Utah Valley Wolverines women's volleyball

Utah Valley Wolverines women's volleyball
Founded	2003;22 years ago (2003)
University	Utah Valley University
Athletic director	Jared Sumsion
Head coach	Sam Atoa (21st season)
Conference	WAC
Location	Orem, Utah
Home arena	Lockhart Arena (capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Wolverines
Colors	Green and white [1]
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
2020, 2021
Conference tournament champion
2012, 2020, 2021
Conference regular season champion
2011, 2012

The Utah Valley Wolverines women's volleyball team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing Utah Valley University in the Western Athletic Conference. Utah Valley plays its home games at Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah. ^[2]

History

Utah Valley was originally an NJCAA team before joining the NCAA as a Division I member in 2003. They finished their first Division I season with a 10–14 record. ^[3]

From 2003 to 2008 Utah Valley was a Division I independent team before joining the Great West Conference in 2009. ^[4]

In 2011 The Wolverines would win the Great West Conference volleyball regular-season championship. ^[5] They would repeat as GWC regular season champions in 2012 and also win the 2012 Great West Conference Volleyball Tournament. ^[6]

Utah Valley joined the Western Athletic Conference in 2013. ^[7]

In 2020, Utah Valley won the Western Athletic Conference Volleyball tournament and made the 2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, their first NCAA volleyball tournament appearance in program history. ^{[8] [9]} One season later in 2021, The Wolverines would repeat as WAC tournament champions and make the 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament. ^{[10] [11]}

Utah Valley has an all-time record of 331–253. ^[12]

Postseason results

NCAA Tournament

Utah Valley has appeared in the NCAA Tournament two times. ^[13] Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2020	--	First Round	Texas State	L 1–3
2021	--	First Round	Utah	L 1–3

NIVC Tournament

Utah Valley has appeared in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship one time. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	--	First Round Second Round	Wyoming Portland	L W

Source: ^[14]

Coaches

Coaching history

No.	Coach	Tenure	Overall	Conference	Achievements
1	Sam Atoa	2003–present	331-253 (.567)	240-179 (.573)

Source: ^[12]

References

1. "Official University Color". Utah Valley University Style Guide (PDF). March 25, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
2. "LOCKHART ARENA". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
3. "Women's Volleyball All-Time Records - Utah Valley University". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
4. Kramer, Ari. "Introducing College Basketball's Newest Conference: The Great West". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
5. "UVU Crowned GWC Regular Season Champs with Win Over North Dakota". Utah Valley University Athletics. November 11, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
6. https://www.deseret.com/authors/deseret-news |date=2012-11-18
7. "A complete breakdown of conference realignment for 2013-2014". NBC Sports. July 1, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
8. "Weber State gets first-ever NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament victory, Utah Valley falls short in first trip to Big Dance". Deseret News. April 15, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
9. "Here are the 30 automatic qualifiers in the 2020-21 NCAA women's volleyball championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
10. Ireland, Kyle (November 29, 2021). "BYU, Utah, UVU Women's Volleyball Seeded For NCAA Tournament". KSL Sports. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
11. https://www.ksl.com/article/50293337/heres-where-byu-utah-utah-valley-are-headed-for-the-ncaa-volleyball-tournament
12. "NCAA Statistics". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
13. "2023 Volleyball Quick Facts (PDF)" (PDF). Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
14. "2023 WAC VB Record Book (PDF) - Western Athletic Conference" (PDF). wacsports.com. Retrieved August 19, 2023.