Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball
| Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball |
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| University | Pennsylvania State University |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | University Park, PA |
| Head coach | Russ Rose (36th year) |
| Home arena | Rec Hall (Capacity: 7,200) |
| Nickname | Nittany Lions |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| AIAW and NCAA Tournament Champions | |
| 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 | |
| AIAW and NCAA Tournament Runner Up | |
| 1993, 1997, 1998 | |
| AIAW and NCAA Tournament Final Four | |
| 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| AIAW and NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |
| 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| AIAW and NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |
| 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| AIAW and NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |
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Atlantic 10 Big Ten 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
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Atlantic 10
1983*, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
* tournament (no regular season)
The Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball program has had a long tradition. It was founded in 1976 by Tom Tait, long-time coach of the men's team, who coached the women's team from 1976–79 and was named a USA Volleyball All-Time great coach in 2007.
Russ Rose has been the head coach since 1979. He has led the program to seven NCAA National Championships, in 1999, each year from 2007 through 2010, and in 2013 and 2014. After the 2015 season he has an overall record of 1189–186 (an .865 winning percentage); in NCAA games his .871 percentage (1123 W–166 L) ranked as the highest winning percentage in NCAA history. On September 21, 2007, Rose earned his 900th career victory with a win over Michigan State, becoming only the third Division I coach to reach the milestone. On December 17, 2009 Rose notched his 1,000th career win with a victory over Hawaii in four sets to advance to his third consecutive national championship game with the Nittany Lions. Two nights later, on December 19, his team earned their third consecutive national championship with a come-from-behind, 3 sets to 2 victory over Texas to run their consecutive match win streak to 102. It was the first time during the win streak (which later ended after 109 victories) that Penn State lost the first two sets.
Prior to entering the Big Ten Conference in 1991, Rose's teams experienced unprecedented success in the Atlantic 10 Conference, winning eight straight championships, never losing a conference match in that time.
In 1990, Penn State entered the NCAA tournament undefeated with a 42–0 record. The Nittany Lions swept Purdue and Big Ten champion Wisconsin in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, before losing to Nebraska in the NCAA Regional Final. Of the team’s 44 wins, 40 were sweeps, a school and national record.
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