| The Citadel Bulldogs volleyball | |
| University: | The Citadel |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Conference Short: | SoCon |
| City: | Charleston |
| Stateabb: | SC |
| State: | South Carolina |
| Athletic Director: | Mike Capaccio |
| Coach: | Dave Zelenock |
| Tenure: | 6th |
| Arena: | McAlister Field House |
| Capacity: | 6,000 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 2021 |
| Conference Tournament: | 2021 |
| Conference Season: | 2023 |
The Citadel Bulldogs volleyball team represents The Citadel in the sport of indoor volleyball. The Bulldogs compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Southern Conference (SoCon), and play their home matches in McAlister Field House on the school's Charleston, South Carolina campus. They are currently led by head coach Dave Zelenock, who in 2018 led his first season.[1] [2]
The team was established in 1998 shortly after the integration of women into the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. Volleyball was the first women's team sport established at The Citadel.[3]
On November 21, 2021, the Bulldogs completed a run through the Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament to claim their first championship, and also their first conference title in any women's team sport. The Citadel qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament.[4] [5]
In 2023, team program won 23 consecutive matches to begin the season, one of only two unbeaten teams in the nation to that point. They finished 27–3 overall, 14–2 in the Southern Conference, and earned the regular season conference title for the first time in program history.[6] Though they were defeated in the semifinals of the SoCon Tournament, the Bulldogs were invited to the 2023 National Invitational Volleyball Championship, where they lost to East Carolina in the first round.[7]
| Overall | SoCon | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Head coach | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | |
| 1998 | Bonnie Jo Houchen | 0 | 24 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | Wendy Anderson | 1 | 29 | 0 | 20 | |||
| 2000 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 2001 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| 2002 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| 2003 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2004 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 13 | ||||
| 2005 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 2006 | Carolyn Geiger | 10 | 24 | 2 | 16 | |||
| 2007 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2008 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| 2009 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| 2010 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| 2011 | Amir Khaledi | 8 | 22 | 1 | 15 | |||
| 2012 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| 2013 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| 2014 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| 2015 | Craig Mosqueda | 7 | 28 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 2016 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| 2017 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| 2018 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 2019 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| 14 | 12 | 7 | 9 | |||||
| 2022 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| 2023 | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 203 | 538 | 56 | 364 | ||||
The table below shows the Bulldogs head coaches and their records through the 2022–23 season.
| Name | Seasons | W | L | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Jo Houchen | 1 | 0 | 24 | .000 | |
| Wendy Anderson | 7 | 39 | 177 | ||
| Carolyn Geiger | 5 | 41 | 126 | ||
| Amir Khaledi | 4 | 27 | 104 | ||
| Craig Mosqueda | 3 | 23 | 79 | ||
| 6 | 84 | 86 | |||
| Total | 26 | 203 | 538 |