1999 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament | |
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Champions | Penn State (1st title) |
Runner-up | Stanford (8th title match) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Russ Rose (1st title) |
Most outstanding player | Lauren Cacciamani (Penn State) |
Final Four All-Tournament Team |
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The 1999 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 2, 1999, with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Penn State defeated Stanford in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the program's first NCAA title.
Penn State, appearing in their third straight title match, crushed Stanford in three games to claim the school's first ever national championship. The Lions had fallen short in five games the previous two years, falling to Stanford in 1997 and Long Beach State in 1998.[1]