Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball

Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball
Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball
Founded	1971
University	Ohio State University
Athletic director	Ross Bjork
Head coach	Jen Flynn Oldenburg (4th season)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Columbus, Ohio
Home arena	Covelli Center (capacity: 3,700)
Nickname	Buckeyes
Colors	Scarlet and gray;
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
	1991, 1994
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
	1991, 1994, 2004, 2022
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal
	1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
	1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season champion
	1989, 1991, 1994

The Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball is one of the 19 women's varsity teams at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes are part of the Big Ten Conference. The team has been coached by Jen Flynn Oldenburg since 2020. Founded and played their first year in 1971, first playing in St. John Arena, Ohio State plays their home games in the Covelli Center.

The team has won 3 regular season conference titles and has appeared in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament 23 times. They appeared in the Final Four twice in 1991 and 1994. Ohio State women's volleyball has been the home of many All-Americans and All Big Ten Honorees.

Year-by-Year records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Mary Jo Campbell (Independent) (1971–1972)
1971	Mary Jo Campbell	4–4
1972	Mary Jo Campbell	17–6			AIAW Qualifier
Mary Jo Campbell:		21–10
Sue Collins (Independent) (1973–1979)
1973	Sue Collins	17–10			AIAW Qualifier
1974	Sue Collins	30–10			AIAW Qualifier
1975	Sue Collins	14–12			AIAW Qualifier
1976	Sue Collins	29–21			AIAW Placed
1977	Sue Collins	29–11			AIAW Qualifier
1978	Sue Collins	34–10			AIAW 10th Place
1979	Sue Collins	37–14			AIAW 6th Place
Sue Collins:		190–88
Lisa Richards (Independent) (1980–1981)
1980	Lisa Richards	19–24			AIAW Qualifier
1981	Lisa Richards	37–21			AIAW 12th Place
Lisa Richards:		56–45
Jim Stone (Big Ten Conference) (1982–2007)
1982	Jim Stone	14–14
1983	Jim Stone	25–11	9–4	Semi
1984	Jim Stone	18–13	9–4	Semi
1985	Jim Stone	27–11	12–6	3rd
1986	Jim Stone	20–11	11–7	4th
1987	Jim Stone	19–17	7–11	8th
1988	Jim Stone	14–16	8–10	7th
1989	Jim Stone	27–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
1990	Jim Stone	23–8	15–3	2nd	NCAA First Round
1991	Jim Stone	30–4	20–0	1st	NCAA Final Four
1992	Jim Stone	21–9	14–6	3rd	NCAA First Round
1993	Jim Stone	24–6	17–3	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1994	Jim Stone	29–3	19–1	1st	NCAA Final Four
1995	Jim Stone	22–8	16–4	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1996	Jim Stone	27–6	15–5	3rd	NCAA Sweet 16
1997	Jim Stone	24–11	13–7	3rd
1998	Jim Stone	17–14	9–11	5th	NCAA Second Round
1999	Jim Stone	1–26	1–19	5th
2000	Jim Stone	0–30	0–20	4th
2001	Jim Stone	27–4	17–3	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
2002	Jim Stone	21–11	13–7	4th	NCAA Sweet 16
2003	Jim Stone	11–17	5–15	t-9th
2004	Jim Stone	30–4	17–3	t-2nd	NCAA Elite 8
2005	Jim Stone	22–9	14–6	t-3rd	NCAA Second Round
2006	Jim Stone	25–8	13–7	4th	NCAA Sweet 16
2007	Jim Stone	13–16	7–13	9th
Jim Stone:		531–294	297–177
Geoff Carlston (Big Ten Conference) (2008–2019)
2008	Geoff Carlston	12–20	3–17	10th
2009	Geoff Carlston	25–10	12–8	T-4th	NCAA Second Round
2010	Geoff Carlston	24–12	10–10	6th	NCAA Sweet 16
2011	Geoff Carlston	21–15	9–11	7th	NCAA Sweet 16
2012	Geoff Carlston	23–11	13–7	4th	NCAA Second Round
2013	Geoff Carlston	18–14	6–14	10th
2014	Geoff Carlston	23–12	12–8	T-5th	NCAA Sweet 16
2015	Geoff Carlston	25–10	12–8	6th	NCAA Sweet 16
2016	Geoff Carlston	22–13	10–10	T-7th	NCAA Sweet 16
2017	Geoff Carlston	15–16	8–12	9th
2018	Geoff Carlston	12–20	3–17	13th
2019	Geoff Carlston	15–17	8–12	8th
Geoff Carlston:		235–170	106–134
Jen Flynn Oldenburg (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present)
2020	Jen Flynn Oldenburg	16–4	15–3	4th	NCAA Sweet 16
2021	Jen Flynn Oldenburg	27–6	15–5	3rd	NCAA Sweet 16
2022	Jen Flynn Oldenburg	22–10	15–5	T–3rd	NCAA Elite 8
2023	Jen Flynn Oldenburg	10–14	7–8
Jenn Flynn Oldenburg:		75–34	52–21
Total:		1,108–641
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

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Venues

St. John Arena

The former home of the Ohio State women's volleyball team. The buckeyes were located in St. John Arena from 1989 until 2018 before the teams departure for the Covelli Center. While in the arena the Buckeyes has a record of 333–115. The Buckeyes played their only two undefeated home seasons in St. John Arena in 1989 and 1991 The team had their final match in St. John as they took a loss to the then number three Minnesota Golden Gophers in a five-set thriller.

Covelli Center

The Buckeyes play their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus. They began playing at the arena in 2019, after having spent more than 45 seasons at St. John Arena. Their first match at the Covelli Center was played on August 30, 2019, against Lehigh University, which they won, 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–14). The Buckeyes hosted the NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament at Nationwide Arena in 2016 and again in 2021.

Coaches

Coaching History

No.	Coach	Seasons	Record	Big Ten Titles	NCAA/AIAW Apps
1	Mary Jo Campbell	1971–1972	21–10 (.677)	n/a	1
2	Sue Collins	1973–1979	190–88 (.683)	n/a	2
3	Lisa Richards	1980–1981	56–45 (.554)	n/a	7
4	Jim Stone	1982–2007	531–153 (.644)	3	14
5	Geoff Carlston	2008–2019	220–153 (.590)	0	7
6	Jen Flynn Oldenburg	2020–present	75–34 (.688)	0	3

Coaching staff

Coach	Position	First year	Alma mater
Jen Flynn Oldenburg	Head coach	2020	Ohio State
Brian Wright	Assistant coach	2020	Texas State
Nicole Fawcett	Assistant coach	2020	Penn State
Michelle Bartsch-Hackley	Assistant Coach	2023	Illinois
Caitlin Insana	Director of Operations	2016	Ohio State

Awards

Coaching Awards

The coaching staff at Ohio State have racked up 5 Big Ten Coach of the Year and 4 AVCA regional coach of the year awards.^[1]

AVCA Region Coach of the Year

Jim Stone (North Central) - 1988
Jim Stone (Mideast) - 1989, 1999, 2004

Big Ten Coach of the Year

Jim Stone - 1989, 1991, 1994, 2004
Jen Flynn Oldenburg - 2020

Player Awards

Ohio State has enjoyed a rich volleyball player history. An Ohio State player has been named National Player of the Year twice (one co), National Freshman of the Year twice, Big Ten Player of the Year six times, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year seven times.^[1]

AVCA National Player of the Year

Laura Davis - 1994
Stacey Gordon (Co) - 2004

Big Ten Player of the Year

Holly O'Leary - 1989
Leisa Wissler - 1991
Laura Davis - 1994
Vanessa Wouters - 1996
Stacey Gordon - 2002, 2004

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year

Kylie Murr - 2022

Big Ten Setter of the Year

Mac Podraza - 2022

AVCA National Freshman of the Year

Stacey Gordon - 2001
Emily Londot - 2020

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Leisa Wissler - 1988
Laura Davis - 1991
Jenny Jackson -1992
Dana Stearns - 1997
Katie Virtue - 1999
Stacey Gordon - 2001
Emily Londot - 2020

All-Americans

Ohio State has had 21 players account for 28 overall and 7 first-team AVCA All-American selections.^[1]^[2]

First Team Laura Davis - 1993, 1994 Gabriele Jobst - 1994 Vanessa Wouters - 1996 Stacey Gordon - 2002, 2004 Taylor Sandbothe - 2015	Second Team Holly O'Leary - 1989 Audrey DiPronio - 1990 Julie Chellevold - 1991 Leisa Wissler - 1991 Gabriele Jobst - 1993 Tricia Stragliotto - 1995 Stacey Gordon - 2001, 2003 Marisa Main - 2004, 2005, 2006 Taylor Sandbothe - 2016 Emily Londot - 2020, 2022 Rylee Rader - 2021 Mac Podraza - 2022	Third Team Danielle Meyer - 2005, 2006 Mari Hole - 2012 Elizabeth Campbell - 2015 Mac Podraza - 2021