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San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball
Founded1974
UniversitySan Jose State University
Athletic directorJeff Konya
Head coachTodd Kress (2nd season)
ConferenceMW
LocationSan Jose, California
Home arenaSpartan Complex
ColorsGold, white, and blue[1]
     
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
1984
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
1984
AIAW/NCAA regional semifinal
1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001

The San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball program represents San Jose State University in San Jose, California, in collegiate volleyball. The team competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) at the NCAA Division I level. The varsity team was founded in 1974.

History

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Early history and success (1974–1989)

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The San Jose State Spartans women's volleyball team was officially recognized as a varsity sport at San Jose State University in 1974, although they had existed as early as 1971.[2][3] The team was coached by Olympian Jane Ward and started in the Northern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCIAC), where they placed first in each of their first three years (1974–1976) under Ward's leadership.[4][5] The team moved to the NorCal Conference in 1977 and won two straight championships, with a finish of seventh-place nationally in 1978, before Ward left following the 1979 season.[6]

After a poor finish in 1980, San Jose State hired Dick Montgomery, previously a men's volleyball coach for USC and Long Beach State, who went on to be the most successful coach in team history.[7] He coached the team for nine seasons, and, with the exception of his first year in 1981,[8] reached the NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament every year.[9] The team won their conference championship twice (1984, 1985) and reached the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament in 1982, 1985, 1986, and 1987, while they advanced to the NCAA Tournament semifinals in 1984, before being knocked out by the UCLA Bruins.[10] Under Montgomery, the team had a peak rating of No. 1 nationally for a stretch during the 1986 season.[11] They had five All-Americans, 18 all-conference selections, two conference player of the year winners and one NCAA Top Six Award-winner (Lisa Ice) in Montgomery's stint as head coach, with him compiling an overall record of 191–99 and later being inducted into the school's hall of fame.[12][13]

Later history (1990–2023)

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Montgomery left in 1990 and was replaced by John Corbelli.[14] He led them to one NCAA Tournament appearance and an overall record of 47–39 in three seasons.[15] He was succeeded by Craig Choate, who served from 1993 to 2006 and set the school record for most wins.[16] He recorded a record of 244–191, posting five 20-win seasons, two Western Athletic Conference (WAC) runner-up finishes, three NCAA Tournament appearances and a second-place finish at the 1994 National Invitational Volleyball Championship.[17] He was succeeded as head coach by Oscar Crespo, who compiled a record of 70–138 in seven seasons with a best finish of fifth in the WAC in 2008.[18] The team left the WAC for the Mountain West Conference (MW) in 2013.[19] Jolene Shepardson coached San Jose State for six seasons – from 2014 to 2019 – and compiled a record of 72–105; Trent Kersten became head coach in 2020 and served three seasons in the position before being replaced by Todd Kress.[20]

2024 season and transgender controversy

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In 2024, San Jose State received national attention due to the inclusion of a transgender player on the team, and several lawsuits were filed aiming to block the player from competing.[21] The controversy started in April 2024 when an article published by the website Reduxx claimed that the team had a transgender player.[22] The player had already spent two seasons at San Jose State and had previously played for another NCAA Division I-level team.[23] In September, after a San Jose State win over Iowa, activist and former swimmer Riley Gaines made a social media post with a video of the player spiking the ball, declaring it to be "not only ... unfair, [but] dangerous," which received several million views.[24]

Shortly after, San Jose State's upcoming opponent, Southern Utah, canceled its game with the team.[25]

Conference affiliations

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Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "San Jose State Athletics Branding Style Guide" (PDF). December 14, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cagers Open Play". The Press Democrat. December 3, 1971. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jane Ward". SoCal Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame.
  6. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  7. ^ Pang, Andrew (March 19, 2021). "Commentary: The common trait of successful San Jose State coaching hires". 247Sports.
  8. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Nagel, Josh (June 12, 1999). "Cabrillo announces two hires; others to be named next week". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "SJS volleyball beats Stanford". The Peninsula Times Tribune. September 18, 1986. p. 195 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  13. ^ Nagel, Josh (June 12, 1999). "Cabrillo announces two hires; others to be named next week". Santa Cruz Sentinel. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ "SJS's Montgomery takes a break". Santa Cruz Sentinel. June 3, 1990. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  16. ^ "Choate named new NAC volleyball coach". Arizona Daily Sun. April 1, 2008. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  17. ^ "Choate named new NAC volleyball coach". Arizona Daily Sun. April 1, 2008. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  18. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  19. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  20. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  21. ^ Macur, Juliet (November 28, 2024). "How a Women's College Volleyball Team Became the Center of the Transgender Athlete Debate". The New York Times.
  22. ^ Barnes, Katie (November 26, 2024). "Inside San Jose State's polarizing volleyball season". ESPN.
  23. ^ Barnes, Katie (November 26, 2024). "Inside San Jose State's polarizing volleyball season". ESPN.
  24. ^ Barnes, Katie (November 26, 2024). "Inside San Jose State's polarizing volleyball season". ESPN.
  25. ^ Barnes, Katie (November 26, 2024). "Inside San Jose State's polarizing volleyball season". ESPN.
  26. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  27. ^ San Jose State University Volleyball 2022 Record Book (PDF). San Jose State Spartans. June 26, 2023.
  28. ^ Barnes, Katie (November 26, 2024). "Inside San Jose State's polarizing volleyball season". ESPN.


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