University of South Carolina Aiken Women's Volleyball

Cox, the Pacers have compiled a record of 146-106. Prior to joining USC Aiken, Cox had spent the previous six seasons as the head coach at the Savannah College of Art & Design, an NAIA institution in Savannah, Ga. In 2015, Cox led the Pacers to an outstandout 27-6 record. The team garnered a Peach Belt Conference regular-season title and earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region Tournament for the first time in program history. Senior Ashley Diedrich picked up All-America honors and was just the third player in league history to become a two-time Player of the Year. Juniors Taylor Stratton and Katie Toman were tabbed all-region honorees as well.  The 2014 season was a banner year for Cox. He led the team to a second-place finish in the Peach Belt Conference and his squad upended Armstrong and its 50-match PBC winning streak with a 3-0 victory on Nov. 6. The Pacers earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time under Cox and junior Ashley Diedrich was named the PBC Player of the Year and the Daktronics Region Player of the Year while also earning AVCA all-region honors. Senior setter Sheila Walsh finished her illustrious career by garnering all-conference accolades. Cox guided the Pacers to a 19-13 mark, including a 9-9 effort in the Peach Belt Conference during the 2013 campaign despite having one of the youngest teams in the region. He led the team to the No. 6 seed in the PBC Tournament and guided the squad to the PBC Championship match. The squad's 19 victories marked the most since the 2007 season. Cox's Endea Ellison and Taylor Stratton earned all-tournament team accolades while Ellison and Aly Johnson were tabbed to the all-academic team.   USC Aiken concluded its fifth season under Cox in 2012 with an overall record of 18-13. The Pacers were ranked as high as eighth in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Volleyball Rankings. The Pacers finished the 2012 Peach Belt Conference regular-season with a record of 7-7. Picked third in the 2012 preseason poll, USC Aiken's third-place finish marked the Pacers' highest seed since claiming the No. 1 seed en route to Peach Belt Conference Tournament Championships in 2006 and 2007. Three Pacers garnered plaudits from the league office in 2012 with Samantha Lukralle leading the way by being named the recipient of the Peach Belt Conference Volleyball Elite 15 award (highest GPA). In addition to being honored as the PBC Elite 15 award winner, Lukralle was also selected to the Capital One Academic NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball District Three First-Team for the second straight year in 2012. She was tabbed to the Peach Belt Conference All-Conference Second-Team. Joining Lukralle on the Capital One Academic NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball District Three First-Team was Ashley Farwell, who claimed the honor for the first time in her career. USC Aiken freshman Ashley Diedrich was tabbed as the Peach Belt Conference Co-Freshman of the Year. She became USC Aikens second winner of the award all-time. USC Aikens Shannon Byers closed out her Pacer career as a four-time All-Peach Belt Conference selection. The Pacers finished the 2011 season with an overall record of 15-16, while going 7-7 in the Peach Belt Conference and 8-5 at home in the Convocation Center.  The year would end for the Pacers in the Quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Championship as they fell to Augusta State 3-2. The 2011 Pacers had two team members, Samantha Lukralle and Shannon Byers, selected as All-PBC performers. Lukralle would also move to second on the all-time in school history for digs in a career with 1,643. The Pacers also performed well in the classroom with four players being selected to the PBC All-Academic Team and two players earning Honorable Mention. Lukralle, Ashley Farwell, Chelsey Kight, and Claire Patten were named to the team with Endea Ellison and Emily Maassen honorable mentions. The 2010 USC Aiken volleyball team ended its campaign with a 15-16 record. The Pacers went 6-8 in the Peach Belt Conference to finish fourth overall in the extremely tough volleyball conference. The Pacers were ranked as high as 10th in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region poll. USC Aiken would eventually conclude its year in the semifinals of the 2010 Peach Belt Conference Tournament. USC Aiken made the most of its matches in the 2010 season by going a maximum five sets in 13 of their matches. Pacer libero Samantha Lukralle broke the school single-season dig record for the second consecutive season in 2010. She was named the PBC Libero of the Year along with being chosen to the PBC All-Tournament team and the All-Region team. Shannon Byers was selected to the PBC All-Conference First Team. Three Pacers were named to the PBC All-Academic team with Chelsey Kight, Ashley Farwell and Lukralle earning all collecting all-academic honors. The 2009 USC Aiken volleyball team finished the season with a 15-18 record, going 5-9 in Peach Belt Conference play. USC Aiken hosted the 2009 PBC Volleyball Championships for the first time in their new home arena, the Convocation Center. The Pacers entered the tournament as the fifth seeded team. USC Aikens Lauren Cedeno and Shannon Byers were both chosen to the 2009 Peach Belt Conference All-Conference volleyball second team. Byers ended the year with a team-best 326 kills. The freshman outside hitter collected double-digit kills in 15 matches. Cedeno led the Pacers in 2009 with 781 assists. The senior setter recorded 40 or more assists in five matches for USC Aiken. USC Aiken acquired victories over both of the teams who would eventually meet for the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship. The Pacers were the only team to beat Flagler in league play as the Pacers downed the Saints, 3-2, at the Convocation Center on Friday, Sept. 18. just one day later, USC Aiken was one of just two teams in the Peach Belt Conference to down the Pirates of Armstrong Atlantic during the regular season, acquiring a 3-1 win over AASU on Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Convocation Center. The Pacers were ranked as high as No. 3 in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional rankings. USC Aiken was the second highest ranked Peach Belt Conference squad with Flagler ranked one spot higher than the Pacers in second. Armstrong Atlantic was one spot lower than the Pacers in fourth. The Pacers won eight of 10 games from Sept. 4 through Sept. 19. Flagler would advance all the way to the Final Four of the 2009 NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship. Four Pacer volleyball players were tabbed to the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Volleyball All-Academic Team. Cedeno and Chelsey Kight were both named to the first team. Whitney Tabbert was named to the second team, while Megan Disney was named to the third team. Cox managed a very young Pacer squad nicely in the 2008 campaign with the Pacers ending their campaign with a 16-15 record and a third place finish in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament. The Pacers jumped out to a program-best 4-0 record to begin the 2008 season before continuing their early season success by claiming the crown at the USC Aiken Volleyball Invitational at the Convocation Center. USC Aiken would not be able to maintain the torrid pace down the stretch of Cox's first season at the helm, but nevertheless the Pacers ended the year going in the right direction. In his six seasons at SCAD, Cox led the Bees to a 141-82 overall record. In his final four seasons, his teams won four-straight Florida Sun Conference championships, won four-straight NAIA Region XIV titles and advanced to the NAIA National Volleyball Championships in Columbia, Mo., four times. In his final season at SCAD, Cox guided the Bees to a 24-12 record and the 15th seed in the NAIA National Tournament. In 2006, SCAD went 26-13 and was ranked as high as eighth nationally. Cox claimed the NAIA Region XIV Coach of the Year for his final four seasons.