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Final Four – Kohl Center

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Long Beach State vs. Florida

Teams	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
LBSU	15	15	15
FLA	2	8	10

Long Beach advanced to the finals easily, taking the 10-0 lead in the opening game before winning 15-2. Florida staved off seven game points in the second game before falling 15-8. Long Beach then won a closer third game to sweep the Gators.

Misty May put down 11 kills and had two service aces, while Jessica Alvarado led the 49ers with 12 kills.

Penn State vs. Nebraska

Teams	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4
PSU	15	15	8	15
LBSU	11	8	15	11

Lauren Cacciamani had 20 kills, Christy Cochran had 19 and the three-time all-American Bonnie Bremner had 13 to help Penn State beat No. 3 Nebraska in four games. The Huskers ended their season 32-2 while Penn State improved to 35-0 and advanced to the program's third title match.

National Championship: Long Beach State vs. Penn State

Teams	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 3	Game 3
LBSU	15	15	13	14	15
PSU	3	10	15	16	12

Long Beach took the first two games easily, 15-3 and 15-10. However, like the 1997 NCAA championship, Penn State took the next two games to force a fifth game.

In the decisive rally-scoring fifth game, Penn State led 7-2, but Long Beach tied it up at 8. Tied at 12, Long Beach State's Jessica Alvardo put down two kills before Veronica Wall's 19th kill of the night ended the match, 15-12. Long Beach State's Misty May, also the AVCA National Player of the Year, was named the co-MVP of the Championship along with Penn State's Lauren Cacciamani.

NCAA Tournament records

There are two NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1998 tournament.

• Service aces, tournament (individual record) - Misty May, Long Beach State - 20 (4 vs. Southern, 4 vs. Arizona, 4 vs. Illinois, 4 vs. Texas, 2 vs. Florida, 2 vs. Penn State)
• Service aces, tournament (team record) - Long Beach State - 43 (shared with 2007 Penn State) (15 vs. Southern, 7 vs. Arizona, 8 vs. Illinois, 6 vs. Texas, 4 vs. Florida, 3 vs. Penn State)