After cutting their teeth in year one, the nation’s second year head coaches are busy building the culture and bolstering rosters in year two at the helm.
These second-year head coaches are headlined by Illinois’ Chris Tamas Louisville’s Dani Busboom Kelly, Oregon’s Matt Ulmer and Stanford’s Kevin Hambly. All of whom have stepped into strong programs and continued their stead at the top nationally.
Tamas’ Fighting Illini, fresh off of a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance last year, are 1 of 9 remaining undefeated programs nationally with an 8-0 start, despite playing three Top 25 teams. Busboom Kelly guided the Cardinals to an ACC Championship in her first season after being chosen to finish 8th in the preseason. Her squad is 6-3 so far in 2018.
Ulmer’s Ducks have put together a 5-3 mark so far including four matches against Top 10 teams, a season after their NCAA second round appearance. Hambly took the reins for the Cardinal following a 2016 NCAA Championship and led them back to the NCAA Final Four and to a Pac-12 Championship in his first season. This year, Stanford is off to a 7-1 start.
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Arizona State – Sanja Tomasevic
- 2018 Record: 7-2 Overall
- 2017 Record: 10-22 Overall, 0-20 Pac-12
- 2016 Record: 12-20 Overall, 5-15 Pac-12
- Predecessor: 1-year head coach Stevie Mussie
Clemson – Michaela Franklin
- 2018 Record: 7-3 Overall
- 2017 Record: 7-25 Overall, 2-18 ACC
- 2016 Record: 6-26 Overall, 1-19 ACC
- Predecessor: 2-year head coach Hugh Hernesman
Delaware – Sara Matthews
- 2018 Record: 5-4 Overall
- 2017 Record: 5-21 Overall, 3-13 CAA
- 2016 Record: 16-16 Overall, 8-8 CAA
- Predecessor: 15-year head coach Bonnie Kenny, 4 CAA Championships
Fairleigh Dickinson – Andrea Nolan
- 2018 Record: 1-8 Overall
- 2017 Record: 5-24 Overall, 1-13 NEC
- 2016 Record: 3-29 Overall, 1-13 NEC
- Predecessor: 26-year head coach Stacey Recanati
Georgia – Tom Black
- 2018 Record: 8-1 Overall
- 2017 Record: 22-12 Overall, 10-8 SEC
- 2016 Record: 13-18 Overall, 1-17 SEC
- Predecessor: 6-year head coach Lizzy Stemke
Hawaii – Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
- 2018 Record: 4-3 Overall
- 2017 Record: 20-8 Overall, 14-2 Big West
- 2016 Record: 23-6 Overall, 15-1 Big West
- Predecessor: 42-year head coach Dave Shoji, 4 NCAA Championships, 25 conference championships
Illinois – Chris Tamas
- 2018: 8-0 Overall
- 2017: 23-11 Overall, 12-8 Big Ten – NCAA Sweet 16
- 2016: 17-14 Overall, 10-10 Big Ten
- Predecessor: 8-year head coach Kevin Hambly, left to assume head coaching duties at Stanford
Illinois-Chicago – Justin Ingram
- 2018 Record: 5-5 Overall
- 2017 Record: 17-13 Overall, 8-8 Horizon League
- 2016 Record: 16-14 Overall, 4-12 Horizon League
- Predecessor: 8-year head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley
Illinois State – Leah Johnson
- 2018 Record: 7-2 Overall
- 2017 Record: 22-13 Overall, 13-5 Missouri Valley
- 2016 Record: 17-15 Overall, 9-9 Missouri Valley
- Predecessor: 9-year head coach Melissa Myers, 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year, 2014 AVCA North Region Coach of the Year, 2 Missouri Valley Conference Championships
Long Beach State – Joy McKienzie Fuerbringer
- 2018 Record: 6-4 Overall
- 2017 Record: 10-19 Overall, 7-9 Big West Conference
- 2016 Record: 21-10 Overall, 13-3 Big West Conference
- Predecessor: 32-year head coach Brian Gimmillaro, 3 NCAA Championships, 13 Big West Championships
Louisville – Dani Busboom Kelly
- 2018 Record: 6-3 Overall
- 2017 Record: 24-7 Overall, 18-2 ACC – ACC Championship after being picked to finish 8th in the preseason, AVCA East Region Coach of the Year, NCAA First Round
- 2016 Record: 12-18 Overall, 7-13 ACC
- Predecessor: 6-year head coach Anne Kordes, 2015 ACC Coach of the Year, 2013 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, 2012 AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year, 2012 BIG EAST Coach of the Year, 3 BIG EAST Championships, 1 American Athletic Conference Championship, 1 ACC Championship
Montana – Allison Lawrence
- 2018 Record: 2-7 Overall
- 2017 Record: 8-21 Overall, 3-13 Big Sky
- 2016 Record: 5-21 Overall, 2-14 Big Sky
- Predecessor: 2-year head coach Brian Doyon
North Dakota State – Jennifer Lopez
- 2018 Record: 2-8 Overall
- 2017 Record: 19-9 Overall, 9-5 Summit League
- 2016 Record: 14-18 Overall, 11-5 Summit League
- Predecessor: 6-year head coach Kari Thompson, 2 Summit League Championships, 2011 Summit League Coach of the Year, left to assume Southern Illinois head coaching duties
Oregon – Matt Ulmer
- 2018 Record: 5-3 Overall
- 2017 Record: 18-12 Overall, 10-10 Pac-12 – NCAA Second Round
- 2016 Record: 21-10 Overall, 13-7 Pac-12
- Predecessor: 12-year head coach Jim Moore, 3-time National Coach of the Year, 3-time AVCA Regional Coach of the Year, 2006 Pac-12 Coach of the Year
Stanford – Kevin Hambly
- 2018 Record: 7-1 Overall
- 2017 Record: 30-4 Overall, 19-1 Pac-12 – NCAA Final Four, Pac-12 Champion
- 2016 Record: 27-7 Overall, 15-5 Pac-12 – NCAA Champion
- Predecessor: 16-year head coach John Dunning, 3 NCAA Championships, 8 Pac-12 Championships, 4-time national coach of the year, 3-time regional coach of the year, 7-time conference coach of the year
Troy – Josh Lauer
- 2018 Record: 4-5 Overall
- 2017 Record: 11-22 Overall, 4-12 Sun Belt
- 2016 Record: 10-23 Overall, 4-12 Sun Belt
- Predecessor: 11-year head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick
Virginia – Aaron Smith
- 2018 Record: 4-6 Overall
- 2017 Record: 7-24 Overall, 3-17 ACC
- 2016 Record: 7-25 Overall, 4-16 ACC
- Predecessor: 5-year head coach Dennis Hohenshelt
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