2004 Women's Division I
Volleyball Championship
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DIVISION
I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
24th Annual
BRACKET ANNOUNCEMENT
2004 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Field Announced
Nov. 28, 2004
Championship Bracket (.pdf)
INDIANAPOLIS --- The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee announced today
the 64-team field for the 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship.
Thirty-one conferences were awarded automatic qualification, and the
remaining 33 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket.
The top 16 teams were seeded nationally and placed within four regions.
The teams tabbed as the top four seeds were Nebraska, Penn State, Hawaii and Minnesota.
Team pairings were determined by geographical proximity, with the exception that
teams from the same conference were not paired during the first and second rounds.
The Big Ten and Big 12 led all conferences with seven teams selected.
Two conferences landed six teams including the Big West and Pacific-10.
Four teams Pacific, Penn State, Stanford and UC Santa Barbara have earned bids to all 24 championships.
Eight teams are making their initial appearances in the tournament:
Albany (New York), Iona, Jacksonville, Long Island, Rice, Towson, Wichita State and Yale.
In the 24-year history of the championship, nine schools have been crowned champion,
all of which are in this year's bracket, including the defending champion Southern California.
Additional past winners making the field are
Stanford (1992, 94, 96, 97, 2001), Hawaii (1982, 83, 87), Long Beach State (1989, 93, 98), UCLA (1984, 90, 91), Pacific (1985, 86), Nebraska (1995 and 2000), Southern California (1981, 2003, 2004) and Penn State (1999).
First- and second-round matches will be played at 16 campus sites.
A list of the first-round match-ups follows.
First/Second Rounds (16):
December 2-3 or 3-4, 2004
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY REGIONAL
December 3-4 at Nebraska
Wichita State (24-5) def. Nevada (21-9) 30-16, 30-24, 30-20
#1 Nebraska (27-1) def. Iona (19-15) 30-15, 30-12, 30-19#1 Nebraska def. Wichita State 30-22, 30-20, 30-21
December 3-4 at Missouri
Louisville (21-10) def. Illinois (19-10) 30-27, 21-30, 30-19, 30-23
#16 Missouri (19-8) def. Arkansas (17-15) 30-28, 30-21, 25-30, 30-26Louisville def. #16 Missouri 30-26, 22-30, 30-25, 30-25
December 3-4 at San Diego
Arizona (18-10) def. UC Irvine (18-10) 30-19, 30-17, 30-18
#9 San Diego (22-4) def. New Mexico State (29-2) 30-19, 30-27, 30-24#9 San Diego def. Arizona 30-28, 30-28, 25-30, 27-30, 15-13
December 2-3 at USC
Kansas State (19-10) def. Cal State Northridge (17-10) 30-20, 30-23, 30-25
#8 Southern California (19-5) def. College of Charleston (26-5) 30-22, 30-24, 30-23#8 Southern California def. Kansas State 30-19, 30-25, 30-19
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA REGIONAL
December 3-4 at Ohio State
Ohio (28-2) def. Pittsburgh (21-10 ) 30-22, 30-26, 30-12
#5 Ohio State (27-3) def. Dayton (23-8) 30-25, 32-30, 30-22#5 Ohio State def. Ohio 30-25, 30-20, 30-20
December 3-4 at Tennessee
Texas A&M (18-8) def. Winthrop (31-3) 30-26, 30-23, 30-25
#12 Tennessee (30-2) def. Eastern Kentucky (27-4) 30-24, 30-16, 30-22#12 Tennessee def. Texas A&M 30-21, 24-30, 30-23, 32-30
December 3-4 at Georgia Tech
#13 UC Santa Barbara (23-3) def. Alabama A&M (20-5) 30-11, 30-23, 30-11
Georgia Tech (25-6) def. Georgia (18-11) 30-21, 30-21, 31-29Georgia Tech def. #13 UC Santa Barbara 30-24, 30-28, 30-21
December 2-3 at Yale
#4 Minnesota (28-4) def. Long Island (32-6) 30-19, 30-12, 30-27
Yale (17-7) def. Albany (New York) (27-6) 30-28, 30-21, 31-33, 30-22#4 Minnesota def. Yale (17-7) 30- 17, 30-18, 30-19
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN REGIONAL
December 2-3 at Colorado State
#3 Hawaii (28-0) def. Colorado (14-13) vs. 24-30, 30-22, 30-20, 30-24
Purdue (16-14) def. Colorado State (26-3) 30-25, 25-30, 30-27, 22-30, 15-12#3 Hawaii def. Purdue 33-31, 30-27, 30-19
December 3-4 at Wisconsin
Notre Dame (20-8) def. Valparaiso (29-4) 30-21, 20-30, 30-28, 30-20
#14 Wisconsin (19-9) def. Loyola (Illinois) (21-8) 30- 27, 30-26, 30-25#14 Wisconsin def. Notre Dame 30- 27, 30-26, 30-25
December 3-4 at Florida A&M
#11 Stanford (24-6) def. Jacksonville (15-12) 30-15, 30-20, 30-15
Florida (27-4) def. Florida A&M (28-2) 30-19, 30-25, 30-23#11 Stanford def. Florida 25-30, 30-20, 15-30, 30-27, 15-9
December 3-4 at Texas
Michigan (19-12) def. Rice (25-4) 31-29, 24-30, 30-23, 30-20
#6 Texas (24-4) def. Texas State (27-5) 30-12, 30-22, 30-15#6 Texas def. Michigan 30-19, 30-27, 23-30, 30-28
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON REGIONAL
December 3-4 at Washington
Kansas (18-11) def. Santa Clara (18-8) 30-25, 26-30, 30-28, 30-15
#7 Washington (24-2) def. Idaho (17-12) 30-22, 30-14, 30-19#7 Washington Kansas 34-30, 30-26, 25-30, 26-30, 15-12
December 2-3 at California
#10 St. Mary's (California) (23-3) def. Sacramento State (24-7) 26-30, 30-27, 30-22, 30-17
California (16-11) def. Pacific (19-9) 26-30, 30-24, 20-30, 30-27, 15-11#10 St. Mary's (California) def. California 30-28, 26-30, 30-28, 24-30, 15-13
December 3-4 at UCLA
Long Beach State (23-6) def. Utah (24-6) 30-19, 30-25, 33-31
#15 UCLA (18-10) def. Loyola Marymount (17-11) 30-28, 30-23, 27-30, 30-22#15 UCLA Long Beach State 31-29, 30-24, 30-27
December 3-4 at Penn State
Maryland (17-14) def. Towson (25-8) 30-23, 30-22, 30-25
#2 Penn State (27-2) def. American (24-6) 30-18, 30-18, 33-30#2 Penn State def. Maryland 34-32, 30-27, 31-29
REGIONALS (4):
December 10-11, 2004
#8 Southern California def. #9 San Diego 30-26, 30-20, 25-30, 30-20
#1 Nebraska def. Louisville 30-22, 32-30, 30-19
#8 Southern California def. #1 Nebraska 33-35, 30-27, 30-21, 34-36, 15-12
#5 Ohio State def. #12 Tennessee 29-31, 27-30, 30-16, 30-26, 15-12
#4 Minnesota def. Georgia Tech 25-30, 30-22, 30-22, 46-48, 15-9
#4 Minnesota def. #5 Ohio State 30-32, 34-32, 27-30, 30-28, 15-8
#11 Stanford def. #6 Texas 30-28, 30-26, 30-27
#14 Wisconsin def. #3 Hawaii 31-29, 30-23, 22-30, 28-30, 21-19
#11 Stanford def. #14 Wisconsin 30-18, 31-29, 30-26
#15 UCLA def. #2 Penn State 30-24, 22-30, 30-25, 30-28
#7 Washington def. #10 St. Mary's (California) 30-20, 30-20, 30-20
#7 Washington def. #15 UCLA 27-30, 30-19, 30-28, 24-30, 15-9
FINAL FOUR - Semi Finals & Finals:
December 16 and 18, 2004
Long Beach Arena
Long Beach, California
Long Beach State University, host
December 16, Thursday - Semi Finals
5:30pm - #11 Stanford def. #7 Washington 30-25, 23-30, 30-27, 30-24
7:30pm - #4 Minnesota def. #8 Southern California 30-25, 29-31, 30-26, 30-26
December 18, Saturday - Final
REGIONALS
CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION
Thursday, December 16 • 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 16 • 7:30 p.m.
Stanford
Sport Page
Roster
Schedule
Statistics
Washington
Sport Page
Roster
Schedule
Statistics
Minnesota
Sport Page
Roster
Schedule
Statistics
CHAMPIONSHIP • Saturday, December 18 • 1 p.m.
ABOUT THE CARDINAL: Stanford (28-6, 15-3 Pac-10) is coached by John Dunning who is in his fourth year at the helm...They are led by Ogonna Nnamani (6.04 kpg/6.75 ppg). Her
5,394 career attack attempts ranks first in the conference as does her 850.0
total points in 2004. Nnamani spent her summer as a member of the U.S.
National indoor volleyball Olympic team that competed in Athens, Greece...Sophomore outside hitter Kristin Richards leads the Cardinal in digs per game (3.75) and second in kills per game (3.71). Freshman setter Bryn Kehoe leads the squad with
36 service aces (0.29 sapg) and is second in digs per game (2.74).
Stanford reached the championship with wins over Jacksonville, 3-0, Florida, 3-2, Texas, 3-0, and Wisconsin, 3-0.
ABOUT THE HUSKIES: Washington (28-2, 16-2 Pac-10) is coached by Jim McLaughlin
who is in his fourth year at the helm ... They are led by Christal Morrison
(4.21 kpg/2.66 dpg) and Sanja Tomasevic (4.69 kpg/3.58 dpg) ... Setter Courtney
Thompson is averaging 14.66 assists per game while Candace Lee leads the team
defensively with 5.85 dpg ... Stanford leads the all-time series with the
Huskies, 38-5 ... The two teams split their conference matches this season with
UW winning in Seattle (3-0) and SU winning in Stanford (3-2) ... Washington
reached the championship with wins over Idaho, 3-0, Kansas, 3-2, Saint Mary's,
3-0, and UCLA, 3-2.
ABOUT THE GOPHERS: Minnesota (32-4, 17-3 Big Ten) is coached by Mike Hebert ...
They are led by Erin Martin (5.03 kpg/0.72 bpg) and Trisha Bratford (3.50
kpg/0.56 dpg) ... Setter Lindsey Taatjes is averaging 8.47 assists per game
while Paula Gentil leads the team defensively with 6.69 dpg ...
Minnesota reached the championship with wins over Long Island, 3-0, Yale, 3-0,
Georgia Tech, 3-2, and Ohio State, 3-2.
ABOUT THE TROJANS: USC (23-5, 14-4 Pac-10) is coached by Mick Haley who is in
his fourth season with the Trojans ... They are led by Keao Burdine (4.18
kpg/3.14 dpg) and Bibiana Candela (3.05 kpg/1.03 bpg) ... Setter Allison Dillon
is averaging 7.41 assists per game while Deborah Seilhamer leads the team
defensively with 5.32 dpg ... USC reached
the championships with wins over College of Charleston, 3-0, Kansas State, 3-0,
San Diego, 3-1, and Nebraska, 3-2.
TIME
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EXTRA
Wednesday, December 15 (Long Beach Arena)
TIMES
10 a.m.
11:35 a.m.
1:20 p.m.
2:55 p.m.Open Practices (1 hour, 30 minutes each)
Washington
Stanford
Minnesota
USC
Thursday, December 16
4 p.m.
Gates Open to the Arena
VIP Hospitality Room Opens
NCAA Info Zone Open
TIMES
8 p.m. (aprox)
10 p.m. (aprox)Autograph Sessions with Teams
Stanford/Washington
USC/Minnesota
5:30 p.m.
National Semifinal #1
Stanford vs. WashingtonESPN
delayLIVE STATS
Box | Story
Quotes7:30 p.m.
National Semifinal #2
USC vs. Minnesota
(game two will begin 30 minutes after game 1, but no earlier than 7:30)ESPN
delayLIVE STATS
Box | Story
QuotesFriday, December 17
TIMES
3 p.m.
3:35 p.m.
Press Conferences
Winner of Game #2
Winner of Game #1
Quotes
TIMES
1:30 p.m.
3:35 p.m.Closed Practices
Winner of Game #1
Winner of Game #2
Saturday, December 18
8 a.m. - Noon
NCAA YES Clinic (The Pyramid, LBSU)
TIMES
8:30 a.m.
9:35 a.m.Closed Practices (1 hour each)
Winner of Game #1
Winner of Game #2
11:30 a.m.
Gates Open to the Arena
VIP Hospitality Room Opens
NCAA Info Zone Open
11:30 a.m.
Autograph Session with All-Americans
1 p.m.
National Championship
Team 1 vs. Team 2ESPN
LIVE STATS
Box | Story
Quotes
All-Tournament Team
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Day Date Time Network Status Championship Sun 11/28 6:45 PM ESPNews Live Div. I Women's Volleyball Selection Announcement Sat 12/11 4:00 PM CSTV Live Women's Volleyball Regional Final # 1 (from Green Bay, Wisc.) Sat 12/11 6:00 PM CSTV Live Women's Volleyball Regional Final # 2 (from Louisville, Ky.) Sat 12/11 8:00 PM CSTV Live Women's Volleyball Regional Final # 3 (from Minneapolis) Sat 12/11 10:00 PM CSTV Live Women's Volleyball Regional Final # 4 (from Seattle) Thu 12/16 11:00 PM ESPN2 2.5 hours tape delay Women's Volleyball Semifinal # 1 Fri 12/17 3:00 PM ESPN2 16 hours tape delay Women's Volleyball Semifinal # 2 Sat 12/18 4:00 PM ESPN2 Live Women's Volleyball Championship Final Note: TV listings are in Eastern Time and subject to change. Please consult your local listings.
2005 San Antonio, Texas at The Alamodome. The University of Texas at San Antonio, will host the event, which will be held December 15 and 17.
2006 Omaha, Nebraska at the Omaha Convention Center and Arena. The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, will host the event December 14 and 16.
2007 Sacramento, California at the ARCO Arena. California State University, Sacramento, will host the event December 13 and 15.
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