Texas Longhorns women's volleyball

Texas Longhorns Volleyball

University	University of Texas at Austin
Conference	Big 12
Location	Austin, TX
Head coach	Jerritt Elliott (14th year)
Arena	Gregory Gymnasium (Capacity: 4,400)
Nickname	Texas Longhorns
Colors	Burnt Orange and White
AIAW and NCAA Tournament Champions
1981, 1988, 2012
AIAW and NCAA Tournament Runner Up
1995, 2009, 2015
AIAW and NCAA Tournament Final Four
1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
AIAW and NCAA Tournament Appearances
1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament Champions
1992, 1993, 1995
Conference Regular Season Champions
SWC: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 Big 12: 1997, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

The University of Texas at Austin maintains a successful women's volleyball program, as witnessed by three National Championships - one AIAW in 1981 and two NCAA in 1988 and 2012, in addition to 27 NCAA tournament appearances out of 30 possible years. Texas is the only program to reach the NCAA Regional Finals the last ten consecutive years (2006-2015).

The volleyball program was founded in 1974 and has an overall record of 1,140-366-13 (through Dec 13, 2014). The program has had seven coaches in its history - in 1974 the team was coached by Pam Lampley, in 1975 by Cheryl Lyman, 1976-1977 by Jody Conradt, 1978-1979 by Linda Lowery, 1980-1996 by Mick Haley, 1997-2000 by Jim Moore, and 2001-present by Jerritt Elliott.^[1]

Texas has made the NCAA final four in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 highlighted by NCAA championships in 1988 and 2012 and has finished in the top 25, 27 out of the last 31 years. They have captured the Big 12 title nine times, in 1997, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Program record and history

Year	Head Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Standing	Postseason
1974	Pam Lampley	21-15-3
1975	Cheryl Lyman	25-20
1976	Jody Conradt	28-19-5			AIAW National Qualifier
1977	Jody Conradt	34-19-2
1978	Linda Lowery	34-16-1
1979	Linda Lowery	33-18-2
1980	Mick Haley	40-16
1981	Mick Haley	60-6			AIAW Champions
Southwest Conference (1982–1996)
1982	Mick Haley	31-15	9-1	1st	NCAA Regional Semifinal
1983	Mick Haley	33-9	10-0	1st	NCAA Regional Semifinal
1984	Mick Haley	32-7	9-1	1st	NCAA Regional Final
1985	Mick Haley	26-6	10-0	1st	NCAA Regional Final
1986	Mick Haley	29-6	10-1	1st	NCAA Final Four
1987	Mick Haley	25-10	10-0	1st	NCAA Final Four
1988	Mick Haley	34-5	10-0	1st	NCAA Champions
1989	Mick Haley	27-10	10-0	1st	NCAA Regional Final
1990	Mick Haley	31-4	10-0	1st	NCAA Regional Final
1991	Mick Haley	20-10	9-1	1st	NCAA Regional Semifinal
1992	Mick Haley	29-6	9-1	1st	NCAA Regional Final
1993	Mick Haley	31-3	10-0	1st	NCAA Regional Final
1994	Mick Haley	23-10	8-2	2nd	NCAA Second Round
1995	Mick Haley	28-7	10-0	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
Big 12 Conference (1996–present)
1996	Mick Haley	23-7	16-4	2nd	NCAA Regional Semifinal
1997	Jim Moore	25-7	17-3	1st	NCAA Regional Semifinal
1998	Jim Moore	27-5	18-2	2nd	NCAA Regional Final
1999	Jim Moore	22-8	15-5	3rd	NCAA Second Round
2000	Jim Moore	10-18	8-12	7th	–
2001	Jerritt Elliott	17-14	9-11	6th	NCAA Second Round
2002	Jerritt Elliott	23-9	13-4	4th	NCAA Second Round
2003	Jerritt Elliott	15-14	10-10	7th	–
2004	Jerritt Elliott	26-5	16-4	2nd	NCAA Regional Semifinal
2005	Jerritt Elliott	24-5	17-3	2nd	NCAA Second Round
2006	Jerritt Elliott	24-7	16-4	3rd	NCAA Regional Final
2007	Jerritt Elliott	27-4	19-1	1st	NCAA Regional Final
2008	Jerritt Elliott	29-4	18-2	1st	NCAA Final Four
2009	Jerritt Elliott	29-2	19-1	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
2010	Jerritt Elliott	27-6	18-2	2nd	NCAA Final Four
2011	Jerritt Elliott	26-5	15-1	1st	NCAA Regional Final
2012	Jerritt Elliott	29-4	15-1	1st	NCAA Champions
2013	Jerritt Elliott	27-3	16-0	1st	NCAA Final Four
2014	Jerritt Elliott	27-3	15-1	1st	NCAA Final Four
2015	Jerritt Elliott	30-3	15-1	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
Total		1170-370-13 (through 2015)	424-77

Year by year results

1986-1988

Texas made its first ever NCAA final four in 1986, coming in third place overall and finishing the year with a 29-6 record. In 1987, the team made it back to the final four, once again coming into third place and finishing the season with a 25-10 record.

In 1988, Texas broke through and won the NCAA national championship by sweeping Hawai'i 3-0. Texas became the first team in NCAA history (and, as of 2014, remains one of two schools to do so) to sweep every NCAA tournament opponent 3-0 en route to the winning NCAA championship.

1995

Texas made it to the championship match, falling to Nebraska 3-1. In 1995, Demetria Sance became the program's first ever player to be named the National Freshman of the Year.

Texas playing Nebraska in 2004

2007-present

In 2007, Texas captured its second ever Big 12 title, sharing it with Nebraska and finished the conference with a 19-1 record. The 2007 squad finished off the season with a 27-4 record and made it to the NCAA regional finals as the tournament's overall 4th seed. 2007 Big 12 Freshman of the Year Juliann Faucette became the program's second ever AVCA National Freshman of the Year and earned AVCA First Team All-America honors - becoming only the fourth true freshman in 8 years to be named on first team.

In 2008, Texas shared the Big 12 title with Nebraska with an 18-2 record. The team finished 29-4 overall, making it to the NCAA Final Four, where they took a 2-0 lead on Stanford but lost the next three to lose in five games. Junior outside hitter Destinee Hooker was named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team and was also a Honda Sports Award nominee for the top volleyball player in the country. Hooker, junior Ashley Engle and senior Lauren Paolini were also named AVCA First Team All-Americans.

Led by senior Destinee Hooker, the 2009 Texas volleyball team lost just 1 regular season match to Iowa State and was ranked No. 2 in the country all season long. In the 2009 NCAA tournament, the Longhorns defeated Big-12 opponent Nebraska in the regional final, becoming the first team to ever beat Nebraska 3 times in a season. In the Final Four, the team soundly defeated Minnesota, and met No. 1 and undefeated Penn State in the final.

Texas looked to be on the brink of a huge upset, as they went up 2 sets to 0 against the Lions. However, Penn State stormed back to push the match to a fifth set, which they eventually won, 15-13. Penn State won their third consecutive NCAA title and denied Texas its first NCAA title since 1988. Despite the loss, Destinee Hooker was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, as she had 34 kills in the championship match, which is the most kills by a single player in the NCAA final's history. It was also Hooker's career high in a single match, her final match as a collegiate player. Because of the high level of play by both teams throughout the long match, many people believe that it was the best NCAA final in history.

In 2012, Texas once again advanced to the NCAA Final game in which they played Oregon in the National Championship. Texas swept the Ducks, 3-0, and claimed its first National Title in volleyball since 1988, giving the University its 50th overall National Championship, 42 of which are NCAA Championships.

References

↑ Texas volleyball coaching history

External links

Women's volleyball home page

The University of Texas at Austin

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