From 1977 to 1980, Penn State Women’s Volleyball competed in the Championship Tournament of the Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW). In 1980, Penn State Women’s Volleyball competed in the National Championship Tournament of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Starting in 1981, Penn State Women’s Volleyball competed in the NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship Tournament — the first year the NCAA had sponsored that tournament.
