Volleyball Program History

I. Team History
II. Championships
III. Postseason Honors
IV. Record Book

I. Team History

Season-by-Season Records

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Year	Record	Head Coach
1975	3-10	Mary Jane Hunley
1976	3-10	Mary Jane Hunley
1977	22-1	Mary Jane Hunley
1978	36-6	Mary Jane Hunley-Bonn
1979	27-5	Laura Ferrell
1980		Terry Benson
1981	7-13	Terry Benson
1982	5-19	Terry Benson
1983	6-18	Dan Lawrence
1984	24-14	Dan Lawrence
1985	33-21	Dan Lawrence
1986	32-15 @#	Dan Lawrence
1987	26-19	Diane Scherzer
1988	30-12 *@	Diane Scherzer
1989	12-20	Diane Scherzer
1990	9-20	Karen Smith
1991	19-14	Karen Smith
1992	20-17	Karen Smith
1993	16-16	Karen Smith
1994	6-25	Karen Smith
1995	0-26	Brenda Hillman
1996	4-22	Brenda Hillman
1997	12-19	Brenda Hillman
1998	14-18	Doug Tabbert
1999	15-18	Doug Tabbert
2000	14-19	Doug Tabbert
2001	9-26	Eddie Matthews
2002	16-18	Eddie Matthews
2003	10-24	Eddie Matthews
2004	12-20	Eddie Matthews
2005	17-13	Eddie Matthews
2006	15-17	Eddie Matthews
2007	16-16	Eddie Matthews
2008	17-15	Eddie Matthews
2009	19-11	Eddie Matthews
2010	20-12	Eddie Matthews
2011	21-8	Eddie Matthews
2012	16-12	Eddie Matthews
2013	14-18	Eddie Matthews
2014	15-18	Eddie Matthews
2015	20-10	Eddie Matthews
2016	8-22	Eddie Matthews
2017	18-13	Eddie Matthews
2018	17-10	Eddie Matthews
2019	6-20	Eddie Matthews
2020-21	2-7	Eddie Matthews
2021	13-17	Eddie Matthews
2022	12-18	Eddie Matthews
2023	16-10	Eddie Matthews
Overall	695-723 (.490)
* - DIAC/USA South Champions; @ - DIAC/USA South Tournament Champions; # - NCAA Division III National Tournament

All-Time Series Records *

Opponent	W	L
Agnes Scott	4	1
Allegheny	0	1
Austin	0	1
Averett	16	44
Barton	0	4
Bennett	5	0
Berry	0	1
Bob Jones	0	1
Brewton-Parker	1	0
Bridgewater	0	4
Brooklyn	1	0
Campbell	0	4
Campbellsville	0	1
Carlow	0	1
Carnegie Mellon	0	1
Catawba	0	1
Catholic	1	4
Centre	0	3
Chowan	13	7
Christopher Newport	12	38
Coker	0	1
Columbia	3	0
Covenant	2	5
Cumberland	0	1
East Carolina	1	1
Eastern Mennonite	4	2
Elon	1	4
Emory	0	1
Emory & Henry	2	9
Erskine	0	1
Faulkner	0	1
Fayetteville State	5	8
Ferrum	31	18
Flagler	0	1
Frostburg	0	1
Gallaudet	2	4
George Fox	0	1
Goucher	1	0
Greensboro	21	41
Guilford	11	10
Hanover	0	1
Hendrix	0	1
Hiram	0	1
Hollins	9	0
Hood	1	0
Huntingdon	4	1
Johnson Bible	1	0
Johnson C. Smith	1	0
Johnson University (TN)	2	1
Kean	1	0
Kenyon	0	1
LaGrange	4	4
Lancaster Bible	1	1
Lewis & Clark	0	1
Linfield	0	1
Longwood	1	0
Lycoming	0	2
Lynchburg	2	5
Mary Baldwin	29	1
Mary Washington	1	3
Marymount	0	4
Maryville	0	10
McDaniel	0	2
McMurry	0	2
Medgar Evers	1	0
Meredith	27	34
Messiah	1	1
Misericordia	1	0
Mississippi College	1	0
Mobile	0	1
Moravian	0	1
Mount Olive	0	1
Mountain State	1	0
Mount Aloysius	2	0
Muhlenberg	1	0
North Carolina A&T	1	0
North Carolina Central	0	1
North Carolina Wesleyan	23	43
Nova Southeastern	0	1
Oberlin	1	0
Oglethorpe	1	0
Ohio State-Newark	0	1
Ohio Valley	1	0
Olivet	1	0
Pacific	0	1
Palm Beach Atlantic	0	1
Penn State Harrisburg	1	0
Pfeiffer	8	4
Philadelphia Bible	1	0
Piedmont	3	7
Queens	6	0
Randolph	12	4
Randolph-Macon	3	3
Randolph Macon Woman's	4	0
Regent	2	0
Regis	1	0
Roanoke	5	12
Saint Elizabeth	1	0
Salem	28	4
Salisbury	0	1
Savannah Art & Design	0	1
Sewanee	2	3
Shaw	0	2
Shenandoah	19	11
Southern Virginia	3	5
Spelman	3	0
Stevenson	0	1
St. Andrews	0	14
St. Augustine	0	1
St. Mary's (Md.)	0	3
Sweet Briar	9	1
Toccoa Falls	1	0
Trinity (D.C.)	1	0
UNC-Greensboro	0	10
UNC-Pembroke	0	10
UNC-Wilmington	0	3
Virginia Intermont	0	1
Virginia State	0	2
Virginia Union	0	1
Virginia Wesleyan	0	2
Washington	1	0
Washington & Lee	0	2
Wesley	2	0
Wesleyan	3	0
William Peace	23	23
Wingate	0	1

* All-Time Records include years 1975, 1981-84, 1989-90, 1995, 1998, 2000-Pres.

III. Postseason Honors

USA South Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
Year	Coach
1988	Diane Scherzer
1991	Karen Smith

USA South Athletic Conference Libero of the Year
Year	Player
2015	Karly Klimas
2023	Blake O'Brien

First Team All-USA South Athletic Conference
Year	Player
1985	Vivian Culverhouse, Sonja Mixon
1986	Vivian Culverhouse
1987	Audra Griffey, Aura Griffey
1988	Billie Farris, Audra Griffey, Aura Griffey
1991	Joann Weary
1992	Kim Miller
1993	Kim Miller
1994	Kim Miller
2002	Theresa Dwenger
2009	Stephanie Wood
2015	Cassidy Hayes
2017	Cassidy Hayes
2018	Brittany Ter Meer
2023	Jeanana Fowler, Hannah Hewett, Jamie Holton
Second Team All-USA South Athletic Conference
Year	Player
1983	Sonja Mixon
1984	Vivian Culverhouse, Sonja Mixon
1986	Billie Farris, Aura Griffey
1987	Billie Farris
1989	Anita Cechowski, Staci Sanders
1990	Lorie Sanuita
1991	Kim Miller, Lorie Sanuita
1992	Michell Brown, Jill Sturenfeldt
1993	Danielle Genest, Jill Sturenfeldt
1998	Julie Barnes
1999	Bria Lovelace
2000	Theresa Dwenger
2001	Theresa Dwenger
2002	Jennifer Ellis
2003	Jennifer Ellis (OH)
2005	Jennifer Ellis (OH)
2009	Kayci Miller
2010	Jalesty Washington
2011	Kayci Miller, Stephanie Wood
2013	Allison Graves
2014	Cassidy Hayes
2015	Karly Kilmas
2016	Cassidy Hayes
2017	Brittany Ter Meer
2018	Jasmine Tapscott
2022	Jeanana Fowler
2023	Blake O'Brien
Third Team All-USA South Athletic Conference
Year	Player
2008	Sara Yeatman, Jalesty Washington
2009	Jalesty Washington
2010	Lauren Bramble, Kayci Miller, Stephanie Wood
2011	Jalesty Washington
2012	Stephanie Wood
2013	Emily Krochmal
Honorable Mention All-USA South Athletic Conference
Year	Player
2004	Rebecca Walter (OH)
2006	Sara Yeatman
2009	Jordan Grady
2011	Lauren Bramble
2014	Karly Klimas
2015	Maggie Harris
2022	Hannah Hewett
2023	Savannah Hovander

IV. Record Book

Team Records

Team Season Records
Kills	1,585	2002
Hitting %	.248	1997
Assists	1,428	2002
Digs	2,342	2000
Service Aces	372	2002
Blocks	270.5	1997

Team Match Records
Kills	90	2000 vs. Meredith
Hitting %	.620	2016 vs. Medgar Evers
Assists	81	2000 vs. Meredith
Digs	117	2017 @ Salem 2023 vs. William Peace
Service Aces	38	2006 vs. Salem
Blocks	15	2010 vs. Averett

Individual Records

Individual Career Records
Kills	1,671-Jennifer Ellis	2002-05
Hitting %	.449-Vivian Culverhouse	1983-86
Assists	4,194-Maggie Harris	2014-17
Service Aces	333-Theresa Dwenger	1999-02
Digs	1,929-Karly Klimas	2012-15
Blocks	332-Stephanie Wood	2009-12

Individual Season Records
Kills	540-Jennifer Ellis	2002
Hitting %	.487-Vivian Culverhouse	1986
Assists	1,130-Theresa Dwenger	2002
Digs	624-Blake O'Brien	2023
Service Aces	121-Theresa Dwenger	1999
Blocks	102-Lorie Sanuita	1991

Individual Match Records
Kills	31-Lucie Jurcova	1998, vs. Meredith
Hitting % *min. 20 attack attempts*	.739-Jeanana Fowler	2022, vs. Ferrum
Assists	64-Kayci Miller	2011, vs. Peace
Digs	36-Karly Klimas	2014, vs. N.C. Wesleyan
Service Aces	14-Katy Flaherty	2006, vs. Salem
Blocks	10-Kendall Craig	2021, vs. Averett

Season Kills
Player	Season	Kills
1. Jennifer Ellis	2002	540
2. Vivian Culverhouse	1986	514
3. Allison Graves	2013	476
4. Jennifer Ellis	2003	450
5. Jennifer Ellis	2005	449
6. Samantha Moser	2000	438
7. Sara Yeatman	2007	418
8. Cassidy Hayes	2014	396
9. Emily Krochmal	2013	392
10. Lucie Jurcova	1998	389

*Season Hitting Percentage (minimum 150 attack attempts***)
Player	Season	Hitting Percentage
1. Vivian Culverhouse	1986	.487
2. Vivian Culverhouse	1984	.452
3. Jeanan Fowler	2022	.370
4. Stephanie Wood	2011	.363
Georgette Singleton	1997	.363
6. Jeanana Fowler	2023	.333
7. Aura Griffey	1986	.331
8. Stephanie Wood	2012	.330
9. Aura Griffey	1988	.328
10. Cassidy Hayes	2016	.319

Season Assists
Player	Season	Assists
1. Theresa Dwenger	2002	1,130
2. Maggie Harris	2015	1,122
3. Maggie Harris	2014	1,118
4. Theresa Dwenger	2000	1,088
Kayci Miller	2009	1,088
6. Hannah Hewett	2023	1,058
7. Kayci Miller	2010	1,046
8. Kayci Miller	2011	1,025
9. Maggie Harris	2017	1,015
10. Hannah Hewett	2021	1,012

Season Digs
Player	Season	Digs
1. Blake O'Brien	2023	624
2. Karly Klimas	2014	577
3. Audra Griffey	1987	571
4. Laurie McGinn	1987	552
5. Karly Kilmas	2015	551
6. Janie Harmelink	2021	528
7. Jordan Grady	2008	527
8. Vivian Guerrero	1986	523
9. Jordan Grady	2007	514
Annabelle Ronelli	2017	514

Season Service Aces
Player	Season	Aces
1. Theresa Dwenger	1999	121
2. Billie Farris	1986	115
3. Vivian Culverhouse	1986	106
4. Michele Brown	1992	105
5. Theresa Dwenger	2002	100
6. Laurie McGinn	1988	98
7. Jennifer Ellis	2002	87
8. Stephanie Sullivan	2004	84
9. Lucie Jurcova	1998	80
10. Aura Griffey	1987	79

Season Blocks
Player	Season	Blocks
1. Lorie Sanuita	1991	102
2. Lucie Jurcova	1998	94
3. Kendall Craig	2021	93
Brittany Ter Meer	2015	93
5. Hayley Williams	2012	92
6. Hayley Williams	2011	90
7. Stephanie Wood	2011	89
8. Brittany Ter Meer	2017	84
Stephanie Wood	2010	84
10. Stephanie Wood	2009	81

Career Kills
Player	Season	Kills
1. Jennifer Ellis	2002-05	1,671
2. Cassidy Hayes	2014-17	1,459
3. Jalesty Washington	2008-11	1,360
4. Sara Yeatman	2005-08	1,261
5. Brittany Ter Meer	2015-18	1,137
6. Stephanie Wood	2009-12	1,113
7. Danielle Genest	1990-93	976
8. Jessica Phillips	1998-01	961
9. Jeanana Fowler	2021-Pres.	934
10. Billie Farris	1986-88	884

Career Assists
Player	Season	Assists
1. Maggie Harris	2014-17	4,194
2. Theresa Dwenger	1999-02	3,402
3. Hannah Hewett	2020-Pres.	3,371
4. Kayci Miller	2009-11	3,159
5. Kim Miller	1991-94	2,717
6. Julie Barnes	1995-98	2,017
7. Aura Griffey	1986-88	1,942
8. Megan Friend	2002-05	1,893
9. Anita Cechowski	1986-89	1,714
10. Lili Henry	2017-19	1,440

Career Service Aces
Player	Season	Aces
1. Theresa Dwenger	1999-02	333
2. Jennifer Ellis	2002-05	279
3. Billie Farris	1986-88	264
4. Aura Griffey	1986-88	202
5. Stephanie Greene	1993-96	194
6. Stephanie Wood	2009-12	182
7. Audra Griffey	1986-88	178
8. Laurie McGinn	1987-88	161
9. Jill Sturenfeldt	1990-93	157
10. Anita Cechowski	1986-89	154

Career Digs
Player	Season	Digs
1. Karly Klimas	2012-15	1,929
2. Jordan Grady	2006-09	1,767
3. Jennifer Ellis	2002-05	1,374
4. Hannah Hewett	2020-Pres.	1,241
Kim Miller	1991-94	1,241
6. Sara Yeatman	2005-08	1,237
7. Audra Griffey	1986-88	1,213
8. Jill Sturenfeldt	1990-93	1,198
9. Billie Farris	1986-88	1,190
10. Maggie Harris	2014-17	1,133

Career Hitting Percentage *(minimum 250 attack attempts)*
Player	Season	Hitting Percentage
1. Vivian Culverhouse	1983-86	.449
2. Aura Griffey	1986-88	.323
3. Jeanana Fowler	2021-Pres.	.321
4. Stephanie Wood	2009-12	.307
Savannah Hovander	2023-Pres.	.307
6. Audra Griffey	1986-88	.284
7. Cassidy Hayes	2014-17	.283
8. Jasmine Tapscott	2016-18	.270
9. Julia Barnes	1995-98	.268
10. Theresa Dwenger	1999-02	.265

Career Blocks
Player	Season	Blocks
1. Stephanie Wood	2009-12	332
2. Brittany Ter Meer	2015-18	288
3. Cassidy Hayes	2014-17	264
4. Hayley Williams	2009-12	242
5. Jill Stureneldt	1990-93	236
6. Jessica Phillips	1998-01	225
7. Lorie Sanuita	1988-91	208
Jeanana Fowler	2021-Pres.	208
9. Julia Barnes	1995-98	200
10. Lucie Jurcova	1997-98	165