2005 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Volleyball competition 2005NCAAVBLOGO.jpg 2005 NCAA Final Four logo 2005 Washington 1st Nebraska 5th Tennessee 1st Santa Clara 1st Jim McLaughlin 1st Christal Morrison (Washington) Sanja Tomasevic (Washington) Courtney Thompson (Washington) Christina Houghtelling (Nebraska) Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) Jennifer Saleaumua (Nebraska) Kristen Andre (Tennessee) The 2005 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 1, 2005, with 64 teams and concluded on December 17, 2005, when Washington defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in San Antonio, Texas for the program's first NCAA title.http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/121705aab.html Washington wins first NCAA national title with sweep of Nebraska 2008-05-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20081022061535/http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/121705aab.html 2008-10-22 dead The 2005 NCAA Final Four, held at the Alamodome, had two participants who were making the school's first-ever Final Four appearance. Fifteenth-seeded Tennessee and unseeded Santa Clara upset their way into the semifinals. In the rally scoring era (since 2001), no unseeded team had ever reached the national semifinals, while Tennessee was the lowest overall seed to reach the Final Four. The 2005 NCAA Tournament was the 25th anniversary of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. Records Omaha RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAlabama A&MSWACAutomatic15-11AmericanPatriotAutomatic25-9DukeACCAt-large23-78FloridaSECAutomatic30-2Florida A&MMEACAutomatic22-5Florida AtlanticAtlantic SunAutomatic29-2KansasBig 12At-large15-14Kansas StateBig 12At-large20-10KentuckySECAt-large17-11Long Beach StateBig WestAuto (shared)25-69LouisvilleBig EastAt-large29-2MarylandACCAuto (shared)27-41NebraskaBig 12Automatic28-1San DiegoWest CoastAt-large22-516UCLAPac-10At-large18-10Western KentuckySun BeltAutomatic31-2 Palo Alto RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordAlabamaSECAt-large23-104ArizonaPac-10At-large22-5BYUMountain WestAt-large25-3Loyola MarymountWest CoastAt-large19-10MarshallConference USAAutomatic26-5NevadaWACAt-large18-12OhioMACAutomatic31-213Ohio StateBig TenAt-large21-8PepperdineWest CoastAt-large17-11Sacramento StateBig SkyAutomatic26-8Santa ClaraWest CoastAutomatic23-45StanfordPac-10At-large25-5UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAuto (shared)21-812USCPac-10At-large16-10UtahMountain WestAutomatic22-8Utah StateMountain WestAt-large21-12 College Station RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecord CaliforniaPac-10At-large18-10College of CharlestonSouthernAutomatic30-1ColoradoBig 12At-large15-12Colorado StateMountain WestAt-large20-8DaytonAtlantic 10Automatic24-10Loyola (IL)HorizonAutomatic13-17North CarolinaACCAuto (shared)23-9NorthwesternBig TenAt-large19-116Notre DameBig EastAutomatic28-314PurdueBig TenAt-large23-8SienaMAACAutomatic20-11Texas A&MBig 12At-large16-13ValparaisoMid-ContinentAutomatic27-7VCUCAAAutomatic22-113WashingtonPac-10Automatic26-111WisconsinBig TenAt-large23-6 State College RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArkansasSECAt-large20-11BinghamtonAmerica EastAutomatic20-11CornellIvy LeagueAutomatic19-57HawaiiWACAutomatic25-6Jacksonville StateOhio ValleyAutomatic19-10Long IslandNortheastAutomatic25-13LSUSECAt-large21-7MinnesotaBig TenAt-large24-710MissouriBig 12At-large22-4Missouri StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic24-82Penn StateBig TenAutomatic29-2Saint Mary'sWest CoastAt-large19-915TennesseeSECAt-large21-8TexasBig 12At-large23-4Texas StateSouthlandAutomatic17-14WinthropBig SouthAutomatic28-5 Omaha Regional First roundDecember 1–3 Second roundDecember 2 Regional semifinalsDecember 9 Regional finalsDecember 10 Omaha, NE Los Angeles, CA Louisville, KY Gainesville, FL Nebraska Alabama A&M 3 0 American Duke 0 3 San Diego Long Beach State 3 1 Kansas UCLA 1 3 Louisville Western Kentucky 3 1 Maryland Kentucky 3 1 Kansas St. Florida A&M 3 1 Florida Atlantic Florida 0 3 Nebraska 1 Duke 3 0 1 16 9 8 San Diego 16 UCLA 0 3 9 Louisville Maryland 3 0 Kansas St. 8 Florida 0 3 1 Nebraska 16 UCLA 3 0 9 Louisville 8 Florida 0 3 1 Nebraska 8 Florida 3 0 Upsets As expected, Nebraska, UCLA, Louisville, and Florida got to the Sweet 16 round. Florida swept past Louisville and top seeded Nebraska swept past UCLA to advance to the regional finals. Nebraska defeated Florida, 30–26, 30–24, 30–16 to advance to the final four. Stanford Regional First roundDecember 1–2 Second roundDecember 3 Regional semifinalsDecember 9 Regional finalsDecember 10 Stanford, CA Los Angeles, CA Columbus, OH Salt Lake City, UT Stanford Nevada 3 0 Santa Clara Sacramento St. 3 1 Pepperdine BYU 3 1 UCSB Southern California 1 3 Ohio St. Marshall 3 0 Ohio Alabama 3 1 Utah Loyola Marymount 3 0 Utah State Arizona 0 3 5 Stanford 5 Santa Clara 1 3 12 13 4 Pepperdine 12 Southern California 3 0 13 Ohio St. Ohio 0 3 Utah 4 Arizona 1 3 Santa Clara Pepperdine 3 0 Ohio 4 Arizona 2 3 Santa Clara 4 Arizona 3 2 Upsets Many upsets were seen in this regional. In the second round, defending national champion and fifth seeded Stanford was stunned by unseeded Santa Clara on their home floor. Then, unseeded Pepperdine defeated twelfth seeded Southern California on Southern California's home court. The upsets continued in the second round, as unseeded Ohio defeated thirteenth seeded Ohio St. on the Buckeye's home floor. The only upset not seen was 4th seeded Arizona defeating Utah, and advanced to the Sweet 16 as the only remaining seeded participant. Santa Clara defeated Pepperdine, 3–0, to advance to the regional finals. Arizona was nearly the victim of yet another upset, outlasting a 5-game match to Ohio. However, in the next round, Arizona was the victim of an upset, as Santa Clara defeated them, 3–2, to advance to their first final four in school history. Santa Clara won the fifth and deciding game, 17–15. College Station Regional First roundDecember 1–2 Second roundDecember 3 Regional semifinalsDecember 9 Regional finalsDecember 10 Fort Collins, CO Chapel Hill, NC Madison, WI South Bend, IN Washington Siena 3 0 Colorado St. Colorado 3 1 North Carolina College of Charleston 1 3 VCU Purdue 0 3 Wisconsin Loyola-Chicago 3 0 Valparaiso California 0 3 Northwestern Texas A&M 3 2 Dayton Notre Dame 2 3 3 Washington 3 Colorado St. 3 0 14 11 6 College of Charleston 14 Purdue 0 3 11 Wisconsin California 3 0 Northwestern 6 Notre Dame 0 3 3 Washington 14 Purdue 3 0 11 Wisconsin 6 Notre Dame 3 2 3 Washington 11 Wisconsin 3 0 Upsets No upsets were seen up until the regional semifinals, when Wisconsin defeated 6th seeded Notre Dame in a 5-game match. University Park Regional First roundDecember 1–2 Second roundDecember 3 Regional semifinalsDecember 9 Regional finalsDecember 10 Austin, TX Columbia, MO Knoxville, TN University Park, PA Hawai'i Texas St. 3 0 Texas LSU 3 0 Arkansas St. Mary's 3 0 Missouri St. Missouri 0 3 Tennessee Jacksonville St. 3 0 Winthrop Minnesota 0 3 Cornell Long Island 0 3 Binghamton Penn St. 0 3 7 Hawai'i 7 Texas 3 1 10 15 2 Arkansas 10 Missouri 0 3 15 Tennessee Minnesota 3 2 Long Island 2 Penn St. 0 3 7 Hawai'i 10 Missouri 1 3 15 Tennessee 2 Penn St. 3 1 10 Missouri 15 Tennessee 1 3 Upsets The University Park regional ended up much like the Stanford regional in terms of upsets. In the first regional semifinal, Missouri surprised Hawai'i by defeating them, 3–1. Then, Tennessee stunned second seeded Penn State on Penn State's home floor, 3–1. Missouri and Tennessee battled in University Park, with Tennessee outlasting Missouri in four games, and much like Santa Clara in the Stanford regional who upset high seeds, advanced to their first final four in school history. Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas National SemifinalsThursday, December 15 National ChampionshipSaturday, December 17 1 Nebraska 3 Santa Clara 0 3 Washington 3 15 Tennessee 0 1 Nebraska 0 3 Washington 3 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z11WAAAAIBAJ&pg=4065%2C3958869 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Huskers, Huskies make NCAA final December 16, 2005 C5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0V1WAAAAIBAJ&pg=1963%2C4668596 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Churchill's Lee helps Huskies dig out NCAA title December 18, 2005 C6https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20051218/uwvolley18/bump-set-champs-huskies-stun-no-1-cornhuskers Seattle Times Wood Terry Bump, set, champs! Huskies stun No. 1 Cornhuskers December 18, 2006 November 24, 2019 National Semifinal recap Nebraska vs. Santa Clara Santa Clara's dream run came to an end, as top seeded Nebraska overpowered them, 30–24, 30–19, 30–21. Nebraska hit .449% as a team, while Santa Clara hit just .145%. Nebraska advanced to the title match, sweeping through each opponent in the process. Washington vs. Tennessee Oddly similar to the first semifinal, Tennessee's dream run came to end in another sweep with nearly identical scores to the Nebraska/Santa Clara match, by defeating them 30–25, 30–19, 30–21. Much like Nebraska, Washington swept through each opponent to earn a spot in the title match. It is the first national title attempt in school history. National Championship recap: Nebraska vs. Washington In front of 9,000 fans in the Alamodome, top ranked and top seeded Nebraska battled second ranked and third seeded Washington for the national title. Nebraska was ranked number one in the coaches poll all season long, and was trying to become the second school in NCAA history to hold the top spot every week in the season, as Southern California did it in 2003. Washington is coached by Jim McLaughlin Washington jumped out to a quick 2–0 lead in the first game, prompting AVCA National Coach of the Year John Cook to take an early timeout. Washington dominated throughout the match, winning the first two games, 30–26, 30–25. Despite Nebraska taking an early 7–2 lead in the third game, Washington closed the gap and at 18, it was tied up. The teams remained close until the end, when Washington went on a 4-1 scoring run, and off a solo block from MVP Christal Morrison, Washington stunned Nebraska in a sweep, to claim their first ever national championship. With the sweep, Washington became just the second school in NCAA history to sweep through every opponent en route to winning the NCAA title, joining Texas from 1988. It was the first time since 2002 that Nebraska had been swept. Washington coach McLaughlin became the first coach in NCAA history to win a national championship in both men and women's volleyball, as he guided Southern California men's team to the 1990 NCAA title. Before McLaughlin took over for the Washington program in 2001, their record was 8–19. Washington finished off the 2005 season 32–1, the only loss coming to UCLA in a five set match. Ironically, that loss was UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski’s 1,000th career win. NCAA Tournament records There are two NCAA tournament records that were set in the 2005 tournament that still stand. Hitting percentage, match (individual record) - Nicole Fawcett, Penn State University, .889% vs. Long Island (16–0–18) Digs, match (individual record) - Taylor Rayfield, University of North Carolina - 53 digs vs. College of Charleston See also NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship AVCA References Category:NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Texas Category:College volleyball in Texas Category:Women's sports in Texas Category:Sports competitions in San Antonio 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 Antonio