Coach Lavrisha Detailed Record Against Opponents
Coach Lavrisha Series Records
Coach Lavrisha All-Time Records
Frank Lavrisha enters his remarkable 30th season as the head coach of the Regis University Volleyball team in 2016. The 2015 season was successful as Lavrisha, for the 19th time in his illustrious career, guided the Rangers to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The 2015 squad went 18-13 overall and 14-4 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and earned their fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Rangers were one of four RMAC teams to qualify for the trip to San Angelo, Texas where they faced off against Angelo State, the host school, in the first round. RU battled throughout the match but ultimately fell 3-1 as the 2015 season came to a close.
In 2014, the team went 19-10 overall and 13-5 in th RMAC to advance to the NCAA Division II National Tournament for the third consecutive season. In 2013, the team went 18-13 and for the second year in a row defeated cross-town rival Metro State in the first round of the NCAA South Central Region Tournament held in Canyon, Texas.
Katie Klein joined the long list of Rangers that have played for Lavrisha and is now a two-time All-America selection. Â Klein was sidelined through the 2014 season due to a season-ending injury but picked up in 2015 right where she left off. Klein was an honorable mention selection by the AVCA in 2013 and 2015 and is the first volleyball All-America since Jessica Howe in 2008.
In 2012, the Lavrisha led the Rangers to his 15th 20-win season following a 26-9 record. Â The Rangers were runner-up in the RMAC regular season with a 16-3 mark, the most wins in the RMAC for Regis since 1999. Â The Rangers then captured the RMAC Tournament Championship with an exciting win over Colorado Mines. Â
Subsequently, the Rangers earned the #1 seed in the NCAA South Central Region tournament and served as the host site. Â Regis defeated cross-town rival Metro State in the first round before being defeated by Angelo State in the second round.
Lavrisha has had 24 seasons, out of 29, that he has led a team to a .500 or better record. Â
The Rangers again narrowly missed an NCAA berth and finished with an overall mark of 21-9 and finished 12-6 in the RMAC in 2011. Competing in the Central Region for the final time, arguably the toughest Division II volleyball region in the country, the Rangers finished with the third best record in the RMAC.
In 2010, Lavrisha led the senior-laden team to a fifth place finish in the RMAC with an overall record of 17-12. Â The Rangers made it to the semifinals of the RMAC Tournament before falling to RMAC Champion Nebraska-Kearney. Â The Rangers narrowly missed a return trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Heading into the 2014 season, his 28th season, Lavrisha ranked ninth amongst active Division II coaches with his 582 victories against just 318 losses (.647). Â He had the 17th most wins ever in Division II history.
Following a six-year absence from NCAA Tournament play, Lavrisha guided the Rangers back in 2008 completing an improbable late season run. The Rangers finished as the five seed after the regular season but were able to win the RMAC Tournament and earn the programs 15th berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Rangers fell in four sets to eventual national champion Concordia-St. Paul.
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Lavrisha and success have been constant companions since the Ohio State University graduate took the reigns of the program prior to the 1986 season. Lavrisha has twice (1994 and 1997) been named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Northwest Region Coach of the Year. In 1988, he led the Rangers to a 38-7 record and was selected NCAA II National Coach of the Year by Volleyball Monthly. In addition to his national honors, Lavrisha has received conference Coach of the Year accolades six times.
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Additionally, Lavrisha has guided his teams to NCAA Division II post-season play 20 times and has advanced to the NCAA II Elite Eight six times. At 1998's Elite Eight, Lavrisha's Rangers came within a game of advancing to the championship match - enduring a five-game heartbreaker to North Dakota State University in the semifinals.
Lavrisha's squads have been dominant in conference play, as his 362-127 (.740) record in conference matches will attest to. Moreover, Lavrisha's teams have secured nine conference titles in both the RMAC and the now-defunct Colorado Divide and Colorado Athletic Conferences. Lavrisha has guided Regis to three undefeated conference schedules, amassing perfect 14-0 records in 1988 and 1991, followed by a 12-0 mark in 1995 all in the CAC.
Opposing teams have not fared well at the Regis Fieldhouse against Lavrisha's teams. He has won 275 of his 619 victories at the eclectic fieldhouse against just 104 losses for a .726 winning percentage. He has had only two losing seasons at home and in 1986, 1988 and 1997 his squads went undefeated at home. Four other teams lost just one game at home and from 1997-99 the Rangers went 48-3 inside the friendly confines of the Regis Fieldhouse. In 2012, the Rangers posted their best home record, 15-2, since the 1998 team went 16-1.
Lavrisha has produced 19 AVCA All-Americans and six GTE / CoSIDA Academic All-Americans during his time at Regis. Included in both groups is former RU setter Melinda Almazan, who in 1998, earned Regis' first national Player of the Year award when the AVCA honored her as its NCAA II Most Valuable Player. In June of 1999, Almazan brought even more national attention to the RU volleyball program when the American Honda Company selected her for its NCAA II Athlete of the Year.
Lavrisha is well-tied to the national volleyball community, as well. He has twice served as a U.S. Olympic Festival head coach, taking him to Oklahoma City in 1989 and Los Angeles in 1991. At the L.A. Festival, Lavrisha led his West squad to the gold medal. Even more, Lavrisha had a taste of international competition in 1994, leading the U.S. "B" team on a tour of the Orient. Lavrisha also assisted the USA Youth National Team to the NORCECA Championship in 2006 and the World Championships in 2007.
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Lavrisha resides in Louisville with his wife, Maggie. The couple has three children, Michael, Kristina and Nikolas.
Lavrisha Highlights:
- 1988 Volleyball Monthly NCAA Division II Coach of the Year
- Six-time conference Coach of the Year
- Has won 11 conference titles
- Has led teams to three undefeated conference seasons
- 619-341 career record in 29 seasons (.645 winning percentage)
- 362-127 career record in conference matches (.740 winning percentage)
- 15 seasons of 20-or-more victories
- Has led teams to NCAA II post-season 20 times
- Has led teams to NCAA II Elite Eight National Tournament six times
- Has produced 19 AVCA All-Americans and one AVCA Player of the Year
- Coached West Team to the gold medal at the 1991 U.S. Olympic FestivalÂ
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OVERALL |
           CONFERENCE |
| Year |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct. |
Wins |
Losses |
Win Pct. |
Postseason |
| 1986 |
29 |
11 |
.725 |
13 |
1 |
.929 |
NCAA First Round |
| 1987 |
17 |
12 |
.586 |
10 |
4 |
.714 |
|
| 1988 |
38 |
7 |
.844 |
14 |
0 |
1.000 |
NCAA Semifinals (4th Place) |
| 1989 |
31 |
12 |
.721 |
11 |
1 |
.917 |
NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1990 |
29 |
15 |
.660 |
11 |
1 |
.917 |
NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1991 |
29 |
10 |
.744 |
14 |
0 |
1.000 |
NCAA First Round |
| 1992 |
14 |
17 |
.452 |
8 |
6 |
.571 |
|
| 1993 |
23 |
13 |
.639 |
11 |
3 |
.786 |
NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1994 |
28 |
11 |
.718 |
10 |
2 |
.833 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 1995 |
19 |
7 |
.731 |
12 |
0 |
1.000 |
NCAA First Round |
| 1996 |
20 |
13 |
.606 |
15 |
4 |
.789 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 1997 |
32 |
4 |
.889 |
18 |
1 |
.947 |
NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 1998 |
31 |
4 |
.886 |
17 |
2 |
.894 |
NCAA Semifinals |
| 1999 |
22 |
11 |
.667 |
17 |
2 |
.894 |
NCAA First Round |
| 2000 |
22 |
10 |
.688 |
15 |
4 |
.789 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2001 |
24 |
9 |
.727 |
15 |
4 |
.789 |
NCAA First Round |
| 2003 |
14 |
16 |
.467 |
11 |
8 |
.579 |
|
| 2004 |
12 |
16 |
.429 |
10 |
9 |
.526 |
|
| 2005 |
6 |
21 |
.222 |
5 |
14 |
.263 |
|
| 2006 |
16 |
13 |
.551 |
13 |
6 |
.684 |
|
| 2007 |
11 |
17 |
.392 |
9 |
10 |
.474 |
|
| 2008 |
19 |
12 |
.613 |
12 |
7 |
.632 |
NCAA First Round |
| 2009 |
14 |
14 |
.500 |
12 |
7 |
.632 |
|
| 2010 |
17 |
12 |
.586 |
11 |
7 |
.611 |
|
| 2011 |
21 |
9 |
.700 |
12 |
6 |
.667 |
|
| 2012 |
26 |
9 |
.743 |
16 |
3 |
.842 |
RMAC Tourney Champs/NCAA Second Round |
| 2013 |
18 |
13 |
.581 |
13 |
6 |
.684 |
NCAA Second Round |
| 2014 |
19 |
10 |
.655 |
13 |
5 |
.722 |
NCAA First Round |
| 2015 |
18 |
13 |
.581 |
14 |
4 |
.778 |
NCAA First Round |
| 2016 |
18 |
12 |
.600 |
12 |
6 |
.667 |
NCAA First Round |
| Totals |
637 |
353 |
.643 |
374 |
133 |
.737 |
20 NCAA Appearances |
