Nikki Binetti enters her second year as an assistant volleyball coach and assistant equipment manager in 2019-20.    Binetti will work with Head Coach [Leah Bernier](https://gettysburgsports.com/coaches.aspxrc=1182) in managing the volleyball team in the fall and during spring's non-traditional season, while also providing support to Head Equipment Manager [Kelly Jones](https://gettysburgsports.com/staff.aspxstaff=26) throughout the year.   Binetti brings a wealth of experience to her dual roles at Gettysburg. She played collegiate volleyball at two institutions, first competing at Rowan University from 2010-12 before transferring to Salisbury University and playing for two years. Binetti was a second-team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference selection after leading Rowan to a 22-9 record in 2012. She was a two-year starter at Salisbury and helped the Sea Gulls make the NCAA Tournament in 2013 and post a 51-16 record during her tenure.   After graduating from Salisbury with a degree in health and physical education, Binetti served as the graduate assistant and later interim head coach at LaGrange College. She helped recruit the largest class in program history and finished the 2016 as the interim head coach. She led the team to a 22-14 record in 2016, marking the program's first winning season since 2011 and best win total since 2005. Binetti graduated from LaGrange with a master's in education.   Binetti spent 2017-18 as the full-time assistant coach at Illinois College. She helped the program post a nine-win improvement from her first campaign to her last, culminating in a 22-9 record in 2018. She served as the junior varsity coach and assisted the head coach in all aspects of the program from recruiting to practice planning to scouting. Binetti also designed a curriculum and taught the Illinois College Athletic Leadership Academy.   Since 2012, Binetti has served as a coach on six different club teams for girls 13-18 in five different states.