Auburn Tigers women's volleyball

Founded1974

Head coachBrent Crouch (6th season)

ConferenceSEC

Auburn Tigers women's volleyball

Founded	1974
University	Auburn University
Head coach	Brent Crouch (6th season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Auburn
Home arena	Neville Arena (capacity: 2,000 (for volleyball))
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Burnt 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]

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

Auburn Tigers women's volleyball

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