Juniata wins the 2022 DIII women's volleyball championship
No. 1 Juniata sweeps No. 3 Trinity (TX) to win 2022 national championship
Juniata is back on top. The No. 1 seed won the program's first national title since 2006 as the Eagles swept No. 3 Trinity (TX) 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-23) on Saturday night. It's Juniata's third DIII women's volleyball title overall (2004 and 2006).
Juniata (34-1) hit .297, .450 and .231 in the three sets, getting double-digit kills in the match from Mackenzie Coley, Lily Podolan and Kennedy Christy. Trinity struggled offensively, including a .027 hitting mark in the second set.
In reaching the title match, Eagles swept the first three rounds while going 3-1 in the quarterfinals and semifinals. The Tigers swept the first two but endured a five-set scare in the third round against CMS.
CHAMPIONSHIP STATS:
DIII women's volleyball national championship set for Saturday night
The 2022 DIII women's volleyball national championship is set after Thursday's results.
In match one, No. 3 Trinity (TX) defeated No. 2 NYU, 3-1. Trinity (TX) chases its first title in program history.
The second game saw No. 1 Juniata defeat No. 5 Northwestern-St. Paul, 3-1. Juniata chases its second DIII national championship in school history.
The DIII women's volleyball national championship will be played on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET and will be streamed right here on NCAA.com.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS:
- No. 3 Trinity (TX) 3, No. 2 NYU 1 | Watch the full replay
- No. 1 Juniata 3, No. 5 Northwestern-St. Paul 1 | Watch the full replay
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Click or tap here to view the bracket.
DIII women's volleyball semifinals — what you need to know
And then there were four. The Division III women's volleyball championship is down to two remaining rounds.
No. 3 Trinity (TX) defeated No. 2 NYU to advance to the championship in game one, while No. 1 Juniata bested No. 5 Northwestern-St. Paul.
Only Juniata has previously won a DIII NCAA national championship, but that was back in 2006. NYU and northwestern-St. Paul will play in their first semifinals while Trinity (TX) was one of the last four standing in 1999.
You can watch and follow all the action here on NCAA.com.
THURSDAY'S RESULTS:
- No. 3 Trinity (TX) 3, No. 2 NYU 1 | Watch the full replay
- No. 1 Juniata 3, No. 5 Northwestern-St. Paul 1 | Watch the full replay
The semifinal matchups for the DIII women's volleyball championship are set
The DIII women's volleyball championship quarterfinal round took place today with four games at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, Penn.
Here are Wednesday's results:
- No. 3 Trinity (TX) 3, No. 6 MIT 0 | Watch the full replay
- No. 2 NYU 3, Transylvania 1 | Watch the full replay
- No. 5 Northwestern-St. Paul 3, No. 4 Johns Hopkins 2 | Watch the full replay
- No. 1 Juniata 3, No. 8 Hope 1 | Watch the full replay
The winners advance to the semifinal round at the same site tomorrow (all times ET):
Results from the third round of the DIII women's volleyball tournament
Saturday saw third round action of the 2022 DIII women's volleyball championship with eight matches on the schedule. Winners advance to the quarterfinals Wednesday.
Saturday's full schedule (all times in ET):
Second round results of DIII women's volleyball championship
The second round of the 2022 DIII women's volleyball continued Friday with 16 matches featuring the winners from Thursday's first-round games. Click or tap here to view the bracket.
Here's a rundown all the results from Friday:
- MIT 3, Scranton 0
- Johns Hopkins 3, vs. Stevens 0
- NYU 3, Salisbury 2
- Chris. Newport 3, Ithaca 0
- Wisc.-Whitewater 3, Gustavus Adolphus 1
- Hope 3, WashU 1
- Berry 3, Carnegie Mellon 0
- Trinity (TX) 3, UChicago, 0
- Williams 3, Wesleyan (CT) 0
- Tufts 3, Babson 2
- Juniata 3, SUNY Cortland 0
- Mary Washington 3, Eastern 0
- Northwestern-St. Paul 3, Wisc. Stevens Point 0
- Transylvania 3, Emory 2
- Calvin 3, Wisc. Oshkosh 0
- Claremont Mudd Scripps 3, Texas-Dallas 0
The third round of the championship begins tomorrow Saturday, Nov. 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET
Saturday's full schedule (all times in ET):
DIII women's volleyball tournament continues Friday
The first round of the 2022 NCAA DIII women's volleyball championship began Thursday with 32 matches of action throughout the afternoon. Click or tap here to view the bracket.
Thursday's final scores:
- Berry 3, Covenant 0
- Stevens 3, Manhattanville 0
- Salisbury 3, Endicott 0
- Hope 3, Wittenburg 0
- Chris. Newport 3, SUNY Morrisville 1
- Scranton 3, St. John Fisher 0
- Gustavus Adolphus 3, Wisc.-Eau Claire 1
- NYU 3, Westfield State 0
- Carnegie Mellon 3, Southern Virginia 0
- Johns Hopkins 3, Hunter 0
- WashU 3, Milliken 2
- Ithaca 3, Alfred State 0
- MIT 3, Maine Maritime 0
- UChicago 3, Texas Lutheran 2
- Wisc.-Whitewater 3, Cornell College 1
- Williams 3, Stevenson 1
- Emory 3, Bethany (WV) 0
- Eastern 3, Marymount (VA) 2
- Wisc.-Oshkosh 3, Otterbein 2
- SUNY Cortland 3, Rowan 0
- Babson 3, Swarthmore 0
- Trinity (TX) 3, Puget Sound 0
- Wisc.-Stevens Point 3, Coe 0
- Wesleyan (CT) 3, Eastern Nazarene 0
- Transylvania 3, Randolph-Macon 0
- Mary Washington 3, Cedar Crest 0
- Calvin 3, Aurora 1
- Juniata 3, Keene State 0
- Tufts 3, JWU (Providence) 0
- Texas-Dallas 3, UC Santa Cruz 1
- Northwestern-St. Paul 3, North Park 1
- Claremont Mudd Scripps 3, Fontbonne 0
Second-round play will begin Friday (all times ET):
- MIT vs. Scranton, 4:30 p.m.
- Johns Hopkins vs. Stevens, 4:30 p.m.
- Salisbury vs. NYU, 4:30 p.m.
- Ithaca vs. Chris. Newport, 4:30 p.m.
- Gustavus Adolphus vs. Wisc.-Whitewater, 5:30 p.m.
- WashU vs. Hope, 5:30 p.m.
- Carnegie Mellon vs. Berry, 5:30 p.m.
- Trinity (TX) vs. UChicago, 7 p.m.
- Wesleyan (CT) vs. Williams, 7 p.m.
- Babson vs. Tufts, 7 p.m.
- Juniata vs. SUNY Cortland, 7 p.m.
- Eastern vs. Mary Washington, 7 p.m.
- Wisc. Stevens Point vs. Northwestern-St. Paul, 8 p.m.
- Transylvania vs. Emory, 8 p.m.
- Wisc. Oshkosh vs. Calvin, 8 p.m.
- Texas-Dallas vs. Claremont Mudd Scripps, 10 p.m.
NCAA Division III women's volleyball committee announces 2022 championship field
The NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Committee has selected the 64 institutions that will compete in the 2022 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship.
The championship will be held Nov. 16-19 at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, with Saint Vincent College serving as host.
MORE: Click or tap here for the complete DIII women's volleyball championship field release
Forty-four conferences were awarded an automatic qualification for the 2022 championship. The final 19 berths were reserved for Pool C, consisting of institutions from automatic-qualifying conferences that are not the conference champion as well as independent institutions. Based on sport sponsorship numbers for 2022-23, there will be one Pool B berth for this year’s championship.
BRACKET: Click or tap here for the complete 2022 DIII women's volleyball bracket
How to watch the 2022 DIII women's volleyball selection show
The DIII women's volleyball selection show is at 1 p.m ET on Monday, Nov. 7, on NCAA.com. The official bracket for the tournament will be made available shortly after. Here's how to watch the selection show:
When: 1 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 7
Where: Live here on NCAA.com
The quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will be held from November 16 through November 19 at UPMC Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh, PA.
Championship history
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Kim Wudi | 3-0 | Calvin | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | ||||
| 2019 | Johns Hopkins (35-0) | Matt Troy | 3-0 | Emory | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| 2018 | Emory (30-6) |
Jenny McDowell |
3-0 | Calvin | Pittsburgh, Penn. |
| 2017 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (31-5) | Kurt Vlasich | 3-0 | Wittenberg | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2016 | Calvin (33-1) | Amber Warners | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
| 2015 | Cal Lutheran (31-5) | Kellee Roesel | 3-0 | Wittenberg | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 2014 | Hope (34-2) | Becky Schmidt | 3-2 | Emory | Newport News, Va. |
| 2013 | Calvin (35-1) | Amber Warners | 3-2 | Cal Lutheran | Holland, Mich. |
| 2012 | St. Thomas (Minn.) (40-1) | Thanh Pham | 3-2 | Calvin | Holland, Mich. |
| 2011 | Wittenberg (37-3) | Paco Labrador | 3-0 | Christopher Newport | Washington-St. Louis |
| 2010 | Calvin (32-4) | Amber Warners | 3-1 | Emory | Washington-St. Louis |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis (34-4) | Rich Luenemann | 3-1 | Juniata | University Heights, Ohio |
| 2008 | Emory (35-6) | Jennifer McDowell | 3-1 | La Verne | Ill. Wesleyan |
| 2007 | Washington-St. Louis (33-5) | Rich Luenemann | 3-2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Ill. Wesleyan |
| 2006 | Juniata (41-1) | Larry Bock | 3-2 | Washington-St. Louis | Salem, Va. |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (40-4) | Stacy Boudreau | 3-2 | Juniata | Salem, Va. |
| 2004 | Juniata (37-3) | Larry Bock | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | St. Mary's (Minn.) |
| 2003 | Washington-St. Louis (38-3) | Rich Luenemann | 3-0 | New York University | La Verne |
| 2002 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (36-4) | Kris Russell | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2001 | La Verne (27-1) | Don Flora | 3-2 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 2000 | Central (Iowa) (40-2) | Megan Clayberg | 3-0 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Central (IA) |
| 1999 | Central (Iowa) (41-0) | Megan Clayberg | 3-0 | Trinity (Texas) | Juniata |
| 1998 | Central (Iowa) (37-2) | Megan Clayberg | 3-2 | UC San Diego | Juniata |
| 1997 | UC San Diego (27-5) | Ducan McFarland | 3-2 | Juniata | UC San Diego |
| 1996 | Washington-St. Louis (43-6) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Juniata | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 1995 | Washington-St. Louis (42-3) | Teri Clemens | 3-2 | Cal Lutheran | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 1994 | Washington-St. Louis (42-2) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Ithaca |
| 1993 | Washington-St. Louis (40-2) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Juniata | Juniata |
| 1992 | Washington-St. Louis (40-0) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | UC San Diego | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1991 | Washington-St. Louis (42-4) | Teri Clemens | 3-2 | UC San Diego | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1990 | UC San Diego (37-8) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1989 | Washington-St. Louis (39-6) | Teri Clemens | 3-0 | Ohio Northern | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1988 | UC San Diego (34-8) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Benedictine (Ill.) | UC San Diego |
| 1987 | UC San Diego (31-4) | Doug Dannevik | 3-0 | Elmhusrt | Elmhurst |
| 1986 | UC San Diego (42-6) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Calvin | Calvin |
| 1985 | Elmhurst (40-9) | Bill Walton | 3-0 | La Verne | Elmhurst |
| 1984 | UC San Diego (23-12) | Doug Dannevik | 3-0 | MIT | Elmhurst |
| 1983 | Elmhurst (57-4) | Bill Walton | 3-1 | UC San Diego | La Verne |
| 1982 | La Verne (30-10) | Jim Paschal | 3-1 | UC San Diego | UC San Diego |
| 1981 | UC San Diego (36-8) | Doug Dannevik | 3-2 | Juniata | Maryville (Tenn.) |