2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

2024 NCAA women's Division Ivolleyball tournament
2024 NCAA Division I Championship
Finals site	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Penn State (8th title)
Runner-up	Louisville (2nd title match)
Semifinalists	Pittsburgh (4th Final Four) Nebraska (18th Final Four)
Winning coach	Katie Schumacher-Cawley (1st title)
Most outstanding player	Jess Mruzik (Penn State)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Camryn Hannah (Penn State) Gillian Grimes (Penn State) Charitie Luper (Louisville) Sofia Maldonado Diaz (Louisville) Harper Murray (Nebraska) Olivia Babcock (Pittsburgh)
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The 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's volleyball national champion for the 2024 season. It was the 44th edition of the tournament. It began on December 5, 2024, in various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament concluded with the championship game at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on December 22, 2024. ^[1]

Pittsburgh earned the #1 overall seed, while Nebraska, Penn State, and Louisville rounded out the top-4 overall seeds. All four teams successfully defeated their first & second round opponents, allowing them to host the regional rounds. Penn State remains the only NCAA Division I women's volleyball program to earn a bid to all 44 NCAA Tournaments since its inception in 1981.

For the first time since the 2008 NCAA tournament, all top-4 overall seeds made it to the final four. The wins guaranteed an ACC vs. Big Ten final, as the semifinal matchups were between conference foes Pittsburgh/Louisville and Nebraska/Penn State. With Louisville and Penn State advancing to the national championship, a female head coach would be guaranteed to win the NCAA Division I championship for the first time in NCAA women′s volleyball history.

Penn State won the program’s 8th national championship by defeating Louisville 3–1 in the final. Louisville was making its second championship match appearance in 3 years. Penn State was led by Jess Mruzik who had 29 kills. Mruzik would go on to win the NCAA Tournament MVP. Katie Schumacher-Cawley made history by being the first female Division I head volleyball coach to win the title.

Tournament schedule and venues

Louisville

Palo Alto

Dallas

University Park

Austin

Lexington

Lincoln

Pittsburgh

Salt Lake
City

Madison

Lawrence

W. Lafayette

Eugene

Waco

Tempe

Omaha

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2024 NCAA First and Second Round venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
Hosted by the top 16 overall tournament seeds

• December 4 – December 7
  • Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
  • Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)
  • Rec Hall, University Park, PA (Host: Penn State University)
  • KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)
  • Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California (Host: Stanford University)
  • Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
  • UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin)
  • Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX (Host: Southern Methodist University)
  • Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)
  • Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)
  • Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, Kansas (Host: University of Kansas)
  • Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University)
  • Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT (Host: University of Utah)
  • Ferrell Center, Waco, TX (Host: Baylor University)
  • Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon)

Louisville

Pittsburgh

Lincoln

University Park

Louisville

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2024 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

Regional semifinals and finals

• December 12 – December 15
  • Pittsburgh Regional, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
  • Lincoln Regional, Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)
  • University Park Regional, Rec Hall, University Park, PA (Host: Penn State University)
  • Louisville Regional, Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)

National semifinals and championship

• December 19 & 22
  • KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)

Qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify. ^[2]

Automatic qualifiers in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Conference	Team
America East	New Hampshire
American	Wichita State
ACC	Pittsburgh
ASUN	Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10	Loyola Chicago
Big East	Creighton
Big Sky	Sacramento State
Big South	High Point
Big Ten	Penn State
Big 12	Arizona State
Big West	Hawai'i
CAA	Charleston
CUSA	Western Kentucky
Horizon	Cleveland State
Ivy League	Yale
MAAC	Fairfield
MAC	Western Michigan
MEAC	Delaware State
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa
Mountain West	Colorado State
NEC	Chicago State
Ohio Valley	Morehead State
Patriot	Colgate
SEC	Kentucky
Southern	Wofford
Southland	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
SWAC	Florida A&M
Summit	South Dakota
Sun Belt	Texas State
WAC	UT Arlington
WCC	Loyola Marymount

Tournament seeds

Pittsburgh Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 2 Pittsburgh ACC Automatic 29–1 2 8 SMU ACC At–Large 24–7 3 10 Kentucky SEC Automatic 20–7 4 17 Oregon Big Ten At–Large 22–7 5 15 TCU Big 12 At–Large 21–7 6 28 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 20–10 7 23 Missouri SEC Automatic 20–8 8 34 Oklahoma SEC At–Large 14–10 38 UTEP CUSA At–Large 27–5 54 Texas State Sun Belt Automatic 22–8 42 Western Kentucky CUSA Automatic 28–6 40 Hawaii Big West Automatic 21–9 60 High Point Big South Automatic 23–6 108 Cleveland State Horizon Automatic 23–9 65 Wichita State American Automatic 18–13 180 Morehead State Ohio Valley Automatic 18–14

State College Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 4 Penn State Big Ten Automatic 29–2 2 6 Creighton Big East Automatic 29–2 3 12 Texas SEC Automatic 18–6 4 13 Utah Big 12 At–Large 24–5 5 20 Marquette Big East At–Large 23–8 6 21 USC Big Ten At–Large 21–9 7 26 Florida State ACC At–Large 21–9 8 27 North Carolina ACC At–Large 22–7 37 Yale Ivy League Automatic 19–5 39 Ole Miss SEC At–Large 17–11 45 UT Arlington WAC Automatic 29–2 47 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN Automatic 27–4 91 Charleston CAA Automatic 25–8 84 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland Automatic 20–10 103 South Dakota Summit Automatic 21–9 205 Delaware State MEAC Automatic 17–13

Louisville Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 3 Louisville ACC At–Large 25–5 2 5 Stanford ACC At–Large 25–4 3 11 Kansas Big 12 At–Large 24–4 4 15 Purdue Big Ten At–Large 25–6 5 24 BYU Big 12 At–Large 19–9 6 18 Florida SEC Automatic 21–7 7 30 Loyola Marymount WCC Automatic 24–5 8 35 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 25–7 32 Illinois Big Ten At–Large 18–12 36 Washington Big Ten At–Large 19–11 48 NC State ACC At–Large 16–12 57 Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 Automatic 21–11 79 Western Michigan MAC Automatic 20–12 85 Colgate Patriot Automatic 19–10 128 Sacramento State Big Sky Automatic 21–11 167 Chicago State Northeast Automatic 19–9

Lincoln Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 1 Nebraska Big Ten At–Large 29–2 2 7 Wisconsin Big Ten At–Large 23–6 3 9 Arizona State Big 12 Automatic 29–2 4 19 Baylor Big 12 At–Large 22–7 5 14 Dayton Atlantic 10 At–Large 29–2 6 22 Texas A&M SEC Automatic 19–7 7 25 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 20–9 8 33 Miami (FL) ACC At–Large 21–10 29 South Dakota State Summit At–Large 27–2 31 Tennessee SEC At–Large 15–11 59 Colorado State Mountain West Automatic 20–10 50 South Carolina SEC At–Large 16–11 67 Wofford Southern Automatic 23–8 146 New Hampshire America East Automatic 18–9 143 Fairfield MAAC Automatic 21–11 156 Florida A&M SWAC Automatic 27–6

RPI as of Nov. 24 2024

Bracket

Pittsburgh Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	1	Pittsburgh	3
		Morehead State	0
						1	Pittsburgh	3
	Pittsburgh, PA
						8	Oklahoma	0
		UTEP	2
	8	Oklahoma	3
											1	Pittsburgh	3
											4	Oregon	2
	5	TCU	3
		Hawaii	0
						5	TCU	1
	Eugene, OR
						4	Oregon	3
		High Point	0
	4	Oregon	3
																1	Pittsburgh	3
																3	Kentucky	0
	3	Kentucky	3
		Cleveland State	0
						3	Kentucky	3
	Lexington, KY
						6	Minnesota	1
		Western Kentucky	1
	6	Minnesota	3
											3	Kentucky	3
											7	Missouri	1
	7	Missouri	3
		Texas State	0
						7	Missouri	3
	Dallas, TX
						2	SMU	1
		Wichita State	0
	2	SMU	3

Schedule

First Round

December 6, 2024 08:00 PM CST	(1) Pittsburgh	3–0	Morehead State	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 5,943 Referees: Wade DuBois, Chuck Fleet, Kristen Hanula, Ryan Lynn
	(25–17, 25–15, 25–15) Report

December 6, 2024 03:00 PM CST	UTEP	2–3	(8) Oklahoma	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 1,537 Referees: Jeff McKinney, Carla Bunner, Christy Alltop, Lawrence Walden
	(25–19, 25–22, 19–25, 21–25, 9–15) Report

December 5, 2024 06:00 PM CST	(5) TCU	3–0	Hawaii	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR Referees: Tony Chan, Paula Martin, Jennifer McIntosh, Evan Hilberg
	(17–25, 18–25, 22-25) Report

December 5, 2024 08:30 PM CST	High Point	0–3	(4) Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR Attendance: 2,531 Referees: Dan Houser, Marcia Costly, Kelli Demianew, Devin Darrouge
	(14–25, 17–25, 21–25) Report

December 5, 2024 06:30 PM CST	(3) Kentucky	3–0	Cleveland State	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Attendance: 2,308 Referees: Wade Brence, Breanna Spain, Jenn Scholten, Jennifer Leffler
	(25-15, 25-14, 25-16) Report

December 5, 2024 03:30 PM CST	Western Kentucky	1–3	(6) Minnesota	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Referees: Kevin Wendelboe, Mark Prater, Philip Ems, Jason Schmidt
	(22–25, 20–25, 25–19, 23–25) Report

December 5, 2024 04:00 PM CST	(7) Missouri	3–0	Texas State	Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX Referees: Chad Klunck, Michelle Prater, Bryce Estes, Kayla Stevenson
	(25–16, 25–22, 25–22) Report

December 5, 2024 07:00 PM CST	Wichita State	0–3	(2) SMU	Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX Attendance: 1,911 Referees: Jana Ter Molen, Rachael Rodriguez, Gerardo Domingaz-Diaz, Blaine Halberstadt
	(26–28, 17–25, 14–25) Report

Second Round

December 7, 2024	(1) Pittsburgh	3–0	(8) Oklahoma	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 6,647
	(28–26, 25–21, 25–19) Report

December 6, 2024	(4) Oregon	3–1	(5) TCU	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR Attendance: 2,684
	(19–25, 25–21, 25–11, 25–15) Report

December 6, 2024	(3) Kentucky	3–1	(6) Minnesota	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Attendance: 2,715
	(25–11, 23–25, 22–25, 24–26) Report

December 6, 2024	(2) SMU	1–3	(7) Missouri	Moody Coliseum, University Park, TX Attendance: 1,957 Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Nikki Kathol, Noah Yi, Talita Benavides
	(22–25, 25–14, 31–33, 22–25) Report

Regional Semifinals

December 12, 2024 11:00 AM CST	(3) Kentucky	3–1	(7) Missouri	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 1,127 Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Nikki Kathol, Noah Yi, Talita Benavides
	(25–20, 25–20, 16–25, 25–13) Report

December 12, 2024 2:30 PM CST	(1) Pittsburgh	3-2	(4) Oregon	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 5,279 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Kaili Kimura, Peter Thomas, Lawrence Walden
	(25-19, 24-26, 25-16, 21-25, 15-12) Report

Regional Final

December 14, 2024 4:00 PM CST	(3) Kentucky	0–3	(1) Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 9,525 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Kaili Kimura, Talita Benavides, Peter Thomas
	(22–25, 23–25, 17–25) Report

Region All-Tournament Team

• Olivia Babcock (Most Outstanding Player) – Pittsburgh
• Rachel Fairbanks – Pittsburgh
• Emmy Klika – Pittsburgh
• Brooklyn DeLeye – Kentucky
• Emma Grome – Kentucky
• Michelle Ohwobete – Oregon
• Jordan Iliff – Missouri

Louisville Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	2	Stanford	3
		Sacramento State	0
						2	Stanford	3
	Stanford, CA
						7	Loyola Marymount	0
		Washington	2
	7	Loyola Marymount	3
											2	Stanford	3
											6	Florida	1
	6	Florida	3
		NC State	0
						6	Florida	3
	Lawrence, KS
						3	Kansas	2
		Colgate	0
	3	Kansas	3
																2	Stanford	1
																1	Louisville	3
	4	Purdue	3
		Western Michigan	0
						4	Purdue	3
	West Lafayette, IN
							Loyola Chicago	0
		Loyola Chicago	3
	5	BYU	0
											4	Purdue	0
											1	Louisville	3
	8	Northern Iowa	3
		Illinois	1
						8	Northern Iowa	2
	Louisville, KY
						1	Louisville	3
		Chicago State	0
	1	Louisville	3

Schedule

First Round

December 6, 2024 10:00 PM EST	(2) Stanford	3–0	Sacramento State	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA Attendance: 2,392 Referees: Sergio Gonzalez, Kaili Kimura, Noah Yi, Neal Meredith
	(25–19, 25–17, 25–19) Report

December 6, 2024 07:30 PM EST	Washington	2–3	(7) Loyola Marymount	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA Attendance: 1,012
	(18-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-19) Report

December 6, 2024 05:00 PM EST	(6) Florida	3–0	NC State	Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Todd Karolczak, Anthony Oligney
	(25–18, 25–21, 25–13) Report

December 6, 2024 07:30 PM EST	Colgate	0-3	(3) Kansas	Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS Attendance: 1,910
	(18-25, 23-25, 22-25)

December 5, 2024 06:30 PM EST	(4) Purdue	3-0	Western Michigan	Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN Attendance: 2,415 Referees: Joe Gustafson, Tim McKinnon, Zac Wiles, Tracy LeVine
	(25-21, 25-23, 25-22) Report

December 5, 2024 03:30 PM EST	Loyola Chicago	3-0	(5) BYU	Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN Attendance: 2,415 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Zach McCrite, Jeff Morris, Matt Knezevich
	(25–20, 25–21, 25–17) Report

December 6, 2024 04:00 PM EST	(8) Northern Iowa	3-1	Illinois	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY Attendance: 4,416 Referees: Jung Park, Michael O'Connor, Jake Rasmaussen, Logan Greer
	(25-16, 25-16, 16-25, 25-21)

December 6, 2024 07:00 PM EST	Chicago State	0-3	(1) Louisville	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY Attendance: 4,416
	(10-25, 18-25, 13-25)

Second Round

December 6, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(4) Purdue	3–0	Loyola Chicago	Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN Attendance: 2,415 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Joe Gustafson, Zac Wiles, Tracy LeVine
	(25–20, 25–21, 25–12) Report

December 7, 2024 8:00 PM CST	(2) Stanford	3–0	(7) Loyola Marymount	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA Attendance: 2,497 Referees: Sergio Gonzalez, Kaili Kimura, Noah Yi, Neal Meredith
	(25–17, 25–17, 25–16) Report

December 7, 2024 6:30 PM CST	(2) Kansas	2–3	(6) Florida	Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS Attendance: 1,806 Referees: Marty Prochko, Suzanne Lowry, Ken Corum, Haliegh Lewis
	(22–25, 25–21, 17–25, 26–24, 13–15) Report

December 7, 2024 6:00 PM CST	(1) Louisville	3–2	(8) Northern Iowa	KFC Yum Center, Louisville, KY Attendance: 4,399 Referees: Jung Park, Michael O'Connor, Logan Greer, Jake Rasmaussen
	(26–28, 25–22, 23–25, 25–13, 22–20) Report

Regional Semifinals

December 12, 2024 4:00 PM PST	(2) Stanford	3–1	(6) Florida	Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY Attendance: 4,706 Referees: Michelle Prater, Michael O’Connor, Logan Greer, Tracy LeVine
	(24–26, 25–17, 26–24, 29–27) Report

December 12, 2024 9:30 PM CST	(1) Louisville	3–0	(4) Purdue	Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY Attendance: 4,706 Referees: Jung Park, Daphne Nelson, Dan Swenson, Zac Wiles
	(25–17, 25–18, 25–18) Report

Purdue's Chloe Chicoine (2) attempts to kill the ball against Louisville in the Sweet 16. Louisville's Cara Cresse (13) and Reese Robins (25) attempt to block.

Regional Final

December 14, 2024 6:30 PM CST	(2) Stanford	1–3	(1) Louisville	Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY Attendance: 5,284 Referees: Michelle Prater, Michael O'Connor, Dan Sweensen, Logan Greer
	(25–22, 14–25, 26–28, 20–25) Report

Region All-Tournament Team

• Anna Debeer (Most Outstanding Player) – Louisville
• Charitie Luper – Louisville
• Elena Scott – Louisville

University Park Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	1	Penn State	3
		Delaware State	0
						1	Penn State	3
	State College, PA
						8	North Carolina	1
		Yale	1
	8	North Carolina	3
											1	Penn State	3
											5	Marquette	1
	5	Marquette	3
		Florida Gulf Coast	0
						5	Marquette	3
	Salt Lake City, UT
						4	Utah	2
		Charleston	0
	4	Utah	3
																1	Penn State	3
																2	Creighton	2
	3	Texas	3
		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0
						3	Texas	3
	Austin, TX
						6	USC	0
		UT Arlington	0
	6	USC	3
											3	Texas	1
											2	Creighton	3
	7	Florida State	2
		Ole Miss	3
							Ole Miss	0
	Omaha, NE
						2	Creighton	3
		South Dakota	0
	2	Creighton	3

Schedule

First Round

December 6, 2024 06:30 PM CST	(1) Penn State	3–0	Delaware State	Rec Hall, State College, PA Attendance: 2,516 Referees: Neal Kenzakowski, Mara Wager, Stacey Weitzel
	(25–4, 25–20, 25–18) Report

December 6, 2024 04:00 PM CST	Yale	1–3	(8) North Carolina	Rec Hall, State College, PA Attendance: 2,516 Referees: Stephen Shepher, Stacey Weitzel
	(25–18, 13–25, 17–25, 20–25) Report

December 5, 2024 05:30 PM CST	(5) Marquette	3–0	Florida Gulf Coast	Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT Referees: Lena Gustafson, Daphne Nelson, Kalee Kirby, Doug Swenson
	(25–20, 25–22, 25–22) Report

December 5, 2024 08:30 PM CST	Charleston	0–3	(4) Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT Attendance: 3,089 Referees: Maile Jewkes, Liz McKnight, James Rees, Kathryn Mecham
	(21–25, 19–25, 16–25) Report

December 5, 2024 06:30 PM CST	(3) Texas	3–0	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 3,918 Referees: Joe Lizama, Darin Clark, Tafuna Oney, Laura Cortazar
	(25–11, 25–23, 25–12) Report

December 5, 2024 04:00 PM CST	UT Arlington	0–3	(6) USC	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 1,209 Referees: Charlie Tamez, April Fricke, Talita Benavides, John Tanaka
	(24–26, 7–25, 21–25) Report

December 5, 2024 04:30 PM CST	(7) Florida State	2–3	Ole Miss	D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, NE Referees: Brett Myres, Robyn Courchane, Mark Akers, Amber Brown
	(25–20, 16–25, 25–23, 25–27, 13–15) Report

December 5, 2024 07:00 PM CST	South Dakota	0–3	(2) Creighton	D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, NE Attendance: 2,517 Referees: Krystian Krzyzak, Barb Zvonek, John Becker, Anthony White
	(10–25, 17–25, 14–25) Report

Second Round

December 6, 2024	(2) Creighton	3–0	Ole Miss	D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, NE Attendance: 2,665
	(28–26, 27–25, 25–7) Report

December 6, 2024	(3) Texas	3–0	(6) USC	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 4,137
	(26–24, 25–20, 25–22) Report

December 6, 2024	(4) Utah	2–3	(5) Marquette	Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT Attendance: 2,290
	(23–25, 22–25, 25–18, 26–24, 12–15) Report

December 7, 2024	(1) Penn State	3–1	(8) North Carolina	Rec Hall, University Park, PA Attendance: 2,470
	(25–21, 25–18, 20–25, 25–15) Report

Regional Semifinals

December 13, 2024 12:00 PM CST	(2) Creighton	3–1	(3) Texas	Rec Hall, University Park, PA Referees: Devonie McLarty, Bill Stanley, Paula Martin
	(24–26, 25–19, 25–21, 25–20) Report

December 13, 2024 2:50 PM CST	(1) Penn State	3–1	(5) Marquette	Rec Hall, University Park, PA Attendance: 2,914 Referees: Ron Pelham, Paula Martin, Bill Stanley
	(25–15, 25–21, 24–26, 25–20) Report

Regional Final

December 15, 2024 7:30 PM CST	(1) Penn State	3–2	(2) Creighton	Rec Hall, University Park, PA Attendance: 3,558 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Bill Stanley, Paula Martin
	(25–15, 16–25, 25–22, 20–25, 15–7) Report

Region All-Tournament Team

• Jess Mruzik (Most Outstanding Player) – Penn State
• Gillian Grimes – Penn State
• Camryn Hannah – Penn State
• Izzy Starck – Penn State
• Ava Martin – Creighton
• Norah Sis – Creighton
• Madisen Skinner – Texas

Lincoln Regional

	First Round					Second Round					Regional Semifinals					Regional Finals
	2	Wisconsin	3
		Fairfield	0
						2	Wisconsin	3
	Madison, WI
						7	Georgia Tech	1
		Tennessee	2
	7	Georgia Tech	3
											2	Wisconsin	3
											6	Texas A&M	2
	6	Texas A&M	3
		Colorado State	1
						6	Texas A&M	3
	Tempe, AZ
						3	Arizona State	1
		New Hampshire	0
	3	Arizona State	3
																2	Wisconsin	0
																1	Nebraska	3
	4	Baylor	3
		Wofford	0
						4	Baylor	2
	Waco, TX
						5	Dayton	3
		South Carolina	1
	5	Dayton	3
											5	Dayton	1
											1	Nebraska	3
	8	Miami (FL)	3
		South Dakota State	0
						8	Miami (FL)	0
	Lincoln, NE
						1	Nebraska	3
		Florida A&M	0
	1	Nebraska	3

Schedule

First Round

December 5, 2024 08:00 PM EST	(2) Wisconsin	3-0	Fairfield	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, WI Attendance: 6,050 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Rod Rodriguez, Scott Prox, Melissa Rammer
	(25-16, 25-16, 25-14) Report

December 5, 2024 05:30 PM EST	Tennessee	2-3	(7) Georgia Tech	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, WI Attendance: 7,729 Referees: Christina Fiebich, Jim Kuziela, Peter Thomas, Cinque Robinson
	(18-25, 25-13, 30-32, 28-26, 12-15) Report

December 6, 2024 06:30 PM EST	(6) Texas A&M	3-1	Colorado State	Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ Attendance: 1,613 Referees: Ron Pelham, Nikki Kathol, Dan Swensen, Ryan Fieckert
	(25-20, 16-25, 29-27, 25-23)

December 6, 2024 08:30 PM EST	New Hampshire	0-3	(3) Arizona State	Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ Attendance: 3,301
	(17-25, 17-25, 19-25)

December 5, 2024 08:00 PM EST	(4) Baylor	3-0	Wofford	Ferrell Center, Waco, TX Attendance: 836 Referees: Brad Aaberg, Dave Dufrene, John Stadnick, Sheri Banwart
	(25-11, 25-11, 25-18) Report

December 5, 2024 05:30 PM EST	South Carolina	1-3	(5) Dayton	Ferrell Center, Waco, TX Referees: Thang Nguyen, Cindy Thompson, Thomas Walkoviak, Chris Gill
	(20-25, 15-25, 26-24, 10-25)

December 6, 2024 05:30 PM EST	(8) Miami (FL)	3-0	South Dakota State	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Referees: Pati Rolf, Craig Wiedel, Mike Behrens, Sarah Myres
	(25-17, 25-23, 25-15)

December 6, 2024 08:00 PM EST	Florida A&M	0-3	(1) Nebraska	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,702
	(3-25, 9-25, 17-25)

Second Round

December 6, 2024	(2) Wisconsin	3–1	(7) Georgia Tech	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, WI Attendance: 7,229
	(25–27, 25–20, 25–23, 25–21) Report

December 6, 2024	(4) Baylor	2–3	(5) Dayton	Ferrell Center, Waco, TX Attendance: 1,022
	(22–25, 25–22, 26–24, 21–25, 12–15) Report

December 7, 2024	(1) Nebraska	3–0	(8) Miami (FL)	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,684
	(25–19, 25–14, 25–18) Report

December 7, 2024	(3) Arizona State	1–3	(6) Texas A&M	Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ Attendance: 3,322
	(19–25, 25–22, 15–25, 22–25) Report

Regional Semifinals

December 13, 2024 6:00 PM CST	(2) Wisconsin	3–2	(6) Texas A&M	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Referees: Pati Rolf, Joseph Gustafson, Scott Prox, Brianna Spain
	(25–21, 18–25, 25–19, 23–25, 15–13) Report

December 13, 2024 9:15 PM CST	(1) Nebraska	3–1	(5) Dayton	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,725 Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Brianna Spain, Sarah Myres, Doug Swensen
	(25–17, 25–18, 25–27, 25–13) Report

Regional Final

December 15, 2024 2:00 PM CST	(2) Wisconsin	0–3	(1) Nebraska	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,743 Referees: Pati Rolf, Brianna Spain, Sarah Myres, Nathan Wagner
	(24–26, 17–25, 21–25) Report

Region All-Tournament Team

• Harper Murray (Most Outstanding Player) – Nebraska
• Andi Jackson – Nebraska
• Bergen Reilly – Nebraska
• Lexi Rodriguez – Nebraska
• Sarah Franklin – Wisconsin
• Lexie Almodovar – Dayton
• Logan Lednicky – Texas A&M

Final Four

	National Semifinals KFC Yum! Center December 19					National Championship KFC Yum! Center December 22
	1	Pittsburgh	1
	1	Louisville	3
						1	Louisville	1
						1	Penn State	3
	1	Penn State	3
	1	Nebraska	2

National semifinals

December 19, 2024 6:30 PM EST	(1) Pittsburgh	1–3	(1) Louisville	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 21,726 Referees: Pati Rolf, Bill Stanley, Sarah Myres, Rachel Jensen
	(25–21, 23–25, 27–29, 17–25) Report

December 19, 2024 9:45 PM EST	(1) Penn State	3–2	(1) Nebraska	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 21,726 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Kaili Kimura, Talita Benavides, Dan Swensen
	(23–25, 18–25, 25–23, 28–26, 15–13) Report

Game recap

Semifinal 1: Pittsburgh vs. Louisville

The opening set was back-and-forth, it was tied 14–14 before Pittsburgh responded with a run to go up 23–16 before winning 25–21. The second set was also close, tied at 19–19, Pittsburgh would eventually take the lead 22–21 before Louisville tied it up at 23–23 after a block from senior All-American Anna DeBeer. Louisville would win the second set 25–23 to even the match at one set a piece. In the third set, Louisville won in extra points, 29–27, to take the 2–1 lead. Despite DeBeer going down with an ankle injury in the beginning of set 4, Louisville rushed out to a 9–3 lead, eventually going up 21–13. Louisville would win the fourth set 25–17 and advanced to the championship match for the second time in three seasons. Louisville was led by its outside hitter trio of DeBeer, Charitie Luper, and Sofia Maldonado Diaz, who all recorded 14 kills each. Pittsburgh was led by AVCA National Player of the Year Olivia Babcock, who had a career-high 33 kills in the match. ^[3]

Semifinal 2: Penn State vs. Nebraska

Penn State and Nebraska were meeting for the second time in just 3 weeks, as Penn State defeated Nebraska 3–1 in their final regular-season conference matchup to secure a share of the conference title.

The opening set was close, with Nebraska edging out Penn State 25–23. Nebraska won the second set relatively easy, 25–18, going up 2–0 and looking poised to advance to the championship. Penn State went on a 5–0 run in the third set to take the lead, and eventually won, 25–23. In the fourth set, Nebraska went on a run to take a commanding 22–16 lead. Despite only having a 0.3% chance to win the match at that point, ^[4] Penn State chipped away at Nebraska's lead. Nebraska had two match point opportunities at 24–22, but Penn State tied it at 24–24. Penn State eventually won the fourth set, 28–26, to force a fifth set. In the fifth set, Penn State was able to maintain at least a 1-point lead throughout most of the set, and eventually won on a final kill from senior outside hitter Camryn Hannah, 15–13. The win was only the second reverse sweep (when a team wins in 5 sets after being down 0–2) in the Final Four since Penn State accomplished same in the 2009 NCAA title match vs. Texas. Penn State was led by senior outside hitter Jess Mruzik and redshirt freshman Caroline Jurevicius, who had 26 kills and 20 kills, respectively. Nebraska was led by sophomore outside hitter Harper Murray and sophomore middle blocker Andi Jackson, who had 20 and 19 kills, respectively. ^[5]

National championship

December 22, 2024 3:00 p.m. EST	(1) Louisville	1–3	(1) Penn State	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 21,860 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Bill Stanley, Sarah Myres, Dan Swensen
	(23–25, 34–32, 20–25, 17–25) Report

Final Four All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the final four all-tournament team:

• Jess Mruzik (Penn State) – Most Outstanding Player
• Camryn Hannah (Penn State)
• Gillian Grimes (Penn State)
• Charitie Luper (Louisville)
• Sofia Maldonado Diaz (Louisville)
• Harper Murray (Nebraska)
• Olivia Babcock (Pittsburgh)

Media coverage

Rounds 1 & 2

All matches were televised on ESPN+:

Pittsburgh: Jeff Hathhorn, Kelsey Bonk, Amanda Silay Lincoln: Larry Punteney, Kathi Wieskamp University Park: Kasey Kreider, Jack Rachinsky Louisville: Jeff Milby, Stephanie Cantway Palo Alto: Kevin Danna, Naya Crittenden Omaha: Shannon Smolinski, Jon Schriner Madison: Joey Bonadonna, Kate McGrann Dallas: Chris Mycoskie, Jill Kramer

Lexington: Dick Gabriel, Stephanie Niemer Tempe: Braiden Bell, Gavin Schall Austin: Lincoln Rose, Shelby Coppedge Lawrence: Leif Lisec, Jill Dorsey-Hall West Lafayette: Craig Combs, Max Bury Salt Lake City: Jim Watson, Victoria Dennis Waco: Hannah Sedwick, Mike Leslie Eugene: Saul Galvan, Lily Crane

Regional semifinals & Regional Finals

All matches televised on ESPN+ & ESPN2, with the Nebraska/Wisconsin regional also being nationally televised on ABC

Pittsburgh: Ann Marie Anderson, Nicole Branagh, Michella Chester Lincoln: Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak, Katie George, Madison Fitzpatrick

University Park: Paul Sunderland, Missy Whittemore, Shelby Coppedge Louisville: Eric Frede, Emily Ehman, Ciara Michel

Semifinals & National Championship

The semifinal games were televised on both ESPN and ESPN+, while the national championship game was televised on ESPN3, ESPN+, and ABC.

• Semifinals: Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak, Katie George, Madison Fitzpatrick, Emily Ehman, Michella Chester

Finals: Courtney Lyle, Holly McPeak, Katie George, Christine Williamson, Madison Fitzpatrick, Michella Chester, Emily Ehman

Records by Conference

Overview of conference performance in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
Big Ten	9	19–8	.704	7	5	3	2	1	1
ACC	9	16–9	.640	7	3	3	2	1	–
Big East	2	5–2	.714	2	2	1	–	–	–
SEC	9	13–9	.590	7	5	1	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	2	3–2	.600	2	1	–	–	–	–
Big 12	6	5–6	.454	5	–	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
WCC	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
C-USA	2	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Others	22	0–22	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–

• The following conferences had a single team that failed to advance beyond the round of 64: American, America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, CAA, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MEAC, MWC, MAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.

References

1. NCAA.com. "2024 NCAA volleyball tournament: Schedule, dates for the DI women's championship". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
2. Flores, Marisa. "Tracking all 31 automatic qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA women's volleyball tournament". NCAA. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
3. "Louisville volleyball rallies past Pitt to reach NCAA title match".
4. "Reversal of Fortune: Penn State Stuns Volleyball World with Reverse Sweep of Nebraska". December 19, 2024.
5. "Penn State pulls off reverse sweep over Nebraska to reach NCAA volleyball finals".