California Golden Bears women's volleyball

The California Golden Bears volleyball team is the intercollegiate women's volleyball team of the University of California, Berkeley. The team plays its home games at Haas Pavilion, which was built on top of the old Harmon Gymnasium using money donated in part by the owners of Levi-Strauss.[2] The arena was originally known as Men's Gymnasium and then later Harmon Gymnasium until the late 1990s when it went through massive renovations, which displaced the team for two seasons. The California volleyball program has seen great success in recent years, reaching the final four in 2007, winning the Pac-10 championship in 2010, and finishing as the runner-up in the NCAA tournament in 2010. The current head coach is Sam Crosson, who began his tenure in 2019.

California Golden Bears
University	University of California, Berkeley
Head coach	Sam Crosson (2nd season)
Conference	Pac-12
Location	Berkeley, CA
Home arena	Haas Pavilion (Capacity: 11,877)
Colors	Blue and Gold[1]
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
2010
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
2007, 2010
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Conference regular season champion
1982, 2010

History

The women's volleyball team faces off against Southern California in November 2008.

In 2007, Cal reached the final four for the first time in school history before falling to eventual national champion Penn State in the semifinals. Not only did they reach the final four, in their run they were able to defeat defending champion and #2 seed Nebraska, who were the favorites to repeat as champions, in the regional final round, in a sweep (3-0).

In that same year, Senior outside hitter Angie Pressey, the daughter of NBA player Paul Pressey, garnered AVCA First Team All-American honors and was the only Cal player in history to be named to the Pac-10 All-Conference team all four years. Hana Cutura was named the 2007 regional MVP for her helping Cal reach the final four.

Cal completed its most successful season in 2010, as they won the Pac-10 title for the first time in school history and advanced to the 2010 NCAA Championship final, where they fell to Penn State. Senior setter Carli Lloyd was named the 2010 AVCA National Player of the Year and then head coach Rich Feller was named the National Coach of the Year.

California Club Volleyball

While the University of California department of athletics sponsors a varsity women's volleyball program, the school does not sponsor a men's volleyball program at the NCAA/varsity level. Because of this, California only competes in intercollegiate men's volleyball at the club level. Along with the men's club volleyball program, there is also a women's club team as well separate from the women's varsity team. According to the UC Berkeley Recreational Sports page, the club men's volleyball program has won a total of six national championships.[3] Occasionally, members of the club volleyball team will help the women's varsity volleyball team with practices and open scrimmages.[4][5]

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Chris Stanley (NCIAC/NorCal/NorPac) (1975–1983)
1975	Chris Stanley	6–8	—	4th (NCIAC)	—
1976	Chris Stanley	7–8	—	4th (NCIAC)	—
1977	Chris Stanley	18–8	8–4	3rd (NorCal)	—
1978	Chris Stanley	17–18	7–5	4th (NorCal)	—
1979	Chris Stanley	18–8	8–4	2nd (NorCal)	—
1980	Chris Stanley	19–16	6–6	4th (NorCal)	—
1981	Chris Stanley	20–21	7–5	3rd (NorCal)	1–3 (AIAW)
1982	Chris Stanley	28–12	12–2	1st (NorPac)	1–1 (NCAA Second Round)
1983	Chris Stanley	22–20	7–2	3rd (NorPac)	1–1 (NCAA Second Round)
Chris Stanley:		155–119 (.566)	55–28 (.663)
Marlene Piper (NorPac/Pac-10) (1984–1987)
1984	Marlene Piper	13–23	5–7	3rd (NorPac)	—
1985*	Marlene Piper	12–31*	7–5*	3rd (NorPac)	—
1986	Marlene Piper	18–21	7–11	7th (Pac-10)	—
1987	Marlene Piper	18–15	11–7	T–4th (Pac-10)	0–1 (NCAA First Round)
Marlene Piper:		61–90 (.404)	30–30 (.500)
Dave DeGroot (Pac-10) (1988–1994)
1988	Dave DeGroot	19–15	7–11	7th (Pac-10)	0–1 (NCAA First Round)
1989	Dave DeGroot	19–13	8–10	T-6th (Pac-10)	1–1 (NCAA Second Round)
1990	Dave DeGroot	8–21	3–15	10th (Pac-10)	—
1991	Dave DeGroot	15–15	9–9	5th (Pac-10)	3–1 (NIVC)
1992	Dave DeGroot	11–16	6–12	7th (Pac-10)	—
1993	Dave DeGroot	13–16	5–13	8th (Pac-10)	—
1994	Dave DeGroot	5–23	2–16	9th (Pac-10)	—
Dave DeGroot:		90–119 (.431)	11–47 (.190)
Sue Woodstra (Pac-10) (1995–1998)
1995	Sue Woodstra	13–15	5–13	9th (Pac-10)	—
1996	Sue Woodstra	8–20	3–15	9th (Pac-10)	—
1997	Sue Woodstra	8–19	3–15	9th (Pac-10)	—
1998	Sue Woodstra	3–9	0–4
Sue Woodstra:		32–63 (.337)	11–47 (.190)
Lee Maes (Pac-10) (1998–1998)
1998	Lee Maes	4–13	3–11	T–8th (Pac-10)	—
Lee Maes:		4–13 (.235)	3–11 (.214)
Rich Feller (Pac-10/Pac-12) (1999–2016)
1999	Rich Feller	13–15	7–11	T–6th (Pac-10)	—
2000	Rich Feller	13–15	6–12	T–7th (Pac-10)	—
2001	Rich Feller	10–18	3–15	9th (Pac-10)	—
2002	Rich Feller	20–12	7–11	8th (Pac-10)	1–1 (NCAA Second Round)
2003	Rich Feller	25–7	12–6	T–3rd (Pac-10)	2–1 (NCAA Sweet Sixteen)
2004	Rich Feller	17–12	11–7	T–4th (Pac-10)	1–1 (NCAA Second Round)
2005	Rich Feller	19–11	10–8	T–5th (Pac-10)	1–1 (NCAA Second Round)
2006	Rich Feller	22–10	9–9	5th (Pac-10)	2–1 (NCAA Second Round)
2007	Rich Feller	26–8	12–6	4th (Pac-10)	4–1 (NCAA Final Four)
2008	Rich Feller	26–7	13–5	3rd (Pac-10)	3–1 (NCAA Elite Eight)
2009	Rich Feller	21–11	11–7	4th (Pac-10)	3–1 (NCAA Elite Eight)
2010	Rich Feller	30–4	15–3	T-1st (Pac-10)	5–1 (NCAA Runners Up)
2011	Rich Feller	26–7	16–6	3rd (Pac-12)	0–1 (NCAA First Round)
2012	Rich Feller	15–16	9–11	T–6th (Pac-12)	0–1 (NCAA First Round)
2013	Rich Feller	18-13	10-10	T-5th (Pac-12)	1-1 (NCAA Second Round)
2014	Rich Feller	10-20	2-18	11th (Pac-12)
2015	Rich Feller	9-22	3-17	12th (Pac-12)
2016	Rich Feller	9-21	3-17	12th (Pac-12)
Rich Feller:		318-176 (.649)	152–126(.547)
Matt McShane (Pac-12) (2017–2017)
2017	Matt McShane	13-18	4-16	11th (Pac-12)
Matt McShane:		13-18 (.419)	4-16 (.200)
Jennifer Dorr (interim) (Pac-12) (2018–2018)
2018	Jennifer Dorr (interim)	15-16	7-13	10th (Pac-12)
Jennifer Dorr ( interim):		15-16 (.484)	7-13 (.350)
Sam Crosson (Pac-12) (2019–present)
2019	Sam Crosson	20-10 (.667)	10-10 (.500)	7th (Pac-12)
Total:		625–557 (.529)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

*Includes 11 forfeits due to ineligible player.

Source: 2011 Golden Bears Record Book 2013 Golden Bears Record Book

Coaches

Head Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Pct.
Chris Stanley	1975–1983	155–119	.566
Marlene Piper	1984–1987	61–90	.404
Dave DeGroot	1988–1994	90–119	.431
Sue Woodstra	1995–1998	32–63	.337
Lee Maes (Interim)	1998	4–13	.235
Rich Feller	1999–2016	268–137	.662
Matt McShane	2017	15-18	.419
Jennifer Dorr (interim)	2018	15-16	.484
Sam Crosson	2019-

Roster

Current Roster

No.	Name	Position	Height	Year
1	Katarina (Kat) Pantovic	Outside Hitter	6-0	FR
2	Darian Clark	Outside Hitter/Libero	5-11	JR
3	Mima Mirkovic	Outside Hitter	5-11	SR
4	Lexi Gruszczynski	Libero/Outside Hitter	5-8	FR
7	Gabby Bellizi	Libero	5-6	JR
8	Deniz Milli	Outside Hitter	6-0	SO
9	Sam Taumoepeau	Outside Hitter/Opposite	6-0	FR
10	Preslie Anderson	Middle Blocker	6-2	SR
11	Lauren Forte	Middle Blocker/Opposite	6-3	R-JR
12	Lydia Grote	Middle Blocker	6-2	FR
13	Tara Desa	Libero	5-5	FR
14	Jade Blevins	Setter	5-10	JR
15	Bella Bergmark	Middle Blocker	6-2	R-SO
17	Isabel Potter	Setter	5-9	SR
20	Katie Smoot	Outside Hitter	6-2	SR
21	Kendall Jensen	Setter/Defensive Specialist	5-8	FR
22	Jessica Houghton	Defensive Specialist/Libero	5-8	JR
23	Makana Meyer	Outside Hitter	6-1	JR
24	Sydney Lilomaiava	Opposite	6-3	SO

Source:*

Postseason

The California Golden Bearsa have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 26–17 through seventeen appearances.[6]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First Round Regional Semifinals	Pepperdine San Diego State	W 3–0 L 1–3
1983	First Round Regional Semifinals	Oregon State Pacific	W 3–2 L 0–3
1987	First Round	UCLA	L 1–3
1988	First Round	UCLA	L 0–3
1989	First Round Regional Semifinals	Florida State Texas	W 3–1 L 0–3
2002	First Round Second Round	Santa Clara UC Santa Barbara	W 3–1 L 0–3
2003	First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals	Saint Mary's Michigan Georgia Tech	W 3–0 W 3–0 L 1–3
2004	First Round Second Round	Pacific Saint Mary's	W 3–2 L 2–3
2005	First Round Second Round	Valparaiso Wisconsin	W 3–0 L 0–3
2006	First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals	LSU Cal Poly Stanford	W 3–0 W 3–1 L 0–3
2007	First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals	Liberty Duke Iowa State Nebraska Penn State	W 3–1 W 3–1 W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3
2008	First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Siena New Mexico State Illinois Penn State	W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 L 0–3
2009	First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Lipscomb Ohio State Baylor Penn State	W 3–0 W 3–1 W 3–0 L 0–3
2010	First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Semifinals National Championship	Utah State North Carolina Minnesota Washington USC Penn State	W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3
2011	First Round	North Carolina	L 2–3
2012	First Round	North Carolina	L 1–3
2013	First Round Second Round	North Carolina Wisconsin	W 3–0 L 0–3

See also

• List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs

References

1. Cal Brand Guidelines (PDF). June 1, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
2. California Golden Bears
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2014-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. http://www.calclubvball.com/
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2012-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 6 August 2018.