florida 0
1 Long Beach State 3
1 Penn State 2
1 Penn State 3
1 Nebraska 1

National Semifinals

Long Beach State vs. Florida

Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
LBSU 15 15 15
FLA 2 8 10

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 3 Game 3
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.

References

  1. ↑ 1998-12-03 "Penn State earns top seed for NCAA tournament" The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved on 2009-1-12
  2. ↑ 1998-12-20. "WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP; Long Beach State Edges Penn State" The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.
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