The Troy Trojans women's volleyball team represents Troy University in the sport of volleyball. The Trojans compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The Trojans play their home matches in Trojan Arena on the university's Troy, Alabama campus, and are currently led by head coach Josh Lauer.
History The Troy Trojans women's volleyball was founded in 1975 under the direction of Troy State's women's athletic director, Joyce Sorrell, who was also named the head coach of the team. The team competed in the Alabama AIAW before moving to the NCAA's Division II in 1980.
In 1983, the team won its first conference championship, winning the Gulf South Conference Tournament title, and fishing the season with an overall record of 29–15. The volleyball team reached their greatest milestone when they again won the Gulf South Conference Tournament title in 1990, finishing with an overall record of 33–6, which is currently the most wins in a season that Troy volleyball has ever had.
During the 2021 season, Troy set a program record for the most wins over Power 5 teams in one season. Troy beat Alabama, LSU, and Virginia Tech that season, finishing with an 18–13 record with an appearance in the NIVC tournament. Troy would defeat Middle Tennessee in the first round, before falling to North Florida in the second round.
Attendance Below is a list of Troy's top single-game attendance figures.
Attendance Year Opponent 2,346 2019 South Alabama
Conference championships
Regular season 1989 – Gulf South Conference Regular Season Champions 1996 – Mid-Continent Conference East Division Champions 1997 – Atlantic Sun West Division Champions
Tournament 1983 – Gulf South Conference Tournament Champions 1989 – Gulf South Conference Tournament Champions 1990 – Gulf South Conference Tournament Champions
Postseason Results
NCAA tournament The Troy women's volleyball team has never been to the NCAA tournament.
NIVC tournament Year Round Opponent Result/Score2019 First roundSecond round North Carolina A&TGeorgia Tech W 3–0L 1–32021 First roundSecond round Middle TennesseeNorth Florida W 3–0L 0–32022 First round UT-Martin
Yearly Results
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