The 1985 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 28 teams and ended on December 22, 1985, when

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defeated

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3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match. Pacific, making their 4th NCAA final four in five years (in addition to their 1980

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title match loss), claimed the school's first NCAA title for women's volleyball. Stanford finished as NCAA runners-up for the second year in a row. After losing a thrilling game 1 by two points, Pacific rallied to win the next three to take the title with the scores of 15-7, 15-12, 15-13.(12-23-1985).
Stanford loses in NCAA final
''San Jose Mercury News''. Future Olympian sisters Elaina Oden and Kim Oden played against each other in the final. Elaina Oden, a freshman hitter for the Pacific Tigers, had 24 kills against Stanford. In the consolation match,

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defeated

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in five games to claim third place.

Brackets

West regional

Mideast regional

South regional

Northwest regional

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