VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam is a volleyball team from Ghent, Belgium.
VDK Gent-Heusden was founded in 1990, after a merger between VDK Wondelgem, Nova Smash Sint-Amandsberg and VBK Heusden. The new club had men's and women's teams. In 1993, White Star Sint-Amandsberg and VOM Gentbrugge joined, and the name of the club was shortened to VDK Gent. The activities of Gent were split up in 1997. The women's teams became active under VDK Gent Damesvolleybalteam, the men's compartiment was named VDK Gent Herenvolleyteam.
The women's A squad currently plays in Liga A. They achieved promotion to the highest level for the first time in their history in 1995. It has won the Liga A, the Belgium Cup and the Supercup.
The team has also played several times in European competitions such as the Challenge Cup, CEV Cup and the CEV Champions League.
Honours
National competitions Belgian Championship: 1 2012–13
Belgian Cup: 1 2008–09
Belgian Supercup: 4 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Squad Season 2016–2017, as of January 2017. Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Lisa NeytLibero1.75692 Paulien NeytOpposite1.83703 Yente GhillebertLibero1.65504 Hanne De SchrijverSetter1.76715 Lise De ValkeneerOutside hitter1.77766 Kaat De BoeckOpposite1.87687 Christine AnthonyOutside hitter1.72668 Laure FlamentOutside hitter1.82769 Lotte De QuickSetter1.725310 Céline JacquemynMiddle blocker1.856911 Iris VandewieleMiddle blocker1.897112 Gwendoline HoremansMiddle blocker1.8868 Coach: Nico De Clercq
2013–2014 Team # Nationality Name 1 Karolina Goliat 2 Aziliz Divoux 3 Renée Verhulst 4 Laura De Schrijver 5 Lise De Valkeneer 6 Maud Catry 7 Marlies De Smet 8 Adeline Lemey 9 Karolien Verstrepen 10 Lize Van Cleemputte 11 Birthe Wittock 13 Brenda Taga Coach: Stijn Morand
2012–2013 Team # Nationality Name 1 Lisa Neyt 2 Aziliz Divoux 3 Delfien Brugman 4 Birthe Wittock 5 Lise De Valkeneer 6 Maud Catry 7 Marlies De Smet 8 Flore Gravesteijn 9 Elies Goos 10 Bieke Huyst 12 Gwendoline Horemans 13 Isabel Kovacic Coach: Stijn Morand
2011–2012 Team # Nationality Name 1 Lisa Neyt 2 Arianne Horemans 3 Els Vandesteene 4 Valerie Courtois 5 Lise De Valkeneer 6 Maud Catry 7 Marlies De Smet 8 Adeline Lemey 9 Elies Goos 10 Laura De Schrijver 12 Gwendoline Horemans 13 Lore Gillis Coach: Stijn Morand
2010–2011 Team # Nationality Name 1 Lisa Neyt 2 Jasmien Biebauw 3 Els Vandesteene 4 Valerie Courtois 5 Lise De Valkeneer 6 Maud Catry 7 Marlies De Smet 8 Adeline Lemey 9 Elies Goos 10 Laura De Schrijver 13 Lore Gillis 14 Elien Ruysschaert Coach: Stijn Morand
2009–2010 Team # Nationality Name 1 Valerie Courtois 2 Jasmien Biebauw 3 Els Vandesteene 4 Paulien Neyt 5 Lise De Valkeneer 6 Maud Catry 7 Karolien Verstrepen 8 Adeline Lemey 9 Elies Goos 10 Laura De Schrijver 11 Dauphine Vanderschelden 12 Amber Van Haecke 13 Lore Gillis 14 Marlies De Smet Coach: Stijn Morand
References
External links Official site