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Womens Volleyball
Support the Women’s Volleyball program on UCI Giving Day!

Gifts to UCI Women’s Volleyball provide direct support to the program and enable our Women’s Volleyball student-athletes to excel at the highest level academically and athletically. We need your help to improve our operational resources in essential areas such as travel and training equipment.

Comfortability while training and competing on the road is essential to our team’s performance. Improved training equipment improves our ability to prepare for competition, keep our athletes safe while training and helps us focus on areas where we need to improve. Funding will also support scholarships, which are key to a better future for our student-athletes and their families. Scholarships reward the excellent work ethic, skill, and perseverance of our student-athletes.


Thank you for your continued support of our student-athletes!

Women's Volleyball History of Success

  • The Anteaters upset No. 24 UC Santa Barbara in November, the fourth upset of a nationally ranked opponent under head coach Ashlie Hain
  • Four players earned All-Big West honors in 2023, highlighted by Nicole Feliciano selected Freshman of the Year honor
  • Four post-season appearances 
  • Seven All-Americans 
  • 85 All-Big West selections

Together We Zot!

Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
1 CA 34
2 AZ 1
2 ID 1
Success!
Last But Not Least!
Congratulations to Tse-Wen Chen, a current student, whose gift to Solar Car Engineering Student Group won the Last But Not Least Challenge! With your gift Tse-Wen, $1000 in bonus funds will be awarded to Solar Car Engineering, thanks to the generous support of UCI Foundation trustees Gary and Melanie Singer!
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Rip 'em Eaters Challenge
Thanks to a generous commitment from UCI Foundation trustees Mark & Kathleen Santora, the top-5 UCI Athletics programs with the largest growth in donors over last year's Giving Day will share a bonus prize of $10,000!
Rank Prize Program % +/- Goal
1 $3,500 Eater Nation Fund +57.14% 11
goal: 7
2 $2,000 Anteater Band & Spirit Squad +53.12% 49
goal: 32
3 $1,750 Mens Volleyball +46.22% 174
goal: 119
4 $1,500 Mens Water Polo +17.65% 40
goal: 34
5 $1,250 Womens Tennis +6.25% 17
goal: 16
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Women's Volleyball Charlie Brande $3,000 Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the Women’s Volleyball program will be matched dollar-for-dollar by former UCI Men’s and Women’s Volleyball coach Charlie Brande up to $3,000!
$3,000 MATCHED
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$1,000
Women's Volleyball Coach Mike Puritz 25 Gift Challenge
Help the Women’s Volleyball program unlock a generous $1000 gift from former UCI Women's Volleyball Coach Mike Puritz after 25 gifts are made to the program!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,000
Women's Volleyball Leinbach Family 40 Gift Challenge
Help the Women’s Volleyball program unlock a generous $1000 gift from the Leinbach Family after 40 gifts are made to the program!
40 / 40 Gifts
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Women's Volleyball Shannon (Flint) Eusey Match
Double your impact! All gifts made to the Women’s Volleyball Program will be matched 1:1 by UCI alumna and former Women’s Volleyball student-athlete Shannon (Flint) Eusey, up to $3,000!
$3,000 MATCHED
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Anteater Athletics - Most Dollars Raised
Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day! Most dollars raised gets bragging rights!
Rank Department Raised
1 Mens Volleyball $120,733.00
2 Mens Basketball $63,108.00
3 Baseball $45,974.10
4 Mens Soccer $43,000.00
5 Womens Basketball $36,882.00
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Anteater Athletics - Most Gifts Received
Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day. Most gifts receives bragging rights!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Mens Volleyball 174
2 Mens Soccer 117
3 Baseball 96
4 Womens Basketball 78
5 Mens Basketball 60
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$10,000
Parent Power Hour 25 gift Challenge
Power Hour? How about a power 15-minutes?! Congratulations to our UCI Parent and Family community for coming together in record time to unlock $10,000 in support for Campus Organizations and Volunteer Programs! Keep the momentum going and support some of our outstanding matches and challenges below!
25 / 25 Gifts
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$1,965
1965 Challenge
Congratulations to Hilary Lapks! Your gift to Men's Volleyball just unlocked $1,965 in bonus funds for the program!
1,965 / 1,965 Gifts
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Success!
Early Bird Challenge
Congratulations to Darcy Wilson-Jones (LGBT Resource Center), Katy Young (School of the Arts/Dance), Charlton Lee (Social Sciences Student Awards) and Rick Emerling (UCI Retirees Association Scholarships), for winning our Early Bird Challenge! $500 in bonus funds will be added to each of these funds in your honor!
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