Lamar Lady Cardinals volleyball

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Lamar Lady Cardinals volleyball
Founded1973
UniversityLamar University
Athletic directorJeff O'Malley
Head coachAriel Apolinario
ConferenceSouthland
LocationBeaumont, Texas
Home arenaMcDonald Gym (capacity: 500)
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
+1976, +1977
+Regional Champions
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1983, 1984, 1993, 2008
Regional AIAW Tournament appearance
1975, 1976, 1977, 1979
Conference tournament champion
1983, 1984, *1987, **1993, 2008
Southland
*American South
**Sun Belt
Conference regular season champion
*1990, **1997, 2001, 2007
Southland
*American South
**Sun Belt

The Lamar Lady Cardinals volleyball team represents Lamar University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Lady Cardinals compete in the Southland Conference and play their home games at McDonald Gym, an on campus facility in Beaumont, Texas.[2] Ariel Apolinario was named head coach on January 5, 2024.[3] He replaced former head coach Brandon Crisp who left the program on November 13, 2023.[4]

History

The Lady Cardinals have competed every season from 1973. Since 1982, the program has competed as an NCAA Division I program. From 1973 to 1981, the program competed in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) (1973–1981). As an AIAW member, the Lady Cardinals won the state AIAW championship in 1975 and finished seventh in the AIAW Nationals. The team won regional AIAW championships in 1976 and 1977 finishing ninth in the AIAW Nationals both years and finished fourteenth in the AIAW Nationals in 1979.[5]

Competing as an NCAA Division I program, the team has won four regular season conference championships including one American South Conference championship (1990), one Sun Belt Conference championship (1997), and two Southland Conference championships (2001, 2007).[5] The team also won five conference tournament championships including three Southland Conference championships (1983, 1984, 2008), one American South Conference championship (1987), and one Sun Belt Conference championship (1993).[5] The Lady Cardinals participated in the NCAA Division I Volleyball tournament four times (1983, 1984, 1993, 2008).[6][5] Their best conference record was in 2007 with a 15–1 regular season Southland Conference championship record under head coach Justin Gilbert.[5]

Awards and honors

AIAW All-Southwest Region

Source:[5]

  • Lucy Wiggins, 1975
  • Laura Broughton, 1976
  • Kathy MacEachern, 1976
  • Melonie Floyd, 1980, '81

American South Conference

Source:[5]
1st Team all conference

  • Trisha Beissel, 1987
  • Leanne Zeek, 1988, '89
  • Cassi Presley, 1988
  • Lisa Kachel, 1990
  • Jenny Heisler, 1990

Tournament MVP

  • Trisha Beissel, 1987

Southland Conference

Source:[7][5]
Player of the year

  • Liz Blue, 1983
  • Natalie Sarver, 2002
  • Molli Abel, 2007

Freshman of the year

  • Wendy Krell, 2009
  • Cortney Moore, 2011

Newcomer of the year

  • Kathy Givens, 1983
  • Trisha Beissel, 1984
  • Charyl Norwood, 2000
  • Shalayne Blythe, 2007
  • Christine Hobbs, 2010

1st Team all conference

  • Liz Blue, 1983
  • Ruby Randolph, 1984, '85
  • Veronica Carter, 1984, '85
  • Georgia Briones, 1986
  • Tracy Turner, 1986
  • Charyl Norwood, 2001
  • Urissa White, 2001
  • Natalie Sarver, 2001, '02
  • Buchi Okoh, 2006
  • Molli Abel, 2007
  • Adrian Meengs, 2007, '09
  • Kaci Brewer, 2007
  • Lauren Holdorff, 2008
  • Jayme Bazile, 2010
  • Chelsea Grant, 2015, '16

Coach of the year

  • Katrinka Jo Crawford, 1983, '84
  • Jim Barnes, 2001
  • Justin Gilbert, 2007

Sun Belt Conference

Source:[5]
Freshman of the year

  • Mirian Erikson, 1991
  • Kim Green, 1992

Most outstanding player

  • Miriam Erikson, 1993

1st Team all conference

  • Mirian Erikson, 1992, '93
  • Shawn Flowers, 1993
  • Kim Green, 1994
  • Meredith Terrell, 1997
  • Jaime Ewing, 1997

Coach of the year

  • Jim Barnes, 1997

Year-by-year results

Source:[5][8][7]

Year-by-year results
Season Conference Coach Overall Conference Notes
Games Win Loss Tie Games Win Loss Tie
AIAW Year-by-Year Results
1973 Claudia Perry 38 30 8 0 0 0 0 0 Results not available
1974 Claudia Perry 33 27 5 1 0 0 0 0 Results not available
Claudia Perry 71 57 13 1
1975 Rosie Petty 62 54 7 1 0 0 0 0 Texas AIAW State Champions, 7th AIAW Nationals
1976 Rosie Petty 62 43 16 3 0 0 0 0 Southwest AIAW Region Champions, 9th AIAW Nationals
1977 Rosie Petty 58 47 10 1 0 0 0 0 Southwest AIAW Region Champions, 9th AIAW Nationals
1978 Rosie Petty 48 37 10 0 0 0 0 0 No results available
Rosie Petty 229 181 43 5
1979 Linda Willis 49 37 12 0 0 0 0 0 No results available, 14 AIAW Nationals
1980 Linda Willis 59 26 33 0 0 0 0 0
Linda Willis 98 53 45 0
1981 Katrinka Crawford 48 23 25 0 0 0 0 0
AIAW Overall 446 314 126 6
NCAA Year-by-Year Results
1982 Southland Katrinka Crawford 57 22 35 0 6 4 2 0
1983 Southland Katrinka Crawford 55 33 22 0 3 3 0 0 1st Southland South Division, SLC Tournament Champions, 1st Round NCAA tournament
1984 Southland Katrinka Crawford 45 24 21 0 6 5 1 0 2nd Southland Conference, SLC Tournament Champions, 1st Round NCAA tournament
1985 Southland Katrinka Crawford 46 32 14 0 6 5 1 0 2nd Southland Conference
1987 American South Katrinka Crawford 38 20 18 0 6 6 0 0 1st American South Conference, American South tournament champions
1988 American South Katrinka Crawford 44 19 25 0 10 8 2 0 2nd American South Conference
1989 American South Katrinka Crawford 40 24 16 0 10 7 3 0
1990 American South Katrinka Crawford 44 30 14 0 12 11 1 0 American South Champions
1991 Sun Belt Katrinka Crawford 36 20 16 0 5 4 1 0 2nd Sun Belt West
1992 Sun Belt Katrinka Crawford 37 17 20 0 9 5 4 0 5th Sun Belt
1993 Sun Belt Katrinka Crawford 36 24 12 0 9 7 2 0 3rd Sun Belt, Sun Belt Tournament Champions, 1st round NCAA tournament
1994 Sun Belt Katrinka Crawford 29 12 17 0 9 6 3 0 5th Sun Belt
1995 Sun Belt Katrinka Crawford 35 13 22 0 9 5 4 0 4th Sun Belt
Katrinka Crawford 590 313 277 0 100 76 24 0
1996 Sun Belt Jim Barnes 33 20 13 0 9 3 6 0 6th Sun Belt
1997 Sun Belt Jim Barnes 37 22 15 0 9 8 1 0 Sun Belt Champions
1998 Sun Belt Jim Barnes 31 19 12 0 20 11 9 0 6th Sun Belt
1999 Southland Jim Barnes 32 17 15 0 20 11 9 0 6th Southland
2000 Southland Jim Barnes 35 24 11 0 20 12 8 0 5th Southland
2001 Southland Jim Barnes 31 26 5 0 20 18 2 0 Southland Conference Champions
Jim Barnes 199 128 71 0 98 63 35 0
2002 Southland Fiona Bolton-Simmons 33 26 7 0 20 17 3 0 2nd Southland
2003 Southland Fiona Bolton-Simmons 31 10 21 0 20 3 17 0 10th Southland
2004 Southland Fiona Bolton-Simmons 32 9 23 0 20 2 18 0
Fiona Bolton-Simmons 96 45 51 0 60 22 38 0
2005 Southland Justin Gilbert 29 8 21 0 16 6 10 0 8th Southland
2006 Southland Justin Gilbert 33 13 20 0 16 8 8 0 2nd Southland East
2007 Southland Justin Gilbert 34 25 9 0 16 15 1 0 Southland Conference Champions
2008 Southland Justin Gilbert 29 17 12 0 16 12 4 0 Southland Conference Tournament Champions, NCAA Tournament 1st round
2009 Southland Justin Gilbert 29 15 14 0 16 9 7 0 3rd Southland West
2010 Southland Justin Gilbert 29 13 16 0 16 8 8 0 2nd Southland East
2011 Southland Justin Gilbert 32 11 21 0 16 9 7 0 2nd Southland East
2012 Southland Justin Gilbert 32 10 22 0 18 2 16 0 9th Southland
2013 Southland Justin Gilbert 30 9 21 0 18 7 11 0 9th Southland
Justin Gilbert 277 121 156 0 148 76 72 0
2014 Southland Alan Edwards 28 5 23 0 16 5 11 0 11th Southland
2015 Southland Alan Edwards 30 14 16 0 16 4 12 0 10th Southland
2016 Southland Alan Edwards 28 6 22 0 16 6 10 0 11th Southland
2017 Southland Alan Edwards 26 4 22 0 16 2 14 0 11th Southland
Alan Edwards 112 29 83 0 64 17 47 0
2018 Southland Michelle Kuester 27 7 20 0 16 4 12 0 11th Southland
2019 Southland Michelle Kuester 26 9 17 0 16 4 12 0 12th Southland
Michelle Kuester 53 16 37 0 32 8 24 0
2020 Southland Jordan Lay 17 1 16 0 12 1 11 0 12th Southland
2021 WAC Jordan Lay 26 4 22 0 12 0 12 0 6th WAC Southwest Division
Jordan Lay 43 5 38 0 24 1 23 0
2022 Southland Brandon Crisp 21 8 13 0 10 2 8 0 10th Southland
2023 Southland Brandon Crisp 29 2 27 0 18 2 16 0 10th Southland
Brandon Crisp 50 10 40 0 28 4 18 0
2024 Southland Ariel Apolinario
Ariel Apolinario
NCAA Overall 1370 644 726 0 552 267 288 0
Team
Overall 		1818 952 856 6 554 267 286 0

(Results reflect games through November 11, 2023.)

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament

Source:[6] The Lady Cardinals have appeared in the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship four times. They have a record of 0–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
1983 First round Texas L 0–3
1984 First round Texas L 0–3
1993 First round Arizona L 0–3
2008 First round Texas L 0–3

Home court

While McDonald Gym has been home court since 2007, both McDonald Gym and the Montagne Center have served as home courts over the life of the program. The most recent move to the Montagne Center was when McDonald Gym was completely renovated in 2006-07 as part of the $17,800,000 126,000 sq ft Sheila Umphrey Recreational Center project.[9] Following renovations, the volleyball team moved back to its current home, McDonald Gym.

  • Sheila Umphrey Recreation Center and McDonald Gym
    Sheila Umphrey Recreation Center and McDonald Gym
  • McDonald Gym and Sheila Umphrey Recreation Center
    McDonald Gym and Sheila Umphrey Recreation Center
  • Montagne Center across the freeway
    Montagne Center across the freeway

See also

References

  1. ^ Lamar University Athletics Visual Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Lamar University Volleyball Push Your Limits". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ James Dixon (January 5, 2024). "Ariel Apolinario Tabbed as Lamar Volleyball Head Coach". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Matt Faye (November 13, 2023). "Lamar University fires volleyball coach". Hearst. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Lamar University Volleyball Push Your Limits". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Women's Volleyball" (PDF). Southland Conference. January 13, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Archived Team-By-Team Final Statistics". NCAA. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "Sheila Umphrey Recreational Center". Allco, LLC. Retrieved May 19, 2018.