Illinois Fighting Illini women's volleyball

The Illinois Fighting Illini women's volleyball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate volleyball program for the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, often referred to as just "Illinois", located in Champaign, Illinois. The Illinois volleyball team competes in the Big Ten Conference and they have played their home matches from Huff Hall since 1990. Since moving into Huff Hall from the Kenney Gym, Illinois Volleyball has remained in the top 10 in the nation for average home attendance. In 2013, the program broke its previous home attendance record, averaging 3,117 per match.

History Since the founding of the volleyball program in 1974, the Fighting Illini have had 39 winning seasons.

Head coaching history + Illinois head coaches Coach Years Record ConferenceRecord ConferenceTitles AIAW/NCAAAppearances Kathleen Haywood 1974 19–9 * Terry Hite 1975–1976 40–28 * Chris Accornero 1977–1979 84–51–7 * 1 John Blair 1980–1983 56–79 8–5* 1 Mike Hebert 1984–1995 323–127 173–62 4 11 Don Hardin 1996–2008 234–163 127–133 6 Kevin Hambly 2009–2016 140–59 82–38 6 Chris Tamas 2017– 149–94 90–68 5 Totals 1083–637–7 491–321 4 30 Big Ten Conference volleyball did not begin play until 1982.

Attendance records + Top attendance figures. Rank Attendance Opponent Home venue Date 1 7,632 Minnesota State Farm Center October 16, 2009 2 7,061 Iowa State Farm Center September 27, 2013 3 4,631 Purdue State Farm Center December 13, 2013 4 4,536 Wisconsin Huff Hall October 4, 2014 5 4,316 Stanford Huff Hall December 11, 1992 6 4,261 Purdue Huff Hall October 1, 2011 7 4,211 Ohio State Huff Hall December 3, 1992 T-8 4,152 Purdue Huff Hall November 24, 2018 T-8 4,152 Penn State Huff Hall November 10, 2018 T-8 4,152 Wisconsin Huff Hall December 8, 2018

Season results Year Head coach Overall record Conference record Conference standing Postseason 1974 Kathleen Haywood 19–9 – 1975 Terri Hite 15–14 – 1976 Terri Hite 25–14 – 1977 Chris Accornero 38–17–6 AIAW National Tournament Appearance 1978 Chris Accornero 28–14–1 – 1979 Chris Accornero 18–20 – 1980 John Blair 22–32 AIAW National Tournament Appearance 1981 John Blair 17–27 – 1982 John Blair 17–20 – 1983 Mike Hebert 5–25 2–11 5th (west) – 1984 Mike Hebert 18–15 6–7 3rd (west) – 1985 Mike Hebert 39–3 16–2 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1986 Mike Hebert 36–3 18–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight 1987 Mike Hebert 31–7 17–1 1st NCAA Final Four 1988 Mike Hebert 30–4 18–0 1st NCAA Final Four 1989 Mike Hebert 27–8 13–5 2nd NCAA Elite Eight 1990 Mike Hebert 21–12 11–7 4th NCAA First Round 1991 Mike Hebert 19–10 14–6 4th NCAA First Round 1992 Mike Hebert 32–4 19–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight 1993 Mike Hebert 18–13 14–6 3rd NCAA Second Round 1994 Mike Hebert 23–14 12–8 4th NCAA First Round 1995 Mike Hebert 24–9 12–8 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1996 Don Hardin 13–15 8–12 7th – 1997 Don Hardin 17–13 8–12 7th – 1998 Don Hardin 22–11 13–7 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1999 Don Hardin 17–11 12–8 4th NCAA Second Round 2000 Don Hardin 13–18 (15–16) 4–16 (6–14) 10th – 2001 Don Hardin 21–9 13–7 4th NCAA Second Round 2002 Don Hardin 13–16 7–13 9th – 2003 Don Hardin 26–7 15–5 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2004 Don Hardin 19–11 11–9 5th NCAA First Round 2005 Don Hardin 16–15 7–13 7th – 2006 Don Hardin 15–15 6–14 9th – 2007 Don Hardin 16–14 8–12 8th – 2008 Don Hardin 26–8 15–5 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2009 Kevin Hambly 26–6 16–4 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2010 Kevin Hambly 24–9 14–6 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2011 Kevin Hambly 32–5 16–4 2nd NCAA Runner-up 2012 Kevin Hambly 14–16 8–12 8th – 2013 Kevin Hambly 18–15 12–8 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2014 Kevin Hambly 26–8 16–4 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2015 Kevin Hambly 21–13 10–10 7th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2016 Kevin Hambly 17–14 10–10 8th – 2017 Chris Tamas 23–11 12–8 6th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2018 Chris Tamas 32–4 17–3 2nd NCAA Final Four 2019 Chris Tamas 16-14 11-9 7th NCAA First Round 2020-21 Chris Tamas 7-11 7-11 7th - 2021 Chris Tamas 22-12 12-8 7th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2022 Chris Tamas 15-15 10-10 7th - 2023 Chris Tamas 16-14 11-9 T6th - 2024 Chris Tamas 18-13 10-10 8th NCAA First Round Totals 1083–637–7 491–321 30 postseason appearances

See also List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs

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