Pac-12 Conference

PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL HISTORY There is little argument the Pac-12 Conference is the nation's strongest in the sport of women's volleyball. Since 1990, the Pac-12 has pretty much owned the NCAA Tournament, compiling a postseason record that same period, the Pac-12 has posted a mark round matches. In 2011, UCLA snapped a six-year Pac-12 drought, claiming the Conference's 12th NCAA title in 2005, giving the Pac-12 an unprecedented the string of championship success with a title in 2001, followed by a pair of back-to-back titles won leading sixth national championship by taking the the sport is the fact that the Pac-12 has sent at least five teams to the NCAA Tournament in 17 of the last league team has finished no lower than second. In 2002, the Pac-12 tallied a record 20 wins in the NCAA Tournament as the league sent a record eight teams into postseason action. The Conference The Pac-12 has been a national force in the sport of volleyball for over two decades. Since the begin- ning of the NCAA Volleyball Championship, a team representing a Pac-12 institution has won the title again be a dominant power on the national scene in 2012. Volleyball has grown in popularity in recent years and the U.S. Olympic team roster is dotted with former Pac-12 Conference players. Others have played professionally with the Association of Vol- former Pac-12 players who are active in international volleyball leagues throughout the world. Volleyball began in the Pac-12 in 1986, when the Conference first began sponsoring women's athletics and since then, Stanford, UCLA and USC have led the charge for Pac-12 volleyball. Stanford Pac-12 titles, six national titles and eight national runner-up finishes to its credit. That record has earned the Bruins seven Conference crowns, as well as four NCAA Championships with the latest coming in 2011. Meanwhile, USC has been a dominate force in league play over the last 10 seasons. During that period, the Women of Troy have compiled an im- undefeated season in Pac-12 history. USC won the first-ever NCAA volleyball crown in 1981, setting the pace for the Conference's success in the race to the national title. Since the inception of Pac-12 women's vol- leyball in 1986, 98 Pac-12 athletes have garnered All-American honors from the American Volleyball UCLA's Andy Banachowski – Bruin squads have captured six Pac-10 crowns and three NCAA titles under his direc- tion. Banachowski has posted a career record of 1082- 292 (.787) in 42 years at the helm of the UCLA program. The Pac-12 Conference, living up to its reputa- tion as the "Conference of Champions®," will be seeking its 15th NCAA volleyball title in 2012. Stanford's Logan Tom earned AVCA National Player of the Year honors in 2001 and 2002. 2003 USC Women of Troy - NCAA Champions with a perfect 35-0 record. (NCAA Photos) 2012 PAC-12 VOLLEYBALL / / PAC-12 7

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