1985 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
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The 1985 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 28 teams and ended on December 22, 1985 when Pacific defeated Stanford 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.
Pacific, making their 4th final four in five years, 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.
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, Southern California defeated UCLA in five games to claim third place.
Final Four - Read Fieldhouse, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Pacific, making their 4th final four in five years, 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.
Future Olympian sisters Elaina Oden
Elaina Oden
Elaina Oden is a former volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the United States women's national volleyball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain....
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, Southern California defeated UCLA in five games to claim third place.