The volleyball team became a varsity sport at Colby in 1991 after previously being a club program.
In its brief 15-year history the team has won Colby's only NESCAC team tournament title in any sport, earned six Maine State Championships, been NESCAC runner-up once, and received one Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament bid.
The 2005 team was the most celebrated, earning the program's first NCAA Division III Tournament bid and finishing the season ranked 19th in the country after going 37-4 overall and 10-0 in the NESCAC. The Mules won the NESCAC tourney title at Wadsworth Gymnasium and then won the NCAA New England Regional title in front of 1,100 fans in a home victory over Tufts University.
Outside hitter Cait Cleaver '06 (Kennett Square, Pa.) was the first Colby player to make one of the three All-America teams. She earned that status after the 2005 season and was the NESCAC Player of the Year. Kaitlin Adams '06 (Athol, Mass.) earned honorable mention All-America honors and was on the NESCAC first team along with Cleaver. Kendall Kirby '07 (Piedmont, Calif.) was the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year from her libero position.
Outside hitter Jackie Bates '98 (Spokane, Wash.) first put the program on the map with her incredible all-around abilities. For her accomplishments, Bates was the first volleyball player to have her jersey retired.
Colby had four straight 20-plus win seasons in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
In 2003, senior setter Kimberly Prescott and sophomore outside hitter Cait Cleaver were the first Colby players selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Regional All-American Team in 2003.
| Category: | Individual: | Accomplishments: | Opponent/Date: |
| Per Match (3 games): | Laurel Burnham | 54 | vs. Hamilton (10/7/00) |
| Per Match (4 games): | Kimberly Prescott | 61 | vs. Smith (10/25/03) |
| Per Match (5 games): | Kimberly Prescott | 67 | vs. Trinity 10/12/02 |
| Per Season: | Jenny Lawrence | 1473 | 2005 |
| Per Career: | Kimberly Prescott | 3671 | 2000-2003 |
| Category: | Individual: | Accomplishments: | Opponent/Date: |
| In One Game: | Jackie Bates | 10 | vs. U.M.F. (10/31/97) |
| Per Match (3 games): | Amanda Cuiffo | 22 | vs. Hamilton (10/7/00) |
| Per Match (4 games): | Meredith Lawler | 23 | vs. Middlebury (9/16/06) |
| Per Match (5 games): | Amanda Cuiffo | 29 | vs. Bowdoin (9/22/99) |
| Per Season: | Caitlin Cleaver | 547 | 2005 |
| Per Career: | Cait Cleaver | 1562 | 2002-2005 |
| Most Consecutive Kills: | Jackie Bates | 10 | Game 1 vs. UMF 10/31/97 |
| Category: | Individual: | Accomplishments: | Opponent/Date: |
| Per Match (3 games): | Jackie Bates | 32 | vs. Western Conn. St. (10/4/97) |
| Per Match (4 games): | Kendall Kirby | 53 | vs. Middlebury (9/16/06) |
| Per Match (5 games): | Cait Cleaver | 44 | vs. Middlebury (11/5/04) |
| Per Season: | Kendall Kirby | 764 | 2005 |
| Per Career: | Kendall Kirby | 1942 | 2004-2006 |
| Category: | Individual: | Accomplishments: | Opponent/Date: |
| Per Game: | Kimberly Prescott | 8 | vs. Unity (9/14/02) |
| Per Match (3 games): | Kendall Kirby | 14 | vs. Worcester State (9/29/06) |
| Per Match (4 games): | Kendall Kirby | 10 | vs. Muhlenberg (9/24/05) |
| Per Match (5 games): | Kimberly Prescott | 10 | vs. Plymouth St. (10/4/03) |
| Per Season: | Kendall Kirby | 118 | 2005 |
| Per Career: | Kimberly Prescott | 309 | 1998-2001 |
| Category: | Individual: | Accomplishments: | Opponent/Date: |
| Per Match (3 games): | Randi Martin | 10 | vs. Roger Williams (9/22/95) |
| Per Match (4 games): | Randi Martin | 8 | vs. Middlebury (9/20/97) |
| Per Match (5 games): | Julie Lynch | 14 | vs. Hamilton (10/19/96) |
| Per Season: | Kaitlin Adams | 135 | 2005 |
| Per Career: | Randi Martin | 378 | 1995-1998 |
| Solo Blocks in a Match: | Randi Martin | 9 | vs. UNE (10/28/95) |
| Category: | Individual: | Accomplishments: | Opponent/Date: |
| Per Season (min. 200): | Jackie Bates | 97.95% (430/439) | 1997 |
| Per Career (min. 1000) | Jackie Bates | 96.60% (1291/1337) | 1994-1997 |
| Category: | Individual: | Accomplishments: | Opponent/Date: |
| Per Match (min. 15): | Regan Carey | 0.652 (22/23 with 16 kills) | vs. Husson (10/30/98) |
| | Laurel Burnham | 0.667 (13/15 with 12 kills) | vs. Wesleyan (10/14/00) |
| | Alyssa Henley | 0.733 (15/15 with 11 kills) | vs. U.N.E. (11/2/02), Maine State Championship |
| Per Season (min. 300): | Kaitlin Adams | 0.378 | 2005 |
| | Johanna Schroeder | 0.358 | 2002 |
| | Regan Carey | 0.348 | 1998 |
| | Abbey Stella | 0.331 | 2001 |
| | Randi Martin | 0.307 | 1998 |
| Per Career (min. 1500): | Kaitlin Adams | 0.333 | 2002-2005 (1835/2041) 886 kills |
| | Reagan Carey | 0.305 | 1997-2000 |
| | Abbey Stella | 0.299 | 2000-2003 |
| | Johanna Schroeder | 0.292 | 2000-2003 |
