MCGUYRE MAKES HISTORY
12/7/2010 5:51:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE, Calif. --- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics released the 2010 volleyball postseason awards and Head Coach Ryan McGuyre made CBU history as the first ever National Coach of the Year.
“I am really excited about this award and greatly appreciate the committee's decision,” said McGuyre. “This has been a very special team to me and this recognition serves as a nice capstone to an incredible season.”
The announcement comes just days after CBU concluded a 33-6 season in the quarterfinals at the NAIA National Tournament. It was the fifth 30-win season during McGuyre's nine season tenure and seventh straight trip to at least the quarterfinals at the national tournament.
McGuyre also earned his first Golden State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award this season. Already the winningest coach in program history, McGuyre notched his 300th career win this season. The Lancers finished second in the conference for the second straight year, fourth time overall in the past nine seasons.
The season was highlighted by a program-record 18-match win streak out of the gates followed by five victories over ranked opponents. The biggest win of the season came on Nov. 6, when McGuyre led the Lancers to a road victory over No. 3 Fresno Pacific, becoming the first team to beat the Sunbirds on their home court since 2002, a streak of 122 matches.
McGuyre won NAIA All-Tournament Coach honors in 2004 and 2005 when CBU won back-to-back national championships.
“In the seasons where we won it all, the national championship helped bring some permanence to the memory of the specific year,” said McGuyre. “While we were very disappointed that we fell short of the national championship this year, I strongly feel that this has been one of CBU's most successful seasons in regards to seeing the bigger picture. When I look back on this year this award will help me to remember this very special team.”
At the national tournament, the Lancers came out of pool play 3-0 and blew past College of Idaho to face Columbia (Mo.) in the quarterfinals. In probably one of the most competitive matches of the tournament the Lancers fell in five sets to the Cougars.
“The NAIA is all I have known for 13 of the past 14 years I have coached in college and as CBU transitions to the NCAA it will be nice to be part of the NAIA's wonderful history,” said McGuyre. “This award is also a reflection of the incredible coaching staff I have been blessed to work with this season. Jennifer (McGuyre) and Brandon (Crisp) have shared in all the details of planning, preparation, prayer, and motivation. They have sparked the changes we made during the season at the right time while proving to remain loyal to our principals when things did not look good. It would be a completely different season without them.”
“I am really excited about this award and greatly appreciate the committee's decision,” said McGuyre. “This has been a very special team to me and this recognition serves as a nice capstone to an incredible season.”
The announcement comes just days after CBU concluded a 33-6 season in the quarterfinals at the NAIA National Tournament. It was the fifth 30-win season during McGuyre's nine season tenure and seventh straight trip to at least the quarterfinals at the national tournament.
McGuyre also earned his first Golden State Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award this season. Already the winningest coach in program history, McGuyre notched his 300th career win this season. The Lancers finished second in the conference for the second straight year, fourth time overall in the past nine seasons.
The season was highlighted by a program-record 18-match win streak out of the gates followed by five victories over ranked opponents. The biggest win of the season came on Nov. 6, when McGuyre led the Lancers to a road victory over No. 3 Fresno Pacific, becoming the first team to beat the Sunbirds on their home court since 2002, a streak of 122 matches.
McGuyre won NAIA All-Tournament Coach honors in 2004 and 2005 when CBU won back-to-back national championships.
“In the seasons where we won it all, the national championship helped bring some permanence to the memory of the specific year,” said McGuyre. “While we were very disappointed that we fell short of the national championship this year, I strongly feel that this has been one of CBU's most successful seasons in regards to seeing the bigger picture. When I look back on this year this award will help me to remember this very special team.”
At the national tournament, the Lancers came out of pool play 3-0 and blew past College of Idaho to face Columbia (Mo.) in the quarterfinals. In probably one of the most competitive matches of the tournament the Lancers fell in five sets to the Cougars.
“The NAIA is all I have known for 13 of the past 14 years I have coached in college and as CBU transitions to the NCAA it will be nice to be part of the NAIA's wonderful history,” said McGuyre. “This award is also a reflection of the incredible coaching staff I have been blessed to work with this season. Jennifer (McGuyre) and Brandon (Crisp) have shared in all the details of planning, preparation, prayer, and motivation. They have sparked the changes we made during the season at the right time while proving to remain loyal to our principals when things did not look good. It would be a completely different season without them.”
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