Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball
The Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball is one of the 19 women's varsity teams at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes are part of the Big Ten Conference. The team has won 3 regular season conference titles and has appeared in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament 22 times. They appeared in the Final Four twice in 1991 and 1994. They currently host their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus.
| Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball | |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| University | Ohio State University |
| Athletic director | Gene Smith |
| Head coach | Jen Flynn Oldenburg (2nd season) |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Columbus, OH |
| Home arena | Covelli Center (Capacity: 3,700) |
| Nickname | Buckeyes |
| Colors | Scarlet and Gray |
| AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal | |
| 1991, 1994 | |
| AIAW/NCAA Regional Final | |
| 1991, 1994, 2004 | |
| AIAW/NCAA Regional Semifinal | |
| 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 | |
| AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance | |
| 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 | |
| Conference regular season champion | |
| 1989, 1991, 1994 | |
Arena
The Buckeyes play their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus. They began playing at the arena in 2019, after having spent more than 45 seasons at St. John Arena. Their first match at the Covelli Center was played on August 30, 2019, against Lehigh University, which they won, 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–14).
The Buckeyes hosted the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament at Nationwide Arena in 2016 and are scheduled to host it again in 2021.
Yearly records
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Mary Jo Campbell (Independent) (1971–1972) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Mary Jo Campbell | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1972 | Mary Jo Campbell | 17–6 | AIAW Qualifier | ||||||
| Mary Jo Campbell: | 21–10 | ||||||||
| Sue Collins (Independent) (1973–1979) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Sue Collins | 17–10 | AIAW Qualifier | ||||||
| 1974 | Sue Collins | 30–10 | AIAW Qualifier | ||||||
| 1975 | Sue Collins | 14–12 | AIAW Qualifier | ||||||
| 1976 | Sue Collins | 29–21 | AIAW Placed | ||||||
| 1977 | Sue Collins | 29–11 | AIAW Qualifier | ||||||
| 1978 | Sue Collins | 34–10 | AIAW 10th Place | ||||||
| 1979 | Sue Collins | 37–14 | AIAW 6th Place | ||||||
| Sue Collins: | 190–88 | ||||||||
| Lisa Richards (Independent) (1980–1981) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Lisa Richards | 19–24 | AIAW Qualifier | ||||||
| 1981 | Lisa Richards | 37–21 | AIAW 12th Place | ||||||
| Lisa Richards: | 56–45 | ||||||||
| Jim Stone (Big Ten Conference) (1982–2007) | |||||||||
| 1982 | Jim Stone | 14–14 | |||||||
| 1983 | Jim Stone | 25–11 | 9–4 | Semi | |||||
| 1984 | Jim Stone | 18–13 | 9–4 | Semi | |||||
| 1985 | Jim Stone | 27–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Jim Stone | 20–11 | 11–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1987 | Jim Stone | 19–17 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 1988 | Jim Stone | 14–16 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1989 | Jim Stone | 27–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1990 | Jim Stone | 23–8 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Qualifier | ||||
| 1991 | Jim Stone | 30–4 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1992 | Jim Stone | 21–9 | 14–6 | 3rd | NCAA Qualifier | ||||
| 1993 | Jim Stone | 24–6 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1994 | Jim Stone | 29–3 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1995 | Jim Stone | 22–8 | 16–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1996 | Jim Stone | 27–6 | 15–5 | 3rd | Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1997 | Jim Stone | 24–11 | 13–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | Jim Stone | 17–14 | 9–11 | 5th | NCAA Qualifier | ||||
| 1999 | Jim Stone | 1–26 | 1–19 | 5th | |||||
| 2000 | Jim Stone | 0–30 | 0–20 | 4th | |||||
| 2001 | Jim Stone | 27–4 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2002 | Jim Stone | 21–11 | 13–7 | 4th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2003 | Jim Stone | 11–17 | 5–15 | t-9th | |||||
| 2004 | Jim Stone | 30–4 | 17–3 | t-2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2005 | Jim Stone | 22–9 | 14–6 | t-3rd | NCAA Qualifier | ||||
| 2006 | Jim Stone | 25–8 | 13–7 | 4th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2007 | Jim Stone | 13–16 | 7–13 | 9th | |||||
| Jim Stone: | 531–294 | 297–177 | |||||||
| Geoff Carlston (Big Ten Conference) (2008–2019) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Geoff Carlston | 12–20 | 3–17 | 10th | |||||
| 2009 | Geoff Carlston | 25–10 | 12–8 | T-4th | NCAA Qualifier | ||||
| 2010 | Geoff Carlston | 24–12 | 10–10 | 6th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2011 | Geoff Carlston | 21–15 | 9–11 | 7th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2012 | Geoff Carlston | 23–11 | 13–7 | 4th | NCAA Qualifier | ||||
| 2013 | Geoff Carlston | 18–14 | 6–14 | 10th | |||||
| 2014 | Geoff Carlston | 23–12 | 12–8 | T-5th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2015 | Geoff Carlston | 25–10 | 12–8 | 6th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2016 | Geoff Carlston | 22–13 | 10–10 | T-7th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2017 | Geoff Carlston | 15–16 | 8–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2018 | Geoff Carlston | 12–20 | 3–17 | 13th | |||||
| 2019 | Geoff Carlston | 15–17 | 8–12 | 8th | |||||
| Geoff Carlston: | 235–170 | 106–134 | |||||||
| Jen Flynn Oldenburg (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Jen Flynn Oldenburg | 16-4 | 15-3 | 4th | NCAA Regional Semifinals | ||||
| 2021 | Jen Flynn Oldenburg | 27-6 | 15-5 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| Jenn Flynn Oldenburg: | 43-10 | 30-8 | |||||||
| Total: | 1,076–617 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Coaches
| No. | Coach | Seasons | Record | Big Ten Titles | NCAA/AIAW Apps |
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| 1 | Mary Jo Campbell | 1971–1972 | 21–10 (.677) | n/a | 1 |
| 2 | Sue Collins | 1973–1979 | 190–88 (.683) | n/a | 2 |
| 3 | Lisa Richards | 1980–1981 | 56–45 (.554) | n/a | 7 |
| 4 | Jim Stone | 1982–2007 | 531–153 (.644) | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Geoff Carlston | 2008–2019 | 220–153 (.590) | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Jen Flynn Oldenburg | 2020-present | 16-4 (.800) | 0 | 1 |
Coaching Awards
The coaching staff at Ohio State have racked up 5 Big Ten Coach of the Year and 4 AVCA regional coach of the year awards.
- 2020: Big Ten Coach of the Year (Oldenburg)
- 2004: Big Ten Coach of the Year (Stone)
- 2004: AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year (Stone)
- 1998: AVCA North Central Region Coach of the Year
- 1994: Big Ten Coach of the Year (Stone)
- 1992: AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year (Stone)
- 1991: Big Ten Coach of the Year (Stone)
- 1989: AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year (Stone)
- 1989: Big Ten Coach of the Year (Stone)
Player Awards
Ohio State has enjoyed a rich volleyball player history. An Ohio State player has been named National Player of the Year twice (one co), National Freshman of the Year twice, Big Ten Player of the Year seven times, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year seven times.
- 2020: AVCA National Freshman of the Year (Emily Londot)
- 2020: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Emily Londot)
- 2004: AVCA National Player of the Year (co, Stacey Gordon)
- 2004: Big Ten Player of the Year (Stacey Gordon)
- 2003: Big Ten Player of the Year (Stacey Gordon)
- 2002: Big Ten Player of the Year (Stacey Gordon)
- 2001: AVCA National Freshman of the Year (Stacey Gordon)
- 2001: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Stacey Gordon)
- 1999: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Katie Virtue)
- 1997: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Dana Stearns)
- 1996: Big Ten Player of the Year (Vanessa Wouters)
- 1994: AVCA National Player of the Year (Laura Davis)
- 1995: Big Ten Player of the Year (Laura Davis)
- 1992: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Jenny Jackson)
- 1991: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Laura Davis)
- 1991: Big Ten Player of the Year (Leisa Wissler)
- 1989: Big Ten Player of the Year (Holly O'Leary)
- 1988: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Leisa Wissler)