1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

1989 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
ChampionsLong Beach State (1st NCAA (3rd national) title)
Runner-upNebraska (2nd title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrian 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)
«1988  1990»

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.

  1. ^ "Long Beach State captures NCAA volleyball crown". Austin-American Statesman. December 18, 1989. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2009.