The Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball is one of the 19 women's varsity teams at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes are part of the Big Ten Conference. The team has been coached by Jen Flynn Oldenburg since 2020. Founded and played their first year in 1971, first playing in St. John Arena, Ohio State plays their home games in the Covelli Center.
The team has won 3 regular season conference titles and has appeared in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament 23 times. They appeared in the Final Four twice in 1991 and 1994. Ohio State women's volleyball has been the home of many All-Americans and All Big Ten Honorees.
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Venues
St. John Arena
The former home of the Ohio State women's volleyball team. The buckeyes were located in St. John Arena from 1989 until 2018 before the teams departure for the Covelli Center. While in the arena the Buckeyes has a record of 333–115.
The Buckeyes played their only two undefeated home seasons in St. John Arena in 1989 and 1991 The team had their final match in St. John as they took a loss to the then number three Minnesota Golden Gophers in a five-set thriller.
Covelli Center
The Buckeyes play their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus. They began playing at the arena in 2019, after having spent more than 45 seasons at St. John Arena. Their first match at the Covelli Center was played on August 30, 2019, against Lehigh University, which they won, 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–14).
The Buckeyes hosted the NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament at Nationwide Arena in 2016 and again in 2021.
Coaches
Coaching History No.CoachSeasonsRecordBig Ten TitlesNCAA/AIAW Apps1Mary Jo Campbell1971–197221–10 (.677)n/a12Sue Collins1973–1979190–88 (.683)n/a23Lisa Richards1980–198156–45 (.554)n/a74Jim Stone1982–2007531–153 (.644)3145Geoff Carlston2008–2019220–153 (.590)076Jen Flynn Oldenburg2020–present94–76 (.553)03
Coaching staff CoachPositionFirst yearAlma materJen Flynn OldenburgHead coach2020Ohio StateBrian WrightAssistant coach 2020Texas StateMichelle Bartsch-HackleyAssistant Coach2023IllinoisCaitlin InsanaDirector of Operations2016Ohio State
Awards
Coaching awards The coaching staff at Ohio State have racked up 5 Big Ten Coach of the Year and 4 AVCA regional coach of the year awards.
AVCA Region Coach of the Year
Jim Stone (North Central) - 1988 Jim Stone (Mideast) - 1989, 1999, 2004
Big Ten Coach of the Year
Jim Stone - 1989, 1991, 1994, 2004 Jen Flynn Oldenburg - 2020
Player Awards
Ohio State has enjoyed a rich volleyball player history. An Ohio State player has been named National Player of the Year twice (one co), National Freshman of the Year twice, Big Ten Player of the Year six times, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year seven times.
AVCA National Player of the Year
Laura Davis - 1994 Stacey Gordon (Co) - 2004
Big Ten Player of the Year
Holly O'Leary - 1989 Leisa Wissler - 1991 Laura Davis - 1994 Vanessa Wouters - 1996 Stacey Gordon - 2002, 2004 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Kylie Murr - 2022
Big Ten Setter of the Year
Mac Podraza - 2022
AVCA National Freshman of the Year
Stacey Gordon - 2001 Emily Londot - 2020
Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Leisa Wissler - 1988 Laura Davis - 1991 Jenny Jackson -1992 Dana Stearns - 1997 Katie Virtue - 1999 Stacey Gordon - 2001 Emily Londot - 2020
All-Americans Ohio State has had 21 players account for 28 overall and 7 first-team AVCA All-American selections. First Team Laura Davis - 1993, 1994 Gabriele Jobst - 1994 Vanessa Wouters - 1996 Stacey Gordon - 2002, 2004 Taylor Sandbothe - 2015Second Team Holly O'Leary - 1989 Audrey DiPronio - 1990 Julie Chellevold - 1991 Leisa Wissler - 1991 Gabriele Jobst - 1993 Tricia Stragliotto - 1995 Stacey Gordon - 2001, 2003 Marisa Main - 2004, 2005, 2006 Taylor Sandbothe - 2016 Emily Londot - 2020, 2022 Rylee Rader - 2021 Mac Podraza - 2022Third Team Danielle Meyer - 2005, 2006 Mari Hole - 2012 Elizabeth Campbell - 2015 Mac Podraza - 2021
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