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LSU Tigers Women's Volleyball
The LSU Tigers women's volleyball team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of indoor volleyball. The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and play their home matches in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the university's Baton Rouge, Louisiana campus. Since the 2022 season, the head coach is Tonya Johnson, after former long time head coach Fran Flory announced her retirement. History The LSU Tigers volleyball team, originally known as "Lady Tigers", played its first season in 1974. The first coach of the Lady Tigers was Jinks Coleman who compiled a record of 75–22 () at LSU from 1974 to 1976. In 1977, Gerry Owens become head volleyball coach at LSU and amassed a record of 95–49 () during her 4 years as LSU head coach which ended in 1980. The Lady Tigers brought in a new head coach for the 1981 season. Ruth Nelson guided the Lady Tigers for 4 years from 1981 to 1984 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonya Johnson
Tonya Doral Johnson (born September 1, 1969) is an American volleyball coach and former player. She has been the head coach of the LSU women's volleyball team since 2022. Personal life Johnson was born on September 1, 1969, in Zachary, Louisiana. She played both volleyball and basketball at Zachary High School before ultimately focusing on volleyball. Playing career Johnson played volleyball at LSU from 1987-90, helping the Tigers to Southeastern Conference titles in 1989 and 1990. She also helped LSU advance to its first-ever Final Four appearance in the 1990 NCAA tournament as well as a Sweet 16 appearance in 1989. Coaching career Johnson's first collegiate coaching role came in 1995 when she coached as an assistant at Kentucky, under then-head coach Fran Flory. In 1998, along with Flory, she returned to her alma mater when she went LSU as an assistant coach. She remained at LSU until 2003, when she moved to Texas as an assistant head coach under Jerritt Elliott. Johnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monique Adams
Monique Adams is a former female American volleyball player who played collegiately for Louisiana State University (LSU) as an outside hitter. She was an AVCA All-American and played in back-to-back NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Final Fours in 1990 and 1991. She was named MVP of the 1991 SEC Tournament and was also a member of the U.S. Junior National (B) Team in 1989. She was also one of only three players from LSU to be named to the AVCA All-American First-Team. See also * 1991 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament The 1991 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 21, 1991, when UCLA defeated Long Beach State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match. UCLA won the program's third NCAA title and successfully ... References American women's volleyball players LSU Tigers women's volleyball players Panathinaikos women's volleyball players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Outside hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 2, 2010 and ended December 18, when Penn State swept California to win an unprecedented fourth straight NCAA title, making it their fifth overall. Penn State head coach Russ Rose became the first Division I coach to win five NCAA titles. Records Austin Regional Regional recap The biggest upset of the tournament occurred when Purdue swept top ranked Florida in 3 sets, recording their first win over a #1 team in program history. Despite holding 4 consecutive set points in the 1st set, Florida lost their 24-20 lead and eventually lost 28-26. Florida never seemed to regain their rhythm, as Purdue went up 8-0 in the second set and maintained a 10-point lead throughout the set, winning 25-15. Purdue went up early in the third set as well, and won 25-19, shocking the Gators who had only lost one match all season. In the other semifinal, Illinois played Texas hard on their home floor, going up 2-1 in sets. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 2009 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 3, 2009 with 64 teams and ended on December 19, when Penn State defeated Texas, 3-2, in the NCAA National Championship match. With the win, Penn State won its fourth overall title, and became the first team in the history of women's intercollegiate volleyball to win three straight national titles. Penn State also became the first team in NCAA history to have two straight undefeated seasons, as the 2009 squad went 38-0 for the second straight year, extending the ongoing NCAA record of consecutive matches won (102). Penn State became only the third team in NCAA history to win the national championship after trailing 0-2 in sets. The last team to accomplish the feat was UCLA in 1991. Penn State's senior class, led by Megan Hodge and Alisha Glass, had an overall record of 142-5 (.966 winning %), which is the best winning percentage in NCAA Division I history for classes that have won national titles. Penn State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 2006 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on November 30, 2006 with 64 teams and concluded on December 16, 2006, when top ranked Nebraska defeated second ranked Stanford 3 sets to 1 in Omaha, Nebraska for the program's third NCAA title. At the time, the 17,209 national championship match attendance was the highest attended volleyball match ever in the United States. The record was later broken during the 2008 NCAA Semifinals, also held at the Qwest Center. Records Thirty-one conferences had an automatic berth to the 2006 NCAA Tournament, and the other 33 spots were filled by at-large bids. The Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-10 were well-represented as usual, as teams from these conferences made up the top 8 seeds. Gainesville Regional Upsets In the Gainesville region, no seed was a victim of an upset, although some were very close to doing so. In the first round, unseeded American put a scare into top seeded Nebraska by taking game 3 from them, but Nebraska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 2005 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 1, 2005 with 64 teams and concluded on December 17, 2005, when Washington defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in San Antonio, Texas for the program's first NCAA title. The 2005 NCAA Final Four, held at the Alamodome, had two participants who were making the school's first-ever Final Four appearance. Fifteenth-seeded Tennessee and unseeded Santa Clara upset their way into the semifinals. In the rally scoring era (since 2001), no unseeded team had ever reached the national semifinals, while Tennessee was the lowest overall seed to reach the Final Four. The 2005 NCAA Tournament was the 25th anniversary of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. Records Omaha Regional Upsets As expected, Nebraska, UCLA, Louisville, and Florida got to the Sweet 16 round. Florida swept past Louisville and top seeded Nebraska swept past UCLA to advance to the regional finals. Nebraska defeated Florida, 30-26, 30-24, 30-16 to ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 1992 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 19, 1992, when Stanford defeated UCLA 3-1 in the NCAA championship match. Stanford won the program's first NCAA title after three previous runner-up finishes. UCLA was the top ranked team in the country and was undefeated coming into the match. The Bruins were the two time defending national champions, and became the first university to appear in three straight NCAA title matches, equaling its previous AIAW national title match streak from 1974 through 1976. UCLA's 43 match win streak was snapped with the loss. The 1992 Final Four was held at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Records {, , valign=top , {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Seed !style="background: #e3e3e3;", School !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Conference !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Berth Type !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Record , - , , Arkansas State , Sun Belt , Automatic , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 21, 1991, when UCLA defeated Long Beach State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match. UCLA won the program's third NCAA title and successfully defended their 1990 NCAA title by defeating Long Beach State in five games. After losing the first two games by the scores of 15-12, 15-13, UCLA completed off a stunning comeback to take the next three games, 15-12, 15-6, 15-11 to win it all. UCLA's comeback was one of the biggest in NCAA history; only one other team had ever rallied from two games to 0 to win in five games in the NCAA national championship (and did not again until 2009). UCLA finished their season 31-5. The 1991 Final Four was held on the campus of UCLA at Pauley Pavilion. Records {, , valign=top , {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Seed !style="background: #e3e3e3;", School !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Conference !style="background ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 15, 1990, when UCLA defeated Pacific 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match. UCLA won the program's second NCAA title in women's volleyball by defeating Pacific 15-9, 15-12, 15-7. UCLA was led by Natalie Williams and Marissa Hatchett who had 12 kills a piece. The Bruins finished the 1990 season 36-1. The 1990 Final Four was held at the Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. Records {, , valign=top , {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Seed !style="background: #e3e3e3;", School !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Conference !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Berth Type !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Record , - , , BYU , WAC , At-large , 26-7 , - , , Florida State , Metro , Automatic , 25-9 , - , , Gonzaga , West Coast , At-large , 25-6 , - , , Hawaii , Big West , Automatic , 27-5 , - , , Idaho State , Big Sky , Automatic , 22-9 , - , , Illin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament
The 1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 16, 1989, when Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match. Led by AVCA co-National Player of the Year Tara Cross's 20 kills, Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 15-12, 15-0, 15-6 to win the school's first NCAA championship. Nebraska made the program's second championship match appearance. The 1989 Final Four was held at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Records {, , valign=top , {, class="wikitable sortable" , - !style="background: #e3e3e3;", School !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Conference !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Berth Type !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Record !style="background: #e3e3e3;", Regional , - , Arizona , Pac-10 , At-large , 17-12 , , - , Cal Poly , Big West , At-large , 18-12 , , - , California , Pac-10 , At-large , 18-10 , , - , Colorado , Big Eight , At-large , 22-10 , , - , Eastern Washington , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
