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The NCAA News -- December 21, 1998

Championships scores/pairings

Division I-AA football

Quarterfinals: Ga. Southern 52, Connecticut 30; Western Ill. 24, Florida A&M 21; Massachusetts 27, Lehigh 21; Northwestern St. 31, Appalachian St. 20.

Semifinals: Ga. Southern 42, Western Ill. 14; Massachusetts 41, Northwestern St. 31.

Championship (December 19 at Chattanooga, Tennessee): Ga. Southern (14-0) vs. Massachusetts (11-3).

Women's volleyball

First and second rounds: At Long Beach St. -- Long Beach St. def. Southern U., 15-0, 15-0, 15-0; Arizona def. Fresno St., 16-14, 15-9, 15-11; Long Beach St. def. Arizona, 15-11, 15-4, 15-6.

At Illinois -- Colorado def. San Jose St., 15-12, 15-9, 15-9; Illinois def. Southwest Tex. St., 15-7, 15-7, 15-17, 15-8; Illinois def. Colorado, 15-12, 15-11, 16-14.

At Texas -- Colorado St. def. South Carolina, 6-15, 15-7, 15-7, 10-15, 15-12; Texas def. Wis.-Milwaukee, 15-6, 15-7, 15-13; Texas def. Colorado St., 15-6, 15-6, 15-9.

At Stanford -- Notre Dame def. Eastern Wash., 15-2, 13-15, 15-11, 15-11; Stanford def. Southeast Mo. St., 15-10, 10-15, 15-7, 15-7; Stanford def. Notre Dame, 15-1, 15-5, 15-1.

At Florida -- Florida def. Chattanooga, 15-1, 15-3, 15-5; Ohio St. def. Texas Tech, 12-15, 13-15, 15-10, 15-3, 15-10; Florida def. Ohio St., 15-5, 13-15, 16-14, 15-12.

At Southern California -- Texas A&M def. Temple, 15-7, 15-11, 14-16, 15-5; Southern California def. UMBC, 15-3, 15-5, 15-10; Southern California def. Texas A&M, 15-8, 8-15, 15-5, 15-5.

At Arkansas -- Indiana def. Northern Iowa, 17-15, 15-7, 15-5; Arkansas def. New Hampshire, 15-3, 15-0, 15-13; Arkansas def. Indiana, 15-8, 15-5, 15-4.

At Hawaii -- Miami (Ohio) def. Nevada, 15-12, 15-12, 15-9; Hawaii def. Brown, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6; Hawaii def. Miami (Ohio), 15-4, 15-5, 15-10.

At Penn St. -- Penn St. def. Bucknell, 15-5, 15-1, 15-5; Clemson def. Fairfield, 15-9, 15-9, 15-5; Penn St. def. Clemson, 15-2, 15-11, 15-5.

At Louisville -- Northern Ill. def. Florida State, 10-15, 15-11, 15-10, 15-12; Louisville def. American, 15-13, 15-11, 15-10; Louisville def. Northern Ill., 11-15, 15-7, 15-11, 15-10.

At Pacific (Cal.) -- Cal St. Sacramento def. Houston, 15-9, 15-10, 15-10; Pacific (Cal.) def. Fla. Atlantic, 15-5, 15-8, 15-5; Pacific (Cal.) def. Cal St. Sacramento, 15-4, 15-5, 15-3.

At Brigham Young -- Kansas St. def. Georgetown, 15-9, 15-6, 15-7; Brigham Young def. Coastal Caro., 15-1, 15-7, 15-3; Brigham Young def. Kansas St., 15-6, 15-10, 17-15.

At Nebraska -- Nebraska def. Morgan St., 15-1, 15-2, 15-0; Utah def. Ill. St., 15-11, 15-12, 15-5; Nebraska def. Utah, 14-16, 15-4, 15-8, 15-9.

At Michigan St. -- North Carolina def. Oral Roberts, 15-7, 5-15, 4-15, 15-11, 15-11; Pepperdine def. Michigan St., 15-13, 13-15, 15-12, 13-15, 15-8; Pepperdine def. North Carolina, 16-14, 15-11, 15-8.

At UC Santa Barb. -- UCLA def. Virginia, 15-7, 15-6, 14-16, 15-5; UC Santa Barb. def. Santa Clara, 15-4, 15-7, 15-11; UC Santa Barb. def. UCLA, 15-8, 8-15, 15-13, 15-11.

At Wisconsin -- San Diego def. South Fla., 15-5, 15-12, 15-12; Wisconsin def. Ark.-Little Rock 15-4, 15-1, 15-1; Wisconsin def. San Diego, 15-10, 15-10, 18-16.

Regionals: At Long Beach St. -- Texas def. Stanford, 16-14, 15-5, 4-15, 16-14; Long Beach St. def. Illinois, 16-14, 15-4, 15-11; Long Beach St. def. Texas, 15-9, 15-9, 15-2.

At Florida -- Florida def. Southern California, 15-3, 12-15, 15-9, 15-9; Hawaii def. Arkansas, 15-13, 15-9, 15-9; Florida def. Hawaii, 11-15, 4-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-7.

At Penn St. -- Brigham Young def. Pacific (Cal.), 15-7, 15-5, 12-15, 16-14; Penn St. def. Louisville, 15-5, 15-8, 15-2; Penn St. def. Brigham Young, 18-16, 15-2, 15-10.

At Nebraska -- Wisconsin def. UC Santa Barb., 9-15, 15-8, 8-15, 15-5, 15-13; Nebraska def. Pepperdine, 16-14, 10-15, 14-16, 15-1, 15-12; Nebraska def. Wisconsin, 12-15, 18-16, 9-15, 15-10, 15-10.

Semifinals (December 17 at Wisconsin): Long Beach St. (34-0) vs. Florida (35-2); Penn St. (34-0) vs. Nebraska (32-1).