1999 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Volleyball competition August 2023 1999NCAAVBLOGO.jpg 1999 NCAA Final Four logo 1999 Penn State 1st Stanford 8th Pacific 7th Long Beach State 7th Russ Rose 1st Lauren Cacciamani (Penn State) Bonnie Bremner(Penn State) Carrie Schonveld (Penn State) Kerri Walsh (Stanford) Logan Tom (Stanford) Elsa Stegemenn (Pacific) The 1999 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 2, 1999, with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Penn State defeated Stanford in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the program's first NCAA title. Penn State, appearing in their third straight title match, crushed Stanford in three games to claim the school's first ever national championship. The Lions had fallen short in five games the previous two years, falling to Stanford in 1997 and Long Beach State in 1998.http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/121899aab.html Third time a charm as Lions claim title 2009-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090105224958/http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/121899aab.html 2009-01-05 dead Records The tournament field remained steady at 64 teams for a second straight year. The Big Ten led the way with eight bids in the 1999 NCAA Tournament, followed by the Big 12 with six bids and the Pac-10 with five bids. This was the last year to feature teams regionally seeded from 1–4. Bracket-wide seeding from 1-16 would begin in 2000. The Final Four was held in Hawaii for the first time since 1989, and has not been held outside the 48 contiguous states since. Central RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArkansas StateSun BeltAutomatic28-6BaylorBig 12At-large25-8Cal PolyBig WestAt-large20-8Cal State SacramentoBig SkyAt-large22-9Eastern WashingtonBig SkyAt-large24-7HofstraAmerica EastAutomatic26-5Michigan StateBig TenAt-large20-12MinnesotaBig TenAt-large25-8Notre DameBig EastAt-large20-8Ohio StateBig TenAt-large16-111Penn StateBig TenAutomatic30-12PepperdineWest CoastAutomatic24-3Robert MorrisNortheastAutomatic19-14TempleAtlantic 10Automatic25-53UCLAPac-10Auto (shared)25-34USCPac-10At-large20-8 East RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizona StatePac-10At-large14-12Ball StateMACAutomatic28-63BYUMountain WestAt-large26-44ClemsonACCAt-large31-2ColgatePatriotAutomatic17-17FairfieldMAACAutomatic30-32FloridaSECAutomatic30-2IllinoisBig TenAt-large16-10IndianaBig TenAt-large19-10LibertyBig SouthAutomatic22-9MichiganBig TenAt-large15-14MilwaukeeMidwestern CollegiateAt-large25-3Northern IowaMissouri ValleyAutomatic28-01PacificBig WestAutomatic28-2PrincetonIvy LeagueAutomatic23-6WisconsinBig TenAt-large21-9 Pacific RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArizonaPac-10At-large19-10CincinnatiConference USAAutomatic28-6DavidsonSouthernAutomatic31-3Florida AtlanticTrans AmericaAutomatic17-12HoustonConference USAAt-large21-10James MadisonCAAAutomatic26-6Loyola MarymountWest CoastAt-large19-103NebraskaBig 12Automatic25-5Oral RobertsMid-ContinentAutomatic23-12San DiegoWest CoastAt-large22-5Santa ClaraWest CoastAt-large20-10Southeast Missouri StateOhio ValleyAutomatic28-51StanfordPac-10Auto (shared)26-24TexasBig 12At-large21-72UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAt-large26-5VirginiaACCAt-large19-11 Mountain RegionalSeedSchoolConference Berth TypeRecordArkansasSECAt-large29-5ColoradoBig 12At-large18-113Colorado StateMountain WestAutomatic28-2Florida A&MMEACAutomatic23-8GeorgetownBig EastAutomatic27-41HawaiiWACAutomatic27-1Kansas StateBig 12At-large20-82Long Beach StateBig WestAt-large27-3LouisvilleConference USAAt-large19-11Loyola (IL)Midwestern CollegiateAutomatic24-9North CarolinaACCAutomatic27-5Northern ArizonaBig SkyAutomatic19-9Prairie View A&MSWACAutomatic18-16Stephen F. AustinSouthlandAutomatic26-94Texas A&MBig 12At-large25-5UtahMountain WestAt-large21-9 Central Regional (University Park) First roundDecember 2–3 Second roundDecember 4–5 Regional semifinalsDecember 9–10 Regional finalsDecember 11–12 University Park, PA Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA Malibu, CA Penn State Robert Morris 3 0 Temple Baylor 1 3 Minnesota Cal St. Sacramento 3 0 Hofstra Southern California 0 3 UCLA Eastern Washington 3 0 Ohio State Notre Dame 3 1 Cal Poly Michigan State 1 3 Arkansas State Pepperdine 0 3 Penn State 1 Baylor 3 0 1 4 3 2 Minnesota 4 Southern California 3 2 3 UCLA Ohio State 3 0 Michigan State 2 Pepperdine 1 3 1 Penn State Minnesota 3 0 3 UCLA 2 Pepperdine 3 0 1 Penn State 3 UCLA 3 0 East Regional (Stockton) First roundDecember 2–3 Second roundDecember 4–5 Regional semifinalsDecember 9–10 Regional finalsDecember 11–12 Stockton, CA Clemson, SC Orem, UT Gainesville, FL Pacific Colgate 3 0 Michigan Fairfield 3 0 Northern Iowa Ball State 3 2 Indiana Clemson 3 2 BYU Princeton 3 0 Arizona State Wisconsin 0 3 UW–Milwaukee Illinois 1 3 Liberty Florida 0 3 1 Pacific 1 Michigan 3 2 4 3 2 Northern Iowa Indiana 3 1 3 BYU Wisconsin 3 1 Illinois 2 Florida 0 3 1 Pacific Northern Iowa 3 0 3 BYU 2 Florida 0 3 1 Pacific 2 Florida 3 0 Pacific Regional (Stanford) First roundDecember 2–3 Second roundDecember 4–5 Regional semifinalsDecember 9–10 Regional finalsDecember 11–12 Stanford, CA Austin, TX Lincoln, NE Santa Barbara, CA Stanford Florida Atlantic 3 0 Santa Clara Cincinnati 3 1 Arizona Virginia 3 0 Houston Texas 0 3 Nebraska Davidson 3 0 James Madison San Diego 0 3 Loyola Marymount SE Missouri State 3 2 Oral Roberts UCSB 0 3 1 Stanford 1 Santa Clara 3 1 4 3 2 Arizona 4 Texas 3 0 3 Nebraska San Diego 3 0 Loyola Marymount 2 UCSB 1 3 1 Stanford Arizona 3 0 3 Nebraska 2 UCSB 1 3 1 Stanford 2 UCSB 3 0 Mountain Regional (Honolulu) First roundDecember 2–3 Second roundDecember 4–5 Regional semifinalsDecember 9–10 Regional finalsDecember 11–12 Honolulu, HI College Station, TX Fort Collins, CO Long Beach, CA Hawaii Prairie View 3 0 Utah Colorado 3 0 North Carolina Northern Arizona 3 0 Stephen F. Austin Texas A&M 0 3 Colorado State Loyola (Ill.) 3 0 Louisville Kansas State 0 3 Arkansas Georgetown 3 1 Florida A&M Long Beach State 0 3 1 Hawaii 1 Utah 3 0 4 3 2 North Carolina 3 Texas A&M 0 3 3 Colorado State Kansas State 3 1 Arkansas 2 Long Beach State 1 3 1 Hawaii 4 Texas A&M 1 3 3 Colorado State 2 Long Beach State 1 3 4 Texas A&M 2 Long Beach State 0 3 Final Four – Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, HI National SemifinalsDecember 16 National ChampionshipDecember 18 1 Penn State 3 1 Pacific 2 1 Stanford 3 2 Long Beach State 0 1 Penn State 3 1 Stanford 0 National Semifinals Penn State vs. Pacific Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5PSU 14 15 15 7 15PAC 16 5 6 15 12 Penn State reached their third consecutive final after outlasting Pacific in five games. The Nittany Lions were paced by senior All-American Lauren Cacciamani with 26 kills, six blocks and a .304 attack percentage. Pacific was led by Elsa Stegemann who had a match high 31 kills. Pacific ended their season 32–3. Stanford vs. Long Beach State Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3STAN 15 15 15LBSU 10 10 3 Behind freshman Logan Tom's 27 kills, Stanford downed defending national champion Long Beach State in three games. Long Beach State opened the match scoring the first two points of game 1, but Stanford would control it from there, scoring eight straight points. In game 2, Stanford trailed 6-3 but took six of the next seven points to take the 9–7 lead. A service ace would seal game two for the Cardinal. Stanford dominated game 3, scoring the first 13 points before taking it 15–3. National Championship: Penn State vs. Stanford Teams Game 1 Game 2 Game 3PSU 15 15 15STAN 2 10 7 Appearing in the program's third straight title match, the top ranked Penn State Nittany Lions crushed second ranked Stanford in three sets to claim the school's first national title. In game 1, Penn State jumped out to the 8–0 lead, before taking the first game 15–2. The Lions had 10 team blocks in game 1 alone, and hit .258 in game 1. Stanford had 19 hitting errors in the opening game. Stanford jumped out to the 3–1 lead in game 2, but Penn State tied the game up at 6. After that, Penn State scored six straight points to take the 12–6 lead. Stanford would get no closer than three points, as Penn State took game 2 15–10. Penn State lead 7–6 in game 3, and eventually stretched the lead to 11–6. Stanford scored their last point on a Lion hitting error, as Penn State scored the final four points. A Stanford hitting error that sailed wide sealed the national championship for Penn State, 15–7. Penn State's Lauren Cacciamani, the co-AVCA National Player of the Year with Kerri Walsh, had 20 kills and hit .344, while Walsh hit .000 with 11 kills and 11 errors. As a team, Stanford hit negative .008 (39 kills, 40 errors) while Penn State hit .240 (48 kills, 19 errors).http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/stats/032700aaa.html Stanford/Penn State box score 2009-01-11 https://archive.today/20120720035147/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/stats/032700aaa.html 2012-07-20 dead After losing their first match of the season, the Nittany Lions reeled off 36 consecutive wins. The win gave Russ Rose his first NCAA title as the Penn State head coach after three previous runner-up finishes, while Stanford finished as NCAA runners-up for the fourth time in school history. NCAA Tournament records There is one NCAA tournament record that was set in the 1999 tournament that still stands. Kills in a match (individual record) - Elsa Stegemann, University of the Pacific - 46 kills vs. Michigan (2nd round) References Category:NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Hawaii Category:College volleyball in Hawaii Category:Women's sports in Hawaii Category:Sports competitions in Honolulu 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:1990s in Honolulu