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1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Volleyball competition


Volleyball competition

FieldValue
Year1989
CaptionNCAA volleyball logo
ChampionsLong Beach State
TitleCount1st NCAA (3rd national)
RunnerUpNebraska
GameCount2nd
Semifinal1UT Arlington
FinalFourCount1st
Semifinal2UCLA
FinalFourCount26th
CoachBrian Gimmillaro
CoachCount1st
AllTournamentTeam

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.

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

Records

SchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecordRegional
ArizonaPac-10At-large17-12
Cal PolyBig WestAt-large18-12
CaliforniaPac-10At-large18-10
ColoradoBig EightAt-large22-10
Eastern WashingtonBig SkyAutomatic25-6
Florida StateMetroAutomatic30-4
HawaiiBig WestAutomatic27-2
HoustonSouthwestAt-large25-9
IllinoisBig TenAt-large25-7
Illinois StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic21-9
IowaBig TenAt-large22-10
Long Beach StateBig WestAt-large22-12
LSUSECAutomatic29-7
MinnesotaBig TenAt-large28-8
NebraskaBig EightAutomatic25-3
North CarolinaACCAutomatic21-8
Ohio StateBig TenAutomatic26-6
OregonPac-10At-large21-8
PacificBig WestAt-large28-4
Penn StateAtlantic 10Automatic34-6
PepperdineWest CoastAutomatic20-9
San Diego StateHigh CountryAt-large19-17
San Jose StateBig WestAt-large14-12
StanfordPac-10At-large17-11
TexasSouthwestAutomatic25-9
Texas-ArlingtonSouthlandAutomatic28-3
UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAt-large22-12
UCLAPac-12Automatic27-2
USCPac-10At-large19-12
WashingtonPac-10At-large18-8
Western MichiganMid-AmericanAutomatic18-12
WyomingHigh CountryAutomatic22-6

Brackets

Northwest regional

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Hawaii | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Eastern Washington | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UCSB | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Cal Poly | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Long Beach State | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=San Diego State | RD1-score6=0 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Pacific | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=San Jose State | RD1-score8=0 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Hawaii | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Cal Poly | RD2-score2=2 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Long Beach State | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Pacific | RD2-score4=1 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Hawaii | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Long Beach State | RD3-score2=3

South regional

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Texas | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Western Michigan | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Florida State | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=California | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=LSU | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Houston | RD1-score6=2 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=UT Arlington | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=North Carolina | RD1-score8=1 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Texas | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=California | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=LSU | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=UT Arlington | RD2-score4=3 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Texas | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=UT Arlington | RD3-score2=3

Mideast regional

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Nebraska | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Illinois State | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Colorado | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Minnesota | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Illinois | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Penn State | RD1-score6=0 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Ohio State | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Iowa | RD1-score8=0 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Nebraska | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Minnesota | RD2-score2=1 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Illinois | RD2-score3=3 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Ohio State | RD2-score4=2 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Nebraska | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Illinois | RD3-score2=1

West regional

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UCLA | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Pepperdine | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Oregon | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Arizona | RD1-score4=3 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Stanford | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Southern California | RD1-score6=1 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Washington | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Wyoming | RD1-score8=3 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UCLA | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Arizona | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Stanford | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Wyoming | RD2-score4=3 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=UCLA | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Wyoming | RD3-score2=0

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

December 16 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= Long Beach State | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= UT Arlington | RD1-score2= 1 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= Nebraska | RD1-score3= 3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= UCLA | RD1-score4= 0 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= Long Beach State | RD2-score1= 3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= Nebraska | RD2-score2= 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, Hawaii - 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

References

References

  1. (1989-12-18). "Long Beach State captures NCAA volleyball crown". Austin-American Statesman.
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