Mountain West Sends Two to NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament
CSU makes 18th consecutive appearance;
SDSU makes 1st appearance since 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Mountain West will be sending multiple women’s volleyball teams to the NCAA Tournament for the thirteenth time in 14 seasons. MW co-champions Colorado State and San Diego State have earned bids to the 2012 national postseason event. The Rams will be making their 18th consecutive appearance and 24thoverall, while the Aztecs are appearing for the 14th time overall and the first time since 2001.
The Aztecs face West Coast Conference opponent Saint Mary’s (17-10) at 5 p.m. PT on Thursday, Nov. 29, followed by Metro Atlantic Athletics Conference champion Fairfield (22-8) against host Southern California (27-5) in First Round action. The winners will play at 7 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 30, with all matches contested at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The Second Round winner advances to the Austin Regional, hosted by Texas.
CSU will play Big Ten foe Purdue (21-10) at 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 30 for the opportunity to face the winner of Atlantic Coast Conference champion Florida State (27-3) and Colonial Athletic Association champion Hofstra (21-13) in the Second Round of the West Lafayette sub-regional. All First and Second Round matches will be played at Tully Gym in Tallahassee, Fla. The winner of the Second Round match on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. ET will advance to the West Lafayette Regional, hosted by Purdue.
Colorado State, under the direction of head coach Tom Hilbert, finished the regular season 21-7 overall and 13-3 in conference play, while San Diego State, led by head coach Deitre Collins-Parker, were also 13-3 in MW action and 23-7 overall. The Rams earned the league’s automatic bid for the eighth time. The Aztecs received the MW’s 21st at-large berth.
Colorado State has advanced all 14 seasons since the Mountain West formed in 1999. Seven of the nine league institutions have advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament at some point in program history with four advancing as a Mountain West member (Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV).
MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
1999 (5-3)
First Round
BYU def. Princeton, 3-0 (15-5, 15-5, 15-5; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Loyola (Chicago), 3-0 (15-5, 15-9, 15-8; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Colorado, 3-0 (15-10, 15-6, 17-15; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Second Round
BYU def. Wisconsin, 3-1 (6-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-9; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Kansas State, 3-1 (15-12, 8-15, 15-13, 15-10; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Hawai`i def. Utah, 3-0 (15-11, 15-6, 15-4; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Regional Semifinal
Florida def. BYU, 3-0 (15-12, 15-8, 15-10; Stockton, Calif.)
Long Beach State def. Colorado State, 3-1 (15-5, 15-13, 13-15, 15-10; Honolulu, Hawaii)
2000 (5-3)
First Round
BYU def. Hofstra, 3-0 (15-3, 15-10, 15-6; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Radford, 3-0 (15-3, 15-6, 15-5; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Texas Tech, 3-2 (6-15, 15-8, 2-15, 15-10, 15-12; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Second Round
BYU def. Utah State, 3-0 (15-9, 15-10, 15-10; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-2 (15-11, 10-15, 10-15, 15-6, 15-10; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Hawai`i def. Utah, 3-0 (15-12, 15-8, 15-8; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Regional Semifinal
Arizona def. BYU, 3-0 (15-6, 15-9, 15-9; Lincoln, Neb.)
Penn State def. Colorado State, 3-1 (9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-7; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2001 (4-4)
First Round
Utah State def. BYU, 3-2 (30-26, 29-31, 30-23, 27-30, 16-14; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Colorado State def. Baylor, 3-1 (30-21, 23-30, 30-24, 30-24; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Long Beach State def. San Diego State, 3-0 (30-21, 30-16, 30-24; Long Beach, Calif.)
Utah def. Texas Tech, 3-0 (30-24, 31-29, 30-23; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Second Round
Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-2 (28-30, 30-17, 30-21, 31-33, 16-14; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Utah State, 3-1 (30-21, 30-18, 26-30, 30-22; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Regional Semifinal
Nebraska def. Colorado State, 3-1 (29-31, 30-21, 30-26, 36-34; Lincoln, Neb.)
Stanford def. Utah, 3-1 (30-17, 30-17, 28-30, 30-19; Palo Alto, Calif.)
2002 (0-2)
First Round
Washington def. Colorado State, 3-1 (26-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-27; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Texas A&M def. Utah, 3-0 (31-29, 30-27, 30-15; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2003 (4-3)
First Round
BYU def. New Mexico State, 3-0 (30-17, 30-17, 30-2; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Colorado State def. George Mason, 3-0 (30-22, 30-24, 30-25; College Park, Md.)
Utah def. Santa Clara, 3-2 (26-30, 25-30, 30-20, 30-24, 15-12; Seattle, Wash.)
Second Round
Hawai'i def. BYU, 3-0 (30-19, 30-23, 30-22; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Colorado State def. Maryland, 3-0 (30-23, 30-28, 30-26; College Park, Md.)
Washington def. Utah, 3-0 (30-15, 30-20, 30-21; Seattle, Wash.)
Regional Semifinal
Florida def. Colorado State, 3-0 (30-13, 30-22, 30-26; Gainesville, Fla.)
2004 (0-2)
First Round
Purdue def. Colorado State, 3-2 (25-30, 30-25, 27-30, 30-22, 15-12; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Long Beach State def. Utah, 3-0 (30-19, 30-25, 33-31; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2005 (2-3)
First Round
Pepperdine def. BYU, 3-1 (30-24, 30-28, 24-30, 30-28; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-1 (26-30, 30-24, 30-19, 30-27; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Loyola Marymount, 3-0 (30-10, 30-22, 30-20; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Second Round
Washington def. Colorado State, 3-0 (30-21, 30-25, 30-18; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Arizona def. Utah, 3-1 (30-28, 30-26, 28-30, 30-27; Salt Lake City, Utah)
2006 (2-3)
First Round
BYU def. UC Santa Barbara, 3-2 (27-30, 30-32, 30-27, 30-21, 15-12; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Washington def. Colorado State, 3-1 (26-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-22; Boulder, Colo.)
Utah def. Michigan State, 3-2 (30-25, 27-30, 20-30, 30-28, 15-11; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Second Round
Southern California def. BYU, 3-0 (30-25, 39-37, 30-19; Los Angeles, Calif.)
UCLA def. Utah, 3-0 (30-24, 30-27, 30-26; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2007 (4-3)
First Round
BYU def. Mississippi, 3-0 (30-27, 30-21, 30-24; Seattle, Wash.)
Colorado State def. Illinois State, 3-0 (30-26, 30-20, 30-15; Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Long Beach State def. UNLV, 3-2 (30-20, 28-30, 30-27, 23-30, 15-10; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Second Round
BYU def. Washington, 3-2 (30-28, 28-30, 25-30, 30-22, 15-13; Seattle, Wash.)
Michigan def. Colorado State, 3-0 (30-24, 30-27, 30-23; Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Regional Semifinal
BYU def. Middle Tennessee, 3-0 (30-28, 30-22, 34-32; University Park, Pa.)
Regional Final
Penn State def. BYU, 3-0 (30-23, 30-15, 30-18; University Park, Pa.)
2008 (3-2)
First Round
Colorado State def. Florida International, 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19; Gainesville, Fla.)
Utah def. Furman, 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-17; Clemson, S.C.)
Second Round
Florida def. Colorado State, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-23; Gainesville, Fla.)
Utah def. Clemson, 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-21; Clemson, S.C.)
Regional Semifinal
Washington def. Utah, 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16; Seattle, Wash.)
2009 (3-3)
First Round
Colorado State def. Middle Tennessee, 3-2 (25-19, 16-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-6; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Hawai`i def. New Mexico, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-21; Los Angeles, Calif.)
TCU def. Rice, 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 27-25; Austin, Texas)
Second Round
Colorado State def. Washington, 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Texas def. TCU, 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-18; Austin, Texas)
Regional Semifinal
Minnesota def. Colorado State, 3-1 (25-22, 29-27, 23-25, 25-18; Minneapolis, Minn.)
2010 (1-2)
First Round
Colorado State def. Cal State Fullerton, 3-2 (19-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-21, 15-12; Palo Alto, Calif.)
Southern California def. New Mexico, 3-0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-18; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Second Round
Stanford def. Colorado State, 3-0 (28-26, 25-13, 25-15; Palo Alto, Calif.)
2011 (1-1)
First Round
Colorado State def. Oregon State, 3-2 (24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 15-25, 15-10; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Second Round
Hawai`i def. Colorado State, 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-18; Honolulu, Hawaii)
