volleyball

September 2, 2023

Beach volleyball on the rise

In just two seasons, head coach Derek Olson has taken the Husky beach volleyball program to new heights.


May 28, 2023

Legendary Leslie

Leslie Gabriel has been part of 618 victories and five NCAA Final Fours with the Huskies’ women’s volleyball program over 26 years.


February 25, 2023

Comeback trail

One athlete journeys from injury to recovery with the help of sports medicine experts at the UW.


September 11, 2021

Going national

Junior middle blocker Marin Grote, senior middle blocker Lauren Sanders and junior setter Ella May Powell were all named to the 2021 collegiate volleyball national team.


December 14, 2017

No more number 16

The best volleyball player in UW history, Krista Vansant, '15, had her jersey retired.


December 16, 2016

Ciao, Courtney

The U.S. women’s national volleyball team couldn’t have won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero without Courtney Thompson, ’05.


December 1, 2014

Give Me 5: Krista Vansant

Krista Vansant is the 2013 national volleyball player of the year.


December 1, 2012

Smashing success

Excellence has become a habit for UW women’s volleyball coach Jim McLaughlin.


September 1, 2010

Volleyball rises

There’s more to UW volleyball than one national championship. The Huskies have been a top-10 program for nearly a decade and are 221-60 in coach Jim McLaughlin’s nine seasons.