Volleyball tournament
- Stanford (9th Final Four)
- Michigan State (1st Final Four)
Winning coach | Terry Pettit (1st title) |
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Final Four All-Tournament Team | - Allison Weston (Nebraska)
- Katie Crnich (Nebraska)
- Christy Johnson (Nebraska)
- Billie Winsett (Nebraska)
- Demetria Sance (Texas)
- Kristin Folkl (Stanford)
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The 1995 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 16, 1995, when Nebraska defeated Texas 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.
Nebraska defeated Texas 11-15, 15-2, 15-7, 16-14. Nebraska was led by Katie Crnich and Billie Winsett who each had 25 kills.[1] After losing its second match of the season to then-No. 1 Stanford, Nebraska reeled off 31 consecutive matches to claim the NCAA title and had the program's best season at 32-1 (.970%).[2]
Play-in games
| November 19 | |
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| | Hofstra (NAC, 20-12) | 3 | |
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| | Rider (NEC, 16-12) | 0 | |
| November 21 | |
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| | UCF (TAAC, 31-9) | 3 | |
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| | UMBC (Big South, 25-8) | 0 | |
| November 25 | |
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| | Middle Tenn. (OVC, 31-6) | 3 | |
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| | Princeton (Ivy, 29-3) | 1 | |
| November 25 | |
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| | Northern Iowa (MVC, 27-1) | 3 | |
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| | Valparaiso (Mid-Cont., 24-9) | 0 | |
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| | Siena (MAAC, 26-5) | 3 | |
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| | Colgate (Patriot, 19-8) | 1 | |
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| | Marshall (Southern, 24-10) | 3 | |
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| | Florida A&M (MEAC, 15-18) | 0 | |
Records
Brackets
Pacific regional
East regional
Central regional
Mountain regional
| National semifinals | | | National championship | |
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| 1 | Stanford | 2 | | |
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| 2 | Texas | 3 | |
| | 2 | Texas | 1 | |
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| | | 1 | Nebraska | 3 | |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | |
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| 2 | Michigan State | 2 | |
See also
References
- ^ Gelin, Dana (December 25, 1995). "Nebraska defeated Texas in an NCAA final that proved West Coast schools no longer dominate the game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
- ^ "1995: NCAA Champions". Huskers.com. December 19, 1993. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
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1995–96 NCAA Division I championships |
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- † Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship
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