Florida made the school's first national championship match in the program's seventh final four appearance.

Minnesota, making their first NCAA Final Four appearance in program history, played top-seeded USC tough in the first two sets, falling 30-27, 30-28.

USC rode the momentum in the third set, winning easily 30-20 to advance to the national championship match for the second consecutive year.

USC's balanced attack consisted off three players with double digit kills, including Bibiana Candelas with 12, Keao Burdine with 13 and April Ross with 11.

[3] Hawaiʻi was paced by AVCA National Player of the Year Kim Willoughby and Lily Kahumoku who both had 21 kills.