# Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball

The Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball team represents Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are currently led by head coach Kevin Hambly and play their home games at Maples Pavilion. The team has won nine NCAA national championships, the most of all time, and 24 regular season conference titles. They have finished as national runner-up eight times and appeared in the first 39 NCAA tournaments, failing to qualify for the postseason for the first time during the 2020–21 season. In January 2017, John Dunning retired as head coach of Stanford volleyball. The school named Kevin Hambly as the new head coach. Hambly came from the University of Illinois and 2017 was his first season with the Cardinal.

## Notable players

* Inky Ajanaku – 2016 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
* Foluke Akinradewo** – 2007 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Year, 2012, 2016 and 2020 indoor volleyball Olympian
* Cynthia Barboza
* Kristin Folkl**
* Jenna Gray—All-Tournament team 2016, 2018, 2019, Honda Sports Award (2019)
* Morgan Hentz– All-Tournament team 2016, 2018, 2019, co-most outstanding NCAA tournament player (2018), all-time dig records at Stanford, three time First Team All-American (2017, 2018, 2019).
* Kerri Walsh Jennings*** – 1996 Volleyball Magazine Freshman of the Year, 1996 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player, 1999 AVCA National Co Player of the Year, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball, 2000 indoor volleyball Olympian
* Kristin Klein** – 1996 indoor volleyball Olympian
* Alix Klineman** – 2010 Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year, Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year, AVCA National Freshman of the Year, multi AVCA All-American, All-Conference selection all four years, 2007 and 2008 NCAA All-Tournament Team; second at Stanford and fifth all-time in Pac-10 history with 2,008 kills; in 2010 ranked second in the US with 5.55 kills per set and 6.25 points per set.
* Ogonna Nnamani** – 2004 AVCA National Co Player of the Year, 2004 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player, 2004 Honda-Broderick Cup winner, 2004 and 2008 indoor volleyball Olympian
* Beverly Oden*** – 1992 AVCA National Player of the Year, 1996 indoor volleyball Olympian
* Kim Oden – 1985 AVCA National Player of the Year, 1988, 1992 indoor volleyball Olympian
* Kathryn Plummer – 2016 AVCA National Freshman of the Year, 2017 and 2018 AVCA National Player of the Year, 2018 NCAA Championship Co Most Outstanding Player, 2019 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
* Logan Tom*** – 1999 AVCA National Freshman of the Year, 2001 and 2002 AVCA National Player of the Year, 2001 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 indoor volleyball Olympian
* Cary Wendell – 1995 AVCA National Co Player of the Year
**Four-Time AVCA Division I All-Americans ***Four-Time AVCA Division I All-American First-Team Selections
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## Season-by-season results

Stanford has appeared in every NCAA tournament since its inception in 1981 except for the 2020-21 tournament. Stanford has appeared in 17 championship games, and won 9 titles, more than any other team.
| Year | Head Coach | Overall record | Conference record | Conference standing | Postseason |
| Bruce Downing (WCAA) (1976–1976) ||||||
| 1976 | Bruce Downing | 9–3 | | 2nd | NCIAC Runner-Up |
| Art Lambert (WCAA) (1977–1977) ||||||
| 1977 | Art Lambert | 23–7–1 | 11–2 | 1st | AIAW Participant |
| Fred Sturm (WCAA) (1978–1983) ||||||
| 1978 | Fred Sturm | 14–7–1 | 10–3 | 2nd | |
| 1979 | Fred Sturm | 15–14–2 | 6–6 | 5th | |
| 1980 | Fred Sturm | 33–18 | 10–2 | 2nd | AIAW Participant |
| 1981 | Fred Sturm | 31–14 | 10–2 | 2nd | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 1982 | Fred Sturm | 30–13 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Fourth Place |
| 1983 | Fred Sturm | 22–9 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Third Place |
| Fred Sturm and Don Shaw (WCAA/Pac-West) (1984–1985) ||||||
| 1984 | Fred Sturm, Don Shaw | 20–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 1985 | Fred Sturm, Don Shaw | 28–3 | 7–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up |
| Don Shaw (Pac-10) (1986–2000) ||||||
| 1986 | Don Shaw | 24–10 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four |
| 1987 | Don Shaw | 29–7 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 1988 | Don Shaw | 28–3 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 1989 | Don Shaw | 18–12 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 1990 | Don Shaw | 27–4 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Final |
| 1991 | Don Shaw* | 30–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final |
| 1992 | Don Shaw | 31–2 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Champions |
| 1993 | Don Shaw | 22–7 | 13–5 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 1994 | Don Shaw | 32–1 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions |
| 1995 | Don Shaw | 29–3 | 18–0 | 3rd | NCAA Final Four |
| 1996 | Don Shaw | 31–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions |
| 1997 | Don Shaw | 33–2 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions |
| 1998 | Don Shaw | 27–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 1999 | Don Shaw | 31–3 | 17–1 | T–1st | NCAA Runner-Up |
| Denise Corlett (Pac-10) (2000–2000) ||||||
| 2000 | Denise Corlett | 19–12 | 10–8 | 4th | NCAA Second Round |
| John Dunning (Pac-10) (2001–2010) ||||||
| 2001 | John Dunning* | 33–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions |
| 2002 | John Dunning | 32–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2003 | John Dunning | 25–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2004 | John Dunning | 30–6 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Champions |
| 2005 | John Dunning | 26–6 | 14–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Second Round |
| 2006 | John Dunning | 30–4 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2007 | John Dunning | 32–3 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2008 | John Dunning | 31–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up |
| 2009 | John Dunning | 23–8 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional semifinal |
| 2010 | John Dunning | 27–4 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Regional Final |
| John Dunning (Pac-12) (2011–2016) ||||||
| 2011 | John Dunning | 22–8 | 15–7 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round |
| 2012 | John Dunning | 30–4 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final |
| 2013 | John Dunning | 27–6 | 17–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional Final |
| 2014 | John Dunning | 33–2 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four |
| 2015 | John Dunning | 23–7 | 16–4 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round |
| 2016 | John Dunning* | 27–7 | 15–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Champions |
| Kevin Hambly (Pac-12) (2017–2023) ||||||
| 2017 | Kevin Hambly | 30–4 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Final Four |
| 2018 | Kevin Hambly | 34–1 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA Champions |
| 2019 | Kevin Hambly | 30–4 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Champions |
| 2020 | Kevin Hambly | 2–8 | 2–8 | 11th | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Kevin Hambly | 19–11 | 13–7 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round |
| 2022 | Kevin Hambly | 27–5 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final |
| 2023 | Kevin Hambly | 29–4 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Final |
| Kevin Hambly (ACC) (2024–Present) ||||||
| 2024 | Kevin Hambly | 28–5 | 17–3 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional Final |
| Total | | 1,461–279–4 | 640–87 | | |
* AVCA National Coach of the Year