UCF Knights women's volleyball | |
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Founded | 1975 |
University | University of Central Florida |
Head coach | Jenny Maurer (1st season) |
Conference | Big 12 |
Location | Orlando, Florida |
Home arena | The Venue at UCF (capacity: 2,500) |
Nickname | UCF Knights |
Colors | Black and gold [1] |
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion | |
1978* | |
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal | |
1977*, 1978* | |
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final | |
1977*, 1978* | |
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance | |
1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *at Division II level | |
Conference tournament champion | |
1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |
Conference regular season champion | |
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
The UCF Knights women's volleyball program represents the University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in the Big 12 Conference and play their home games on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida at The Venue at UCF. The Knights are currently led by head coach Jenny Maurer. [2]
The Knights volleyball program began in 1975 under Lucy McDaniel, who would lead the team through the 1979 season. [3] The Knights went 30–8–0 in their inaugural year. The highlight of McDaniel's tenure at UCF, and the women's volleyball program, was their 1978 perfect 55–0 season in which they won the Division II AIAW National Championship. [3]
In 1982, the team joined their first conference, the Sunshine State Conference, which they left following the 1983 season. The program was a member of the New South Women's Athletic Conference (NSWAC) from 1985 to 1989. The Knights then joined the American South Conference in 1990, and spent 1991 in the Sun Belt Conference. In 1993, the Knights joined the Atlantic Sun Conference, where they remained until joining Conference USA in 2005. In 2013, UCF joined the American Athletic Conference. [3]
In ten seasons in The American, UCF won six conference titles, including five straight from 2018-2022, and made the postseason seven times. Head coach Todd Dagenais became the program's winningest head coach following a victory over Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament in 2019. [4]
Dagenais retired from college coaching in 2023, [5] and was replaced by former associate head coach Jenny Maurer. [6] The Knights joined the Big 12 Conference starting with the 2023 season.
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Legend | |
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National Champions |
Year | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Postseason | ||||
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FTU Knights (Independent)(1975–1978) | ||||||||
1975 | Lucy McDaniel | 30–8 | – | – | ||||
1976 | Lucy McDaniel | 41–15 | – | – | ||||
1977 | Lucy McDaniel | 56–6 | – | 4th Place, AIAW Small College National Championship | ||||
1978 | Lucy McDaniel | 55–0 | – | AIAW Small College National Champions | ||||
UCF Knights (Independent)(1979–1981) | ||||||||
1979 | Lucy McDaniel | 54–5 | – | AIAW Division II National Championship | ||||
1980 | Carmen Pennick | 27–27 | – | – | ||||
1981 | Carmen Pennick | 16–23 | – | – | ||||
UCF Knights (Sunshine State Conference)(1982–1983) | ||||||||
1982 | Lyn King | 26–25 | 10–2 | – | ||||
1983 | Lyn King | 38–12 | 10–2 | – | ||||
UCF Knights (Independent)(1984–1984) | ||||||||
1984 | Lyn King | 10–25 | – | – | ||||
UCF Knights (New South Women's Athletic Conference)(1985–1989) | ||||||||
1985 | Lyn King | 15–24 | 3–2 | – | ||||
1986 | Lyn King | 15–23 | 3–0 | – | ||||
1987 | Lyn King | 28–15 | 3–0 | – | ||||
1988 | Dee Dee McClemmon | 19–20 | 6–0 | – | ||||
1989 | Dee Dee McClemmon | 26–14 | 5–0 | – | ||||
UCF Knights (American South Conference)(1990–1990) | ||||||||
1990 | Dee Dee McClemmon | 14–17 | 3–0 | – | ||||
UCF Knights (Sun Belt Conference)(1991–1991) | ||||||||
1991 | Laura Smith | 24–13 | 8–7 | – | ||||
UCF Knights (Independent)(1992–1992) | ||||||||
1992 | Laura Smith | 15–15 | – | – | ||||
UCF Knights (Atlantic Sun Conference)(1993–2004) | ||||||||
1993 | Laura Smith | 35–8 | 8–0 | – | ||||
1994 | Laura Smith | 31–11 | 10–0 | NCAA tournament | ||||
1995 | Laura Smith | 32–10 | 6–0 | NCAA tournament | ||||
1996 | Laura Smith | 23–13 | 6–0 | NCAA tournament | ||||
1997 | Laura Smith | 28–4 | 6–0 | NCAA tournament | ||||
1998 | Miriam Ochoa | 7–15 | 2–2 | – | ||||
1999 | Meg Colado | 19–12 | 9–0 | – | ||||
2000 | Meg Colado | 19–12 | 8–1 | – | ||||
2001 | Meg Colado | 20–7 | 9–1 | NCAA tournament | ||||
2002 | Meg Colado | 22–13 | 10–1 | NCAA tournament | ||||
2003 | Meg Colado | 23–7 | 10–0 | NCAA tournament second round | ||||
2004 | Meg Colado | 8–15 | 5–5 | – | ||||
UCF Knights (Conference USA)(2005–2012) | ||||||||
2005 | Meg Colado | 9–18 | 6–10 | – | ||||
2006 | Meg Colado | 5–24 | 1–15 | – | ||||
2007 | Meg Colado | 9–23 | 0–16 | – | ||||
2008 | Todd Dagenais | 15–17 | 6–10 | – | ||||
2009 | Todd Dagenais | 12–18 | 3–13 | – | ||||
2010 | Todd Dagenais | 16–16 | 9–11 | – | ||||
2011 | Todd Dagenais | 20–11 | 12–8 | – | ||||
2012 | Todd Dagenais | 18–15 | 11–6 | |||||
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference)(2013–present) | ||||||||
2013 | Todd Dagenais | 21–10 | 12–6 | – | ||||
2014 | Todd Dagenais | 25–8 | 18–2 | NCAA tournament first round | ||||
2015 | Todd Dagenais | 15–17 | 9–11 | – | ||||
2016 | Todd Dagenais | 23–10 | 13–7 | – | ||||
2017 | Todd Dagenais | 20–14 | 12–8 | Women's NIVC Second Round | ||||
2018 | Todd Dagenais | 27–4 | 18–0 | NCAA tournament first round | ||||
2019 | Todd Dagenais | 25–8 | 14–2 | NCAA tournament second round | ||||
2020* | Todd Dagenais | 16–2 | 8–0 | NCAA tournament first round | ||||
2021 | Todd Dagenais | 27–7 | 19–1 | NCAA tournament second round | ||||
2022 | Todd Dagenais | 28–2 | 19–1 | NCAA tournament second round | ||||
Total | 48 Seasons | 1,062–634 | 316–151 | 21 Postseason Appearances | ||||
NOTE: 2020 season held in spring of 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
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