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 #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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defeated
Texas
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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
UCLA
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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
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Regional
Stanford region all-tournament team
Kanani Danielson Hawaii (MVP)
Amber Kaufman Hawaii
Stephanie Ferrell Hawaii
Alex Hunt Michigan
Lexi Zimmerman Michigan
Alix Klineman Stanford
Cassidy Lichtman Stanford
Minneapolis
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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
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Career
She played college women's volleyball at University ...
Minnesota
Christine Tan Minnesota
Omaha
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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,
Tampa, Florida
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See also
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NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
The NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship refers to one of three championships in women's indoor volleyball contested by the NCAA since 1981:
* NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
* NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship
* NCA ...
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AVCA
References
External links
2009 Championship informationat ncaa.com
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NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
The NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship refers to one of three championships in women's indoor volleyball contested by the NCAA since 1981:
* NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
* NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Championship
* NCA ...
Volleyball in Florida
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Sports competitions in Tampa, Florida
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