Post by bigfan on May 1, 2005 18:00:31 GMT -5
Pepperdine, Penn State, UCLA and Ohio State Advance to NCAA Championship
UCLA will host the men's volleyball national championship for the 13th time.
Top-ranked Pepperdine, No. 2 Penn State, 4th-ranked UCLA, and 10th-ranked Ohio State will battle for the 2005 NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship, May 5 & 7 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
Pepperdine (23-2), which earned the top seed in the tournament, meets fourth-seeded Ohio State (27-4) in Thursday's second semifinal at 9 p.m. Second-seeded Penn State (30-3) meets third-seeded UCLA (25-5) in the first semifinal, scheduled for 7 p.m.
The first semifinal match will be carried live on ESPN2 and ESPNU. The second semifinal will be broadcast live on ESPNU. It also will be shown tape-delayed on May 6 on ESPN2 at 10 a.m. All times are Pacific.
Pepperdine, Penn State and Ohio State each earned an automatic berth by winning their respective conference tournaments on Saturday night. The Waves defeated No. 3 Long Beach State 3-0 in Malibu to secure the final automatic berth. Penn State beat No. 14 George Mason 3-1 in University Park, PA. Ohio State was the first team to earn a trip to Westwood, by outlasting unranked IPFW 3-1 in Chicago, IL.
Pepperdine will be making its 13th appearance in the NCAA Championship, and its third in the last four years. The Waves last won the title in 1992 when they defeated Stanford 3-0 at Muncie, IN. In 2002, Pepperdine lost in four games in the finals to Hawaii, and in 2003, the Waves lost in the semifinals to Lewis University.
Penn State has appeared in the NCAA Championship 20 times, including seven straight years. The Nittany Lions last won the national championship in 1994 when they defeated UCLA 3-2 in Ft. Wayne, IN. In the last five years, Penn State has lost in the semifinals.
UCLA was selected as the at-large participant and seeded third. The Bruins will be making a record 24th NCAA Championship appearance and their first since 2001. The Bruins have won a record 18 NCAA men's volleyball championships, and last won the title in 2000 when they defeated Ohio State in Ft. Wayne, IN. UCLA is undefeated on its home court (24-0) in the current four-team championship format.
Ohio State will be making its 14th appearance in the NCAA Championship and its first since 2001. The Buckeyes last advanced to the championship match in 2000 before losing 3-0 to UCLA at Ft. Wayne, IN.
UCLA will host the men's volleyball national championship for the 13th time.
Top-ranked Pepperdine, No. 2 Penn State, 4th-ranked UCLA, and 10th-ranked Ohio State will battle for the 2005 NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship, May 5 & 7 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.
Pepperdine (23-2), which earned the top seed in the tournament, meets fourth-seeded Ohio State (27-4) in Thursday's second semifinal at 9 p.m. Second-seeded Penn State (30-3) meets third-seeded UCLA (25-5) in the first semifinal, scheduled for 7 p.m.
The first semifinal match will be carried live on ESPN2 and ESPNU. The second semifinal will be broadcast live on ESPNU. It also will be shown tape-delayed on May 6 on ESPN2 at 10 a.m. All times are Pacific.
Pepperdine, Penn State and Ohio State each earned an automatic berth by winning their respective conference tournaments on Saturday night. The Waves defeated No. 3 Long Beach State 3-0 in Malibu to secure the final automatic berth. Penn State beat No. 14 George Mason 3-1 in University Park, PA. Ohio State was the first team to earn a trip to Westwood, by outlasting unranked IPFW 3-1 in Chicago, IL.
Pepperdine will be making its 13th appearance in the NCAA Championship, and its third in the last four years. The Waves last won the title in 1992 when they defeated Stanford 3-0 at Muncie, IN. In 2002, Pepperdine lost in four games in the finals to Hawaii, and in 2003, the Waves lost in the semifinals to Lewis University.
Penn State has appeared in the NCAA Championship 20 times, including seven straight years. The Nittany Lions last won the national championship in 1994 when they defeated UCLA 3-2 in Ft. Wayne, IN. In the last five years, Penn State has lost in the semifinals.
UCLA was selected as the at-large participant and seeded third. The Bruins will be making a record 24th NCAA Championship appearance and their first since 2001. The Bruins have won a record 18 NCAA men's volleyball championships, and last won the title in 2000 when they defeated Ohio State in Ft. Wayne, IN. UCLA is undefeated on its home court (24-0) in the current four-team championship format.
Ohio State will be making its 14th appearance in the NCAA Championship and its first since 2001. The Buckeyes last advanced to the championship match in 2000 before losing 3-0 to UCLA at Ft. Wayne, IN.