North Dakota State Bison women's volleyball

The North Dakota State Bison volleyball team is the NCAA Division I women's volleyball team at North Dakota State University located in Fargo, North Dakota. The program began its first season in 1965 under head coach Collette Folstad. The current Bison head coach is Jennifer Lopez in her 8th season. Lopez took over after former coach Kari Thompson resigned after the 2016 season.

North Dakota State Bison women's volleyball
University	North Dakota State University
Head coach	Jennifer Lopez (8th season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Fargo, North Dakota
Home arena	Benson Bunker Fieldhouse (capacity: 1,206)
Nickname	Bison
AIAW/NCAA Tournament runner-up
1990, 1998
AIAW/NCAA Tournament semifinal
1975, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1998
AIAW/NCAA Regional Final
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 1999
AIAW/NCAA Tournament appearance
1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011
Conference tournament champion
1973, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2008, 2010, 2011

History

The Bison made the AIAW tournament every time from 1970 to 1981, except for two seasons in 1972 and 1980. Then in Division II, NDSU played in a regional every year from 1982 to 2003, except for 1985 and 1994. While in Division II, the Bison finished in the Elite Eight five times, the Final Four three times, and a national runner-up twice.
Since North Dakota State entered Division I in 2008, the Bison have made the NCAA tournament three times. The team also made the NIVC tournament in 2022 after falling short in the semifinal round of the Summit League tournament.

The Bison have been a part of multiple conferences. While in the AIAW, NDSU played in the Minn-Kota Conference from 1970-78. It was a conference mainly centered around AIAW programs in Minnesota and both North and South Dakota. Then in 1979, the team joined the North Central Conference and followed along as the league moved up to Division II starting in the 1982 season. The Bison would remain there until the end of the 2003 season when NDSU's athletic programs moved up to Division I. While moving up, NDSU was an independent. Starting in the 2007 season, the Bison played in the Summit League and have remained there ever since.

Season-by-season history

Season	Coach	Record		Conf. Tournament	Postseason
		Overall	Conference (Conf. Standing)
1965	Collette Folstad	0–1	–	–
1966	Collette Folstad	0–3	–	–
1967	Collette Folstad	5–5	–	–
1968	Judy Ray	2–6	–	–
1969	Judy Ray	3–5	–	–
1970	Judy Ray	12–2	–	–	AIAW Regionals
1971	Judy Ray	10–5	–	–	AIAW Regionals
1972	Sharon Anderson	10–7	–	2nd
1973	Judy Ray	9–11	3–4 (5th)	1st	AIAW Regionals
1974	Judy Ray	15–7	6–1 (T-1st)	–	AIAW Regionals
1975	Judy Ray	25–10	6–1 (2nd)	1st	AIAW Nationals
1976	Judy Ray	23–18	4–3 (3rd)	4th	AIAW Regionals
1977	Donnie Lauf	15–21	5–2 (3rd)	5th	AIAW Regionals
1978	Donna Palivec	24–19	5–2 (2nd)	3rd	AIAW Regionals
1979	Donna Palivec	29–21	–	4th	AIAW Regionals
1980	Donna Palivec	26–14	–	2nd
1981	Donna Palivec	41–11	–	1st	AIAW Nationals
1982	Donna Palivec	43–10	–	1st	NCAA Regional
1983	Donna Palivec	43–20	–	2nd	NCAA Regional
1984	Donna Palivec	55–13	–	2nd	NCAA Regional
1985	Donna Palivec	20–16	5–2 (3rd)	2nd
1986	Donna Palivec	43–13	6–1 (2nd)	2nd	NCAA Final Four
1987	Cathy Olson	44–8	6–1 (2nd)	2nd	NCAA Regional
1988	Cathy Olson	43–3	7–0 (1st)	1st	NCAA Final Four
1989	Jolyn Koppinger	30–6	8–1 (1st)	1st	NCAA Final Four
1990	Jolyn Koppinger	33–6	9–0 (1st)	1st	NCAA Runner-up
1991	Jolyn Koppinger	35–5	9–0 (1st)	1st	NCAA Final Four
1992	Jolyn Montgomery	35–5	8–1 (1st)	1st	NCAA Elite Eight
1993	Carolyn Eide	19–10	8–1 (1st)	–	NCAA Regional
1994	Carolyn Eide	20–11	12–6 (3rd)
1995	Zaundra Bina	25–9	13–5 (3rd)		NCAA Regional
1996	Zaundra Bina	28–6	15–3 (3rd)		NCAA Regional
1997	Zaundra Bina	27–7	14–4 (3rd)		NCAA Regional
1998	Zaundra Bina	33–4	16–2 (1st)		NCAA Runner-up
1999	Zaundra Bina	29–4	16–2 (1st)		NCAA Elite Eight
2000	Zaundra Bina	21–13	11–7 (5th)		NCAA Regional
2001	Zaundra Bina	30–4	17–1 (1st)		NCAA Regional
2002	Zaundra Bina	21–12	8–8 (T-4th)		NCAA Regional
2003	Zaundra Bina	25–9	11–3 (T-1st)		NCAA Regional
2004	Zaundra Bina	13–20	Division I Independent		Ineligible due to transition to Division I
2005	Zaundra Bina	5–31
2006	Erich Hinterstocker	17–13
2007	Erich Hinterstocker	20–8	12–4 (T-2nd)	Semifinal
2008	Erich Hinterstocker	24–4	16–0 (1st)	Champions	NCAA First Round[1]
2009	Erich Hinterstocker	23–4	18–0 (1st)	Runner-up[2]
2010	Erich Hinterstocker[3] Kari Thompson	11–9 9–2	8–3 6–1 (T-1st)	Champions[4]	NCAA First Round
2011	Kari Thompson	26–9	16–2 (1st)	Champions	NCAA First Round
2012	Kari Thompson	13–18	8–8 (6th)	–
2013	Kari Thompson	6–22	6–8 (7th)	–
2014	Kari Thompson	15–17	8–8 (5th)	Semifinal
2015	Kari Thompson	19–12	10–6 (4th)	–
2016	Kari Thompson	14–18	11–5 (3rd)	Semifinal
2017	Jennifer Lopez	19–9	9–5 (4th)	Semifinal[5]
2018	Jennifer Lopez	9–20	6–10 (6th)	Semifinal
2019	Jennifer Lopez	13–16	8–8 (5th)	Quarterfinal[6]
2020^	Jennifer Lopez	10–8	8–8 (5th)	–
2021	Jennifer Lopez	12–18	6–12 (7th)	–
2022	Jennifer Lopez	21–12	13–5 (3rd)	Semifinal[7][8]	NIVC First Round[9]
2023	Jennifer Lopez	18–11	9–7 (5th)	Semifinal
2024	Jennifer Lopez	12–13	8–8 (4th)

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AIAW/NCAA/NIVC Tournament History

NCAA Division I Tournament History

The Bison have appeared in three NCAA Division I tournaments. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008		First round	#6 Minnesota	L 0–3
2010		First round	#10 Minnesota	L 0–3[11]
2011		First round	#13 Minnesota	L 0–3

National Invitational Volleyball Championship History

The Bison have appeared in 1 NIVC tournament. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First round	Davidson	L 1-3[12]

NCAA Division II Tournament History

The Bison have appeared in 20 NCAA Division II tournaments. Their combined record was 28–22.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	Regional	Edinboro	W 3–2
		Cal State Northridge	L 0–3
1983	Regional	Portland State	W 3–0
		Sacramento State	L 1–3
1984	Regional	Omaha	W 3–0
		Cal State Northridge	L 1–3
1986	Regional	Portland State	W 3–0
		Sacramento State	W 3–2
	Final Four	UC Riverside	L 0–3
		Omaha	L 0–3
1987	Regional	Purdue Fort Wayne	W 3–2
		Ferris State	L 2–3
1988	Regional	St. Cloud State	W 3–1
	Elite Eight	Tampa	W 3–2
		Cal State Northridge	L 1–3
		Regis	W 3–2
1989	Regional	Omaha	W 3–0
		Central Missouri State	W 3–0
	Elite Eight	UC Riverside	W 3–2
		Sacramento State	L 1–3
		Florida Southern	W 3–1
1990	Regional	Minnesota State Mankato	W 3–1
	Final Four	Sacramento State	W 3–1
		Cal State Bakersfield	W 3–1
		West Texas State	L 0–3
1991	Regional	Minnesota-Duluth	W 3–1
	Elite Eight	Cal State Bakersfield	W 3–1
		Portland State	L 1–3
		Florida Southern	W 3–0
1992	Regional	Augustana (SD)	W 3–0
	Elite Eight	Cal State LA	L 0–3
1993	Regional	Omaha	L 0–3
1995	Regional	Northern Colorado	L 1–3
1996	Regional	Augustana (SD)	W 3–2
		Omaha	L 1–3
1997	Regional	Omaha	L 1–3
1998	Regional	Minnesota-Duluth	W 3–0
		Augustana (SD)	W 3–0
	Elite Eight	Edinboro	W 3–0
		Regis	W 3–2
		Hawaii Pacific	L 1–3
1999	Regional	Augustana (SD)	W 3–2
		Northern Colorado	W 3–2
	Elite Eight	BYU-Hawaii	L 0–3
2000	Regional	Northern Colorado	L 1–3
2001	Regional	Northern Colorado	W 3–0
		South Dakota State	L 2–3
2002	Regional	Minnesota State Mankato	L 0–3
2003	Regional	North Dakota	W 3–0
		Concordia-St. Paul	L 2–3

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