In the 50-year history of varsity women's volleyball at George Mason, the program has won the CAA Championship eight times: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, and 2009. With a combined record of 184 wins and 66 losses, the eight teams had significantly different paths to becoming champions, but they ended as champions, nonetheless. To this day, George Mason Volleyball's dominance still reigns in the CAA. Their eight championships are still tied for the most CAA volleyball championships with William & Mary.
 
All eight championship teams were coached by head coach Pat Kendrick. A combined record of 467 wins and 439 losses, Kendrick was a part of the Patriots volleyball program from 1978 to 2015 as a student-athlete, assistant coach, and head coach. In her time at the helm, Kendrick won eight CAA championships, earned seven NCAA tournament appearances, eight CAA Coach of the Year awards, and six VASID Coach of the Year awards.
 
1992
The 1992 season was the first major conference title for the Patriots women's volleyball program after an 18-10 season. The Patriots swept William & Mary in three sets in the championship game.
 
The program was led by senior outside hitter Andrea "Angie" Smith, who finished the 1992 season with 556 kills, a .324 hitting average (best in the CAA), and a 5.96 kill average (best in the CAA). At the end of the season, she was named the co-CAA Player of the Year. Joining her on the conference accolade list was senior setter/middle hitter Michelle Arnold, who had 1136 assists, averaged 11.47 assists per set (best in the CAA), and was named to the 1^st Team All-CAA, and sophomore outside hitter Jennifer Dinaberg, who finished the season with 277 kills, 48 aces, and 223 digs. The Patriots team led the conference in hitting %, kill %, total aces, and assist average. Pat Kendrick was named CAA Coach of the Year, as well.
 
1993
Now the defending champions, the Patriots entered the 1993 season with expectations. Though they lost Arnold, Smith returned with one additional year of eligibility as a graduate student. The addition of freshman middle hitter Virag Domokos made George Mason nearly unstoppable. By the end of her freshman year, Domokos was the national leader in hitting percentage (.447) and second in the nation in blocks per game (1.9). Domokos still holds top-five NCAA D1 records in single-season and career-hitting percentage.
 
The Patriots entered the CAA tournament 26-4, 4-1 in the CAA with their only loss coming to William & Mary. They got their revenge in the CAA Championship game though with a 3-1 victory over the Tribe to secure the Patriot's second straight CAA championship and the program's first NCAA tournament bid. The program swept the conference awards, with Smith being named Player of the Year, Domokos named Rookie of the Year, and Kendrick named Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.
 
The NCAA Tournament birth was not only the first for the George Mason program but was also the first CAA team to qualify for it. Unfortunately, that run was short-lived as the Patriots fell to Texas A&M in the first round, 1-3.
 
1994
With a trip to the NCAA Tournament under their belt, the Patriots looked to push even further in the 1994 season. The Patriots were 28-4 heading into the CAA Championship game against American. With that win, not only did the Green & Gold earn a return to the NCAA Tournament, but it was also Coach Kendrick's 200^th win.
 
Domokos was named CAA Player of the Year, Kendrick was named Coach of the Year (for the third consecutive year), and freshman setter Martyne Schröder was named co-Rookie of the Year. Domokos and sophomore outside hitter Barbara Kovacs were named to the All-CAA First Team, while Dinaberg and sophomore outside hitter Joy Kingsley-Ibeh were All-CAA Second Team picks. The team still holds the program record for most single-season kills (2,098), digs (2,099), and assists (1,832), as well as third-best single-season blocks (367.0) and single-season hitting percentage (.298).
 
The Patriots won a play-in game against Howard to face Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite a double-double from Kingsley-Ibeh, the Patriots fell to the Yellow Jackets, 1-3.
 
1995
Returning the bulk of their star players, the Patriots looked to secure that elusive NCAA Tournament win in 1995. The Green & Gold entered the CAA championship game 20-10, facing off against conference rival William & Mary. And even though the Tribe managed to secure one set, the Patriots won the match 3-1, ensuring their return to the NCAA Tournament.
 
In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Patriots hosted the Indiana Hoosiers at the John Linn Memorial Gymnasium on a Wednesday evening in November. Whether it was thanks to the home crowd or the two years of tournament experience, George Mason controlled the whole game, sweeping the Hoosiers in three sets, and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.
 
The historic season came to an end in the second round, however, with a 0-3 loss to Nebraska, who went on to be the eventual champions and volleyball powerhouse for decades to come.
 
1996
The Patriots looked to continue their excellence in 1996. During their 26-3 season, the Patriots were ranked in the top 25 or were receiving votes to be ranked in the USA Today/AVCA Poll. They were repeat champions for the fifth year in a row. Kingsley-Ibeh was named CAA Player of the Year and Kendrick received her fifth Coach of the Year nod.
 
George Mason received a first-round bye in the 1996 NCAA Tournament and was given home court advantage in their second-round matchup against Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the Patriots were upset by the Badgers, 1-3, ending their season.
 
2002
Several years after their last CAA Championship, the Patriots looked to bring home the glory once again. Picked to win the title in 2001, an injury to key-setter Jesica Umanksy threw the Patriots into a tailspin. Now, in 2002 with a fully healthy squad, the Patriots looked to make a run at the championship and deep into postseason play with Umansky and junior outside hitter Aline Pereira. That season, Pereira was named CAA Player of the Year for the second year in a row, Umansky was named Setter of the Year (an award that premiered that year), and Kendrick received her sixth Coach of the Year award.
 
Pereira was an all-star talent on the Patriots. She still holds program records for single-match, single-season, and career kills. She was named National Player of the Week five times in the 2002 season. Her average 6.64 kills per game was top two in the nation for the entire 2002 season.
 
The Patriots entered the CAA Championship game 21-6. They played JMU and beat them after battling through five sets. In the NCAA Tournament, the Patriots faced the Michigan State Spartans in a neutral site matchup at Notre Dame. The Spartans beat the Patriots in straight sets.
 
2003
Looking for another conference championship and redemption in the NCAA Tournament, the Patriots had to work hard in 2003. A 16-15 season (10-4 in the CAA), the Patriots worked to bulk up their portfolio by playing bigger-name schools to prepare them for postseason play.
 
Entering the CAA Tournament as a #2 seed, the Patriots beat JMU in the semifinals and Hofstra in the finals to secure their seventh overall title. Now a senior, Pereira was named CAA Player of the Year for the third straight year after she led the nation in average kills in the regular season (6.61) and recorded a career-high and NCAA season-high 43 kills in a game.
 
Though playing on friendly neutral territory in Maryland, the Patriots' NCAA Tournament first-round matchup against Colorado State did not go as planned, as the Rams won in straight sets.
 
2009
The most recent of the George Mason women's volleyball championships, the 2009 title is the grittiest of all the Patriots' titles. The team had a fairly successful 22-8 season to meet VCU in the championship, but by the end of the second set, all hope seemed lost.
 
The Patriots were down 0-2, a feat no team had ever recovered from before in a CAA volleyball championship game. Pat Kendrick remembers looking at the team and saying, "What if we started over? What if somebody came to you and said,  'Hey, you get a chance to play VCU again.' What would you do different?"
 
That was exactly what the team needed to hear. The Patriots rallied to win the next three sets, but Kendrick recalls a moment in the third set where she felt the tides turn. "It wasn't like there was a play," said Kendrick. "It was just kind of, a feeling, you know? [I felt like] we're going to win this. And we ended up winning." George Mason remains the only team to come back from being two sets down to win a championship in the CAA.
 
The 2009 season ended in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a loss to Iowa State.
 
Eight teams left a legacy of eight titles for the future Patriots to build upon. Within those eight teams, one head coach led dozens of women who fought together for a common goal: a championship. To this day, every Patriot who dons the Green & Gold stands on the shoulders of these eight teams and the 42 other teams who have made the George Mason women's volleyball program what it is today.