Mississippi State Bulldogs women's volleyball

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Mississippi State Bulldogs women's volleyball
Mississippi State Bulldogs script logo.svg
Founded1975
University Mississippi State University
Head coachJulie Darty Dennis (7th season)
Conference SEC
LocationStarkville
Home arena Newell–Grissom Building (capacity: 2,000)
Nickname Bulldogs
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
2021

The Mississippi State Bulldogs women's volleyball team represents Mississippi State University in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's volleyball competition. Mississippi State is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Bulldogs have been led by Julie Darty Dennis since 2018. [2]

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History

The program became an official varsity sport in 1975 and has been to the NCAA tournament 1 time. As of 2025, 13 players have earned All-SEC honors, 11 have earned AVCA All-Region and four have been named All-Americans. [2]

YearHead CoachOverall
Record
Conference
Record
Conference
Standing
Postseason
(Mississippi Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (MAIAW))(1975–1980)
1975Ginger Hale12–13---
1976Ginger Hale22–12---
1977Lize Dye8–12---
1978Lize Dye12–17---
1979Gina Jacobellis14–22---
1980Gina Jacobellis21–16---
(SEC)(1981–present)
1981Lynn Keiser6–22---
1982Lynn Keiser7–33---
1983Vivian Langley7–290–56th-
1984Vivian Langley18–201–5T-5th-
1985Vivian Langley9–290–67th-
1986Mike Tucker15–230–67th-
1987Mike Tucker12–260–78th-
1988Mike Tucker17–190–78th-
1989Mike Tucker20–141–78th-
1990Mike Tucker17–131–78th-
1991Mike Tucker15–203–119th-
1992Mike Tucker17–160–1410th-
1993Mike Tucker15–194–10T-7th-
1994Samye Johnson12–203–1210th-
1995Samye Johnson16–183–1210th-
1996Samye Johnson18–193–1210th-
1997Brenda Bowlin12–224–119th-
1998Brenda Bowlin9–205–10T-8th-
1999Brenda Bowlin11–162–1310th-
2000Brenda Bowlin16–143–12T-10th-
2001Brenda Bowlin8–173–12T-9th-
2002Brenda Bowlin10–201–1510th-
2003Brenda Bowlin3–232–1410th-
2004Tina Seals14–165–11T-8th-
2005Tina Seals15–126–107th-
2006Tina Seals17–138–12T-8th-
2007Tina Seals12–177–13T-8th-
2008Tina Seals6–251–19T-10th-
2009Jenny Hazelwood9–225–15T-9th-
2010Jenny Hazelwood11–203–17T-10th-
2011Jenny Hazelwood12–177–13t6th-
2012Jenny Hazelwood4–250–2013th-
2013Jenny Hazelwood12–203–15T-11th-
2014Jenny Hazelwood7–262–1612th-
2015David McFatrich17–156–1210th-
2016David McFatrich14–186–1211th-
2017David McFatrich10–231–1713th-
2018Julie Darty Dennis5–261–1713th-
2019Julie Darty Dennis13–172–1612th-
2020Julie Darty Dennis5–155–1511th-
2021Julie Darty Dennis25–616–22nd NCAA 1st Round
2022Julie Darty Dennis15–138–108th-
2023Julie Darty Dennis13–156–129th-
2024Julie Darty Dennis11–145–1113th-
2025Julie Darty Dennis16–106–9T-10th-
Total642–949148–502

See also

References

  1. Mississippi State Athletic Identity Standards (PDF). September 14, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2025 MSU Volleyball record book" (PDF). Mississippi State University. Retrieved 16 November 2025.