Troy Trojans women's volleyball

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Troy Trojans women's volleyball
Troy Trojans logo.svg
Founded1976
University Troy University
Head coachJosh Lauer (3rd season)
Conference Sun Belt
East Division
Location Troy, Alabama
Home arena Trojan Arena (capacity: 6,000)
Nickname Trojans
ColorsCardinal, silver, and black [1]
     
Conference tournament champion
1983, 1989, 1990
Conference regular season champion
1989

The Troy Trojans women's volleyball team represents Troy University in the sport of volleyball. The Trojans compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The Trojans play their home matches in Trojan Arena on the university's Troy, Alabama campus, and are currently led by head coach Josh Lauer.

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History

The Troy Trojans women's volleyball was founded in 1975 under the direction of Troy State's women's athletic director, Joyce Sorrell, who was also named the head coach of the team. The team competed in the Alabama AIAW before moving to the NCAA's Division II in 1980.

In 1983, the team won its first conference championship, winning the Gulf South Conference Tournament title, and fishing the season with an overall record of 29–15. The volleyball team reached their greatest milestone when they again won the Gulf South Conference Tournament title in 1990, finishing with an overall record of 33–6, which is currently the most wins in a season that Troy volleyball has ever had.

During the 2021 season, Troy set a program record for the most wins over Power 5 teams in one season. Troy beat Alabama, LSU, and Virginia Tech that season, finishing with an 18–13 record with an appearance in the NIVC tournament. Troy would defeat Middle Tennessee in the first round, before falling to North Florida in the second round.

Attendance

Below is a list of Troy's top single-game attendance figures.

Attendance Year Opponent
2,3462019 South Alabama

Conference championships

Regular season

Tournament

Postseason Results

NCAA tournament

The Troy women's volleyball team has never been to the NCAA tournament.

NIVC tournament

YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
2019First round
Second round		 North Carolina A&T
Georgia Tech 		W 3–0
L 1–3
2021First round
Second round		 Middle Tennessee
North Florida 		W 3–0
L 0–3
2022First round UT-Martin

Yearly Results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Troy State (Gulf South Conference)(1983–1994)
1983Ginger Lowe 29–159–43rd
1985Ginger Lowe 18–263rd
1986Ginger Lowe 20–244th
1987Ginger Lowe 23–173rd
Ginger Lower:0–00–0
1989Kim Van Deraa 27–141st
1990Kim Van Deraa 33–610–31st
Kim Van Deraa:60–200–0
1991Dee Dee Taylor 23–173rd
1992Dee Dee Taylor 0–0
Dee Dee Taylor:27–28–
1993Melanie Davis 17–203rd
1994Melanie Davis 26–133–3
1995Melanie Davis 27–117–5
Melanie Davis:70–440–0
1996Ginger Lowe 18–145–11st (East)
1997Ginger Lowe 12–214–21st (West)
1998Ginger Lowe 15–193–2
1999Ginger Lowe 10–234–5
2000Ginger Lowe 20–114–5
2001Ginger Lowe 11–124–6
2002Ginger Lowe 20–117–4
2003Ginger Lowe 14–135–5
Ginger Lowe:120–1240–0
2004Patrick Nicholas 9–184–6
Patrick Nicholas:9–184–6
2005Michael Izumi 10–153–10
Michael Izumi:10–153–10
2006Sonny Kirkpatrick 9–243–14
2007Sonny Kirkpatrick 16–177–10
2008Sonny Kirkpatrick 13–194–13
2009Sonny Kirkpatrick 12–187–10
2010Sonny Kirkpatrick 11–223–13
2011Sonny Kirkpatrick 16–156–10
2012Sonny Kirkpatrick 21–1210–5
2013Sonny Kirkpatrick 13–217–118th
2014Sonny Kirkpatrick 10–222–1811th
2015Sonny Kirkpatrick 14–187–9T-6th
2016Sonny Kirkpatrick 10–234–125th (East)
Sonny Kirkpatrick:145–21160–0
2017Josh Lauer 11–224–12T-4th (East)
2018Josh Lauer 11–195–114th (East)
2019Josh Lauer 23–1010–63rd (East) NIVC Second Round
2020Josh Lauer 11–910–62nd (East)
2021Josh Lauer 18–139–7T-3rd (East) NIVC Second Round
2022Josh Lauer 18–1211–5T-2nd (West) NIVC First Round
Josh Lauer:64–6430–34
Total:0–0

      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

References

  1. ↑ "Trojan 2.0 Best Practices and Style Guide" . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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