Kansas State Wildcats women's volleyball

The Kansas State Wildcats volleyball program is the intercollegiate volleyball program of the Kansas State University Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas State's volleyball team began competition in 1974. Suzie Fritz is the current head coach, taking over in 2001 from Jim McLaughlin,[2] who inherited the job from Jim Moore.

Kansas State Wildcats
UniversityKansas State University
Head coachSuzie Fritz (16th season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationManhattan, KS
Home arenaAhearn Fieldhouse (Capacity: 5,000)
NicknameWildcats
ColorsRoyal Purple and White[1]
         
AIAW/NCAA Regional Semifinal
2003, 2011
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1977 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016
Conference regular season champion
2003

History

While the program was moderately successful through much of their early years, finishing with just over a .500 winning percentage in the 1970s, Kansas State Volleyball struggled throughout much of the 1980s and early 1990s, not making a single NCAA tournament appearance or finishing with an above .500 record in Big Eight play. From 1991-93, the program only won one game in conference play (coming in 1991), finishing 0-12 both in 1992 and 1993.

The program direction started to change however, with the hiring of Jim Moore in 1994. While only modestly improving to 3-9 in Big Eight play in his first year, the Wildcats won 21 games in 1995, and finished 1996 with 26 wins, and tied for 4th in the newly minted Big 12 Conference. 1996 also marked the program's first ever berth into the NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament, where they defeated Cal State Northridge in the First Round before losing to Washington State in the Second Round.[3] While Moore left the program before the 1997 season for Big 12 Rival University of Texas, his tenure marked a tremendous turnaround for the program.

Jim McLaughlin followed Jim Moore in the 1997 season, leading the program to four more consecutive NCAA Tournament berths during each year of his tenure, including their first ever NCAA Sweet Sixteen berth in the 2000 season.[4] His time as head coach of the program marked a period of continued success for the Wildcats.

Kansas State Volleyball has been one of the most successful programs in the Big 12 Conference and the nation under the direction of Coach Suzie Fritz since becoming the head coach in 2001. The Wildcats have reached the NCAA Tournament twelve times Fritz at the helm. The Wildcats have the third highest winning percentage in the Big 12 overall and in conference play. K-State has also made its impact on the national scene finishing in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll nine times under Fritz with an average final ranking of 19. Only one other Big 12 team has been ranked in the final coaches poll more than K-State in the Fritz era. K-State has made its impact on the court as well with 14 All-Big 12 First Team selections since 2001.

The Wildcat volleyball team has been more successful in the classroom than any other program in the Big 12, since Fritz took over at K-State. No other Big 12 team has had more Academic All-Big 12 First Team selections than the Wildcats. The success of the Wildcats in the classroom comes from every player as K-State has been awarded the AVCA Team Academic Award seven times since Fritz has been head coach and eight total since the inception of the award for the 1992–93 academic year.

2013 World University Games

The Kansas State volleyball team served as the U.S. national squad at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Russia. The team posted a 1–5 record at the tournament.

Recent season results
Year Head Coach Overall
Record		 Conference
Record		 Conference
Standing		 Postseason
1993 Patti Hagemeyer 7-25 0-12 7th  
1994 Jim Moore 14-13 3-9 6th  
1995 21-12 5-7 5th NIVC Tournament Second Round
1996 26-9 13-7 T-4th NCAA Second Round
1997 Jim McLaughlin 20–13 11–9 6th NCAA First Round
1998 19–12 12–8 5th NCAA Second Round
1999 21–9 14–6 4th NCAA Second Round
2000 20–8 15–5 T-2nd NCAA Third Round
2001 Suzie Fritz 20–8 15–5 3rd NCAA Second Round
2002 21–9 16–4 2nd NCAA Second Round
2003 30–5 18–2 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2004 20–11 13–7 5th NCAA Second Round
2005 21–11 11–9 4th NCAA Second Round
2006 12–18 4–16 10th  
2007 23–9 14–6 3rd NCAA Second Round
2008 24–8 18–2 3rd NCAA First Round
2009 12–18 6–14 9th  
2010 12–19 6–14 9th  
2011 22–11 9–7 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012 21–9 8–8 5th NCAA First Round
2013 18–11 6–10 5th
2014 22–8 9–7 5th NCAA First Round
2015 17–12 9–7 5th NCAA First Round
2016 21–10 9–7 4th NCAA Second Round
Total

Coaches' history

All-Time coaches:

  • Ann Heider (1974): 22–20–4, .524
  • Mary Phyl Dwight (1975–78): 107–91–05, .540
  • Ron Spies (1979): 15–16–3, .686
  • Scott Nelson (1980–90): 168–176–1, .488
  • Patti Hagemeyer (1991–93): 24–66, .267
  • Jim Moore (1994–96): 61–34, .642
  • Jim McLaughlin (1997–2000): 82–43, .656
  • Suzie Fritz (2001–present): 315–176, .642 (through end of 2016 regular season)
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See also

References
  1. Kansas State University Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. Coaches page
  3. https://www.kstatesports.com/documents/2018/12/19/Section6Records2_WEB.pdf
  4. https://www.kstatesports.com/documents/2018/12/19/Section6Records2_WEB.pdf
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