Therese Boyle-Niego competed for the Pacific women's volleyball team as an outside hitter from 1982-85. She led the Tigers to Pacific Athletics' first national championship in 1985, and a combined 137-23 record over her four years.
Boyle-Niego made an immediate impact for the Tigers as a freshman in 1982, earning all-conference first team honors and setting a program record for the most kills in a single match by a freshman with 31.
She went on to garner all-conference second team honors as a sophomore in 1983, before being recognized as a Volleyball Monthly All-American during the Tigers' national title run in 1985. Therese served as captain for the national champion Tigers her senior season.
In the Pacific career record book, Boyle-Niego continues to rank 10th in kills with 1,279, fourth in total attacks with 3,382, and fifth in service aces with 143.
At the national level, Boyle-Niego was a United States Junior National Team member from 1980-81. In addition, she was a United States Olympic Festival participant from 1981-83.
Following her time at Pacific, Boyle-Niego went on to play Major League Volleyball, the first-ever women's professional league, and coach with the late Steve Lowe at the University of Wisconsin. Later, she coached at Loyola University of Chicago, where she took the women's team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.Â
