2001 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Volleyball competition 2001NCAAVBLOGO.jpg 2001 NCAA Final Four logo 2001 Stanford 5th Long Beach State 5th NCAA (9th national) Arizona 1st Nebraska 8th John Dunning 3rd Logan Tom (Stanford) Ogonna Nnamani (Stanford) Ashley Ivy (Stanford) Robyn Lewis (Stanford) Tayyiba Haneef (Long Beach St.) Brittany Hochevar (Long Beach St.) The 2001 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on November 29, 2001, with 64 teams and ended December 15 when Stanford defeated Long Beach State 3 games to 0 in San Diego, California for the program's fifth NCAA title.AP (2001-12-15). "Stanford KO's unbeaten Long Beach State". ESPN. Retrieved on January 11, 2009. Led by future Olympians Logan Tom and Ogonna Nnamani, Stanford stunned previously unbeaten Long Beach State in the title match. Long Beach State was attempting to become the first program to go undefeated in more than one season, as they went 36-0 just 3 years before in 1998. On their way to the title, Stanford was able to knock off defending champion Nebraska in the national semifinals. The other semifinal participant, Arizona, made the program's first NCAA Final Four appearance. The win gave Stanford head coach John Dunning, who was in his first year as Stanford's head coach, his third NCAA title as he won two with Pacific in the 1980s. This was the first year of rally point scoring in the NCAA Division I tournament, with games going to 30 points to win. Previous years used the side out scoring (SOS), with 15 points needed to win. Games became "sets" in 2008 and were reduced to 25 points to win. Records Long Beach RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordDePaulConference USAAutomatic24-8Eastern WashingtonBig SkyAutomatic20-5FairfieldMAACAutomatic19-129HawaiiWACAutomatic26-51Long Beach StateBig WestAutomatic28-0MinnesotaBig TenAt-large17-12Northern IllinoisMACAutomatic24-516Northern IowaMissouri ValleyAutomatic28-1Oregon StatePac-10At-large17-11PennIvy LeagueAutomatic18-4Penn StateBig TenAt-large21-7San DiegoWest CoastAt-large21-8San Diego StateMountain WestAt-large16-12UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAt-large17-138UCLAPac-10At-large18-8Washington StatePac-10At-large17-11 Los Angeles RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAlabama A&MSWACAutomatic20-85ArizonaPac-10At-large21-4CincinnatiConference USAAt-large22-7DukeACCAt-large22-4Eastern IllinoisOhio ValleyAutomatic20-8Georgia TechACCAt-large19-7IllinoisBig TenAt-large20-8LibertyBig SouthAutomatic21-10LouisvilleConference USAAt-large25-6MissouriBig 12At-large20-1013Ohio StateBig TenAt-large25-312PacificBig WestAt-large26-7Robert MorrisNortheastAutomatic29-54USCPac-10At-large22-3William & MaryCAAAutomatic21-5XavierAtlantic 10Automatic25-5 Stanford RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordBYUMountain WestAt-large20-8Michigan StateBig TenAt-large20-7MilwaukeeHorizonAutomatic20-7NevadaWACAt-large17-7NortheasternAmerica EastAutomatic23-10Notre DameBig EastAutomatic22-6San Jose StateWACAt-large24-7Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large19-93StanfordPac-10Automatic27-2TexasBig 12At-large16-1211Texas A&MBig 12At-large23-5Texas TechBig 12At-large18-13Texas-ArlingtonSouthlandAutomatic24-1114UtahMountain WestAutomatic23-6Utah StateBig WestAt-large18-116WisconsinBig TenAutomatic25-3 Lincoln RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAmericanPatriotAutomatic26-3ArkansasSECAt-large21-11BaylorBig 12At-large18-11ColoradoBig 12At-large18-1015Colorado StateMountain WestAt-large27-3FIUSun BeltAutomatic22-710FloridaSECAutomatic25-1Florida A&MMEACAutomatic27-2Georgia SouthernSouthernAutomatic22-11Kansas StateBig 12At-large19-72NebraskaBig 12Automatic27-1North CarolinaACCAutomatic23-8Oral RobertsMid-ContinentAutomatic19-67PepperdineWest CoastAutomatic21-3South CarolinaSECAt-large20-5UCFAtlantic SunAutomatic19-6 Long Beach Regional First roundNovember 29–30 Second roundDecember 1–2 Regional semifinalsDecember 6–7 Regional finalsDecember 8–9 Long Beach, CA Cedar Falls, IA Pullman, WA University Park, PA Long Beach State San Diego State 3 0 UCSB San Diego 2 3 DePaul Minnesota 0 3 Northern Illinois Northern Iowa 0 3 Hawaii Washington State 3 0 Eastern Washington Oregon State 3 2 Penn State Fairfield 3 0 Pennsylvania UCLA 0 3 Long Beach State 1 San Diego 3 0 1 16 9 8 Minnesota 16 Northern Iowa 2 3 9 Hawaii Eastern Washington 3 1 Penn State 8 UCLA 0 3 1 Long Beach State 16 Northern Iowa 3 0 9 Hawaii 8 UCLA 1 3 1 Long Beach State 8 UCLA 3 0 Los Angeles Regional First roundNovember 29–30 Second roundDecember 1–2 Regional semifinalsDecember 6–7 Regional finalsDecember 8–9 Champaign, IL Louisville, KY Columbus, OH Los Angeles Arizona Eastern Illinois 3 0 Missouri Illinois 1 3 Louisville Georgia Tech 3 2 Alabama A&M Pacific 0 3 Ohio State Robert Morris 3 0 Cincinnati Xavier 3 1 Duke William & Mary 3 0 Liberty Southern California 0 3 5 Arizona 5 Illinois 3 1 12 13 4 Louisville 12 Pacific 1 3 13 Ohio State Cincinnati 3 1 Duke 4 Southern California 0 3 5 Arizona 12 Pacific 3 0 13 Ohio State 4 Southern California 0 3 5 Arizona 4 Southern California 3 2 Stanford Regional First roundNovember 29–30 Second roundDecember 1–2 Regional semifinalsDecember 6–7 Regional finalsDecember 8–9 Stanford, CA Salt Lake City, UT College Station, TX Madison, WI Stanford Nevada 3 0 San Jose State Santa Clara 3 2 Utah State BYU 3 2 Texas Tech Utah 0 3 Texas A&M UT Arlington 3 0 Northeastern Texas 0 3 Notre Dame Michigan State 1 3 UW–Milwaukee Wisconsin 0 3 3 Stanford 3 San Jose State 3 0 14 11 6 Utah State 14 Utah 1 3 11 Texas A&M Texas 3 0 Michigan State 6 Wisconsin 0 3 3 Stanford 14 Utah 3 1 11 Texas A&M 6 Wisconsin 3 0 3 Stanford 11 Texas A&M 3 0 Lincoln Regional First roundNovember 29–30 Second roundDecember 1–2 Regional semifinalsDecember 6–7 Regional finalsDecember 8–9 Chapel Hill, NC Gainesville, FL Fort Collins, CO Manhattan, KS Pepperdine Georgia Southern 3 0 North Carolina South Carolina 3 1 Florida International Central Florida 3 0 Florida A&M Florida 0 3 Colorado State Baylor 3 1 Colorado American 3 0 Kansas State Arkansas 3 2 Oral Roberts Nebraska 0 3 7 Pepperdine 7 North Carolina 3 0 10 15 2 Florida International 10 Florida 0 3 15 Colorado State Colorado 3 2 Kansas State 2 Nebraska 1 3 7 Pepperdine 10 Florida 0 3 15 Colorado State 2 Nebraska 1 3 10 Florida 2 Nebraska 2 3 Final Four – Cox Arena, San Diego, CA National SemifinalsDecember 13 National ChampionshipDecember 15 1 Long Beach State 3 5 Arizona 0 3 Stanford 3 2 Nebraska 0 1 Long Beach State 0 3 Stanford 3 National Semifinals Long Beach State vs. Arizona Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3LBSU 30 30 30ARIZ 27 25 20 Top ranked and undefeated Long Beach State easily defeated Arizona in three sets. Tayyiba Haneef led Long Beach with 21 kills. Long Beach out-hit Arizona .384 to .216, out-blocked the Wildcats 10 to 8 and had 8 service aces while Arizona had just 3. Arizona was led by Shannon Torregrosas's 14 kills. Arizona ended their season at 25–5 with the program's first ever Final Four appearance. Long Beach upped their record to 33–0.http://www.arizonaathletics.com/sports/w-volley/stats/121301aaa.html Arizona vs. Long Beach State box score 2009-01-11 https://archive.today/20120719011751/http://www.arizonaathletics.com/sports/w-volley/stats/121301aaa.html 2012-07-19 dead Stanford vs Nebraska Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3STAN 31 30 30NEB 29 28 21 Led by Logan Tom's 22 kills, Stanford knocked off defending national champion Nebraska in three sets. Ogonna Nnamani added 13 kills to help the Cardinal sweep. Stanford out-blocked Nebraska, 12 to 9, and hit .270 as a team while Nebraska hit just .186. Nancy Metcalf led Nebraska with 14 kills as Nebraska ended their season at 31–2. Stanford advanced to the program's ninth NCAA title match. National Championship: Long Beach State vs. Stanford Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3LBSU 29 28 25STAN 31 30 30 In the title match, Stanford stunned top ranked and previously undefeated Long Beach State in three sets. In game 1, Stanford went up 20–14 before Long Beach State closed the gap to 23–22. Down 26–24, Long Beach State rallied off four straight points, and eventually earned game point at 29–27. The 49'ers squandered both opportunities, with a Logan Tom kill and a Long Beach hitting error tying it up at 29. A Tom kill gave Stanford the game, 31–29. It was the first time all season that Long Beach lost the first game of a match. In game 2, Stanford went up 11–7, then extended the lead to 20–13. Stanford remained in control, going up 27-20 and earning game point at 29–23. Long Beach State, however, did not go away and reeled off five consecutive points to cut the deficit to 29–28. The comeback ended, however, on a 49er service error giving Stanford the game, 30–28. Game 3 remained even midway through. Stanford led 15–14 at the media timeout, before a Logan Tom service ace gave the Cardinal some separation at 25–21. Stanford remained ahead, going up 28–24 after an Ogonna Nnamani kill, before earning championship point after a Tom kill. A Stanford block ended the match, 30–25, ending Long Beach State's undefeated season, while Stanford ended their season at 33-2 - with one of the losses coming from Long Beach State earlier in the year. Stanford won their fifth NCAA title. The win over Long Beach improved Stanford's record to 2–0 against undefeated teams in the national championship, as Stanford beat previously undefeated UCLA in the 1992 final. Stanford head coach John Dunning became the first Division I coach to win the national championship at two different schools, as he led Pacific to back-to-back titles in 1985 and 1986.McCurdy, Jim (2001-12-16) "Cardinal capture volleyball title". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on January 11, 2009. References Category:NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in California Category:College volleyball in California Category:Sports competitions in San Diego Category:Women's sports in San Diego NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Category:2000s in San Diego