The Citadel Bulldogs volleyball
UniversityThe Citadel
Athletic directorMike Capaccio
Head coachDave Zelenock (6th season)
ConferenceSoCon
LocationCharleston, South Carolina
Home arenaMcAlister Field House (capacity: 6,000)
ColorsInfantry blue and white[1]
   
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
2021
Conference tournament champion
2021
Conference regular season champion
2023

The Citadel Bulldogs volleyball team represents The Citadel in the sport of indoor volleyball. The Bulldogs compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southern Conference (SoCon), and play their home matches in McAlister Field House on the school's Charleston, South Carolina campus. They are currently led by head coach Dave Zelenock, who in 2018 led his first season.[2][3]

The team was established in 1998 shortly after the integration of women into the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. Volleyball was the first women's team sport established at The Citadel.[4]

On November 21, 2021, the Bulldogs completed a run through the Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament to claim their first championship, and also their first conference title in any women's team sport. The Citadel qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament.[5][6]

In 2023, team program won 23 consecutive matches to begin the season, one of only two unbeaten teams in the nation to that point. They finished 27–3 overall, 14–2 in the Southern Conference, and earned the regular season conference title for the first time in program history.[7] Though they were defeated in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament, the Bulldogs were invited to the 2023 National Invitational Volleyball Championship, where they lost to East Carolina in the first round.[8]

All-time results

OverallSoCon
SeasonHead coachWLPctWLPct
1998Bonnie Jo Houchen024.00000.000
1999Wendy Anderson129.033020.000
2000328.097018.000
2001724.226020.000
2002724.226020.000
2003624.200117.056
20041220.375313.188
2005428.125018.000
2006Carolyn Geiger1024.294216.111
2007628.176117.056
2008923.281216.111
2009825.242214.125
2010725.219115.063
2011Amir Khaledi822.267115.063
2012628.176016.000
2013528.152016.000
2014826.235016.000
2015Craig Mosqueda728.200016.000
2016825.242115.063
2017826.235214.125
2018Dave Zelenock1219.387412.250
20191120.355412.250
2020–21912.42979.438
20211412.53879.438
20221119.367412.250
2023274.900142.875
Total203538.27456364.133

Head coaches

The table below shows the Bulldogs head coaches and their records through the 2022–23 season.[4]

NameSeasonsWLPct
Bonnie Jo Houchen1024.000
Wendy Anderson739177.181
Carolyn Geiger541126.246
Amir Khaledi427104.206
Craig Mosqueda32379.225
Dave Zelenock68486.497
Total26203538.274

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Colors: Thw Citadel Brand Guidelines". Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Craig Mosqueda". The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Citadel volleyball snaps 72-match SoCon skid". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. October 16, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  4. 1 2 2016 The Citadel Volleyball Fact Book (PDF). The Citadel Bulldogs. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Volleyball Brings Home Conference Title". The Citadel Bulldogs. November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ Jeff Hartsell (November 21, 2021). "Bulldogs win! Citadel volleyball earns school's first SoCon title in women's team sports". Post and Courier. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Citadel volleyball's win streak ends at 23 straight". Post and Courier. October 28, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ Andrew Miller (November 26, 2023). "The Citadel volleyball earns postseason berth, learns opponent". Post and Courier. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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