Purdue Boilermakers women's volleyball | |
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University | Purdue University |
Head coach | Dave Shondell |
Conference | Big Ten |
Location | West Lafayette, Indiana |
Nickname | Boilermakers |
Colors | Old gold and black [1] |
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final | |
1982, 2010, 2013, 2020, 2021 | |
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal | |
1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 | |
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance | |
1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference regular season champion | |
1982, 1985 |
Purdue's women's volleyball team is a varsity sports team at Purdue University. The team debuted in 1975. Carol Dewey became the first head coach. She coached for 20 years, when Joey Vrazel took over as head coach.
Carol Dewey was the first coach for the women's volleyball team. The Boilermakers finished with a 15–16 record during their inaugural season. In 1979, the volleyball team became Purdue's first women's revenue sport, and Dewey became a full-time coach. Dewey coached until 1994, accumulating 20 years as head coach for the university. She finished her career with a 469–256 record. [2]
Under Dewey, Purdue's team produced five All-Americans, six Academic All-Americans, and 39 players that received the All-Big Ten award. She also coached three teams that won Big Ten titles, in 1980, 1982, and 1985. [3] In her ninth season as Purdue's head coach, Dewey led the Purdue team to an undefeated regular season. They finished the season ranked eighth in the country. [4]
Joey Vrazel was named head coach on February 22, 1995. The team finished the 1995 season with an 8–20 record and finished ninth place in the Big Ten. [2] She announced her resignation after her best season coaching and caught the team and associate athletic director off guard. The former players were not as surprised, with one player expressing that she reported Vrazel's actions to the administration. [5]
The third head coach of the volleyball team was Jeff Hulsmeyer, who started coaching the team in 1999. He was formerly the assistant coach for Illinois. The Boilermakers finished that season with a record of 15–14 record, finishing eighth in the Big Ten. [2] [6]
Dave Shondell, the current head coach of the program, started his tenure in 2003. During his inaugural season, the attendance record was broken, averaging 1,534 fans per match. [2]
The team plays in Holloway Gymnasium, which has a capacity of 2,288. [7]
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
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Carol Dewey ()(1975–1981) | ||||||||
1975 | Carol Dewey | 15–16 | MAIAW Regional Tournament | |||||
1976 | Carol Dewey | 21–16 | IAIAW State Tournament | |||||
1977 | Carol Dewey | 25–11 | IAIAW State Tournament | |||||
1978 | Carol Dewey | 38–9 | AIAW Qualifier | |||||
1979 | Carol Dewey | 33–16 | AIAW Qualifier | |||||
1980 | Carol Dewey | 38–15 | MAIAW Regional Tournament | |||||
Carol Dewey (Big Ten Conference)(1981–1994) | ||||||||
1981 | Carol Dewey | 34–8 | 5–1 | 3rd | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
1982 | Carol Dewey | 33–1 | 13–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
1983 | Carol Dewey | 26–6 | 13–0 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
1984 | Carol Dewey | 25–12 | 10–3 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | |||
1985 | Carol Dewey | 34–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
1986 | Carol Dewey | 19–16 | 8–10 | 6th | ||||
1987 | Carol Dewey | 24–14 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
1988 | Carol Dewey | 19–15 | 9–9 | t-5th | ||||
1989 | Carol Dewey | 13–20 | 7–11 | 7th | ||||
1990 | Carol Dewey | 21–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | |||
1991 | Carol Dewey | 13–16 | 10–10 | t-6th | ||||
1992 | Carol Dewey | 17–13 | 10–10 | 6th | ||||
1993 | Carol Dewey | 15–14 | 8–12 | 6th | ||||
1994 | Carol Dewey | 6–23 | 4–16 | t-9th | ||||
Carol Dewey: | 469–256 | 169–106 | ||||||
Joey Vrazel (Big Ten Conference)(1995–1998) | ||||||||
1995 | Joey Vrazel | 8–20 | 6–14 | 9th | ||||
1996 | Joey Vrazel | 13–19 | 6–14 | 8th | ||||
1997 | Joey Vrazel | 10–21 | 3–17 | 10th | ||||
1998 | Joey Vrazel | 14–15 | 8–12 | 7th | ||||
Joey Vrazel: | 45–75 | 23–57 | ||||||
Jeff Hulsmeyer (Big Ten Conference)(1999–2002) | ||||||||
1999 | Jeff Hulsmeyer | 15–14 | 7–14 | t-8th | ||||
2000 | Jeff Hulsmeyer | 13–19 | 5–15 | 9th | ||||
2001 | Jeff Hulsmeyer | 4–25 | 1–19 | 11th | ||||
2002 | Jeff Hulsmeyer | 12–21 | 2–18 | t-10th | ||||
Jeff Hulsmeyer: | 44–79 | 15–65 | ||||||
Dave Shondell (Big Ten Conference)(2003–present) | ||||||||
2003 | Dave Shondell | 14–17 | 7–13 | 8th | ||||
2004 | Dave Shondell | 17–15 | 9–11 | t-6th | NCAA Second Round | |||
2005 | Dave Shondell | 25–9 | 12–8 | 5th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
2006 | Dave Shondell | 23–11 | 11–9 | 5th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
2007 | Dave Shondell | 19–14 | 11–9 | t-3rd | NCAA Second Round | |||
2008 | Dave Shondell | 26–9 | 13–7 | 4th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
2009 | Dave Shondell | 14–17 | 6–14 | t-7th | ||||
2010 | Dave Shondell | 24–11 | 12–8 | 4th | NCAA Regional Finals | |||
2011 | Dave Shondell | 29–5 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
2012 | Dave Shondell | 23–11 | 12–8 | 5th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
2013 | Dave Shondell | 23–12 | 11–9 | 6th | NCAA Regional Finals | |||
2014 | Dave Shondell | 22–10 | 12–8 | 5th | ||||
2015 | Dave Shondell | 23–10 | 13–7 | 5th | NCAA Second Round | |||
2016 | Dave Shondell | 19–14 | 8–12 | 10th | NCAA Second Round | |||
2017 | Dave Shondell | 23–10 | 12–8 | t-5th | NCAA Second Round | |||
2018 | Dave Shondell | 24–9 | 12–8 | 6th | NCAA Second Round | |||
2019 | Dave Shondell | 24–8 | 13–6 | 5th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
2020 | Dave Shondell | 16–7 | 14–6 | 5th | NCAA Regional Finals | |||
2021 | Dave Shondell | 26–7 | 15–5 | 4th | NCAA Regional Finals | |||
2022 | Dave Shondell | 21–11 | 11–9 | 6th | NCAA Second Round | |||
2023 | Dave Shondell | 23–9 | 15–5 | t-3rd | NCAA Regional Semifinals | |||
Dave Shondell: | 458–226 | 234–154 |
Conference ranking source [8]
Note: Purdue played all of its 2020 regular-season and postseason matches in spring 2021
Purdue has had one player in the Olympic Games. [9]
The inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation draft was in 2023, starting play for the 2024 season. One player from Purdue has been selected, but three former players signed to initial team rosters as free agents.
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