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Despite its reputation as one of the nation's premiere women's athletic program, the UNA volleyball program claims humble beginnings. It began in 1969 as an extramural program of the
Physical Education Department of what was then known as Florence State University. During this period, the team
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UNA became the first GSC institution to advance to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 1998. Moreover, the Lions earned their third straight GSC title and first-ever NCAA regional championship. UNA player also became the first volleyball player in GSC history to be selected a first-team
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Central Regional, Elite Eight and Final Four to secure the first national championship ever claimed by a UNA women's athletic team.
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In 1996, the Lions amassed a 44-4 record that included UNA's seventh GSC championship and the first ever NCAA Tournament appearance by an
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Another milestone in the program was crossed in 1976, when
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UNA won its fifth straight GSC title, completed a fifth straight NCAA trip and ascended to the
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is one of the most successful collegiate athletic programs in the United States, holding numerous conference and regional titles and one
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first began awarding championships in women's sports. UNA's volleyball team earned the first official lead title for women with a 3-0 win over
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