1989 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

1989 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
Champions	Long Beach State (1st NCAA (3rd National) title)
Runner-up	Nebraska (2nd title match)
Semifinalists	UT Arlington (1st Final Four) UCLA (6th Final Four)
Winning coach	Brian Gimmillaro (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Tara Cross (Long Beach State) Sheri Sanders (Long Beach State) Antoinette White (Long Beach State) Val Novak (Nebraska) Eileen Shannon (Nebraska) Chris Rudiger (UT Arlington)

The 1989 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 16, 1989 when Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.

Led by AVCA co-National Player of the Year Tara Cross's 20 kills, Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 15-12, 15-0, 15-6 to win the school's first NCAA championship. Nebraska made the program's second championship match appearance.^[1]

The 1989 Final Four was held at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Brackets

Northwest regional

	First Round					Regional Semifinal					Regional Final
		Hawaiʻi	3
		Eastern Washington	0
							Hawaiʻi	3
							Cal Poly	2
		UCSB	2
		Cal Poly	3
												Hawaiʻi	2
												Long Beach State	3
		Long Beach State	3
		San Diego State	0
							Long Beach State	3
							Pacific	1
		Pacific	3
		San Jose State	0

South regional

	First Round					Regional Semifinal					Regional Final
		Texas	3
		Western Michigan	0
							Texas	3
							California	0
		Florida State	1
		California	3
												Texas	0
												UT Arlington	3
		LSU	3
		Houston	2
							LSU	0
							UT Arlington	3
		UT Arlington	3
		North Carolina	1

Mideast regional

	First Round					Regional Semifinal					Regional Final
		Nebraska	3
		Illinois State	0
							Nebraska	3
							Minnesota	1
		Colorado	0
		Minnesota	3
												Nebraska	3
												Illinois	1
		Illinois	3
		Penn State	0
							Illinois	3
							Ohio State	2
		Ohio State	3
		Iowa	0

West regional

	First Round					Regional Semifinal					Regional Final
		UCLA	3
		Pepperdine	1
							UCLA	3
							Arizona	0
		Oregon	0
		Arizona	3
												UCLA	3
												Wyoming	0
		Stanford	3
		Southern California	1
							Stanford	2
							Wyoming	3
		Washington	0
		Wyoming	3

Final Four - Neil S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

	National Semifinals December 14					National Championship December 16
	Long Beach State		3
	UT Arlington		1
						Long Beach State		3
						Nebraska		0
	Nebraska		3
	UCLA		0

NCAA tournament records

There are 4 NCAA tournaments record that were set in the 1989 NCAA tournament that still stand today.

• Total kill attempts, match (individual record) - Teee Williams, Hawaiʻi - 99 vs. Cal Poly
• Total kills, match (team record) - 112 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly
• Total kill attempts, match (team record) - 328 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly
• Digs, match (team record) - 177 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly

See also

• NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship

References

1. "Long Beach State captures NCAA volleyball crown". Austin-American Statesman. 1989-12-18. Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2009-03-23.