One of my Top 2-3 Gator coaches ever. https://247sports.com/college/flori...lleyball-coach-mary-wise-retiring--245341009/
The GREAT Mary Wise is Retiring
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Very nice tribute article.
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Instant Impact: Wise's Fierce Competitive Drive, Shared Ownership Created Success; UF Coaches Comment on Wise's Legacy - Florida Gators
Mary Wise created a winning culture almost instantly at Florida and kept the flame burning for 34 seasons.
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Mary Wise by the Numbers:
1,067 career victories
-the most among female Division I head coaches since the NCAA’s first volleyball season in 1981
-only the 4th head coach overall to record 1,000 victories all at the Division I level
992 wins since 1991
-second only to Penn St (999) during this period
900 second female coach in Division I history to reach 900 wins at a single school
145 consecutive SEC regular season wins
-first program in NCAA history to win 130 consecutive regular season conference matches
109 consecutive home SEC winning streak
105 consecutive sets won in 2003
-including a sweep thru the SEC (3-0 wins) without dropping a set
-first program in NCAA history to win 100 consecutive sets
82-33 (.717) all-time record at Florida in the NCAA Tournament
-6th highest winning percentage in Division I history
34 straight NCAA tournament bids
-third longest active streak in the nation behind Penn State (44) and Nebraska (43)
-making the field every year under Mary Wise
31 AVCA Top 15 year-end ranking
-second to Nebraska's 33
29 NCAA Regional Semifinals
25 SEC titles
-10th-most in conference history in any sport, regardless of gender
-3rd-most by any SEC team, regardless of sport or gender, since 1979
-14 more than the next closest-Kentucky with 11
17 NCAA Regional Championships
15 SEC Coach of the Year
8 NCAA Semifinals
3 AVCA National Coach of the Year
2 NCAA Runners-up
1 of only two female coaches in NCAA history to coach in more than one Final Four
1,067 career victories
-the most among female Division I head coaches since the NCAA’s first volleyball season in 1981
-only the 4th head coach overall to record 1,000 victories all at the Division I level
992 wins since 1991
-second only to Penn St (999) during this period
900 second female coach in Division I history to reach 900 wins at a single school
145 consecutive SEC regular season wins
-first program in NCAA history to win 130 consecutive regular season conference matches
109 consecutive home SEC winning streak
105 consecutive sets won in 2003
-including a sweep thru the SEC (3-0 wins) without dropping a set
-first program in NCAA history to win 100 consecutive sets
82-33 (.717) all-time record at Florida in the NCAA Tournament
-6th highest winning percentage in Division I history
34 straight NCAA tournament bids
-third longest active streak in the nation behind Penn State (44) and Nebraska (43)
-making the field every year under Mary Wise
31 AVCA Top 15 year-end ranking
-second to Nebraska's 33
29 NCAA Regional Semifinals
25 SEC titles
-10th-most in conference history in any sport, regardless of gender
-3rd-most by any SEC team, regardless of sport or gender, since 1979
-14 more than the next closest-Kentucky with 11
17 NCAA Regional Championships
15 SEC Coach of the Year
8 NCAA Semifinals
3 AVCA National Coach of the Year
2 NCAA Runners-up
1 of only two female coaches in NCAA history to coach in more than one Final Four
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