UCF Knights women's volleyball

UCF Knights women's volleyball
Founded1975
UniversityUniversity of Central Florida
Head coachJenny Maurer (1st season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationOrlando, Florida
Home arenaThe Venue at UCF (capacity: 2,500)
NicknameUCF 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 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]

History

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.

Coaches

Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct.
1975–1979 Lucy McDaniel 5 236–34 .874
1980–1981 Carmen Pennick 2 43-50 .460
1982–1987 Lyn King 6 132–124 .516
1988–1990 Dee Dee McClemmon 3 59–51 .536
1991–1997 Laura Smith 7 188–74 .718
1998 Miriam Ochoa 1 7–15 .318
1999–2007 Meg Colado 9 134–131 .506
2008–2022 Todd Dagenais 15 308–159 .660
2023- Jenny Maurer 1 -- --
Totals 9 coaches 48 seasons 1,062–634 .626
Records are through the conclusion of the 2022 NCAA Season

Seasons

Legend

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

Year Head Coach Overall
Record 		Conference
Record 		Postseason
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

See also

References

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