1997 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

1997 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
1997 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
	1997 NCAA Final Four logo
Champions	Stanford (4th title)
Runner-up	Penn State (2nd title match)
Semifinalists	Long Beach State (5th Final Four); Florida (4th Final Four);
Winning coach	Don Shaw (4th title)
Most outstanding player	Terri Zemaitis (Penn State)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Kristin Folkl (Stanford); Paula McNamee (Stanford); Lisa Sharpley (Stanford); Carrie Schonveld (Penn State); Lauren Cacciamani (Penn State);
«1996	1998»

The 1997 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 56 teams and ended on December 20, 1997, when Stanford defeated Penn State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match.

Stanford won their second straight title and 4th in 6 years. After winning the first two games 15-10, 15-6, Penn State forced a fifth game as the Nittany Lions won the next two 15-2, 17-15. In the decisive fifth game, Stanford jumped out to the 12-8 lead before Kristin Folkl recorded the final three kills for the 15-9 win. Stanford finished the year 33-2, with their only two losses coming from Penn State in the early season.^[1]

The 1997 NCAA tournament was the first, and would be the last, year with 56 tournament teams, as it was expanded from 48 teams (1993-1996). In 1998, the tournament would be expanded to its present-day 64 tournament teams.

^ "Stanford Captures Fourth NCAA Championship". Stanford Athletics. December 20, 1997. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.

[1] "Stanford Captures Fourth NCAA Championship". Stanford Athletics. December 20, 1997. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2009.

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