The 2009 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 3, 2009 with 64 teams and ended on December 19, when Penn State defeated

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, 3-2, in the NCAA National Championship match. With the win, Penn State won its fourth overall title, and became the first team in the history of women's intercollegiate volleyball to win three straight national titles. Penn State also became the first team in NCAA history to have two straight undefeated seasons, as the 2009 squad went 38-0 for the second straight year, extending the ongoing NCAA record of consecutive matches won (102). Penn State became only the third team in NCAA history to win the national championship after trailing 0-2 in sets. The last team to accomplish the feat was

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in 1991. Penn State's senior class, led by Megan Hodge and Alisha Glass, had an overall record of 142-5 (.966 winning %), which is the best winning percentage in NCAA Division I history for classes that have won national titles. Penn State hit .381 for the season, the second-best Division I team hitting percentage mark in the rally scoring era. It only trails the mark of .390 set by the 2008 Penn State squad. Texas's Destinee Hooker, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 Final Four, broke the record of kills in an NCAA championship match, as she had a career high 34 kills in the final.

Records

Gainesville Regional

Gainesville all-tournament team Megan Hodge Penn State (MVP) Kelly Murphy Florida Callie Rivers Florida Blair Brown Penn State Darcy Dorton Penn State Alisha Glass Penn State Arielle Wilson Penn State

Stanford Regional

Stanford region all-tournament team Kanani Danielson Hawaii (MVP) Amber Kaufman Hawaii Stephanie Ferrell Hawaii Alex Hunt Michigan Lexi Zimmerman Michigan

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Stanford Cassidy Lichtman Stanford

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Regional

Minneapolis region all-tournament team Hailey Cowles Minnesota (MVP) Mira Djuric Florida State Rachael Morgan Florida State Stephanie Neville Florida State Taylor Carico Minnesota Lauren Gibbemeyer Minnesota Christine Tan Minnesota

Omaha Regional

Omaha region all-tournament team Destinee Hooker Texas (MVP) Rachael Hockaday Iowa State Kayla Banwarth Nebraska Lindsey Licht Nebraska Ashley Engle Texas Julianne Faucette Texas Heather Kisner Texas

Final Four – St. Pete Times Forum,
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References

External links

2009 Championship information

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