NCAA Division III
Northwest Conference
Laurie Turner, Athletic Director

In the past nine years, Pacific Lutheran has compiled four seasons with at least 20 wins, along the way winning Northwest Conference championships in 1999, 2004, 2006 and 2007. It's clear that the Pacific Lutheran volleyball program has a good thing going.

PLU volleyball has shown continued improvement since the early 1990s. After the 1994 team took a big jump with 19 wins, the 1995 Lutes became the first PLU squad since 1988 to win 20 matches in a season. The 1999 Lutes finished with a 20-6 record, won the Northwest Conference title and advanced to the second round of the national tournament before being eliminated.

The 2003 team compiled a 21-5 record and set a new standard for winning percentage with an .808 mark. The 17-7 record in 2004 included the Lutes' second conference title and another journey to the second round of the national tournament. The 2006 team again won 20 matches, finishing 20-7 and reaching the first round of the NCAA Division III national tournament. In 2007 PLU went 23-4, including a perfect 16-0 record in conference play, winning the conference title for the second straight year.

In 12 seasons at PLU, head coach Kevin Aoki has compiled a 202-110 win-loss record, has four times been named the Northwest Conference Coach of the Year (1999, 2004, 2006 and 2007), and in 2004 and 2007 was selected as the AVCA West Region Coach of the Year. Aoki's resume also includes 12 years of successful coaching at the high school level.