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Walsh Volleyball Through The Years...
The Cavs have been playing volleyball since 1978. They have had seven coaches and have competed in the Greater Ohio Athletic Conference For Women (GOACW), the Greater Ohio Athletic Conference (GOAC), the Mid-Ohio Conference (MOC), and now the American Mideast Conference (AMC).
Walsh has won four conference titles and one District 22 title, and have competed in six NAIA Regional Tournaments. The Cavs won their first regional title in 2001and repeated as NAIA Region IX champions in 2002. They have made two NAIA National Championship appearances (2001 & 2002). The Cavs won two matches at the National Championships and were one game away from the elite eight in 2001 and won one match in 2002. The Cavs have an overall record of 683-222-3 (.754) in 24 years.
| Year |
Record |
Finish |
Coach |
| 1978 |
7-11 |
Did not Qualify |
Barb Josten |
| 1979 |
5-18 |
Did not Qualify |
Missy Long |
| 1980 |
12-13 |
Did not Qualify |
Missy Long |
| 1981 |
27-7 |
Runner-up Ohio Satellite Tourn. |
Missy Long |
| 1982 |
33-10-2 |
District 22 Runner-up |
Missy Long |
| 1983 |
29-7-1 |
District 22/1st Round |
Missy Long |
| 1984 |
42-10 |
District 22 Runner-up |
Missy Long |
| 1985 |
51-6 |
District 22 Runner-up |
Susan Turner |
| 1986 |
35-4 |
District 22 Runner-up |
Susan Turner |
| 1987 |
30-7 |
Did not Qualify |
Susan Turner |
| 1988 |
34-5 |
District 22 Runner-up |
Susan Turner |
| 1989 |
30-12 |
District 22 Champs/Reg. Qualifier |
Susan Turner |
| 1990 |
28-7 |
Disttrict 22 Semi-finals |
Susan Turner |
| 1991 |
23-10 |
District 22/1st Round |
Susan Turner |
| 1992 |
14-15 |
Did not Qualify |
Connie Surowicz |
| 1993 |
16-20 |
District 22/1st Round |
Connie Surowicz |
| 1994 |
28-13 |
2nd Place MOC Tournament |
Kelley Hartley |
| 1995 |
30-13 |
3rd Place MOC Tournament |
Kelley Hartley |
| 1996 |
13-8 |
MOC Champs/Reg. Qualifier |
Kelley Hartley |
| 1997 |
35-10 |
MOC Champs/Reg. Qualifier |
Kelley Hartley |
| 1998 |
32-16 |
AMC Tri-Champs |
Leslie Hahn |
| 1999 |
32-13 |
AMC Runner-up/Reg. Qualifier |
Cass Dixon |
| 2000 |
19-14 |
Third Place AMC, AMC Tournament Semi finals |
Cass Dixon |
| 2001 |
36-6 |
AMC & NAIA Region IX Tournament Champions, NAIA National Qualifiers (tied for 9th) |
Cass Dixon |
| 2002 |
39-5 |
AMC South Division Champions, AMC Tournament Champions, NAIA Region IX Champions, NAIA National Qualifiers |
Cass Dixon |
