South Carolina Gamecocks women's beach volleyball
The South Carolina Gamecocks women's beach volleyball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college volleyball. The team was founded as an independent in 2014, and has competed in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) since 2016. Home matches are held at the on-campus Wheeler beach venue which sits between the Carolina Softball Stadium and Carolina Tennis Center.
| South Carolina Gamecocks | |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| University | University of South Carolina |
| Athletic director | Ray Tanner |
| Head coach | Moritz Moritz (8th season) |
| Conference | CCSA |
| Location | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Home arena | Wheeler Beach |
| Nickname | Gamecocks |
| Colors | Garnet and black[1] |
| AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance | |
| 2017, 2018 | |
History
editThe South Carolina Gamecocks women's beach volleyball played their first season in 2014, led by head coach Moritz Moritz, who had previously served as an assistant coach on the Indoor South Carolina Gamecocks team.[2][3] For the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the Gamecocks competed as an independent team; however, with the establishment of the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship in 2016, the team joined the CCSA. They share this 6-team conference with fellow SEC all-sport member LSU; Florida State; Tulane; TCU; and Missouri State.[4] The number of conference beach volleyball teams used to be between 10-14 members, but a host of former members, left to start Conference USA Beach Volleyball in 2021, leaving the CCSA with the current 6 team format beginning in the 2022 season.[5] The Gamecocks have qualified for the NCAA Tournament twice under Moritz, in 2017 and 2018, but failed to win a match in either appearance.
Year-by-year results
edit| Year | Head Coach | Overall | Winning Percentage | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Independent) (2014–2015) | ||||||||
| 2014[6] | Moritz Moritz | 5-12 | .294 | — | — | — | ||
| 2015[7] | Moritz Moritz | 14-7 | .667 | — | — | — | ||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Coastal Collegiate Sports Association) (2016–present) | ||||||||
| 2016[8] | Moritz Moritz | 20–16 | .556 | 5-5 | 5th | — | ||
| 2017[9] | Moritz Moritz | 23-11 | .676 | 11-5 | 4th | NCAA Tournament | ||
| 2018[10] | Moritz Moritz | 24-9 | .727 | 9-3 | 2nd | NCAA Tournament | ||
| 2019[11] | Moritz Moritz | 20-11 | .645 | 7-7 | 4th | — | ||
| 2020[12] | Moritz Moritz | 5-7 | .417 | 1-3 | 11th | Postseason Cancelled | ||
| 2021[13] | Moritz Moritz | 23-9 | .719 | 12-5 | 4th | — | ||
| 2022[14] | Moritz Moritz | 20-12 | .625 | 1-5 | 4th | — | ||
| 2023[15] | Moritz Moritz | 19-12 | .613 | 0-5 | T-4th | — | ||
| Total | 173-106 | .620 | 46-38 | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Colors – Communications and Public Affairs | University of South Carolina". Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Moritz Moritz - Women's Beach Volleyball Coach".
- ^ "Sand Volleyball to Become Gamecocks' 21st Sport".
- ^ "Coastal Collegiate Sports Association".
- ^ "Coastal Collegiate Sports Association" (PDF).
- ^ "2014 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2015 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2016 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2017 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2018 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2019 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2020 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2021 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "2022 Women's Beach Volleyball Schedule".
- ^ "Beach Volleyball". University of South Carolina Athletics. Retrieved 2023-05-11.