UCF Knights women's volleyball

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UCF Knights women's volleyball
UCF Knights logo.svg
Founded1975
University University of Central Florida
Head coachMatt Botsford (1st season)
Conference Big 12
Location Orlando, Florida
Home arena The Venue at UCF (capacity: 2,500)
Nickname UCF Knights
ColorsBlack 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 Athletic 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 Matt Botsford.

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History

The Knights volleyball program began in 1975 under Lucy McDaniel, who would lead the team through the 1979 season. [2] 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. [2]

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. [2]

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. [3]

Dagenais retired from college coaching in 2023, [4] and was replaced by former associate head coach Jenny Maurer. [5] The Knights joined the Big 12 Conference starting with the 2023 season.

Coaches

TenureCoachSeasonsRecordPct.
1975–1979Lucy McDaniel5236–34.874
1980–1981Carmen Pennick243-50.460
1982–1987Lyn King6132–124.516
1988–1990Dee Dee McClemmon359–51.536
1991–1997Laura Smith7188–74.718
1998Miriam Ochoa17–15.318
1999–2007Meg Colado9134–131.506
2008–2022 Todd Dagenais 15308–159.660
2023-2024Jenny Maurer226-30.464
2025-Matt Botsford--
Totals10 coaches48 seasons1,062–634.626
Records are through the conclusion of the 2024 NCAA Season

Seasons

Legend

  National Champions
  Conference Tournament Champions
  Conference Season Champions
  Conference Season & Tournament Champions

YearHead CoachOverall
Record		Conference
Record		Postseason
FTU Knights (Independent)(1975–1978)
1975Lucy McDaniel30–8––
1976Lucy McDaniel41–15––
1977Lucy McDaniel56–6–4th Place, AIAW Small College National Championship
1978Lucy McDaniel55–0– AIAW Small College National Champions
UCF Knights (Independent)(1979–1981)
1979Lucy McDaniel54–5– AIAW Division II National Championship
1980Carmen Pennick27–27––
1981Carmen Pennick16–23––
UCF Knights (Sunshine State Conference)(1982–1983)
1982Lyn King26–2510–2–
1983Lyn King38–1210–2–
UCF Knights (Independent)(1984–1984)
1984Lyn King10–25––
UCF Knights (New South Women's Athletic Conference)(1985–1989)
1985Lyn King15–243–2–
1986Lyn King15–233–0–
1987Lyn King28–153–0–
1988Dee Dee McClemmon19–206–0–
1989Dee Dee McClemmon26–145–0–
UCF Knights (American South Conference)(1990–1990)
1990Dee Dee McClemmon14–173–0–
UCF Knights (Sun Belt Conference)(1991–1991)
1991Laura Smith24–138–7–
UCF Knights (Independent)(1992–1992)
1992Laura Smith15–15––
UCF Knights (Atlantic Sun Conference)(1993–2004)
1993Laura Smith35–88–0–
1994Laura Smith31–1110–0 NCAA tournament
1995Laura Smith32–106–0 NCAA tournament
1996Laura Smith23–136–0 NCAA tournament
1997Laura Smith28–46–0 NCAA tournament
1998Miriam Ochoa7–152–2–
1999Meg Colado19–129–0–
2000Meg Colado19–128–1–
2001Meg Colado20–79–1 NCAA tournament
2002Meg Colado22–1310–1 NCAA tournament
2003Meg Colado23–710–0 NCAA tournament second round
2004Meg Colado8–155–5–
UCF Knights (Conference USA)(2005–2012)
2005Meg Colado9–186–10–
2006Meg Colado5–241–15–
2007Meg Colado9–230–16–
2008Todd Dagenais15–176–10–
2009Todd Dagenais12–183–13–
2010Todd Dagenais16–169–11–
2011Todd Dagenais20–1112–8–
2012Todd Dagenais18–1511–6
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference)(2013–present)
2013Todd Dagenais21–1012–6–
2014Todd Dagenais25–818–2 NCAA tournament first round
2015Todd Dagenais15–179–11–
2016Todd Dagenais23–1013–7–
2017Todd Dagenais20–1412–8 Women's NIVC Second Round
2018Todd Dagenais27–418–0 NCAA tournament first round
2019Todd Dagenais25–814–2 NCAA tournament second round
2020*Todd Dagenais16–28–0 NCAA tournament first round
2021Todd Dagenais27–719–1 NCAA tournament second round
2022Todd Dagenais28–219–1 NCAA tournament second round
Total48 Seasons1,062–634316–15121 Postseason Appearances

NOTE: 2020 season held in spring of 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colors | University of Central Florida Brand Guide" . Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "2018 UCF Volleyball Yearbook" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Knights Take Down FSU, Advance to Second Round". ucfknights.com.
  4. ↑ "Dagenais Pursues Professional Volleyball Opportunity as Winningest UCF Volleyball Coach over 15 Seasons".
  5. ↑ "Jenny Maurer Named UCF Volleyball Coach".

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