South Carolina Gamecocks women's volleyball

South Carolina Gamecocks
University	University of South Carolina
Head coach	Tom Mendoza (2nd season)
Conference	SEC East Division
Location	Columbia, South Carolina
Home arena	Volleyball Competition Center (capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Garnet and black[1]
AIAW/NCAA second round
1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2018, 2019
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1984, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Conference tournament champion
Metro Conference: 1984

For the school's beach volleyball team, see South Carolina Gamecocks women's beach volleyball.

The South Carolina Gamecocks women's volleyball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college volleyball. Since 1991, the team has competed in the eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. Home games are played at Volleyball Competition Center, which sits adjacent to the Carolina Coliseum. Quick facts on the facility include: Cost to Build: $4.6 Million Year Opened: 1996 Seating Capacity: 1,600 Attendance Record: 2,041 (Sept. 4, 2016 vs Clemson) ^[2]

Head coaches

Name	Years	Seasons	Won	Lost	Pct.
Violet Meade	1973	1	10	8	.556
Vicki Hamilton	1974–1975	2	20	23	.465
Kathy Graham	1976–1977	2	68	23	.747
Judy Martino	1978–1980	3	53	50	.515
Terrie Drake	1981–1982	2	26	48	.351
Elaine Mozingo	1983	1	34	4	.895
Bonnie Kenny	1984–1992	9	171	137	.555
Kim Hudson	1993–2004	12	226	133	.630
Nancy Somera	2005–2006	2	42	46	.477
Ben Somera	2007–2010	4	56	63	.471
Scott Swanson	2011–2017	5	104	111	.484
Tom Mendoza	2018–present	3	20	10	.667
All-Time		43	780	616	.559

Year-by-Year Results

Season	Coach	Record		Notes
		Overall	Conference
Independent
1973	Violet Meade	10–8	—	—
1974	Vicki Hamilton	10–11	—	—
1975	Vicki Hamilton	10–12	—	—
1976	Kathy Graham	21–14	—	—
1977	Kathy Graham	47–9	—	—
1978	Judy Martino	36–11	—	—
1979	Judy Martino	8–18	—	—
1980	Judy Martino	9–21	—	—
1981	Terrie Drake	13–23	—	—
1982	Terrie Drake	13–25	—	—
Metro Conference
1983	Elaine Mozingo	34–4	6–1	—
1984	Bonnie Kenny	28–8	5–2	Metro Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round
1985	Bonnie Kenny	18–17	5–1	—
1986	Bonnie Kenny	24–11	5–1	—
1987	Bonnie Kenny	15–15	3–3	—
1988	Bonnie Kenny	24–12	4–2	—
1989	Bonnie Kenny	15–15	3–4	—
1990	Bonnie Kenny	23–14	3–4	—
Southeastern Conference (East Division)
1991	Bonnie Kenny	13–24	1–13	—
1992	Bonnie Kenny	11–21	1–13	—
1993	Kim Hudson	15–18	4–10	—
1994	Kim Hudson	24–12	8–6	—
1995	Kim Hudson	21–11	8–6	NCAA Second Round
1996	Kim Hudson	22–8	10–4	—
1997	Kim Hudson	21–8	11–3	NCAA Second Round
1998	Kim Hudson	21–11	8–6	NCAA First Round
1999	Kim Hudson	14–12	8–6	—
2000	Kim Hudson	22–7	12–2	NCAA Second Round
2001	Kim Hudson	20–6	10–4	NCAA First Round
2002	Kim Hudson	22–7	14–2	NCAA Second Round
2003	Kim Hudson	12–18	6–10	—
2004	Kim Hudson	12–15	5–11	—
2005	Nancy Somera	13–14	5–11	—
2006	Nancy Somera	15–17	8–12	—
2007	Ben Somera	14–15	7–13	—
2008	Ben Somera	21–9	12–8	—
2009	Ben Somera	14–16	5–15	—
2010	Ben Somera	7–23	4–16	—
2011	Scott Swanson	14–16	5–15	—
2012	Scott Swanson	18–14	6–14	—
2013	Scott Swanson	12–19	3–15	—
2014	Scott Swanson	17–14	7–11	—
2015	Scott Swanson	13–18	6–12	—
2016	Scott Swanson	18–12	6–12	—
2017	Scott Swanson	12–18	5–13	—
2018	Tom Mendoza	20–10	10–8	NCAA Second Round
2019	Tom Mendoza	20–12	11–7	NCAA Second Round
2020	Tom Mendoza	12–10	12–10	—
2021	Tom Mendoza	14–15	6–12	NCAA First Round
2022	Tom Mendoza	13–15	7–11	—

See also

• South Carolina Gamecocks beach volleyball
• List of NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs

References

1. "Colors – Communications and Public Affairs | University of South Carolina". Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. "University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". Gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 2015-04-26.

External links

• Official website