Texas Longhorns women's volleyball

The Texas Longhorns women's volleyball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's volleyball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.

Texas Longhorns women's volleyball
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin
Head coachJerritt Elliott (19th season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationAustin, TX
Home arenaGregory Gymnasium (Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameTexas Longhorns
ColorsBurnt Orange and White[1]
         
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion
1981, 1988, 2012
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
1995, 2009, 2015, 2016
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
AIAW/NCAA Regional Semifinal
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
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, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champion
SWC
1992, 1993, 1995
Conference regular season champion
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, 2017, 2018, 2019

Texas has won three volleyball national championships – one AIAW championship in 1981 and two NCAA championships in 1988 and 2012. Beginning with the 1981 season, they have qualified for the NCAA tournament every year except for two (36 of 38 seasons) and the most recent 16 years (2004-2019).

The volleyball program was founded in 1974. It has had seven head coaches in its history – the first four lasted just 1–2 years each: Pam Lampley (1974), Cheryl Lyman (1975), Jody Conradt (1976–77) and Linda Lowery (1978-79). Mick Haley coached from 1980-1996 before leaving to coach the Olympic team followed by the head coaching job at USC. Jim Moore coached 1997–2000 and Jerritt Elliott has coached Texas since 2001.[2]

Texas reached the NCAA Final Four in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, winning NCAA championships in 1988 and 2012.

During the 38-year history (1982-2019) of the AVCA Coaches Poll, the Longhorns have been ranked in the Top 10 in the final poll in 27 seasons, including the last 14 years at #8 or better (2006-2019). Only Nebraska and Stanford have more Top 10 final appearances than Texas.

Texas has dominated Big XII play for many years. Over the last 13 seasons (2007-2019), Texas has won 94% of their Big XII matches, finishing in first place eleven times and second place twice. Overall, Texas has captured the Big XII Volleyball championship twelve times: in 1997, 2007–2009, 2011–2015 and 2017-2019.

During Texas Volleyball's fourteen seasons in the predecessor Southwest Conference (1982-1995), Texas was conference champion thirteen times and runner-up once.

Through 2018, Texas Volleyball has had 33 AVCA Division I All Americans,[3] the fourth most of any program (through 2017).

Program record and history
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Pam Lampley (TAIAW) (1974)
1974 Pam Lampley 21–15–31st
Pam Lampley: 21–15–3 (.577)
Cheryl Lyman (TAIAW) (1975)
1975 Cheryl Lyman 25–208th
Cheryl Lyman: 25–20 (.556)
Jody Conradt (TAIAW) (1976–1977)
1976 Jody Conradt 28–19–52ndAIAW National Qualifier
1977 Jody Conradt 34–19–24th
Jody Conradt: 62–38–7 (.612)
Linda Lowery (TAIAW) (1978–1979)
1978 Linda Lowery 34–16–15th
1979 Linda Lowery 33–18–24th
Linda Lowery: 67–34–3 (.659)
Mick Haley (TAIAW) (1980–1981)
1980 Mick Haley 40–163rd
1981 Mick Haley 60–61stAIAW Champions
Mick Haley (Southwest Conference) (1982–1995)
1982 Mick Haley 31–159–11stNCAA Regional Semifinal
1983 Mick Haley 33–910–01stNCAA Regional Semifinal
1984 Mick Haley 32–79–11stNCAA Regional Final
1985 Mick Haley 26–610–01stNCAA Regional Final
1986 Mick Haley 29–610–01stNCAA Final Four
1987 Mick Haley 25–1010–01stNCAA Final Four
1988 Mick Haley 34–510–01stNCAA Champions
1989 Mick Haley 27–1010–01stNCAA Regional Final
1990 Mick Haley 31–410–01stNCAA Regional Final
1991 Mick Haley 20–109–11stNCAA Regional Semifinal
1992 Mick Haley 29–69–11stNCAA Regional Final
1993 Mick Haley 31–310–01stNCAA Regional Final
1994 Mick Haley 23–108–22ndNCAA Second Round
1995 Mick Haley 28–710–01stNCAA Runner-Up
Mick Haley (Big 12) (1996)
1996 Mick Haley 23–716–42ndNCAA Regional Semifinal
Mick Haley: 522–137 (.792)150–10 (.938)
Jim Moore (Big 12) (1997–2000)
1997 Jim Moore 25–717–31stNCAA Regional Semifinal
1998 Jim Moore 27–518–22ndNCAA Regional Final
1999 Jim Moore 22–815–53rdNCAA Second Round
2000 Jim Moore 10–188–127th
Jim Moore: 84–38 (.689)58–22 (.725)
Jerritt Elliott (Big 12) (2001–2019)
2001 Jerritt Elliott 17–149–116thNCAA Second Round
2002 Jerritt Elliott 23–913–74thNCAA Second Round
2003 Jerritt Elliott 15–1410–107th
2004 Jerritt Elliott 26–516–42ndNCAA Regional Semifinal
2005 Jerritt Elliott 24–517–32ndNCAA Second Round
2006 Jerritt Elliott 24–716–43rdNCAA Regional Final
2007 Jerritt Elliott 27–419–11stNCAA Regional Final
2008 Jerritt Elliott 29–418–21stNCAA Final Four
2009 Jerritt Elliott 29–219–11stNCAA Runner-Up
2010 Jerritt Elliott 27–618–22ndNCAA Final Four
2011 Jerritt Elliott 25–515–11stNCAA Regional Final
2012 Jerritt Elliott 29–415–11stNCAA Champions
2013 Jerritt Elliott 27–316–01stNCAA Final Four
2014 Jerritt Elliott 27–315–11stNCAA Final Four
2015 Jerritt Elliott 30–315–11stNCAA Runner-Up
2016 Jerritt Elliott 27–514–22ndNCAA Runner-Up
2017 Jerritt Elliott 27–316–01stNCAA Regional Final
2018 Jerritt Elliott 23–515–11stNCAA Regional Final
2019 Jerritt Elliott 23–415–11stNCAA Regional Semifinal
Jerritt Elliott: 479–105 (.820)291–53 (.846)
Total:1260–387–13 (.763)

      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

Year by year results

1986–1988

Women's volleyball joined the NCAA in 1982. Texas made its first 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 2017, remains one of two schools to do so) to sweep every NCAA tournament opponent 3-0 en route to winning the NCAA volleyball championship.

1995–1996

In 1995, Texas made it to the championship match, falling to Nebraska 3-1. Also in 1995, Demetria Sance became the program's first ever player to be named the National Freshman of the Year. University of Texas joined the Big XII starting in 1996. Coach Mick Haley left the University Texas to manage the U.S. Olympic Team following a successful 1996 season.

Texas playing Nebraska in 2004

1997–2006: two coach changes but modest results

Haley's replacement Jim Moore's started strong by winning the Big XII in 1997, but his record began to worsen by 1999. In the disastrous 2000 season, a first ever losing record, a worst ever seventh place conference finish and missing the NCAA tournament for the first time, lead to Moore's replacement by Jerritt Elliot before the 2001 season. In 2003, Texas finished at 15-14, again finished seventh in the conference and again missed the NCAA tournament under Elliott. However, the Longhorns began to rebound for good in 2004 (Elliott's fourth year) and regained their first NCAA regional final in eight years in 2006.

2007–2012 (national title)

In 2007, Texas captured its second ever Big 12 title (and first conference title in ten years), sharing it with Nebraska and finished with a 19–1 conference 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 eight years to be named on the 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 sets. 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 one 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 three 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's 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 for 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.

2013–2018

The program continued to excel following their national championship. In 2013 and 2014, they won the Big 12 and advanced to the national semifinals. In 2015, they once again won the Big 12 and advanced to the national championship game, but lost to Nebraska. In 2016, they finished second in the Big 12, snapping a streak of five consecutive Big 12 titles. However, they once again advanced to the national championship game, this time losing to Stanford.

Texas, with a perfect 16–0 record, won the Big 12 championship in 2017 for the tenth time. In the 2017 NCAA tournament Texas was again eliminated by Stanford, this time by a 3–0 score in the Regional Final.

In 2018, despite two losses to nemesis, and eventual National Champion, Stanford during the regular season, Texas continued its winning ways at the conference level by easily clinching the Big 12 with a 15–1 record.

Texas was seeded #5 in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Texas defeated Stephen F Austin in the first round and Texas State in the second round each by a 3-0 score. Texas next beat Michigan 3-1 in the third round. However, Texas then lost 0–3 to #4 seed and regional host BYU in the Regional Final.

Texas reached the Regional Final (round of 8) thirteen years in a row (2006-2018), advanced to the Final Four in 8 of 12 years (2008–2010, 2012–2016), and had three runner-up finishes 2009, 2015–2016, but won the NCAA championship just once over this period (in 2012).

2019-

Early in 2019, Texas had yet another loss to eventual National Champion Stanford and their first ever loss to an improved (final ranking #24) Rice team but also had two significant early season wins over (#4) Minnesota and (#17) BYU. During conference play, Texas swept NCAA #1 and undefeated Baylor 3-0 at home in late October in Austin to become the new NCAA #1. However, Baylor returned the favor by defeating Texas 3-2 in Waco in mid-November to retake NCAA #1. Texas at 15-1 was 2019 co-champion of the Big 12 with Baylor.

Texas was seeded #2 in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Texas beat U. Albany 3-0 in the first round. Texas has won the first round of the NCAA Tournament in all 36 of their appearances. Texas survived 3-2 over UCSB in the second round. Texas then was surprisingly upset by unranked Louisville 3-2 in the Regional Semifinal—Texas's worst NCAA Tournament showing since 2005. It snapped Texas' 36 match home winning streak, Texas' streak of 13 straight Regional Finals appearances and was Louisville's first ever appearance in the Regional Final. Louisville was promptly swept 3-0 in the Regional Final by #7 Minnesota who Texas had swept during the regular season.

Texas's overall conference winning percentage (1982–2019) (SWC + Big 12) is an impressive 85%. Texas has an even better 94% conference winning percentage over the last 13 years (2007–2019).

All-time series records
Big 12 Opponents[4]
Opponent Overall Home Away Neutral
Baylor84-344-035-35-0
Iowa State45-526-019-50-0
Kansas44-522-119-43-0
Kansas State44-823-320-51-0
Oklahoma53-427-223-23-0
TCU17-110-07-10-0
Texas Tech88-9-241-340-27-4-2
West Virginia16-08-08-00-0
Through December 12, 2019
Former Big 12 and SWC Opponents[4]
Opponent Overall Home Away Neutral
Colorado27-814-412-41-0
Houston45-1621-419-85-4
Missouri22-1013-39-70-0
Nebraska22-3213-106-183-4
Rice36-118-014-14-0
Texas A&M75-2339-524-1312-5
Through December 12, 2019

Beach volleyball

In April 2008, the American Volleyball Coaches Association and Association of Volleyball Professionals sponsored the third annual Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship, adhering to NCAA guidelines for college volleyball.[5] The Longhorns won the championship with a roster consisting of Jennifer Doris, Ashley Engle, Elizabeth Graham, Kiley Hall, Alyson Jennings, Heather Kisner, Chelsey Klein, Alex Lewis and Michelle Moriarty. Each school fielded four teams of two players. The field included Nebraska, Clemson, San Diego, USC, Texas and Wisconsin, all of whom were ranked in the 2007 Coaches Top 25 final poll (indoor). The Longhorns had finished the 2007 season ranked sixth.

Home Court

Attendance record

Through December 12, 2019

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See also

References
  1. "Colors | Brand | The University of Texas". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. Texas volleyball coaching history
  3. All-time AVCA All-Americans
  4. "Texas Volleyball 2019 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 33–37. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  5. "Volleyball Field Set for Collegiate Nationals". 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  6. "2019 Texas Volleyball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  7. "Texas Volleyball 2019 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 38–39. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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