Auburn Tigers women's volleyball

Auburn Tigers women's volleyball
Founded1974
UniversityAuburn University
Head coachBrent Crouch (6th season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationAuburn
Home arenaNeville Arena (capacity: 2,000 (for volleyball))
NicknameTigers
ColorsBurnt orange and navy blue[1]
   
AIAW/NCAA second round
2010, 2022
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
2010, 2022, 2023

The Auburn Tigers women's volleyball team represents Auburn University in NCAA Division I intercollegiate women's volleyball competition. Arkansas is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Tigers have been led by Brent Crouch since 2020.[2]

History

The program became an official varsity sport in 1974 and has been to the NCAA tournament 3 times. As of 2025, 13 players have earned All-SEC honors, 12 have earned AVCA All-Region and 1 have been named All-Americans.[2]

Year Head Coach Overall
Record 		Conference
Record 		Conference
Standing 		Postseason
(Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW)) (1974–1986)
1974 Sandra Newkirk 35–14 - – -
1975 Sandra Newkirk 23–16–4 - – -
1976 Sandra Newkirk 20–17 - – -
1977 Sandra Newkirk 11–17 - – -
1978 Sandra Newkirk 26–20 - – -
1979 Sandra Newkirk 19–23 - – -
1980 Sandra Leigh 16–20 - – -
1986 Pat Ghastin 19–16 - – -
(SEC) (1987–present)
1987 Pat Ghastin 17–21 1–6 7th -
1988 Pat Ghastin 24–13 2–5 6th -
1989 Pat Ghastin 21–14 2–6 7th -
1990 Pat Ghastin 24–13 4–4 T–3rd -
1991 Sharon Dingman 22–13 7–7 5th -
1992 Liz Bitzer 11–19 8–6 T–5th -
1993 Liz Bitzer 15–15 7–7 T–5th -
1994 Liz Bitzer 16–15 6–9 T–7th -
1995 Liz Bitzer 16–13 7–8 T–3rd -
1996 Liz Bitzer 22–9 11–4 T–1st -
1997 Liz Bitzer 19–10 10–5 2nd -
1998 Kris Grunwald 22–9 9–6 2nd -
1999 Kris Grunwald 19–11 8–7 2nd -
2000 Kevin Renshler 13–16 3–12 T–5th -
2001 Kevin Renshler 1–26 0–15 6th -
2002 Laura Farina 1–27 0–16 6th -
2003 Laura Farina 10–18 1–15 6th -
2004 Laura Farina 11–16 6–10 4th -
2005 Laura Farina 8–16 2–14 5th -
2006 Laura Farina 13–18 5–15 6th -
2007 Laura Farina 11–20 3–17 6th -
2008 Wade Benson 6–25 1–19 6th -
2009 Wade Benson 16–15 8–12 2nd -
2010 Wade Benson 21–13 11–9 3rd NCAA 2nd Round
2011 Rick Nold 11–19 5–15 5th -
2012 Rick Nold 17–13 8–12 3rd -
2013 Rick Nold 19–11 10–8 T–6th -
2014 Rick Nold 13–18 5–13 T–10th -
2015 Rick Nold 18–12 10–8 6th -
2016 Rick Nold 15–16 9–9 t–5th -
2017 Rick Nold 15–12 8–10 t–7th -
2018 Rick Nold 12–16 5–13 t–10th -
2019 Rick Nold 7–22 1–17 13th -
2020 Brent Crouch 0–8 0–8 13th -
2021 Brent Crouch 13–15 5–13 11th -
2022 Brent Crouch 22–9 10–8 6th NCAA 2nd Round
2023 Brent Crouch 20–10 10–8 T–4th NCAA 1st Round
2024 Brent Crouch 14–13 4–12 14th -
2025 Brent Crouch 17–11 7–8 T-8th -
Total 741–733–4 219–396

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Auburn". March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2025 Arkansas Volleyball record book" (PDF). Auburn University. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
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