The 1999 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 2, 1999 with 64 teams and ended December 18 when Penn State defeated Stanford in Honolulu, Hawaii for the program's first NCAA title.
Penn State, appearing in their third straight title match, crushed Stanford in three games to claim the school's first ever national championship. The Lions had fallen short in five games the previous two years, falling to Stanford in 1997 and Long Beach State in 1998.
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