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Now in his eleventh season, Coach Jones has won more matches (203) than did any previous Trevecca coach and is nearing the win total (213) of the previous 23 years combined. Jones has held the position more than twice as long as any previous coach. No previous coach lasted more than four years.
Jones has produced three 30-win seasons and three 20-win seasons. He has also seen his teams advance to the Region XI tournament on five occasions.
Prior to Jones taking the helm, the program hadn’t had a winning season since 1989 and had had only four winning seasons in 23 years, and only one of those was a 20-win season. Jones has averaged more than 20 wins a season. No coach in the program’s history had lasted more than four years since Debbie Lore started the program in 1974.
In his first season (1997) Trevecca won only five games and Jones went recruiting. He was immediately rewarded by his first full recruiting class. In 1998 Coach Jones created a tradition of winning with the school's best year of intercollegiate volleyball with a school record of 32-13 and a 7-5 record in TranSouth play; the Jones-led team advanced to the NAIA Region XI Tournament for the first time in school history. Coach Jones was honored with the TranSouth Coach of the Year Award. The 32 wins were 10 more than any previous team had recorded in one season.
In 2002 the team posted a 31-15 overall record and 7-5 TranSouth record. Katie Carter became the program's first Honorable Mention All-American, and the following year Crissie Cunha became the second.
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Scott Jones (203-164 overall, 60-59 TranSouth, 22-24 post-season)
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| Year |
Overall |
TranSouth |
Post-Season |
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| 1997 |
5-23 |
2-12 |
0-2 |
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| 1998 |
32-13 |
7-5 |
3-2 |
TranSouth Coach of the Year |
| 1999 |
22-17 |
8-4 |
2-2 |
3rd TSAC, 4th Region XI |
| 2000 |
19-17 |
5-5 |
5-3 |
2nd TSAC Tourney, 3rd Region Tourney |
| 2001 |
26-14 |
7-3 |
4-3 |
3rd TSAC, 3rd Region XI |
| 2002 |
31-15 |
7-5 |
2-3 |
2nd TSAC, 3rd Region XI |
| 2003 |
34-8 |
11-3 |
4-3 |
2nd TSAC, 3rd Region XI |
| 2004 |
4-22 |
1-9 |
0-2 |
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| 2005 |
10-20 |
2-8 |
1-2 |
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| 2006 |
20-15 |
10-6 |
1-2 |
3rd TSAC |
In 2003 the team posted a school-record 34 wins, only 8 losses, and finished second in the conference and advanced to the NAIA Region XI Tournament for the something is missing here. The team also posted a school-record conference mark of 11-3. The team finished second in the conference and advanced to the NAIA Region XI Tournament for the fourth consecutive season.
His players have won numerous awards for their play on the court. He has coached Trevecca’s first player to be named All-Region XI and the school’s first two players to reach All-American status. Several of his players have won weekly awards including the NAIA Player of the Week Award.
He has produced not only players with great athletic ability but also players who have earned academic awards. A number of his players have been awarded the TranSouth Scholar Athlete Award, and several have been given the NAIA Scholar Athlete Award. His 2006-07 team was awarded its first ever AVCA Team Academic Award, one of only 16 NAIA schools to do so.
Jones reached the 100-win total in the regular season finale on November 6, 2001, against Cumberland. He won his 200th match at Mid-Continent University on October 24, 2006.
*No records are available for the 1977 volleyball season. Trevecca welcomes any assistance in producing information for that season.
His love for volleyball has seen him travel extensively, playing in events like the National Iron Man Tournament and the U.S. National Open Championships. Jones also participated in international competition playing against top teams of the former Soviet Union in 1987. While there, he received training from the Soviet Olympic coaches.
In addition to wins, Jones has seen his players collect a trophy case full of awards. Below is a listing of the majority of those honors earned by Jones players.
2006-2007
AVCA Team Academic Award
NAIA Scholar-Athlete: Taina Ovchinnikov, Christina Stanley
NAIA Region XI: Brittney Ray
TranSouth Newcomer of the Year: Brittney Ray
All-TranSouth: First Team: Kelly Huff, Taina Ovchinnikov, Brittney Ray - Honorable Mention: Christian Stanley, Kimi Coffey
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Kristen Grogan, Kelly Huff, Taina Ovchinnikov, Christina Stanley,
TranSouth Player of the Week: Kelly Huff (three times)
TranSouth Libero of the Week: Kimi Coffey (two times)
Asbury Tournament MVP: Taina Ovchinnikov
All-Indiana Wesleyan Tourney: Brittney Ray
2005-2006
All-TranSouth First Team: Valerie Hicks
All-TranSouth Second Team: Taina Ovchinnikov
TranSouth All-Tournament: Valerie Hicks, Taina Ovchinnikov
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Valerie Hicks, Taina Ovchinnikov, Monica Johnsen, Christina Stanley, Victoria Phillips
Valerie Hick TranSouth Libero of the Week
Kelly Huff TranSouth Setter of the Week
2004-2005
All-TranSouth First Team: Jodi Reimer
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Jodi Reimer, Valerie Hicks, Monica Johnsen
2003-2004
NAIA All-American Honorable Mention: Crissie Cunha
All-Region XI First Team: Crissie Cunha, Katie Carter
All-TranSouth First Team: Crissie Cunha, Katie Carter, Jodie Reimer
All-TranSouth Second Team: Christa Rijswijk
TranSouth All-Tournament: Crissie Cunha, Jodie Reimer
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Katie Carter, Crissie Cunha, Natasha Donoho, Karie Overman, Jodi Reimer
2002-2003
NAIA All-American Honorable Mention: Katie Carter
All-Region XI: Katie Carter, Crissie Cunha
All-TranSouth: Laurel Markovich (Freshman of the Year), Crissie Cunha (Newcomer of the Year), Katie Carter
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Katie Carter, Lauren Appleby, Crissie Cunha, Natasha Donoho
Asbury Invitational Tournament MVP: Crissie Cunha
Taylor University Tournament Best Libero: Valerie Hicks
NAIA Player of the Week: Laurel Markovich
Region XI Player of the Week: Crissie Cunha, Katie Carter, Laurel Markovich (twice)
TranSouth Player of the Week: Crissie Cunha, Katie Carter, Laurel Markovich (twice)
2001-2002
NAIA Scholar-Athlete: Michelle Arend, Natalie Pifer
All-Region XI: Natalie Pifer, Katie Carter, Michelle Arend (2nd Team), Natalie Cameron (2nd Team)
All-TranSouth: Michelle Arend, Natalie Pifer, Natalie Cameron, Katie Carter, Lauren Appleby (2nd Team),
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Michelle Arend, Rachel Johnson, Natalie Pifer, Molly Schoenberg, Natasha Donoho, Sara Lawrence, Katie Carter
2000-2001
All-Region XI: Natalie Pifer
All-TranSouth: Natalie Pifer, Michelle Arend, Natalie Cameron
All-TSAC Tournament MVP: Natalie Cameron
All-TSAC Tournament: Natalie Cameron, Michelle Arend
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Michelle Arend, Rachel Johnson, Natalie Pifer, Erin Rhodes
1999-2000
All-TranSouth: Natalie Pifer, Martie Newman
TranSouth Scholar-Athlete: Michelle Arend, Rachel Johnson, Alexa Robertson
All-Region XI: Natalie Pifer
All-TranSouth Tournament Team: Natalie Pifer
All-Tournament MVP St. Ambrose Tournament: Natalie Cameron
1998-1999
All-TranSouth: Natalie Pifer, Martie Newman
All-TSAC Tournament Team: Natalie Pifer, Martie Newman
TranSouth Coach of the Year: Scott Jones
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