Cal State San Bernardino Closed Again

With the 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20) victory over Nebraska-Kearney, Cal State San Bernardino took dwelling house its first national championship in DII women's volleyball. The final friction match was a showdown between undefeated teams.

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Alexis Cardoza and Stephanie Doak led the team with 20 kills each, while Leilia To'omalatai totaled 27 digs. Of the 4 sets, the Coyotes hit less than .300 one time — that being the second gear up which they lost, 25-23.

— NCAA Division II (@NCAADII) Dec fifteen, 2019

The 2019 tournament included many twists and turns, but it ultimately led to the matchup of ii unbeaten teams in the final match.

2019 DII women's volleyball championship: How the final match was won

Final: Cal State San Bernardino three, Nebraska-Kearney 1

• Set 1: Cal Land San Bernardino 25, Nebraska-Kearney 22: This one went back-and-forth until the Coyotes earned a five-bespeak lead (18-13). Stephanie Doak and Alexis Cardoza accounted for a combined xiv kills, while Leilia To'omalatai had six digs.
• Set 2: Nebraska-Kearney 25, Cal State San Bernardino 23: What began as a redemption run for UNK turned into a set up win for the Lopers. UNK started the ready with a 6-ii lead and faced several pushes past the Coyotes, but Julianne Jackson'due south eight kills and Maddie Squiers' 22 assists led the Lopers to even the match.
• Prepare 3: Cal Country San Bernardino 25, Nebraska-Kearney 17: This critical third ready favored the Coyotes the entire way. With an impressive striking performance (.324), Cardoza and Doak boosted their kill totals to 15, every bit To'omalatai increased her dig total to 19. The Coyotes are now one set away from their offset national title.
• Set 4: Cal State San Berdardino 25, Nebraska-Kearney 20: The Coyotes etched their proper noun in history, winning their starting time national title in plan history. The Coyotes striking .333 in the final set every bit Cardoza and Doak upped their impale totals to 20.

Here'due south how we previewed the match:

2019 DII women'southward volleyball finals: What to know about each squad

Cal Country San Bernardino vs. Nebraska-Kearney
This is it. Two teams left and nary a loss between them. Nebraska-Kearney enters as the No. 2 seed with a 38-0 record while Cal State San Bernardino is the top seed, sitting at 32-0. Nosotros've tracked both schools all season, and it is only plumbing fixtures their ultimate determination comes with the trophy at stake.

UNDEFEATED TRACKER: Follow the Lopers, Coyotes run to the finals

When looking at the strengths of both teams, it'south pretty easy to see what each team does well:everything.Hither'southward a quick expect at the numbers you lot should know:

Stat	UNK	CSUSB
Kills	1849	1509
Errors	508	393
Attack %	.250	.314
Assists	1738	1389
Blocks	271.5	323.v

BOLD= All-time in DII women's volleyball

What can you have away from these numbers? Well, a few things.

• The Coyotes are tops in DII women's volleyball in both hitting percentage and blocks. Cal State San Bernardino has a lot of length and a big reward over everybody they've played. It's not to say the Lopers don't have peak, simply the Coyotes take it everywhere — of the ten players on the court for the semifinals, but libero Leilia To'omalatai was below 5-xi.
• UNK needs to exercise something no other team has done this season: immobilize Alexis Cardoza. The unanimous AVCA DII national player of the year was third in DII women's volleyball with a four.49 kills per set average backside a .345 hitting percentage. She paces this Coyotes' assault.
• Cal State San Bernardino needs to lookout man out for this Lopers swagger. Nebraska-Kearney has done exceptionally well against nationally-ranked teams, a perfect 12-0 per our count. This is a squad that doesn't fright anyone and brings the same level of energy every dark: in 37 matches, they've gone to five sets just four times.

These are ii teams that have been to the championship lucifer earlier, but haven't taken dwelling house the hardware. This is nearly a thrilling a matchup as we could have hoped for to conclude the 2019 season and should be a good one from Denver.

2019 DII women'south volleyball semifinal results

Game 1: Nebraska-Kearney 3,Rockhurst ane

What a gritty performance from Nebraska-Kearney. It was a dorsum-and-along affair, but the higher seed will accelerate to the finals later winning in four sets. Julianne Jackson led the fashion one time again with 20 kills.

Game 2: Cal Country San Bernardino 3,Regis 1

Regis put upward a skillful fight, but information technology was ultimately no friction match for No. 1 seed Cal State San Bernardino. Alexis Cardoza was the star once again, notching 22 kills and xiii digs. Jalyn Hayes chipped in with x kills.

2019 DII women's volleyball quarterfinal results

Game 1: No. iii Rockhurst 3, No. vi Carson-Newman 0

Rockhurst fabricated a statement in the commencement game of the day, sweeping Carson-Newman in three sets. Karli Reichert was outstanding, racking up nine kills, while Alyssa Woodman had eight.

Game 2: No. 2 Nebraska-Kearney 3, No. 7 Gannon 1 

Julianne Jackson was absolutely ascendant for Nebraska-Kearney, notching a squad-loftier xiii kills and thirteen digs. Gannon took the showtime set, only Nebraska-Kearney reeled off three direct, outscoring its opponent past 18 over the last two.

UNDEFEATED TRACKER: Track the final two undefeated teams run for a perfect season

Game 3: No. 4 Regis 3, No. 5 Saint Leo 0

Regis came out of the gates firing. It never immune Saint Leo to score more than xviii points in a set, winning each one handily. Silvia Basso was phenomenal, tallying a whopping 49 assists on the dark. Nikki Kennedy finished with 13 kills.

Game four:  No. ane Cal State San Bernardino three, No. eight Molloy 0

Cal State San Bernardino lived upward to its billing as the one-seed, completing the third sweep of the quarterfinals in dominant fashion. Molloy put up a decent fight in the third ready, just it wasn't plenty in the end. Alexis Cardoza led the manner with 17 kills on 27 attempts for the victors.

2019 DII women'southward volleyball championship: Regional final Sat

• The Nebraska-Kearney vs. Concordia-St. Paul lucifer could have earned height billing of the twenty-four hour period, and the two certainly delivered. After exchanging 25-19 sets, the ii battled back and along. The fifth and decisive set up was a war in itself. Once more, the Lopers fell behind early, only came dorsum to win 15-13, remain undefeated and move on to the semis.
• No. 5 Saint Leo was back at it, taking down No. 3 Barry 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. It is the showtime South Region Championship for the Lions, and they took down the No. 1, 3 and 4 seeds to attain information technology.
• Speaking of successful five-seeds, Rockhurst is back in familiar territory, reaching the quarterfinals for the second time in 3 years. How did the Hawks do it? By sweeping No. 1 Lewis in the 2d round and and so doing the aforementioned to No. 2 Hillsdale in the regional last.
• No. two Gannon knocked out No. 1 Wheeling in straight sets. Information technology was a boxing of the last ii regional champions, and this fourth dimension around it went to Gannon who returns to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years.
• Azusa Pacific took Cal State San Bernardino to the limit, but the Cougars upset run came to an finish in the W Region final. The Coyotes jumped out to a two-0 pb, just Azusa Pacific came correct dorsum, highlighted by a thrilling 33-31 third set. The Coyotes were able to agree off the Cougars xv-x in the final gear up.

Hither is the full scoreboard from the third round:

Saturday, Dec. 7

• No. 5 Saint Leo 3, No. three Barry 2
• No. 2 Gannon three, No. i Wheeling 0
• No. 3 Carson-Newman iii, No. 4 Augusta 0
• No. i Molloy iii, No. 3 Bridgeport 1
• No. 1 Regis 3, No. 2 Colorado Schoolhouse of Mines 0
• No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney 3, No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul ii
• No. 5 Rockhurst iii, No. 2 Hillsdale 0
• No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino 3, No. 6 Azusa Pacific ii

DII women's volleyball championship: What to read

• If you are curious how the 64 teams got into the bracket and what remains ahead, exist certain to check out our essential guide to the DII women'south volleyball tournament. Information technology is a comprehensive expect from the choice process to the national championship match:A complete guide to the DII women's volleyball championship
• Twenty-three teams earned an automatic bid to the postseason past winning either their regular-season championship or briefing tournament. We tracked those automated qualifiers hither:Your 2019 NCAA DII tournament automated bids

2019 DII women's volleyball championship: What you missed, so far

Second round:

• Barry fabricated sure that 2019 will crown a new national champion. The Bucs eliminated defending champs Tampa in an intense 3-2 battle. Barry jumped out to a two-set advantage before Tampa came storming back. The fifth set was no easy task, every bit Tampa and Barry went back and forth until the Bucs prevailed 21-19 for the decisive set.
• One day after the No. one seeds went 8-0, nosotros saw a few struggle to accelerate, if at all. Augusta and Wingate played three lopsided sets dorsum and forth before a tightly-contested xv-thirteen fifth set by Augusta led to the start big upset of a No. 1 in the tournament. Shortly later, Saint Leo had it much easier, sweeping No. one Lynn from the 2019 championship. After, Rockhurst and Lewis battled. Neither team were strangers to deep runs in the tournament, but Friday saw No. 5 Rockhurst end No. 1 Lewis' run in directly sets.
• Nebraska-Kearney and Cal State San Bernardino are still perfect on the season. The Lopers were able to stay that way in straight-sets over Northern State. The Coyotes pulled through in iv sets against Alaska Anchorage.
• Below is the consummate schedule for the second round:

Second round, Friday, Dec. half dozen (all times Eastern):

• No. 3 Barry 3, No. two Tampa 2
• No. 3 Carson-Newman 3, No. 7 Flager 1
• No. 2 Gannon 2, No. six Shepherd 0
• No. 3 Bridgeport iii, No. 7 Holy Family 0
• No. three Concordia-St. Paul iii, No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 0
• No. 2 Hillsdale 3, No. 6 Michigan Tech 1
• No. 2 Colorado School of Mines iii, No. three Angelo Land 1
• No. 1 Wheeling iii, No. 5 Millersville 0
• No. 5 Saint Leo 3, No. 1 Lynn 0
• No. iv Augusta 3, No. one Wingate 2
• No. 1 Molloy iii, No. iv Saint Anselm 2
• No. half dozen Azusa Pacific three, No. 2 Western Washington 2
• No. i Nebraska-Kearney 3, No. four Northern Land 0
• No. 5 Rockhurst three, No. 1 Lewis 0
• No. 1 Regis 3, No. 4 Arkansas-Fort Smith 0
• No. 1 Cal State San Bernardino 3, No. 4 Alaska Anchorage 1

First round

The first round of the NCAA DII tournament got underway on Thursday, Dec. v. Here'due south what you may have missed:

• Tournament heavyweights Concordia St.-Paul and Tampa both moved on to the regional semifinals. It was smooth sailing for the defending champion Spartans, who swept their way to the second round, only Concordia-St. Paul had a real fight, going the full five sets with Washburn.
• Two No. half dozen seeds advanced in upset style in the early games. Shepherd took downwardly East Stroudsburg 3-two, while Michigan Tech made a statement sweeping UMSL in straight sets. 2 No. 7 seeds partook in the largest upsets of the day thus far as No. 7 Flagler swept its style to victory over No. 2 Queens (NC) and No. 7 Holy Family ousted No. 2 Bentley iii sets to one. Azusa Pacific joined the upset part at night, as the No. 6 seed took out Cal State L.A.
• All eight No. 1 seeds avant-garde, and quite hands at that. At least for the virtually office. Vii of the eight seeds combined to go 21-ane with only Molloy dropping a set. Regis jumped out to an early 2-0 atomic number 82 earlier MSU Denver came storming back to strength a decisive fifth set. Just the Rangers moved on to Fri'southward second circular. No. one seeds Nebraska-Kearney and Cal Land San Bernardino remained perfect on the season.

Here is the complete scoreboard from Round 1:

Thursday, December. 5 (all times Eastern)

• Shepherd 3, Due east Stroudsburg ii
• Bridgeport 3, Georgian Court 1
• Barry 3, West Florida 1
• Carson-Newman iii, Anderson (SC) 0
• Concordia-St. Paul three, Washburn 2
• Michigan Tech 3, Missouri-St. Louis 0
• Angelo State 3, W Texas A&M 1
• Gannon 3, Seton Hill 0
• Holy Family 3, Bentley 1
• Tampa iii, Alabama Huntsville 0
• Flagler iii, Queens (NC) 0
• Azusa Pacific 3, Cal State 50.A. 0
• Hillsdale 3, Indianapolis ii
• Minnesota Duluth three, Cardinal Missouri one
• Colorado Schoolhouse of Mines 3, Tarleton State 0
• Millersville 3, Shippensburg 2
• Saint Anselm iii, New Oasis 1
• Saint Leo 3, Embry-Riddle 0
• Augusta iii, USC Aiken 0
• Western Washington iii, Hawaii Hilo 0
• Northern State 3, St. Cloud Land 0
• Rockhurst 3, Ferris Land 2
• Arkansas-Fort Smith iii, Texas A&M-Commerce 2
• Wheeling iii, Fayetteville Land 0
• Molloy 3, Adelphi 1
• Lynn three, Jump Hill 0
• Wingate 3, Emmanuel 0
• Alaska Anchorage 3, UC San Diego 2
• Nebraska-Kearney 3, Oklahoma Baptist 0
• Lewis three, Saginaw Valley State 0
• Regis 3, MSU Denver 2
• Cal State San Bernardino 3, Central Washington 0

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DII women'south volleyball title: History

The Tampa Spartans are back in the field, looking to defend their 2018 national championship. The Spartans are the No. 2 seed in the Due south and will face Alabama Huntsville in the first circular. The winningest team in DII women'south volleyball championship history — Concordia-St. Paul — is also back in the field, facing off against Washburn — a fellow 2018 finals squad — in the outset round.

HISTORY: DII programs with most titles

Below is the complete history of the title friction match.

Yr	CHAMPION (Record)	COACH	SCORE	RUNNER-UP	SITE
2018	Tampa (33-iv)	Chris Catanach	iii-two	Western Washington	Pittsburgh, Pa.
2017	Concordia-St. Paul (34-3)	Brady Starkey	3-0	Florida Southern	Pensacola, Fla.
2016	Concordia-St. Paul (32-4)	Brady Starkey	3-0	Alaska Anchorage	Sioux Falls, S.D.
2015	Wheeling Jesuit (39-4)	Christy Benner	three-0	Palm Embankment Atlantic	Tampa, Fla.
2014	Tampa (33-1)	Chris Catanach	iii-0	S'west Minnesota State	Louisville, Ky.
2013	Concordia-St. Paul (35-3)	Brady Starkey	3-0	BYU-Hawaii	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2012	Concordia-St. Paul (34-4)	Brady Starkey	3-2	Tampa	Pensacola, Fla.
2011	Concordia-St. Paul (34-two)	Brady Starkey	3-0	Cal Land San Bernardino	Cal Country San Bernardino
2010	Concordia-St. Paul (32-4)	Brady Starkey	3-ane	Tampa	Louisville, Ky.
2009	Concordia-St. Paul (37-0)	Brady Starkey	three-0	West Texas A&M	Concordia-St. Paul
2008	Concordia-St. Paul (37-1)	Brady Starkey	iii-2	Cal Country San Bernardino	Concordia-St. Paul
2007	Concordia-St. Paul (36-4)	Brady Starkey	3-ane	Western Washington	Washburn
2006	Tampa (35-one)	Chris Catanach	3-i	Northward Alabama	West Florida
2005	Grand Valley Country (32-1)	Deanne Scanlon	3-1	Nebraska-Kearney	Nebraska-Kearney
2004	Barry (34-i)	Dave Nichols	iii-1	Truman	Barry
2003	Due north Alabama (33-7)	Matt Peck	three-0	Concordia-St. Paul	Cal Country San Bernardino
2002	BYU-Hawaii (27-2)	Wilfred Navalta	three-0	Truman	Westward Texas A&M
2001	Barry (32-two)	Dave Nichols	3-0	South Dakota State	Grand Valley State
2000	Hawaii Pacific (28-0)	Tita Ahuna	3-0	Augustana (S.D.)	Augustana (Southward.D.)
1999	BYU-Hawaii (30-ii)	Wilfred Navalta	3-0	Tampa	Boxing Creek, Mich.
1998	Hawaii Pacific (31-five)	Tita Ahuna	iii-1	N Dakota State	Kissimmee, Fla.
1997	Westward Texas A&M (37-ane)	Debbie Hendricks	three-two	Barry	Cal Country Bakersfield
1996	Nebraska-Omaha (35-two)	Rose Shires	iii-2	Tampa	Central Missouri
1995	Barry (34-ii)	Lenid Yelin	3-1	Northern Michigan	Barry
1994	Northern Michigan (32-4)	Mark Rosen	three-1	Cal State Bakersfield	Cal State Bakersfield
1993	Northern Michigan (38-one)	Jim Moore	3-1	Cal Country Bakersfield	Northern Michigan
1992	Portland Country (36-1)	Jeff Mozzochi	three-2	Northern Michigan	Portland State
1991	Due west Texas A&Chiliad (36-two)	Jim Giacomazzi	3-0	Portland State	West Texas A&M
1990	W Texas A&Chiliad (38-1)	Kim Hudson	three-0	North Dakota Country	Cal State Bakersfield
1989	Cal State Bakersfield (21-xv)	David Rubio	3-0	Sacramento Country	Cal State Bakersfield
1988	Portland State (36-5)	Jeff Mozzochi	three-0	Cal State Northridge	North Dakota Land
1987	Cal State Northridge (35-6)	Walt Ker	3-2	Central Missouri	Nebraska-Omaha
1986	UC Riverside (29-7)	Sue Gozansky	3-0	Cal State Northridge	Sacramento State
1985	Portland State (36-5)	Jeff Mozzochi	3-one	Cal Land Northridge	Portland Country
1984	Portland Land (33-4)	Jeff Mozzochi	3-0	Cal State Northridge	Portland State
1983	Cal State Northridge (30- 6)	Walt Ker	3-ii	Portland Country	Florida Southern
1982	UC Riverside (31-5)	Sue Gozansky	3-0	Cal State Northridge	Cal State Northridge
1981	Sacramento Country (28-6)	Debby Colberg	iii-0	Lewis	UC Riverside

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