UCLA Bruins women's volleyball

UCLA Bruins women's volleyball
UniversityUCLA
Head coachAlfredo Reft (1st season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLos Angeles, California
Home arenaPauley Pavilion (capacity: 12,829)
NicknameBruins
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion
1971–72, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991, 2011
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
1969–70, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1994
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
1972–73, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2011
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Conference regular season champion
1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999

The UCLA women's volleyball program began its first year in 1965. Andy Banachowski was the head coach each year since 1965 until his retirement after the 2009 season, with the exception of the two seasons of 1968–69 and 1969–70, after he graduated from UCLA. In those seasons, Mardi Hardy Monroe was the head coach. Michael Sealy took over as head coach in 2010 and led the team to a national championship in 2011.

Banachowski had more wins than any other NCAA Division I women's volleyball coach, with a record (since 1970, since no records were kept from 1965 to 1969) of 1,106–301. Banachowski had led UCLA to six national championships (3 NCAA–1984, 1990, 1991; 2 AIAW–1974, 1975; and 1 DGWS–1972). UCLA has made 27 of 28 NCAA tournaments and has made 11 NCAA Final Fours, which is tied with Nebraska as the second most Final Four appearances of all Division I programs.[2]

  1. ^ "Style Guide // UCLA Athletics for Print and Digital Applications" (PDF). UCLA Nike Jordan Style Guide. July 7, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ UCLA Bruin women's volleyball history