The Georgia Bulldogs women's volleyball team is who competes as part of NCAA Division I, by representing the University of Georgia in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia plays its home matches at the Stegeman Coliseum.
History Early years Georgia's first volleyball season came in 1978 under head coach Sid Feldman. They finished their first season with a record of 17–19.
Under Feldman, the Bulldogs would show improvement each year and in 1982 started the season 25-0 and finished the season 41–12. Three seasons later in 1985 Feldman lead the team to an SEC regular season championship and SEC tournament championship, earning a bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, the first NCAA volleyball championship appearance in program history. Georgia beat Florida State in the first round but would lose to UCLA in the second round.
One season later in 1986, Georgia would maintain this success by winning the SEC regular season championship and make the NCAA volleyball championship for the second year in a row. They beat Texas A&M in the first round but lost to Texas in the second.
Sid Feldman was replaced as head coach by Jim Lams in 1989.
Sustaining success Jim Lams first season in 1989 showed immediate success, going 30-4 and making the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. One season later in 1990 they would make the NIVC for the second year in a row, this time making the semifinals.
In 1991, Georgia went 28-8 and made the 1991 NCAA women's volleyball tournament, where they lost to Texas Tech in the first round.
Under coach Lams, Georgia made five straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 1991 to 1995, including making the third round in 1993 and making the second round in 1994 and 1995.
Middle years After lack of success after the 1995 season, Jim Lams was replaced as head coach by Mary Buczek in 2000.
Under Buczek the Bulldogs would see seasons with average records, until 2004 when the team went 18-12 and made the 2004 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament, they would lose to Georgia Tech in the first round. Buczek would retire after the 2004 season.
After the 2004 season, Georgia would have middling success, not making any NCAA tournaments until 2013 under coach Lizzy Stemke.
Modern era In 2017 Georgia hired Tom Black, former Loyola Marymount coach, as their next head coach. In Tom Black's first season, the team went 22-12 and made the third round of the NIVC.
Coach Black has led the Bulldogs to two NCAA tournaments since 2017, one in 2019 and one in 2022. The 2019 team lost in the first round to Cal Poly. The 2022 team made the second round, beating Towson then losing to Texas.
As of 2024 Georgia has an all-time record of 935–630.
Yearly results 1978 Sid Feldman 17–19 1979 Sid Feldman 19–15 1980 Sid Feldman 31–11 1981 Sid Feldman 46–16 1982 Sid Feldman 41–12 1983 Sid Feldman 22–10 2–3 1984 Sid Feldman 28–11 3–3 1985 Sid Feldman 37–7 5–1 NCAA Sweet 16 1986 Sid Feldman 33–8 5–1 NCAA Sweet 16 1987 Sid Feldman 20–14 3–4 1988 Sid Feldman 24–12 3–4 1989 Jim Iams 30–4 7–1 1990 Jim Iams 29–14 4–4 NIVC Semifinals 1991 Jim Iams 28–8 12–2 NCAA 1st Round 1992 Jim Iams 24–9 10–4 NCAA 1st Round 1993 Jim Iams 29–6 12–2 NCAA Sweet 16 1994 Jim Iams 26–9 12–2 NCAA 2nd Round 1995 Jim Iams 21–9 11–3 NCAA 2nd Round 1996 Jim Iams 12–18 3–11 1997 Jim Iams 20–12 10–4 1998 Jim Iams 14–14 8–6 1999 Jim Iams 10–16 5–9 2000 Mary Buczek 15–15 5–9 2001 Mary Buczek 11–14 5–9 2002 Mary Buczek 20–15 8–8 2003 Mary Buczek 18–13 10–6 2004 Mary Buczek 18–12 9–7 NCAA 1st Round 2005 Steffi Legall 10–18 5–11 2006 Steffi Legall 6–25 2–18 2007 Joel McCartney 17–13 8–12 2008 Joel McCartney 17–14 10–10 2009 Joel McCartney 17–14 8–12 2010 Joel McCartney 11–14 2–11 2010 Chad Hanson 4–3 4–3 2011 Lizzy Stemke 11–19 7–13 2012 Lizzy Stemke 14–16 8–12 2013 Lizzy Stemke 22–10 11–7 NCAA 1st Round 2014 Lizzy Stemke 14–17 5–13 2015 Lizzy Stemke 5–25 0–18 13th 2016 Lizzy Stemke 13–18 1–17 13th 2017 Tom Black 22–12 10–8 5th 2018 Tom Black 15–14 6–12 9th 2019 Tom Black 20–10 12–6 5th NCAA 1st Round 2020 Tom Black 8–14 8–14 9th 2021 Tom Black 12–17 8–10 8th 2022 Tom Black 23–8 13–5 3rd NCAA 2nd Round 2023 Tom Black 19–12 10–8 T-4th NCAA 1st Round 2024 Tom Black 12–14 6–10 T-11th - 2025 Tom Black 16–10 8–7 T-6th - Total 951–640 304–340
Coaches
Coaching history Georgia women's volleyball has had eight head coaches. 1 Sid Feldman 1978-1988 318-135 () 21-16 () 1985, 1986 NCAA tournament appearance 2 Jim Lams 1989-1999 243-119 () 94-48 () 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 NCAA tournament appearance 3 Mary Buczek 2000-20004 82-69 () 37-39 () 2004 NCAA tournament appearance 4 Steffi Legal 2005-2006 16-43 () 7-29 () 5 Joel McCartney 2007-2010 62-55 () 28-45 () 2007 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament appearance 6 Chad Hanson 2010 4-3 () 4-3 () 7 Lizzy Stemke 2011-2016 79-105 () 32-80 () 2013 NCAA tournament appearance 8 Tom Black 2017–present 147-111 () 81-80 () 2019, 2022 NCAA tournament appearance Source:
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