After another successful regular season, the women’s volleyball team earned its third straight bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2021 after 2018 and 2019 (the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
This season the Tigers once again advanced to the East Region semifinals after a historic come-from-behind victory against the University of New Haven in the quarterfinals. Holy Family trailed in the match two sets to zero before rallying to win the final three sets to upset the Chargers, 3-2. It marked the second time in three NCAA appearances that the Tigers eliminated the Chargers after stunning top-seeded New Haven in the 2018 East Region semifinals to advance to the program’s first-ever regional championship match.
Holy Family concluded the 2021 season with a 25-5 overall record which ranks second all-time in program history for most wins in a season. The Tigers previously won 25 matches in 2011 and 2019. The team’s perfect 18-0 record in conference play was the first undefeated season in CACC play since the 2012 Dominican College Chargers went 19-0. The Tigers are 4-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament with three appearances in the program’s history. Each time the Tigers advanced to the regional semifinals or further, becoming the only CACC women’s volleyball program to do so multiple times.