| 1997 NCAA women's Division Ivolleyball tournament | |
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 1997 NCAA Final Four logo | |
| Champions | Stanford (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Penn State (2nd title match) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Don Shaw (4th title) |
| Most outstanding player | Terri Zemaitis (Penn State) |
| Final Four All-Tournament Team |
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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.
Contents
- Play-in games
- Records
- Brackets
- East Regional - University Park, PA
- Central Regional - Madison, WI
- Pacific Regional - Long Beach, CA
- Mountain Regional - Stanford, CA
- Final Four - Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington
- See also
- References
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.