UCF Knights women's volleyball

The UCF Knights women's volleyball program represents the University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in the Big 12 Conference and play their home games on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida at The Venue at UCF. The Knights are currently led by head coach Jenny Maurer.

UCF Knights women's volleyball
Founded	1975
University	University of Central Florida
Head coach	Jenny Maurer (1st season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Orlando, Florida
Home arena	The Venue at UCF (capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	UCF Knights
Colors	Black and gold
AIAW/NCAA Tournament champion
1978*
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
1977*, 1978*
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
1977*, 1978*
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1977*, 1978*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 *at Division II level
Conference tournament champion
1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2018, 2019, 2020
Conference regular season champion
1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

History

The Knights volleyball program began in 1975 under Lucy McDaniel, who would lead the team through the 1979 season. The Knights went 30–8–0 in their inaugural year. The highlight of McDaniel's tenure at UCF, and the women's volleyball program, was their 1978 perfect 55–0 season in which they won the Division II AIAW National Championship.

In 1982, the team joined their first conference, the Sunshine State Conference, which they left following the 1983 season. The program was a member of the New South Women's Athletic Conference (NSWAC) from 1985 to 1989. The Knights then joined the American South Conference in 1990, and spent 1991 in the Sun Belt Conference. In 1993, the Knights joined the Atlantic Sun Conference, where they remained until joining Conference USA in 2005. In 2013, UCF joined the American Athletic Conference.

In ten seasons in The American, UCF won six conference titles, including five straight from 2018-2022, and made the postseason seven times. Head coach Todd Dagenais became the program's winningest head coach following a victory over Florida State in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament in 2019.

Dagenais retired from college coaching in 2023, and was replaced by former associate head coach Jenny Maurer. The Knights joined the Big 12 Conference starting with the 2023 season.

Coaches

Tenure Coach Seasons Record Pct. 1975–1979 Lucy McDaniel 5 236–34 .874 1980–1981 Carmen Pennick 2 43-50 .460 1982–1987 Lyn King 6 132–124 .516 1988–1990 Dee Dee McClemmon 3 59–51 .536 1991–1997 Laura Smith 7 188–74 .718 1998 Miriam Ochoa 1 7–15 .318 1999–2007 Meg Colado 9 134–131 .506 2008–2022 Todd Dagenais 15 308–159 .660 2023- Jenny Maurer 1 -- -- Totals 9 coaches 48 seasons 1,062–634 .626 Records are through the conclusion of the 2022 NCAA Season

Seasons

Legend
National Champions   Conference Tournament Champions   Conference Season Champions   Conference Season & Tournament Champions

Year	Head Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record	Postseason
FTU Knights (Independent) (1975–1978)
1975	Lucy McDaniel	30–8	–	–
1976	Lucy McDaniel	41–15	–	–
1977	Lucy McDaniel	56–6	–	4th Place, AIAW Small College National Championship
1978	Lucy McDaniel	55–0	–	AIAW Small College National Champions
UCF Knights (Independent) (1979–1981)
1979	Lucy McDaniel	54–5	–	AIAW Division II National Championship
1980	Carmen Pennick	27–27	–	–
1981	Carmen Pennick	16–23	–	–
UCF Knights (Sunshine State Conference) (1982–1983)
1982	Lyn King	26–25	10–2	–
1983	Lyn King	38–12	10–2	–
UCF Knights (Independent) (1984–1984)
1984	Lyn King	10–25	–	–
UCF Knights (New South Women's Athletic Conference) (1985–1989)
1985	Lyn King	15–24	3–2	–
1986	Lyn King	15–23	3–0	–
1987	Lyn King	28–15	3–0	–
1988	Dee Dee McClemmon	19–20	6–0	–
1989	Dee Dee McClemmon	26–14	5–0	–
UCF Knights (American South Conference) (1990–1990)
1990	Dee Dee McClemmon	14–17	3–0	–
UCF Knights (Sun Belt Conference) (1991–1991)
1991	Laura Smith	24–13	8–7	–
UCF Knights (Independent) (1992–1992)
1992	Laura Smith	15–15	–	–
UCF Knights (Atlantic Sun Conference) (1993–2004)
1993	Laura Smith	35–8	8–0	–
1994	Laura Smith	31–11	10–0	NCAA tournament
1995	Laura Smith	32–10	6–0	NCAA tournament
1996	Laura Smith	23–13	6–0	NCAA tournament
1997	Laura Smith	28–4	6–0	NCAA tournament
1998	Miriam Ochoa	7–15	2–2	–
1999	Meg Colado	19–12	9–0	–
2000	Meg Colado	19–12	8–1	–
2001	Meg Colado	20–7	9–1	NCAA tournament
2002	Meg Colado	22–13	10–1	NCAA tournament
2003	Meg Colado	23–7	10–0	NCAA tournament second round
2004	Meg Colado	8–15	5–5	–
UCF Knights (Conference USA) (2005–2012)
2005	Meg Colado	9–18	6–10	–
2006	Meg Colado	5–24	1–15	–
2007	Meg Colado	9–23	0–16	–
2008	Todd Dagenais	15–17	6–10	–
2009	Todd Dagenais	12–18	3–13	–
2010	Todd Dagenais	16–16	9–11	–
2011	Todd Dagenais	20–11	12–8	–
2012	Todd Dagenais	18–15	11–6
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013	Todd Dagenais	21–10	12–6	–
2014	Todd Dagenais	25–8	18–2	NCAA tournament first round
2015	Todd Dagenais	15–17	9–11	–
2016	Todd Dagenais	23–10	13–7	–
2017	Todd Dagenais	20–14	12–8	Women's NIVC Second Round
2018	Todd Dagenais	27–4	18–0	NCAA tournament first round
2019	Todd Dagenais	25–8	14–2	NCAA tournament second round
2020*	Todd Dagenais	16–2	8–0	NCAA tournament first round
2021	Todd Dagenais	27–7	19–1	NCAA tournament second round
2022	Todd Dagenais	28–2	19–1	NCAA tournament second round
Total	48 Seasons	1,062–634	316–151	21 Postseason Appearances

NOTE: 2020 season held in spring of 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

• UCF Knights
• History of the University of Central Florida
• List of University of Central Florida alumni
• List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs

External links

• Official website

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