UCF Becomes One of Just 24 Programs with 1,000 Wins

  0 Wendy Mayer | October 14th, 2018 | College - Women's Indoor, Division I Mid-Major, News

The UCF Knights rallied after dropping the opening set to beat UConn 3-1 and stay perfect in American Athletic Conference action. The win also put the program in elite company as one of just 24 Division I schools to reach the 1,000 victory milestone.

The Knights are the third program to reach the 1,000 plateau in 2018, following Sacramento State (1004) and Florida State (1004) and are tied for the seventh youngest program to do so, achieving the milestone in its 44th season. 

Team Won Lost Tied First Year Years
Nebraska 1,323 241 12 1975 44
UCLA 1,301 382 0 1970 49
BYU 1,268 354 5 1969 50
Missouri State 1,261 504 21 1972 47
Penn State 1,261 201 0 1979 40
Hawaii 1,233 218 1 1975 44
Long Beach State 1,226 450 0 1964 55
Texas 1,225 382 13 1974 45
Minnesota 1,193 523 6 1972 47
Portland State 1,134 539 4 1969 49
Stanford 1,133 256 4 1976 43
Dayton 1,124 587 0 1970 49
Illinois State 1,096 562 0 1973 46
Milwaukee 1,063 633 9 1973 46
Pittsburgh 1,069 483 0 1974 45
Ohio State 1,057 539 0 1971 48
USC 1,046 361 4 1976 43
North Carolina 1,043 576 0 1971 48
Arkansas State 1,037 528 5 1975 44
Texas A&M 1,020 562 2 1975 44
Pacific 1,011 412 3 1976 43
Sacramento State 1,004 460 0 1976 43
Florida State 1,004 487 1 1976 43
UCF 1,000 618 0 1975 44

“1,000 wins is really special because we’re just the 24th team to do that,” head coach Todd Dagenais said. “This milestone is just a tribute to the coaches and the players before our time here. There’s 40-plus years of UCF Volleyball that has contributed to this milestone. This really goes out to everyone that built this program, and it’s our job to carry the torch. We look forward to being able to celebrate this with all our alumnae during homecoming weekend when we bring everyone back for our all-generation reunion.”

UCF notched 236 wins under Lucy McDaniel (1975-79), 188 under Laura Smith (1991-97), 132 under Lyn King (1982-87), 134 under Meg Colado (1999-07), 59 under DeeDee Clemmon (1998-00), 43 under Carmen Pennick (1980-81) and seven under Miriam Ochoa (1998). The team is 201-139 under Dagenais (since 2008).

The milestone victory also included another standout moment for UCF as libero Jordan Pingel set the school record for career digs and became the first player to surpass 2,000 saves.

UCF is now 16-3 including a 7-0 mark in American Athletic Conference play. Next up, the Knights will look to extend their 13-match win streak at East Carolina on Friday.

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Wendy Mayer

Wendy Mayer has worked in athletics media relations for the last 20 years. The Northwest Missouri State alumna is currently senior writer for Volleymob.com after spending the last 15 years with Purdue athletics.

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