The LSU Tigers women's beach volleyball team represents Louisiana State University in the sport of beach volleyball. The Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA), and play their home matches at the new on-campus LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[2] They are currently led by head coach Russell Brock.[3]
LSU Tigers | |
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University | Louisiana State University |
Head coach | Russell Brock (3rd season) |
Conference | CCSA |
Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Home arena | LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium |
Colors | Purple and gold[1] |
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal | |
2019 | |
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance | |
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
The LSU Tigers beach volleyball team, originally known as the "LSU Tigers sand volleyball team", played its first season in 2014.[4] The first coach of the Tigers was Fran Flory (2014–2016) who compiled a record of 40–28 (.588) at LSU.[5]
In 2016, Russell Brock became head beach volleyball coach at LSU.[6][7]
Year | Head Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Division | Postseason | ||
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LSU Tigers (Coastal Collegiate Sports Association) (2014–present) | ||||||||
2014 | Fran Flory | 6–10 | ||||||
2015 | Fran Flory | 14–9 | ||||||
2016 | Fran Flory | 20–9 | ||||||
2017 | Russell Brock | 27–8 | NCAA Championship Tournament | |||||
2018 | Russell Brock | 26–12 | NCAA Championship Tournament | |||||
2019 | Russell Brock | 31–8 | NCAA Championship Tournament | |||||
Total | 124–56 |
The LSU Beach Volleyball Stadium is the home court and practice facility for the beach volleyball team starting with the 2019 season.
Mango's Beach Volleyball Club was the home court and practice facility for the beach volleyball team from 2014 to 2018. Mango's is a privately owned beach volleyball facility open to the public, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The facility has 13 sand courts.[10]
Name | Years | Record at LSU |
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Fran Flory | 2014–2016 | 40–28 Overall |
Russell Brock | 2017–present | 84–28 Overall |