Troy Trojans women's volleyball

The Troy Trojans women's volleyball team represents Troy University in the sport of volleyball. The Trojans compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The Trojans play their home matches in Trojan Arena on the university's Troy, Alabama campus, and are currently led by head coach Josh Lauer.

Troy Trojans women's volleyball
Founded1976
UniversityTroy University
Head coachJosh Lauer (3rd season)
ConferenceSun Belt
East Division
LocationTroy, Alabama
Home arenaTrojan Arena (capacity: 6,000)
NicknameTrojans
ColorsCardinal, silver, and black[1]
     
Conference tournament champion
1983, 1989, 1990
Conference regular season champion
1989

History

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The Troy Trojans women's volleyball was founded in 1975 under the direction of Troy State's women's athletic director, Joyce Sorrell, who was also named the head coach of the team. The team competed in the Alabama AIAW before moving to the NCAA's Division II in 1980.

In 1983, the team won its first conference championship, winning the Gulf South Conference Tournament title, and fishing the season with an overall record of 29–15. The volleyball team reached their greatest milestone when they again won the Gulf South Conference Tournament title in 1990, finishing with an overall record of 33–6, which is currently the most wins in a season that Troy volleyball has ever had.

During the 2021 season, Troy set a program record for the most wins over Power 5 teams in one season. Troy beat Alabama, LSU, and Virginia Tech that season, finishing with an 18–13 record with an appearance in the NIVC tournament. Troy would defeat Middle Tennessee in the first round, before falling to North Florida in the second round.

Attendance

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Below is a list of Troy's top single-game attendance figures.

Attendance Year Opponent
2,346 2019 South Alabama

Conference championships

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Regular season

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Tournament

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Postseason Results

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NCAA tournament

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The Troy women's volleyball team has never been to the NCAA tournament.

NIVC tournament

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Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2019 First round
Second round
North Carolina A&T
Georgia Tech
W 3–0
L 1–3
2021 First round
Second round
Middle Tennessee
North Florida
W 3–0
L 0–3
2022 First round UT-Martin

Yearly Results

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Troy State (Gulf South Conference) (1983–1994)
1983 Ginger Lowe 29–15 9–4 3rd
1985 Ginger Lowe 18–26 3rd
1986 Ginger Lowe 20–24 4th
1987 Ginger Lowe 23–17 3rd
Ginger Lower: 0–0 0–0
1989 Kim Van Deraa 27–14 1st
1990 Kim Van Deraa 33–6 10–3 1st
Kim Van Deraa: 60–20 0–0
1991 Dee Dee Taylor 23–17 3rd
1992 Dee Dee Taylor 0–0
Dee Dee Taylor: 27–28
1993 Melanie Davis 17–20 3rd
1994 Melanie Davis 26–13 3–3
1995 Melanie Davis 27–11 7–5
Melanie Davis: 70–44 0–0
1996 Ginger Lowe 18–14 5–1 1st (East)
1997 Ginger Lowe 12–21 4–2 1st (West)
1998 Ginger Lowe 15–19 3–2
1999 Ginger Lowe 10–23 4–5
2000 Ginger Lowe 20–11 4–5
2001 Ginger Lowe 11–12 4–6
2002 Ginger Lowe 20–11 7–4
2003 Ginger Lowe 14–13 5–5
Ginger Lowe: 120–124 0–0
2004 Patrick Nicholas 9–18 4–6
Patrick Nicholas: 9–18 4–6
2005 Michael Izumi 10–15 3–10
Michael Izumi: 10–15 3–10
2006 Sonny Kirkpatrick 9–24 3–14
2007 Sonny Kirkpatrick 16–17 7–10
2008 Sonny Kirkpatrick 13–19 4–13
2009 Sonny Kirkpatrick 12–18 7–10
2010 Sonny Kirkpatrick 11–22 3–13
2011 Sonny Kirkpatrick 16–15 6–10
2012 Sonny Kirkpatrick 21–12 10–5
2013 Sonny Kirkpatrick 13–21 7–11 8th
2014 Sonny Kirkpatrick 10–22 2–18 11th
2015 Sonny Kirkpatrick 14–18 7–9 T-6th
2016 Sonny Kirkpatrick 10–23 4–12 5th (East)
Sonny Kirkpatrick: 145–211 60–0
2017 Josh Lauer 11–22 4–12 T-4th (East)
2018 Josh Lauer 11–19 5–11 4th (East)
2019 Josh Lauer 23–10 10–6 3rd (East) NIVC Second Round
2020 Josh Lauer 11–9 10–6 2nd (East)
2021 Josh Lauer 18–13 9–7 T-3rd (East) NIVC Second Round
2022 Josh Lauer 18–12 11–5 T-2nd (West) NIVC First Round
Josh Lauer: 64–64 30–34
Total: 0–0

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Trojan 2.0 Best Practices and Style Guide". Retrieved December 1, 2022.