NCAA DIVISION I PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS DEC 4-7 (56 TEAMS) REGIONALS DEC 12-14 (16 TEAMS) FINAL FOUR DEC 18 & 20 ( 4 TEAMS) CHAMPIONSHIP DEC 20
NCAA DIVISION I
WOMENS VOLLEYBALL
FINAL FOUR
DEC. 18 & 20, 1997
PENN STATE LONG BEACH
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EAST REGION | | PACIFIC REGION
CHAMPION | | CHAMPION
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CENTRAL REGION | | MOUNTAIN REGION
CHAMPION | | CHAMPION
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FLORIDA STANFORD
Sixteen teams (four at each of four sites) NOTE: TIMES ARE EST
EAST Regional
at Penn State University, State College, Pa.
Friday, Dec. 12
BYU def. Texas A&M, 3-2 (15-12, 7-15, 17-15, 13-15, 16-14) 5:30 p.m.
Penn State def. Ohio State, 3-0 (15-4, 15-4, 15-10) 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13
Penn State def. BYU, 3-0 (15-0, 15-10, 15-12) 7:30 p.m.
TV - Fox Sports Net will televise the Region Final on a tape delay basis on
Sunday, Dec. 14 at 4:00 p.m. (check local listings).
Beth Mowins is the play-by-play analyst (as she was at NACWAA)
and Maria Barnes will do color.
MOUNTAIN Regional
at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Friday, Dec. 12
UC Santa Barbara def. Texas, 3-0 (15-13, 16-14, 15-6)
Stanford def. Colorado, 3-0 (15-7, 15-3, 15-1)
Saturday, Dec. 13
Stanford def. UC Santa Barbara, 3-0 (15-12, 15-12, 15-3) 10:00pm (EST)
TV - Fox Sports Net will broadcast Saturday's Mountain Regional final
on a tape-delayed basis on SportsChannel Pacific on Sunday,
December 14 at 6 p.m. (PST)
PACIFIC Regional
at Long Beach State University, Long Beach, Calif.
Friday, Dec. 12
Nebraska def. Southern California, 3-2 (15-13, 12-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-12)
Long Beach State def. Washington, 3-0 (15-4, 15-5, 15-13)
Saturday, Dec. 13
Long Beach State def. Nebraska, 3-0 (15-9, 15-9, 15-3) 10:30 p.m.
CENTRAL Regional
at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Saturday, Dec. 13
Florida def. Washington State, 3-0 (15-10, 15-6, 15-8) 5 p.m.
Wisconsin def. Notre Dame, 3-1 (9-15, 15-12, 18-16, 15-11) 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 14
Florida def. Wisconsin, 3-2 (8-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-11, 15-5) 2 p.m.
(NOTE: TIMES ARE EST)
EAST at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Thursday, Dec. 4 Texas A&M (24-7, #3) def. Hofstra (23-13, #14) 3-0 (15-5, 15-5, 15-4) 7:00pm Michigan (20-11, #6) def. Temple (29-4, #11) 3-2 (15-8, 6-15, 15-12, 8-15, 15-10) 9:00pm Friday, Dec. 5 Texas A&M (25-7, #3) def. Michigan (21-11, #6) 3-0 (15-10, 15-6, 15-6) 8:00pmat Penn State University, State College, Pa. Friday, Dec. 5 Northern Illinois (26-3, #8) def. Villanova (20-8, #9)3-2 (15-6, 15-11, 12-15, 14-16, 16-14) 7:30pm Saturday, Dec. 6 Penn State (30-1, #1) def. Northern Illinois (26-3, #8), 3-0 (15-8, 15-7, 15-4) 7:30pm
at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah Friday, Dec. 5 Minnesota (22-9, #7) def. Miami, Ohio (23-7, #10) 3-0 (16-14, 15-5, 15-12) 9:00pm Saturday, Dec. 6 BYU (27-5, #2) def. Minnesota (23-9, #7), 3-0 (15-8, 15-9, 15-11) 9:00pm
at University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Friday, Dec. 5 Ohio State (22-10, #5) def. Fairfield (25-9, #12) 3-0 (15-2, 15-2, 15-8) 5:00pm Maryland (26-1, #4) def. Princeton (22-5, #13) 3-0 (15-6, 15-13, 15-11) 7:00pm Saturday, Dec. 6 Ohio State (22-10, #5) def. Maryland (26-1, #4), 3-0 (15-13, 15-10, 15-9) 5:00pm CENTRAL at University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Friday, Dec. 5, 7:30pm Central Florida (27-3, #8) def. Clemson (26-7, #9), 3-0 (15-7, 15-13, 15-1) 8:30pm Saturday, Dec. 6, 4:00pm Wisconsin (28-2, #1) def. Central Florida (27-3, #8), 3-0 (15-7, 15-8, 15-13) 5:00pm
at University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. Friday, Dec. 5 South Florida (25-8, #10) def. Florida State (25-8, #7), 3-2 (8-15, 15-4, 15-13, 7-15, 15-9) 7:00pm Saturday, Dec. 6 Florida (31-3, #2) def. South Florida (25-8, #10), 3-0 (15-12, 15-9, 15-5) 2:00pm
at Washington State University, Pullman, Wash. Saturday, Dec. 6 Colorado State (26-5, #5) def. American (30-3, #12), 3-1 (15-5, 15-2, 15-17, 15-1) 9:00pm Washington State (24-6, #3) def. Lehigh (18-12, #14), 3-0 (15-2, 15-5, 15-0) 11:00pm Sunday, Dec. 7 Washington State (24-6, #3) def. Colorado State (26-5, #5), 3-1 (15-12, 12-15, 15-6, 15-13) 5:00pm
at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. Friday, Dec. 5 Notre Dame (23-8, #6) def. Liberty (26-8, #11), 3-0 (15-11, 15-3, 15-3) 6:00pm Arkansas (29-5, #4) def. Arkansas-Little Rock (16-12, #13), 3-0 (15-11, 15-3, 15-3) 8:30pm Saturday, Dec. 6 Notre Dame (23-8, #6) def. Arkansas (29-5, #4), 3-1 (9-15, 15-7, 15-10, 16-14) 8:00pm MOUNTAIN at University of Texas, Austin, Texas Thursday, Dec. 4 South Carolina (20-7, #6) def. Illinois State (24-8, #11), 3-0 (15-7, 15-7, 15-10) 7:00pm Texas (23-6, #3) def. Stephen F. Austin (23-12, #14), 3-0 (15-8, 15-9, 15-12) Friday, Dec. 5 Texas (23-6, #3) def. South Carolina (20-7, #6), 3-0 (15-11, 15-3, 15-10) 8:00pm
at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. Friday, Dec. 5 Oklahoma (19-12, #8) def. Houston (22-9, #9), 3-0 (15-12, 15-9, 16-14) 10:00pm Saturday, Dec. 6 Stanford (28-2, #1) def. Oklahoma (19-12, #8), 3-0 (15-2, 15-6, 15-7) 10:00pm
at UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif. Saturday, Dec. 6 UCLA (16-12, #7) def. Pepperdine (23-5, #10), 3-1 (15-10, 15-12, 14-16, 15-9) 11:00pm Sunday, Dec. 7 UC Santa Barbara (29-4, #2) def. UCLA (16-12, #7), 3-2 (15-8, 15-8, 6-15, 6-15, 16-14) 10:00pm
at University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. Saturday, Dec. 6 Oral Roberts (28-9 #12) def. Arizona (20-6, #5), 3-2 (13-15, 15-8, 8-15, 15-1, 15-11) Colorado (20-8, #4) def. Tennessee Tech (23-9, #13), 3-0 (15-4, 15-3, 15-7) 9:30pm Sunday, Dec. 7 Colorado (20-8, #4) def. Oral Roberts (28-9 #12), 3-2 (13-15, 25-10, 14-16, 15-6, 15-12) 9:30pm PACIFIC at Long Beach State University, Long Beach, Calif. Friday, Dec. 5 Loyola Marymount (21-6, #9) def. Hawaii (25-7 #8), 3-0 (15-7, 15-7, 15-4) Saturday, Dec. 6 Long Beach (30-1, #1) def. Loyola Marymount (21-6, #9), 3-0 (15-9, 15-5, 15-5) 10:30pm
at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Friday, Dec. 5 Michigan State (22-11, #7) def. Butler (27-6 #10), 3-0 (15-5, 15-6, 15-9) 8:30pm Saturday, Dec. 6 Nebraska (25-6 #2) def. Michigan State (22-11, #7), 3-0 (15-7, 15-12, 15-4) 8:30pm
at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Friday, Dec. 5 San Diego (25-3 #6) def. Kansas State (20-12, #11), 3-1 (11-15, 15-10, 15-7, 15-6) 8:00pm Southern California (21-5, #3) def. Morgan State (25-9 #14), 3-0 (15-2, 15-7, 15-7) 10:30pm Saturday, Dec. 6 Southern California (21-5, #3) def. San Diego (25-3 #6), 3-2 (7-15, 15-17, 15-12, 15-5, 16-14) 10:00pm
at University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. Saturday, Dec. 6 Pacific (22-8 #5) def. Cal State Sacramento (21-8 #12), 3-1 (15-11, 15-7, 17-19, 15-11) 3:00pm Washington (18-9 #4) def. Chattanooga (26-9 #13), 3-0 (15-4, 15-3, 15-2) 5:00pm Sunday, Dec. 7 Washington (18-9 #4) def. Pacific (22-8 #5), 3-1 (7-15, 15-9, 15-10, 15-10) 5:00pm