Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball
The Ohio State Buckeyes women's volleyball is one of the 19 women's varsity teams at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes are part of the Big Ten Conference. The team has been coached by Jen Flynn Oldenburg since 2020. Founded and played their first year in 1971, first playing in St. John Arena, Ohio State plays their home games in the Covelli Center. The team has won 3 regular season conference titles and has appeared in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament 23 times. They appeared in the Final  Four twice in 1991 and 1994. Ohio State women's volleyball has been the home of many All-Americans and All Big Ten Honorees. Venues. St. John Arena. The former home of the Ohio State women's volleyball team. The buckeyes were located in St. John Arena from 1989 til 2018 before the teams departure for the Covelli Center. While in the arena the Buckeyes has a record of 333–115. The Buckeyes played their only two undefeated home seasons in St. John Arena in 1989 and 1991 The team had their final match in St. John as they took a  loss to the then No. 3 Minnesota Golden Gophers in a 5-set thriller. Covelli Center. The Buckeyes play their home matches at the Covelli Center on campus. They began playing at the arena in 2019, after having spent more than 45 seasons at St. John Arena. Their first match at the Covelli Center was played on August 30, 2019, against Lehigh University, which they won, 3–0 (25–16, 25–20, 25–14). The Buckeyes hosted the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament at Nationwide Arena in 2016 and are scheduled to host it again in 2021. Awards. Coaching Awards. The coaching  staff at Ohio State have racked up 5 Big Ten Coach of the Year and 4 AVCA regional coach of the year awards. Player Awards. Ohio State has enjoyed a rich volleyball player history. An Ohio State player has been named National Player of the Year twice (one co), National Freshman of the Year twice, Big Ten Player of the Year six times, and Big Ten Freshman of the Year seven times. All-Americans. Ohio State has had 20 players account for 26 overall and 7 first-team AVCA All-American selections.