Billiken Pioneers: Student-Athletes in Women’s Sports When Title IX Became Law

Billiken Pioneers: Student-Athletes in Women’s Sports When Title IX Became LawIn 1980, just eight years after Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was signed into law, the Billiken volleyball team beat nationally ranked Florida State University and the University of Louisville, becoming the first athletic team to win a women’s championship title for Saint Louis University.06/17/2026