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Assistant Coach
tarastilwell6@gmail.com
Cornell
Division 1
Hi! I'm Tara Stilwell. I am an assistant coach and co-recruiting coordinator at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Cornell University has a rich history and has come to be a place that I love. It is an Ivy League institution that not only offers top tier academics, but the opportunity to further your athletic career as well. I am in my second season at Cornell, but prior I was the assistant coach at one of the top DIII volleyball schools - Ithaca College. I was an assistant at IC for 3 years. I have 4 years of club and high school coaching experience before that. As an Ithaca College alum, I love being able to stay in the Ithaca area and experience coaching at the Division I level.
Assistant Coach
ckoenegstein@coloradocollege.edu
Colorado College
Division 3
Chad Koenegstein joined the Colorado College volleyball staff in 2018 and has filled important roles on and off the court during what has been the programs most successful era.
During Koenegsteins tenure, the Tigers have amassed a 111-14 overall record, good for a .889 winning percentage, won a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III Womens Volleyball Championship each season.
During the 2021 spring season, the Tigers earned the No. 1 ranking in the America Volleyball Coaches Associations Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll when they posted a 17-0 record, the first undefeated season in program history.
Koenegstein coached three CC players who earned All-America Honors Lizzy Counts (2018-19), Marguerite Spaethling (2018) and Georgia Mullins (2021), while Jenny Jenks (2021) and Mullins (2019) earned honorable mention status.
At the same time, Tigers earned three of the four SCAC major awards, including multiple recipients of Player of the Year (Spaethling, Mullins), Setter of the Year (Isabelle Aragon-Menzel, Jenks) and Freshman of the Year (Meaghan Hohman, Isabella Lipacis) awards.
Colorado College also excelled in the classroom, earning the AVCAs Team Academic Award each season and having more than 80 percent of its players earn a spot on the SCAC Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to his arrival at Colorado College, Koenegstein worked at USA Volleyball for two years in coaching education.
He began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs during the 2017 season.
Koenegstein earned his bachelors in elementary education from Murray State University in 2013 and currently is pursuing a masters in sport coaching at the University of Denver.
Assistant Coach
jbuckman@uchicago.edu
University of Chicago
Division 3
Jennifer Buckman was hired as Assistant Volleyball Coach for the Maroons in May 2022.
The 2022 campaign featured a 20-13 season record and a return to the NCAA Division III Championship for the 11th time since 2010, with the Maroons advancing to the Second Round.
Buckman came to the Hyde Park campus from Ithaca College, where she held the role of assistant coach for three seasons (2019-21). In addition to her work with the middle blockers position group, she also assisted with coordinating recruiting, practices and strategy planning for the team. The Bombers advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 during the 2019 season and finished the year with a 20-11 overall record. Ithaca made its return to the NCAA postseason in 2021, after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.
As a collegiate student-athlete, Buckman played volleyball at fellow NCAA Division III school Transylvania University from 2015-18. She played outside hitter and was a team captain for the Pioneers. Buckman helped lead the team to its first-ever regular season conference championship in 2018. She was also an academic all-conference honoree during her career.
Buckman has been an active coach in the club volleyball scene. She was the head coach at Lexington United (Kentucky) and Little Red Volleyball Club (New York) at the U13, U14 and U16 club levels.
The Louisville, Ky. native graduated from Transylvania in 2019 with bachelor's degrees in both psychology and Spanish language & literature. She earned her master's degree in exercise & sport sciences from Ithaca in 2022.
Assistant Coach
ncohen2@andrew.cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon
Division 3
Natalie Cohen joined the Carnegie Mellon University volleyball staff as a full-time assistant coach in August 2019. Cohen came to Pittsburgh after serving as the head men's and women's volleyball coach at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts.
Cohen's first season on the sidelines for the Tartans witnessed a 22-8 season with the program's fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Championship tournament. The Tartans had two different win streaks of six and a season-opening win streak of seven, topped three nationally-ranked teams, and finished the regular season ranked 22nd in the nation.
Cohen's second season was stripped to just four matches, all played in the spring, because of COVID-19 canceling the fall season. The Tartans went 3-1 in those matches with the lone loss coming on the road to a Division II program.
In 2021, the Tartans finished with a 14-14 mark, placed fourth in the UAA, and had five players earn All-Association recognition.
Cohen's fourth season on the sidelines saw the Tartans return to the NCAA Championship tournament and win a first-round match. The Tartans placed fourth in the UAA Tournament for the third straight time and won more the 20 matches for the second time during Cohen's tenure.
Cohen received her masters in Sport Coaching from West Virginia University in 2020 and will complete the master of science in Counseling Psychology program at Chatham University in August of 2024.
Head Coach
dwilliams@hws.edu
Hobart College
Division 3
Derryk Williams led the William Smith College Volleyball program in their second season ever to a 2nd place finish and a trip to the Liberty League Championship. Through the first two years as a program, William Smith holds a 31-16 record. Williams has coached 3 Honorable Mention All Americans and multiple all-conference players during the first two campaigns.
Williams helped the Orange to a 55-44 record, rising from assistant coach to associate head coach. In his first season, he helped SU to a 19-9 overall record, a fourth place finish in the ACC and the programs first NCAA tournament appearance, which included a triumph over Yale in the first round. Syracuse was second in the nation in blocks that season and was one of two teams with two players in the top 30 in the country in blocks per set.
At Syracuse, Williams played an integral role in recruiting, budget management, student-athlete development and scheduling practices and competition.
Williams began his coaching career at his alma mater, Ithaca, in 2015. During his season on the sideline, the Bombers won the Empire 8 Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA tournament regional semifinals. The following year, he became an assistant coach at Colgate. The Raiders finished with a 36-22 record during his two seasons, and advanced to the Patriot League tournament championship game in 2016 and earned a National Invitational Volleyball Championship bid in 2017.
Williams was the assistant coach at Hamilton College while also serving as a volunteer assistant coach with the Raiders in 2017. At Hamilton, he helped the Continentals to the most conference wins and best seed in the NESCAC Tournament in program history.
A graduate of Ithaca, Williams played two seasons with the Bombers mens tennis team before serving as a two-year captain of the club volleyball program. He earned a bachelors degree in television/radio with a minor in coaching.
Head Coach
gtarnauskaite@fortlewis.edu
Fort Lewis
Division 2
Giedre Tarnauskaite will begin her fourth season in charge of the Skyhawks volleyball program in 2023.
Tarnauskaite's squad saw success in the 2023 season, ending the season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal. Fort Lewis owned a 10-15 overall record in 2022, including an 8-10 record in conference play. The team faced eight nationally ranked foes throughout the year, including three matches versus No. 1-ranked MSU Denver. Fort Lewis claimed four sweeps and six, four set wins throughout the season.
The Skyhawks averaged 1.6 aces per set to establish a program recordpreviously 1.4 aces per set in 2021. The team also improved its hitting efficiency by nearly 20 points while facing one of the toughest schedules in recent history. The front row averaged 1.7 blocks per set which were the most since an identical average in the 2019 season. The duo of sophomore Alexis Hobie and freshman Ella Butler were named to the All-RMAC teams, Hobie on the Second Team and Butler finding a spot on the Honorable Mention list.
Tarnauskaite completed her second season as the Head Coach of the Fort Lewis College volleyball program in 2021, finishing the season with an overall record of 6-16 and a 6-12 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Skyhawks were 5-4 on their home court with three of the wins coming in exciting, five-set fashion. The team narrowly missed out on the RMAC Volleyball Tournament, but will look to a young core of returners to carry the Skyhawks even further next season. Freshman outside hitter Alexis Hobie was named to the All-RMAC Honorable Mention team after starting every match for the blue and gold.
In her first season at the helm, the Skyhawks finished the spring 2020-2021 season with an overall record of 4-9 while playing a conference-only schedule due to the global pandemic. The season was highlighted by a five-set win over No. 22 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, the programs first win over an AVCA Coaches Poll Top-25 opponent since moving to the NCAA Division II level in 1994. The team enjoyed offensive improvements which included career marks for several attackers and a season-best .305 hitting percentage in a sweep over Adams State on Jan. 28.
The steady development of the team under Tarnauskaite resulted in three players earning All-RMAC Honorable Mention honors to cap off the 2021 campaign. Honorees included outside hitter Alexa Treguboff, sophomore middle blocker Rylee Johnson, and sophomore defensive specialist Kamryn Lopez-all of which earned career marks throughout the season. The Skyhawks showed academic prowess in the 2020-2021 academic year as well, placing five athletes on the RMAC All-Academic Team and earning the highest team GPA among FLC student-athletes in the Fall semester.
Tarnauskaite comes to FLC after one season at Seattle University as an Assistant Coach/Co-Recruiting Coordinator and three seasons (2016-18) as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at the University of Montana.
During Tarnauskaite's time in Missoula, the Grizzlies improved their win total each season, including in 2018 when they qualified for the Big Sky tournament for the first time since 2014. The 2018 season marked the highest win total Montana had since 2013, in addition to its most conference wins, home wins and road wins in five years.
From 2016 to 2018, Montana improved its Big Sky and national ranks in every statistical category, including assists (11th to seventh and an increase of 91 spots nationally) and digs (11th to seventh and an increase of 109 spots nationally), two positions Tarnauskaite worked closely with.
A native of Kaunas, Lithuania, Tarnauskaite moved to the United States in 2001 to play at Jefferson College, a two-year institution competing at the NJCAA level based in Missouri.
She transferred to the NCAA Division I level to play for Arkansas State as a junior, where she'd go on to help ASU to 46 wins in her two years. She earned second-team All-Sun Belt honors in 2003 and Sun Belt Player of the Year accolades as a senior in 2004 after leading ASU to a share of the Sun Belt's East Division championship. Tarnauskaite was also named AVCA honorable mention all-region and academic all-district as a senior.
Tarnauskaite earned her degree in International Business from Arkansas State in 2005. She'd spend the next six years working as a legal assistant for a prosecutor in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in addition to coaching for the Ozark Volleyball Club, prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest to pursue the coaching profession.
In addition to her college coaching experiences, she also worked for the Athena Volleyball Academy in Portland. In July 2018, she served as an assistant coach at USA Volleyball's High Performance Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Tarnauskaite added another significant benchmark in her career in 2019, when she served as an assistant coach for the USA Youth Continental High Performance team, an invite-only coaching position, and worked alongside some of the top college coaches in the country.
In her native country, Tarnauskaite won multiple Lithuanian national championships with her junior club team and played for two years on the country's junior national team. She was chosen at the age of 16 to play for Kaunas's women's club team, giving her the opportunity to play at tournaments throughout Europe. And in 2000, she and teammate Raimonda Strielkauskaite finished seventh at the European Junior Beach Volleyball Championships in Germany.
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meggrose@nmhu.edu
New Mexico Highlands
Division 2
Assistant Coach
kr.burnett7@gmail.com
Eastern New Mexico
Division 2
Assistant Coach at Eastern New Mexico University 2019-present
Graduate Assistant Coach at Cameron University 2017-2019
Played libero at Colorado State University-Pueblo 2013-2016
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Head Coach
jason.kennedy@bc.edu
Boston College
Division 1
Jason Kennedy is in his fifth year as head coach of the Boston College volleyball program, arriving at The Heights in January of 2018. Through his first four seasons, Kennedy became the fastest coach in program history to 50 wins with a 3-1 victory over Fordham on September 11, 2021. In 2021, the Eagles captured their first postseason victory with a 3-0 win in the first round of the NIVC. Kennedy led the Eagles to 20 wins in 2019 - its most in program history - highlighted by a 5-0 start to Atlantic Coast Conference play and breaking a program record with 11 ACC victories in a single season. Amaka Chukwujekwu earned All-ACC honors in 2019 and 2020 becoming the first Eagle to earn conference honors since 2015. In his first four seasons, Kennedy has led the team to 3 seasons of .500 or better volleyball. In 2018 in his first season, Kennedy achieved that mark for just the first time since 2003.
Boston College made its second postseason appearance in three years in 2021; earning hosting position for the first two rounds of the NIVC. The Eagles hosted postseason play for the first time in program history. BC finished the year 17-17 overall; its third year at or above .500 in Kennedy's first four years.
The 2019 Eagles went 20-12 overall and 11-7 in the ACC; picking up a big to the NIVC. BC claimed five road wins in the league, beginning conference play with wins at Clemson and Georgia Tech.
In his first season at the helm of the Eagles' program, Kennedy led the team to a 15-15 overall record, headlined by a program-best 9-0 opening run.
Kennedy comes to Boston College after spending the previous three seasons as a member of the USC womens volleyball staff, the last two as the teams associate head coach. Over the past three seasons at USC, the womens volleyball program compiled a record of 75-25 and made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
In his final season on staff at USC, Kennedy and the Women of Troy advanced to the NCAA regional final. It marked the programs 27th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and the 35th all-time. In 2015, Kennedy helped guide the Women of Troy to the 2015 NCAA regional final while playing a key role in the recruitment and development of AVCA National Player of the Year Samantha Bricio.
For four seasons, from 2011-15, Kennedy served as the technical director for both the mens and womens volleyball programs at USC. In that role, Kennedy was responsible for the preparation of all team scouting reports and game plans and in-game strategy. He also oversaw video analysis, exchange, and distribution for both programs.
In 2011 with Kennedy as technical director, the Women of Troy reached the 2011 NCAA national semifinals, and made appearances in back-to-back regional championship matches in 2012 and 2013. He was also part of the staff for the Trojans mens squad that advanced to the NCAA Championship match in 2011.
Kennedy was a scout coach with the 2012 U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball mens and womens programs in London, where he created scouting reports for all opponents while responsible for all video analysis and breakdown. In 2013 and 2015, he served a similar role on the FIVB World Tour.
Away from the college ranks, Kennedy served as the highly successful head coach of the Club Troy 17s squad that captured the bronze medal at the 2014 Junior National Championships and led Los Altos High School to four consecutive California Interscholastic Federation playoff appearances from 2007-10.
A native of Honolulu, Kennedy has a strong Jesuit educational background. He was the setter and team captain at Santa Clara from 2004-07, where he received bachelors degrees in biology and psychology. In 2009, Kennedy earned his master's degree in sport management from the University of San Francisco.
Assistant Coach
magz@olemiss.edu
Mississippi
Division 1
Maggie Scott was named to head coach Kayla Banwarth's inaugural staff on January 21, 2020.
A four-year starter and two-time captain at Oregon, Scott exited Eugene as one of just four players in program history with over 3,000 career assists, finishing with 3,369. She guided the Ducks to four consecutive postseason appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
A three-time Pac 12 All-Academic Team selection and an All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention All-Freshman Team honoree, Scott arrives in Oxford after spending the 2019 season as an assistant coach at La Salle University in Philadelphia, where she headed the teams offense, floor defense, and recruiting.
Under her tutelage, the Explorers Katie Wood was tabbed A-10 Setter of the Year for the second-straight season, a first for the program. Wood was also named First Team All-Atlantic 10 and garnered the programs first-ever AVCA All-Region honor.
Scott guided a total of five Explorers to league plaudits, including freshman libero Rachel Hess, as La Salle took home a conference-high eight end-of-season awards. Under Scott's guidance, the Explorers posted an opponent hitting percentage of .204, their lowest mark in 12 seasons, and earned the programs first-ever postseason berth, playing in the NIVC.
Prior to her time in Philly, the St. Louis native joined Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, England for the 2018-19 year. She played for the school's volleyball team while earning her Master's Degree and serving as an intern with the school's strength and conditioning staff.
Scott's twin sister, Jackie, also played collegiately and is in her third season as an assistant coach at Villanova.
adesouz1@depaul.edu
DePaul
Division 1
DePaul Volleyball program Associate Head Coach, De Souza arrived in Chicago following a three-year stint as an assistant at West Virginia where he helped the program to go to their first ever NCAA appearance.
Prior to his time at West Virginia, De Souza was the head coach at Louisiana Tech. The Brazil native has been an assistant coach at Illinois State, Miami University (MAC Tournament Champion, NCAA qualifier) and a volunteer assistant at Kent State.
Internationally, De Souza has mentored youth at many different levels of the game, from beginners to expertise. He served as the men's volleyball coach at the State University of Campinas winning sectional titles in back-to-back seasons. In 2001-2002 De Souza worked and studied closely with the head coach from the Brazilian Women Junior National team Antonio Rizola in developing tools for performance development.
While taking undergraduate courses, De Souza served as a liaison and interpreter for the U.S. Women's National Team (1994) and Japanese National Junior Team (1993) while both were competing in the FIVB World Championships in Brazil.
De Souza has spent a career in the States helping programs reach new levels of performance through his player-centered approach. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education and a second in Sports Training/Coaching from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil and completed his master's degree in Sports Studies at Kent State University.
Assistant Coach
happyvolleyacademy@gmail.com
Penn State
Division 1
Chris Rose enters his 2nd season as the volunteer assistant in 2019.
Rose, a native of State College, comes to Penn State after previously serving on the staffs of Marshall University, Arizona State University, East Carolina University and the University at Buffalo.
Rose served as a student manager at Penn State from 2011-14. He was the head student manager during the Nittany Lions back-to-back National Championships in 2013 and 2014.
koleksak@sandiego.edu
San Diego
Division 1
Katie Oleksak enters her third season with San Diego volleyball in 2023, serving as the team's first-ever Director of Volleyball Operations. She was the Toreros' graduate assistant in 2021 and 2022.
Before joining the staff at USD, Oleksak played professionally in Switzerland in 2020 where her team placed third in the Swiss Volley League. Prior to her professional career, Oleksak was the starting setter at Colorado State from 2016 to 2019.
At CSU, she broke the career assist record (5,083) and earned All-American honors each of her four seasons. Oleksak was voted captain of her team and earned Mountain West Player of the Year three consecutive years (2017-19), as well as Mountain West Freshman of the Year (2016). Additionally, she earned two Academic All-Conference awards and was an Academic All-American her senior year (2019).
In 2018, Oleksak was named to the USA Collegiate Womens National Team where her team won the Global Challenge tournament. During her time at CSU, the Rams made four consecutive NCAA appearances and won the Mountain West conference three times.
As a junior player, Oleksak prepped at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix, Ariz. and played for Arizona Storm Volleyball Club.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Oleksak enjoys spending time with family, journaling, and going on bike rides in her free time. She completed a masters degree in Leadership Studies at USD and has a bachelors in Health and Exercise Science from CSU. She is excited to transition from being a player to a member of the Torero coaching staff.
Head Coach
kroger@lasalle.edu
La Salle
Division 1
Andrew Kroger, who spent three seasons as an assistant volleyball coach at Villanova, is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at La Salle in 2016.
Kroger helped the program achieve a nine game improvement in the win column in his first season on campus. Kroger helped Ashley Felton record 54 block assists in 2014 which was the most in a season for La Salle since 2007.
In his second season at 20th and Olney, Kroger saw Jensen Sharrits recognized on the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, the fourth to be recognized for All-Rookie in team history and saw the team honored with the AVCA Team Academic Award for squads who maintained a 3.30 cumulative average.
"Having Andrew join our staff is a great win for the La Salle volleyball program," head coach Caitlin Rimgaila said. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and prior Division I experience to our gym. Andrew has a great passion for the game and a tremendous technical knowledge of the sport. I look forward to working with him to bring La Salle volleyball into a new era of success."
Kroger worked with the middle blockers at Villanova and was also responsible for video analysis and tape exchange, as well as event management, team planning and statistics.
"I feel incredibly fortunate and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to work alongside Coach Rimgaila at La Salle," Kroger said. "I look forward to being a part of the La Salle community and helping the volleyball program grow in competitiveness in the Atlantic 10 and nationally."
During the 2012 season Kroger helped to coach a young Wildcats team which received excellent performances from its middle blockers. Freshman Gabby Pethokoukis led the team in blocks and averaged over one block per set while ranking among the BIG EAST leaders in total blocks.
Prior to arriving at Villanova, Kroger was an assistant coach at Sycamore High School in Cincinnati and also coached at the Team Z Volleyball Club, where he was head coach for the 15 Navy and 15 Orange squads.
Kroger is a 2011 graduate of Xavier, where he was the president of the men's club volleyball team and also played on the squad for three years.
Graduate Assistant
nzclark@siue.edu
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Division 1
My name is Nzingha Clarke I will be representing Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. I have been experience coaching age groups from 13-18s in both high school and club.
SIUE is a division 1 volleyball program located in Edwardsville, IL. We are a part of the Ohio Valley Conference and ended this past season placing 4th overall as a team.
Assistant Coach
jreber@mail.smu.edu
Southern Methodist
Division 1
Graduate assistant at the University of Findlay for the 2017 to 2018 season.
Assistant coach at McNeese State University in 2019.
Current Volunteer assistant coach for SMU
Assistant Coach
biatrizsberti@gmail.com
Mercer
Division 1
I am from Sao Paulo, Brazil, I started playing volleyball when I was 9 years old and I played volleyball for 14 years. In the United States I started my career at Western Nebraska Community College before transferring to Navarro College and ultimately I wrapping up my final two seasons at Lynn University,FL. I joined the Mercer University volleyball coaching staff in the Fall of 2021. In my year freshman and sophomore I was named NJCAA Women's All Region XIV. In my last year at Lynn University I earned Sunshine State Conference Setter of the Week for three-straight weeks and I was named AVAC Player of the Week.
Assistant Coach
mbjohnson4001@gmail.com
Western Illinois
Division 1
Assistant Coach
hdrock@wm.edu
William and Mary
Division 1
Rock spent the Fall as the head of scouting and video analysis for the Tribe's 2022 campaign. The program had their most successful season as the squad had their season end in the conference tournament semi-finals. Rock spent the year specializing with the outsides/right side units and helped with Eleanor Stothoff to all-conference recognition.
Hunter Rock joins the William & Mary volleyball staff prior to the 2022 season. The assistant coach played collegiate volleyball and has experience coaching at a variety of levels.
A fiveyear player at Hiram College, Rock helped build a proud program as a part of the Terriers inaugural season in 2017. Rock was a captain of the 2021 Hiram team that captured the AMCC title and earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Rock began his coaching career in 2020 when he was an assistant with Everest Volleyball Club in Twinsburg, Ohio. Rock was a practice coach, traveling with the 16s national team. In 2021, Rock worked as an assistant coach with the Stow-Monroe high school boys program and helped the team to a regional final appearance.
Most recently, Rock was a Graduate Assistant at Augustana College working with both the mens and womens programs. In this role, Rock was responsible for scouting all opponents and creating detailed scouting reports. In addition, Rock helped with recruiting and was active in practice drills.
Rock received a Bachelors Degree from Hiram College in 2021, majoring in Education. He is currently finishing his Masters Degree from Western Illinois University in Higher Education Leadership.
leiser@gonzaga.edu
Gonzaga
Division 1
mkolze@gmu.edu
George Mason
Division 1
MJ Kolze is in her third season with the George Mason University Women's Volleyball Team. As the Technical Coordinator, Kolze takes detailed practice stats, creates developmental and strategic statistical analyses focused on both the Patriots and opponents, and conducts mental performance training with the team.
Kolze was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as one of its Thirty Under 30 HS honorees, a program created to recognize 30 up-and-coming volleyball coaches age 30 and under. She earned the AVCA Networks Award and Innovation Award in 2020 and 2021. In December of 2023, Kolze was selected as a presenter at the AVCA Convention, utilizing her background in Industrial / Organizational Psychology to share about Taming the Intangibles. She is one of 24 speakers scheduled for the 2024 AVCA coaches' education webinar series (presentation to air in October, 2024). Her workbook for student-athletes, In Season Focus, will be available for purchase on Amazon in May 2024.
Kolze currently works with Manassas Volleyball Club. Prior to her time at Mason, Kolze was the inaugural varsity head volleyball coach at Lightridge High School in 2020-21. The team earned the AVCA/USMC Team Academic Award (2020) and Dig Pink Philanthropic Achievement Award (2020 and 2021). In addition, Kolze is an adjunct professor for Trinity Washington University, teaching psychology courses.
Kolze played for Missouri State (2010-14) where she earned at-large bids to two NCAA Tournaments and garnered Academic All-Conference honors her senior year. The Bears posted 20+ wins in four of her five seasons.
A native of Tempe, Ariz., Kolze earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Missouri State in 2012 and master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Mason in 2018.
Assistant Coach
rhuynh@oxy.edu
Occidental
Division 3
Most recently, I just finished my 5th season as the assistant women's volleyball coach at Occidental College. When I was first brought on, my primary responsibilities were to train the setters and change the offensive strategy to include a faster offense. Since then, I have taken a bigger role in the program and now have implemented strategies on both sides: offensively and defensively. In addition, I also help with recruiting as I attend primarily the local tournaments held in Southern California as well as a couple of tournaments held in Las Vegas. My primary role as a recruiter is player evaluation.
Before Occidental College, I have been a head coach at the high school and club level. I have also been an assistant coach at the junior college level. In addition, I was a volunteer coach at a Division II college.
I am finishing my Master's degree in Coaching and Exercise Science at Concordia University, Irvine.
Assistant Coach
adeloid@averett.edu
Stevens Institute of Tech
Division 3
Annie DeLoid joined the Stevens Institute of Technology volleyball program as an assistant coach in March 2019.
DeLoid spent two seasons as a Graduate Assistant at Averett University in Danville, Virginia. At Averett, DeLoid helped coach two AVCA All-Americans, two COSIDA Academic All-Americans, one USA South Player of the year, seven all-conference selections and one vaSID Player of the Year.
A native of Plymouth, Massachusetts, DeLoid played four seasons at Division III Framingham State University. She finished her career with three Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference championships, including back-to-back MASCAC Tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances in her final two seasons with the Rams.
DeLoid's additional coaching experience includes two years one season the junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach at Westwood High School in 2016. She also served as a head coach at Southern Alliance Volleyball Club from 2012-2017 as well as Pura Vida Volleyball Club from 2017-2019.
DeLoid earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Framingham State in 2016. She is currently pursuing her master's in business administration from Averett.
Head Coach
cstraubel@wpi.edu
Worcester Poly
Division 3
Head Coach
enomotoeo@beloit.edu
Beloit
Division 3
Enomoto is in her fourth year as the head coach for the Beloit College Buccaneers volleyball team. She is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii and is of Hawaiian-Japanese-Filipino-Chinese descent. Enomoto is a Beloit College graduate who followed in the footsteps of her mother who also graduated from Beloit in 1968.
Enomoto first attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1987-1989. She was the back-up setter and defensive specialist as a freshman, then the 5-1 setter her sophomore year. Enomoto then transferred to Beloit College in 1991 and helped her squad to a runner-up finish in the Midwest Conference as an outside hitter. She returned as a 5-1 setter in 1992, was named captain, and earned All-Midwest Conference honors that fall. Currently, Enomoto is still fifth in the record book with 58 assists in a match! Each spring at Beloit, Enomoto was in track and field, competed in discus and shot-put, and was a track tri-captain her senior year.
After earning a degree in sociology and a minor in journalism from Beloit College in 1993, Enomoto went on to earn a number of teacher certifications, two Master's degrees from the University of Phoenix-Hawaii campus, and a doctorate from the University of Southern California -- all in education. Prior to her move back to Beloit, Wisconsin in 2019, Enomoto was a classroom teacher, resource specialist, and curriculum coordinator at Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama, a K-12 private school for Native Hawaiian students.
Enomoto's volleyball coaching experience dates back to 1989 and ranges from coaching elementary, middle school, and high school to club programs, including a successful run coaching and directing Team Piko Volleyball in Honolulu. Enomoto oversaw club teams from grades 4-12 that competed on regional and national levels. She led Team Piko to nine consecutive Junior Nationals appearances including accolades such as: 10th place in the 15s Open in 2012; two championships in the 14s National in 2011 and 14s American in 2015; second place in the 13s American in 2010; and third place finishes in the 13s National in 2014 and 15s Patriot in 2016. Currently, Enomoto has club players competing on the collegiate level: senior outside hitter Malie McClure at Cal State Fullerton, senior outside hitter Kamaluhia Akiona at McPherson College, and junior setter Bryanne Soares at Oral Roberts. Enomoto's most prolific player was libero Tita Akiu who earned Second Team Big 12 conference honors as a sophomore at Texas Tech and First Team Big West conference honors as a senior. Akiu went on to make the U.S. Collegiate National Team-Minneapolis in 2017 and had a good run almost making the U.S. Women's National Team after being asked by Coach Karch Kiraly to attend additional tryouts and workouts in March and June of 2019.
The Beloit College volleyball team had 10 of 16 players earn All-Academic Midwest Conference honors and achieved an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award with a team GPA of 3.4 for the 2021-2022 year. Go Bucs!
Head Coach
kim.r.falkenhagen@lawrence.edu
Lawrence
Division 3
Kim Falkenhagen was hired as the Head Volleyball Coach at Lawrence University on February 25, 2019. She brings with her over 18 years collegiate coaching and recruiting experience and 12 years collegiate administration experience. She made the move to Lawrence from Northland College (Ashland, WI), where she was the Athletic Director and Head Volleyball Coach for 6 years.
Falkenhagen has also had coaching stints at Eastern New Mexico University (HC), Bemidji State University (HC), Northern Michigan University (AC), and West Texas A&M (AC). During her tenure she has had the privilege to coach 4 NCAA All-Americans, and over 30 All Conference Players. She has also been the NCAA tournament 6 times (4 times as a coach and 2 times as a player).
Falkenhagen played volleyball for Northern Michigan University, which won the national title in 1994 and were runner-up in 1995. For the 1995 tournament she was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team after posting a hitting percentage of .867, which still stands as a NCAA Division II tournament record. Falkenhagen was also named to the NCAA All- tournament team, the GLIAC all-region teams, the AVCA all-region team, and the GLIAC all-conference teams during her career. She began her collegiate playing career at Weber State University (1992-93). Along with her 1995 teammates, Falkenhagen was inducted into the Northern Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.
Assistant Coach
lindsey.veersma@centre.edu
Centre
Division 3
Assistant Coach at Centre College - NCAA DIII located in Danville, Kentucky. I will be entering my second season at Centre after contributing to a 17-9 regular season which was the third best in program history.
The program boasted a 4th seed finish in the Southern Athletic Association and landed 3 athletes on the All-SAA squad.
In the new era of Centre Volleyball, myself and Coach Robo look forward to continuing to make our program a regional and national contender in DIII!
Head Coach
ehayes2@bates.edu
Bates
Division 3
Emily Hayes, head coach at Lewis & Clark College from 2018 to 2021 and a former assistant at St. Lawrence University and Hope College, was appointed head coach of womens volleyball at Bates College in July 2021, announced by Director of Athletics Jason Fein.
To be at Bates and in the NESCAC is just beyond exciting for me. This was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up, said Hayes. To work at an institution with so much history and culture, and with a volleyball program with both a history of great success and then in recent years, the improvement that the program has seen -- its just thrilling to be able to build on and continue in that direction.
Hayes is the 13th head coach in the history of varsity women's volleyball at Bates, a proud program that began in 1967 and once enjoyed a 36-0 campaign in 1989.
We're elated to welcome Emily Hayes as our new head volleyball coach," said Fein. "Her work ethic, attention to detail, and history of creating a winning culture in a highly competitive atmosphere make her the perfect choice for our program, and to lead our student-athletes. Her playing and coaching experiences will serve her well.
In 2018, Hayes was promoted from assistant coach to head coach after a year at Lewis & Clark, and she quickly won the colleges Coach of the Year award for 2018-19 after turning the Pioneers record around from 2-21 in 2017 to 13-10 in 2018. She developed three all-conference players in two seasons while establishing a culture of pride, trust and commitment within the program.
Hayes coaching style, she says, is one that is obviously going to be playing high level volleyball and developing a championship program, but I take the responsibility really seriously to be a role model and inspire young women in more areas than the volleyball court. So developing women leaders and immersing ourselves in the community and excelling academically while also holding ourselves to incredibly high standards in terms of volleyball.
Originally hailing from Austin, Texas, Hayes attended Hope College in Michigan, where she earned a bachelors degree in classical studies in 2014. She played setter for a year at Hope before becoming a student assistant coach for the next three seasons, in the meantime helping the Flying Dutch advance to the NCAA tournament in 2011, 2012, and 2013, including the Elite Eight in 2013.
After graduation, she assistant-coached mens and womens volleyball for a year at Lourdes University, then joined the staff at St. Lawrence University as a graduate assistant coach in 2015. While at St. Lawrence, Hayes had six student-athletes earn All-Liberty League recognition and nine chosen for conference all-academic honors. She also established core and weightlifting programs for the team while earning a masters degree in educational leadership.
She became assistant coach at Lewis & Clark in 2017, and head coach in 2018. Throughout her six years as a collegiate coach, Hayes was part of coaching staffs that mentored eight All-Americans.
Head Coach
atrinity@agnesscott.edu
Agnes Scott
Division 3
Head Coach
kipyoshimura@pacificu.edu
Pacific U. (OR)
Division 3
Coach Kip Yoshimura recently completed his 12th season at NCAA DIII Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. He has over 35 years of volleyball coaching experience, including 28 seasons as a head collegiate coach where he has amassed an impressive overall record of 446-358. Yoshimura's student-athletes at Pacific University have earned nineteen All-Northwest Conference selections, 81 All-NWC scholar-athletes and seven consecutive AVCA All-Academic team honors (3.64 GPA in 2020-21).
Yoshimura experienced his best success in his nine seasons leading the powerful Lewis-Clark State program in Lewiston, Idaho. From 1993 to 2001, Yoshimura led the Warriors to five NAIA National Tournament appearances, including a national semifinals berth in 1998, as well six conference or regional championships. A six-time AVCA Pacific Northwest Region Coach of the Year and a six-time conference coach of the year, Yoshimura coached 16 NAIA All-Americans, 25 all-region performers, 40 all-conference selections and 13 NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes. Yoshimura is the winningest volleyball coach in Lewis-Clark State history (251-72). His 1996 team went 35-4, also the best record in Warrior archives. His success at Lewis-Clark State led Yoshimura to Gonzaga, where he led the Bulldogs Division I program for seven seasons (2002-08). During his tenure, Yoshimura coached 10 All-West Coast Conference performers and eight WCC all-academic honorees. His best season was in 2007 when Gonzaga went 17-13, which at the time was the best mark for a Bulldog volleyball team in 14 seasons.
Yoshimura arrived in Forest Grove in 2012 after one season as an assistant coach at Vanguard University, a NAIA school in Costa Mesa, Calif., where helped lead the Lions to an appearance in the 2011 NAIA National Tournament. Prior to arriving at Vanguard, Yoshimura spent one season as an assistant coach at UC Davis. I want each and every student-athlete in my programs to enjoy the whole college experience, Yoshimura says. Part of that is on the court, part of that is certainly in the classroom and part of that is socially on campus. At the same time, we want players who want to win and play at the highest level that they can. We want them to aspire to be better than they are and hopefully as a coaching staff we can provide that opportunity to play on a team where their goals are met.
At the club level, Yoshimura has served as head coach of the 951 Elite Volleyball Club, the Snake River Juniors Volleyball Club, Ogden Juniors Volleyball Club, Huntington Beach Boys Volleyball Club, California Junior Volleyball Club and Inland Empire Volleyball. Yoshimura played junior college volleyball at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif., where he was a two-year starting setter and an all-conference performer in 1985. He also played one season for the mens club program at San Jose State University. A native of San Jose, Yoshimura graduated from Long Beach State in 1990 with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Head Coach
kevin.edwards@baruch.cuny.edu
Bernard M. Baruch
Division 3
Kevin Edwards just finished his third season with the women's team (fall 2019) and will next begin his fourth season coaching the men's team (spring 2020).
Kevin led the women's team to their first-ever postseason win in team history at the 2019 ECAC Championship first round and finished the season with 19 wins, which was an eight-win improvement from 2018. For his accomplishments, he was voted the CUNYAC Coach of the Year.
During the 2019 spring men's volleyball season, he led the Bearcats to their first CUNYAC Championship and appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2015.
He was also voted the CUNYAC Coach of the Year during the men's 2018 season.
Edwards, a former Trinidad & Tobago international player (1996-2009), is a familiar face in the New York volleyball circles with intercollegiate coaching experience at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYU-Poly, and The New York City College of Technology.
He has also coached on the high school level at Dalton (NYC), Westport (Connecticut), and is currently employed at The Sports Center at Chelsea Piers as a beach/indoor volleyball instructor.
He earned his FIVB International Level I Coach in 2003, along with USA Volleyball Impact Certification in 2011. He became a FIVB International Level 2 Coach in 2017.
Edwards resides in Brooklyn, New York.
Career at Baruch
Men's Volleyball
2017: 10-17, 7-1, CUNYAC Runner Up
2018: 13-17, 7-1, CUNYAC Runner Up
2019: 18-13, 4-3, CUNYAC Champion, NCAA
2020: 14-6, 5-0 CUNYAC, Season Halted by Covid-19.
Women's Volleyball
2017: 11-17, 5-3, CUNYAC Semifinalist
2018: 11-19, 5-3, CUNYAC Semifinalist
2019: 19-12, 6-1, CUNYAC Semifinalist, ECAC Quarterfinals
Note: Currently working at Baruch College.
Coach
lbwashin@ucsc.edu
UC-Santa Cruz
Division 3
Not affiliated/representing a college. Attending as a helping coach to run drills and assist college coaches
Assistant Coach
dbroekemier@noctrl.edu
North Central (IL)
Division 3
Assistant Coach
kylie.bishopp@bobcats.gcsu.edu
Georgia College & State
Division 2
I recently graduated from Davidson College and am finishing my first year as the Assistant Volleyball Coach at Georgia College. This past season, we finished 2nd in the Peach Belt Conference and competed in the NCAA Southeast Region tournament, advancing to the round of 32 teams. I am passionate about mentoring players so that they can get the most out of their collegiate volleyball experience. Georgia College is a challenging academic institution, so I strive to help my players achieve success in the classroom just as much as I work to help them be successful on the court. I value hard work, dedication, communication, and positivity and believe that these values are key to building strong players and teams. I am looking forward to working the Southeast Academic Volleyball Showcase this summer!
savannah_cox@redlands.edu
Redlands
Division 3
Savannah Cox was named head womens volleyball coach in March 2023. Cox became the 11th head coach in program history as she joined the Bulldogs after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Pacific University in Oregon.
Cox graduated from Brevard College in 2017 with Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Magna Cum Laude honors and was the recipient of the Presidential Leadership Award. She then earned her Master of Arts from the University of Jamestown in 2019.
As a student-athlete at NCAA Division II Brevard College, Cox was a middle hitter and holds the school record in block assists while ranking fifth all-time in kills. Her team broke the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) single season record for wins. She was a SAC Honor Roll member every semester and a finalist for the SAC Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year.
While at Pacific Cox was the recruiting coordinator for their varsity and junior varsity programs and was responsible for film analysis and opponent scouting. She coached five All-Northwest Conference players while helping another 19 earned NWC Scholar Athlete status. The Boxers were NWC Oregon Division Champions during Covid season.
Prior to Pacific, Cox spent two seasons with NCAA Division II South Dakota School of Mines & Technology where she was an assistant coach and Athletic Communication Assistant. She helped organize fundraising opportunities that grew the programs budget by $12,000. As the Recruiting Coordinator, she recruited student-athletes from eight states which included signing the South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year.
medeirosk@uindy.edu
Indianapolis
Division 2
Assistant Coach
kshelstead@atu.edu
Arkansas Tech
Division 2
My name is Kennedy Shelstead and I am the assistant volleyball coach at Arkansas Tech University. I have been with the ATU Volleyball program for 3 years now as a Graduate Assistant my first 2 years and 1 as the Assistant Coach, GO SUNS! I Graduated from and played at Abilene Christian University as a Middle Blocker.
Head coach
apego@newhaven.edu
Le Moyne
Division 2
Ana Pego, one of the rising young stars in the collegiate volleyball coaching industry, has been named head coach of the Le Moyne volleyball program, it was announced by Director of Athletics Bob Beretta on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.
Pego served as a graduate assistant coach, assistant coach, recruiting coordinator and ultimately, head coach, at perennial Northeast 10 Conference-power New Haven. Most recently, Pego has worked as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator at Division I University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She becomes only the seventh head coach in the history of the Le Moyne volleyball program.
We are very excited to name Ana Pego to lead our volleyball program, Beretta said. She brings a wealth of knowledge and coaching experience to Le Moyne. Ana is extremely familiar with the Northeast 10 Conference and understands what it takes to be successful at the highest levels of the sport.
Ana owns deep recruiting ties in the Northeast and South, in addition to her vast international network. Anas personal value set, her passion for developing student-athletes as leaders on and off the court and a strong desire to build a championship program at Le Moyne separated her from other candidates throughout the interview process.
While at New Haven, Pego was a member of teams that earned five consecutive NCAA Tournament berths, and registered two Elite Eight appearances. She helped guide New Haven to a 28-win season and an undefeated record in conference play in 2017. That year, New Haven was awarded a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Pego was named head coach at New Haven prior to the 2018 season following the retirement of longtime record-setting mentor Robin Salters.
During her collegiate head coaching debut, Pego led New Haven to a 15-3 record before stepping down due to personal reasons at midseason. The Chargers finished 26-6 that year and reached the semifinals of the NCAA East Region Championships. In all, New Haven posted an overall record of 105-43 (.709) and 43-13 (.768) in NE10 action during Pegos time coaching on the Charger sidelines. New Haven captured four NE10 titles in her five years with the program.
I am ecstatic and honored to join Le Moyne College as its next head womens volleyball coach, stated Pego. I would like to thank President Linda LeMura, Director of Athletics Bob Beretta, the Search Committee and everyone involved in the hiring process for this incredible opportunity.
I am very excited to become a part of the Phin family, and I am looking forward to getting to work and to continue to build on the solid foundation and culture that surrounds this amazing institution.
While at New Haven, Pego worked with the Chargers setters, including All-Region and All-Conference performer Kristine Rios, who topped the Chargers in assists in each of her four seasons and still ranks among the schools all-time leaders.
As recruiting coordinator, Pego was instrumental in shaping classes that experienced tremendous success at New Haven.
Following the 2015 season, Pego was one of seven recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Minority Coaches Scholarship.
Pego joined the staff at UNC Charlotte as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in 2019. During her time at Charlotte, the 49ers garnered three consecutive Conference USA Tournament berths, reaching the league tournament semifinals of the highly regarded conference for the first time in school history in 2020.
She also coached nine players that received All-Conference USA first- or second-team honors, the C-USA Libero of the Year and the C-USA Freshman of the Year. Five of her players were named to the C-USA All-Academic team, two collected C-USA All-Freshman honors and four gathered AVCA All-South Region certificates.
As a team, Charlotte earned a pair of Conference USA Team Academic Awards, while posting an overall record of 52-49 (.515) during her tenure with the 49ers.
Following her graduation from Alabama State University, Pego served as a student assistant coach for her alma mater from 2012 to 2013. During her undergraduate days at ASU, she was a two-year starting setter for the Lady Hornets and served as team captain during her senior campaign.
A member of the Deans List, Pego completed her Bachelors degree in Marine Biology at Alabama State in 2013 and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She was selected to the Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society. Pego also holds a pair of Masters degrees from New Haven in Environmental Science and Sport Management.
In addition to her experience playing Division I college volleyball and coaching collegiately at the Division I and Division II levels, Pego has also directed club volleyball for the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club in Connecticut and worked in operations for the New England Black Wolves lacrosse team.
Head Coach
nahaleak@wou.edu
Western Oregon
Division 2
Good people first. Good volleyball second.
Live Aloha. Always and All Ways!
Currently the Head Womens Volleyball Coach at Western Oregon University. Before that, Nahale-a was the interim head coach at Lewis & Clark College. He spent nearly five years as the assistant volleyball coach at Concordia-Portland. He also spent time in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference as an assistant coach at Saint Martin's.
Nahale-a is the former high school head coach at Beaverton where he was named league co-coach of the year in 2015 after leading the Beavers to the state tournament for the first time since 2004. Before becoming a coach at Athena Volleyball Academy, Coach Kaiao was also involved within the CEVA region by becoming the founder of Live Aloha Volleyball Academy (LAVA), and coaching youth/high school volleyball with Guy Enriques Volleyball Team Camps.
He competed in varsity volleyball and graduated from Kamehameha Schools Hawaii in 2010, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Concordia in 2015.
Assistant Coach
fordsa@millsaps.edu
Millsaps
Division 3
Im entering my 4th year as the assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Millsaps College. I primarily work with our setters, developing our offense, but I work with all position groups. Throughout my 3 seasons, Ive coached multiple SAA all conference players, and our team has received the USMC/AVCA team academic award every year.
Assistant Coach
todd.raasch@lmunet.edu
Lincoln Memorial
Division 2
In my first year as an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN. We are an NCAA Division II level institution, and compete in the SAC (South Atlantic Conference). We are consistently top contenders in our conference and qualify for the NCAA Division II National Tournament. This past season we finished the regular season in 3rd place and lost in the finals of the SAC Tournament to finish 2nd. We also went on to qualify for the 2018 NCAA Division II National Tournament again.
I'm the recruiting coordinator and have done all the recruiting for the program in my time here. I am also as equally involved in the on-court training of the team, from individual skill development to team systems. One other primary duty of mine is to scout all of our opponents and put together the scouting reports and the game plan against them.
I'm involved in all the day to day functions of running a successful program as well. I assist the Head Coach in all aspects of the program from scheduling, budgeting, travel, etc. Prior to LMU I have coached extensively and quite successfully over the past 28 years at all levels. Including winning an NCAA Division I National Championship at the University of Nebraska in 1995. I've also helped develop formerly average teams at the Division II level into consistent Top 25 programs, winning numerous conference championships and qualifying for the NCAA National Tournament
Assistant Coach
graham2003@gmail.com
Austin
Division 3
2016-Present
Assistant Volleyball Coach Austin College
Middles and Blocking Coach
Assistant Coach
jalvare7@uccs.edu
Colorado-Colorado Springs
Division 2
Assistant Coach
rlpitre@loyno.edu
Loyola-New Orleans (LA)
NAIA
Robert Pitre joined the Wolf Pack womens volleyball staff in the spring of 2018, helping to guide Loyola to the quarterfinals of the SSAC Championship tournament in his first year. In his second year as assistant coach in 2019, the Pack went 9-4 in SSAC play, the best conference record since 2011, while finishing with 19 wins overall, the highest mark since 2012.
Pitre came to Loyola after coaching the Mississippi Gulf Coast Volleyball Club to a 16-10 record. During the 2017 volleyball season as the assistant coach at Northwest Christian University in Eugene, Ore., he helped guide the team to a historic year, garnering the most conference wins in school history. Earning their first playoff appearance for the program since 2014, their season was highlighted by an upset against the No. 15 team in the country, Corban University. Working with the 16U Webfoot Juniors Volleyball Club in Eugene, Ore. during the 2015-16 season, the team went 16-2 and placed eighth at the Pacific Northwest Qualifier in 2017.
Pitres other coaching experiences include volunteering with NCU volleyball during the 2014-15 season and earning the 2010 Baseball Willamette Valley Championship as the 12U Willamette Valley Babe Ruth Volunteer Head Coach.
He graduated with Cum Laude Honors from the University of Oregon in June of 2015 with a bachelors degree in economics. Pitre married his wife, Kelly Pitre, in 2015 and welcomed his first child in the winter of 2016, Elijah.
Head Coach
hkirby@brynmawr.edu
Bryn Mawr
Division 3
Hayley Kirby was announced as the 12th head coach in Owls volleyball's recorded history in the summer of 2020. Kirby arrived at Bryn Mawr after a tremendous two-year turnaround at Waynesburg, where she inherited a one-win program and helped build them to a nine-win team in just two seasons. While at Waynesburg, Kirby was responsible for all aspects of running the D-III women's program, while also serving as a coordinator of student-athlete academics and supervisor of the men's club volleyball team.
Prior to her time at Waynesburg, Kirby served as associate head coach at Earlham College for three years. Once again, her time there showcased the dramatic impact she has on her teams; after inheriting a four-win team, Kirby and head coach Lauren Horton ultimately built Earlham into a 15-win program and helped the Quakers collect conference victories for the first time in eight years.
Kirby also brought experience as a club coach, having served as club director or head coach at clubs such as Next Level Volleyball Academy, Plex Performance, and Kanawha Valley. She also worked summer camps at the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and University of Texas.
Prior to joining the coaching ranks, Kirby competed as a student-athlete at West Virginia State University. She put together a very impressive playing career for the Yellow Jackets, becoming a four-year starter and two-year captain and earning Honorable Mention All-Mountain East during her senior year.
Assistant Coach
lauren.plum@villanova.edu
Villanova
Division 1
Lauren is going into her second season coaching at Villanova University. She stopped playing professionally in Europe after 6 years in 2019 to join the Wild Cats in the 2020 season. She has professional playing experience in multiple countries including China, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, Peru, and Puerto Rico. During this time, she also spent multiple summers training in the USA National team gym. Previously to playing professionally Lauren set at the University of Oregon from 2010-2014. During her time at Oregon, the team made 3 NCAA tournaments appearances including making it to the National Championship game in 2012.
· 6 years professional playing experience
· NCAA National Runner-Up
· NCAA 2x All-American
· 2X National Division I Player of the Week
· PAC 12 Setter of the Year 2012
· NCAA Highest Assist Per/Set Mark Leader (13.37)
· 3x All-PAC 12
· All-PAC 10 Freshman Team
· All time University of Oregon Assist Leader
· USA Jr National Team played in the World Championship
Head Coach
dh1056@georgetown.edu
Georgetown
Division 1
David Heller enters the 2020 season as the head coach of Georgetown volleyball program after a season as assistant coach with the Hoyas in 2019. He came to the Hilltop with extensive coaching experience on both the men's and women's side of the sport.
Prior to his move to the Nations Capital, Heller was the head men's volleyball coach for six seasons at Mount Olive, an NCAA Division II program in North Carolina, while also serving as an assistant coach with the women's team. He finished his time with the Trojans with a program record 98 wins while coaching 26 all-conference honorees including both an offensive and defensive player of the year recipient, three CoSIDA Academic All-Americans and one AVCA All-American.
Additionally, Heller had spent three years as an assistant coach for Team USA and the Collegiate Men's National Team, representing the United States at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea in 2015 and in Taipei, Taiwan in 2017.
Heller graduated from Lewis University in 2008 with a degree in human communication and earned his masters in marketing management in 2013 from Durham University in the United Kingdom.
Assistant Coach
johnachi@gmail.com
Seton Hall
Division 1
John Chang was named the fourth head women's volleyball coach in Felician College/University history in July 2014. His recent teams have been the most succesful in the history of the program.
Chang was voted the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Coach of the Year after leading Felician to its first regular-season division championship and its first appearance in the league semifinals. The Golden Falcons (16-18, 13-6) established overall and conference school records for victories for the second consecutive season, capturing the CACC North crown after having never before finished higher than fourth. Felician saw four players named all-CACC, more than the program's first 15 years combined, and CACC Defensive Player of the Year Sierra Gallagher became the first Golden Falcon to ever be named All-Region, earning D2CCA First Team honors at libero. Felician reached the CACC semifinals again during the repositioned Spring 2021 campaign coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, upsetting Caldwell University in Caldwell, N.J., in the opening round of the playoffs.
Chang had guided the 2018 Golden Falcons to school standards of 13 victories and eight CACC wins. Felician reached the league playoffs for the first time since 2013 and extended eventual champion Holy Family University to five sets in its quarterfinal loss.
Early in Chang's first season of 2014, Felician swept a tri-match for the first time in program history, defeating Goldey-Beacom College and Bowie State University at home on Sept. 20. Chang's 2015 Golden Falcons won seven matches, the school record to that point. During the 2017 campaign, he became Felician's all-time leader in coaching wins.
Chang spent the 2017 men's season as the head coach at Sarah Lawrence College, delivering the Gryphons' first victory in four years. He has previous collegiate experience at Polytechnic University, guiding the Blue Jays' women's and men's squads from 2005-06 to 2007-08. He inherited a women's program that had won one match in 2004 and posted a three-year won-lost record of 46-33. He was named the Skyline Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after his team went 22-8.
Chang won 26 matches in three years leading the Blue Jay men. He was a women's assistant at Kean University in 2009 and 2010.
Chang came to Felician following two seasons as the head girls' coach at Cranford High School. More recently, he spent one year each as a girls' assistant at West Orange High School and Golda Och Academy before taking over the head coaching position at Rutgers Preparatory School during the 2020-21 academic year. During his first season, he led Rutgers Prep to the sectional finals.
On the boys' side, Chang was the head coach of the GOA varsity from 2005-18, winning two division championships, and since then has been an assistant at West Orange High. With Chang on staff, the Mountaineers won the Super Essex Conference championship and earned a state tournament berth during their inaugural season of 2019.
Chang established the Conquest Elite Volleyball Club in Cranford in August 2013 and was its director for six years.
Chang began his undergraduate studies at Rutgers University-Newark in the mid-1990s before earning a bachelor's degree in social science from Ashford University in 2009. He is tri-lingual (Korean, Spanish), and is certified by IMPACT USA Volleyball. He resides in Cranford with his wife, Jaclyn, daughter, Rachel, who attends Rutgers University, and son, Evan.
Assistant Coach
jkgarcia@butler.edu
Butler
Division 1
Assistant Coach
katlyn.urycki@qu.edu
Quinnipiac
Division 1
Head Coach
aak618@lehigh.edu
Lehigh
Division 1
Alexa Keckler enters her fifth year as the head coach of the Lehigh volleyball program in 2022.
At the helm of the program, Keckler has led Lehigh to the Patriot League Tournament with five players earning All-Patriot League honors including three Academic All-Patriot League selections.
In 2019, Keckler led the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Tournament appearance since 2017. Under her guidance, senior Emily Poole and junior Hannah Wright earned Second Team All-Patriot League selections for the second consecutive season. For the second season in a row, senior Lauren Bright was named an Academic All-Patriot League honoree.
During her first season at the helm, Keckler led the Mountain Hawks to a 20-8 overall record and had the program's best start to a season at 11-1 entering Patriot League play. She has coached two Second Team All-Patriot League selections through her first year.
Hired in February 2018, she brings to Lehigh 13 years of collegiate head coaching experience, including the last eight seasons as the head coach at Muhlenberg College.
At Muhlenberg, Keckler's teams reflected her commitment to recruiting nationally, to high academic achievement, to community service, and to competitive consistency. In addition to team successes, Muhlenberg volleyball student-athletes earned All-America, All-Region and All-Centennial Conference recognition, as well as Academic All-America and All-District honors.
Competitively, Keckler compiled a record of 141-96 (.595) at Muhlenberg and owns an overall mark of 237-151 (.611) in her 13 seasons at the collegiate level. Prior to Muhlenberg, Keckler spent five seasons at fellow Centennial Conference member Gettysburg College, where she won a conference title and led the Bullets to five-straight postseason appearances.
Keckler ranks third in Centennial Conference history with 88 wins in conference matches and ranks fourth with seven wins in conference postseason matches. She accumulated 237 total wins during her time at Gettysburg and Muhlenberg, which ranks eighth in Centennial history.
Just three seasons after tying for last place in the Centennial Conference, Muhlenberg won 20 matches and advanced to the conference championship match for the first time in 12 years in 2013. The following season, Keckler led the Mules to the championship match again in a landmark season that saw the program win 25 matches, set the school record for the longest winning streak (13), receive votes in the national poll for the first time ever and crown its first All-American in 10 years.
Inheriting a young, rebuilding team in 2010, Keckler began her stint at Muhlenberg with a 6-21 record and capped off her tenure with a 24-6 campaign in 2017. In her final season, Keckler led the program to its highest-ever NCAA regional ranking (fifth) and once again had the Mules receiving votes in the national poll.
Prior to arriving at Muhlenberg in 2010, Keckler spent five years as head coach at Gettysburg, where she compiled a record of 96-55 (.636), including a record of 40-10 (.800) in Centennial play. The Bullets posted at least 18 wins in each of her five seasons and captured their league-best 11th Centennial Conference Championship in 2005. During Keckler's tenure, Gettysburg reached the conference championship match three times and advanced to the NCAA regional semifinals in 2005.
In her 13 seasons at Gettysburg and Muhlenberg, Keckler coached two All-Americans, two All-Region selections, 35 All-Centennial Conference selections, the 2013 Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, a 2016 Centennial Conference Volleyball Scholar-Athlete Award recipient, two Academic All-Centennial selections, three CoSIDA academic All-District selections and two CoSIDA Academic All-America selections.
Prior to entering the college coaching ranks, Keckler piloted her alma mater of Smithsburg (Md.) High School to an 18-2 record in 2002 and guided Littlestown (Pa.) High School to an 18-5 mark and a district playoff appearance in 2004. In between those assignments, she served as head coach of the Tri-State FCA Volleyball Club's 15-and-under girls team, leading that squad to a 49-25 record in 2003-04.
An all-region most valuable player and junior college All-American at Hagerstown Community College, Keckler earned her associate's degree in 1998 before graduating from Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University with a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise science in 2000. She was a two-year letter winner with the TNU volleyball program, earning TranSouth Athletic Conference academic honors both seasons.
She acquired a master's degree in human performance from Frostburg State University in 2002 and also has CAP 2 coaching certification from USA Volleyball. In addition to her coaching duties, she has served as the director of the Mid-Maryland Volleyball Camp since 1996.
Keckler and her husband, Moravian University men's basketball head coach Darryl Keckler, have three daughters, Olivia, Camryn and Mallory, and a son, Maddox.
Head Coach
davisct@wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State
Division 1
Chanel Davis joined the Winston-Salem State University athletics staff in the fall of 2019 as the volleyball head coach for the Rams. She will look to lead the Rams in their continued quest for success.
Coach Davis began her career on a high note with an impressive first season with the Rams. She led the team to a 17-10 overall record and a 13-4 record in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) play and a fourth place finish in the CIAA Southern Division. The team led the CIAA in total blocks (172) with freshman Niyonna McIntyre leading the conference with 77 total blocks (22 solo).
Davis comes to Winston-Salem State after serving as the head coach at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. She began her coaching career at West Virginia Wesleyan College where she spent time both as an assistant coach and as an interim head coach. She also served as a head coach at Cape Fear Volleyball Club and Tsunami Volleyball Club in Atlanta, Ga for one season.
She is a graduate of the University of West Alabama where she played for two seasons and had a great career. She broke the school record for attack percentage in a single match (.750) during her junior season. She earned All-Gulf South Conference honors twice and she finished her career with 558 kills and 175 total blocks. She began her collegiate playing career at NCAA Division I Kennesaw State where she played for two seasons.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of West Alabama. She is a native of Wilmington, N.C.
Head Coach
adamsry@lafayette.edu
Lafayette
Division 1
Entering his third season at the head of the Leopards volleyball program for the fall 2021 season, Adams was introduced as the second full-time head coach in Lafayette College volleyball program history on Feb. 2, 2019.
In his first year on College Hill, he led the Leopards to the most wins the program had seen in 10 years, leading the Maroon and White to a 13-19 overall record.
In a shortened 2021 spring season, he led the Maroon and White to a 2-5 season, including a weekend sweep of crosstown rival Lehigh. He also coached outside hitter Leanna Deegan to the programs first Patriot League First-Team selection since 2006.
Adams came to College Hill after a pair of stints as an assistant at Bucknell from 2014-16 and in 2018. In his first two years in Lewisburg, the Bison ranked up 21 combined wins, including 13 Patriot League victories and were on the doorstep of the conference tournament berth in 2015. He played a large role in the programs first winning season in nine years.
A 2009 graduate of Cal State Northridge, Adams was named an Academic All-American while earning his degree in urban studies and planning. He began coaching in 2012 when he became a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Idaho and served as an academic coordinator for the athletic department.
After his first stop with Bucknell, he spent one season on the William & Mary coaching staff, while also serving as the head coach of the Williamsburg Volleyball Club 18 National team. Eleven players from that squad went on to play in college, including five at the Division I level.
In 2017, Adams served as the assistant coach at Princess Anne High School in Virginia. He helped guide the Cavaliers to a 27-4 record and a runner-up finish in the Virginia State Tournament. Along with his assistant coach duties, Adams was the head coach of East Coast Volleyball Club 16 Travel which went 31-16 under his guidance and ranked second in the Old Dominion Region.
Assistant Coach
eolson@wlu.edu
Washington and Lee
Division 3
Emma Olson is in her 3rd season as the Washington and Lee assistant volleyball coach.
In her second season, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Generals participated in a Spring ODAC Conference season, with two approved non-conference games, and registered a perfect 16-0 overall record, claiming the 2020 ODAC Volleyball Championship.
In her first year with the program, the Generals recorded a 24-10 overall record and advanced to the ODAC Tournament semifinals. Olson also helped coached two players, Courtney Berry and Brynne Gould, who earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America laurels.
Olson comes to W&L from Mary Washington where she served as the assistant coach in 2018. She was named the interim head coach at the university in February 2019 and held that role for three months, performing all the day-to-day coaching responsibilities for the program. In her one season as the assistant, the Eagles were ranked nationally and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 21-12 record.
Also in 2018, Olson was the head coach at the CORE Volleyball Club in Fredericksburg. In 2017-18, she was the head coach for the U-14 Virginia Juniors Volleyball Club in Centreville, Va., and she served as an assistant for the U-17 team. She also served one season as an assistant at Briar Woods High School that year, and served two years as an assistant with the Fredericksburg Juniors Volleyball Club from 2014-16.
Olson graduated from Mary Washington in 2017 with a bachelor of science in history. As a player, Olson was the first All-American in program history and led the Eagles to the 2016 NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, as one of two seniors on a team that finished 31-4 on the season. She still ranks third all-time in UMW history in career assists, with 3,461 during her four-year career.
Additionally, Olson graduated from from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021 with a master of science in sports management.
Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach
keyesk@whitman.edu
Whitman
Division 3
Kate Keyes joined the Whitman College womens volleyball staff in January of 2021 as an assistant coach.
Prior to joining the Blues' staff Keyes spent 10 years coaching volleyball and softball at Walla Walla High School.
A 2009 graduate of Western Washington University, Keyes utilized her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Spanish and Recreation to work internationally with youth and family programs in Montevideo, Uruguay. During this time she trained and competed with a local club volleyball team.
After returning home, Keyes completed a Masters in Teaching program through Grand Canyon University and began her teaching and coaching careers with Walla Walla Public Schools, giving back to the same programs where she made an impact as a 12 season athlete. Throughout her time with WWPS, Keyes organized camps for kids of all ages, and donated her time working with the community recreation programs. She worked with young athletes and facilitated coach trainings to align skill development to build consistent programming across all levels. When she isn't traveling, Keyes spends her summers training high school volleyball players in both technical skill and strength and conditioning.
Head Coach
dmacknight@adelphi.edu
Adelphi
Division 2
MacKnight begins her tenth year as head coach of the Adelphi University womens volleyball team after serving as interim head coach for part of the 2006 season and has compiled a record of 210-96 in that time. MacKnight led the Panthers to their second straight Norhteast-10 Tournament championship in 2015, as they posted an undefeated season in conference play. They went into the NCAA Division II East Regional Championship ranked #1 in the East Region, advancing to the regional semifinals for the first time since the 2012 season. Four members of the team earned NCAA D2CCA All-East Region honors and AVCA Division II East All-Region. Shelby Stoner and Megan Manierski were both named AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans. Sierra Crook earned ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and NE-10 Libero of the Year honors, while Manierski was named NE-10 Player and Setter of the Year. After a rocky start to the 2014 season, MacKnight and the Panthers won 13 straight-contests from September 18 to October 25 to set a new school record. After toppling Saint Rose in the quarterfinal and the top-seeded New Haven in semifinal, Adelphi defeated Bentley for its second NE-10 championship in program history. The win also clinched the programs eighth straight NCAA Division II Tournament berth. Middle blocker Kaitlyn DeStefano collected several honors, including NE-10 First Team All-Conference, Daktronics First Team All- Region, AVCA First Team All-Region and AVCA All America Honorable Mention. The 2013 season was another successful one for Adelphi, with a record of 19-13 overall and 10-4 in the Northeast-10 conference, which left the Panthers in fourth place at the conclusion of conference play. The Brown and Gold were invited to a seventh straight NCAA Division II Tournament, falling to New Haven in five sets. Three players earned inclusion on the Northeast-10 All-Conference or All-Rookie squads, while junior Kaitlyn DeStefano was honored as an All-American for the second straight year. In the 2012 season, MacKnight and her Panthers posted a 25-10 overall record, finishing 13-2 in the NE-10, putting them in 2nd place for the regular season. This was the programs sixth consecutive NCAA tournament berth and third straight appearance in the NCAA Division II East Regional Semifinal. Four members of the 2012 squad were named All-Northeast 10, three earned AVCA All-Region honors, two ere names to the NCAA All-East Regional team and the program had its first named All-American. MacKnight and the Panthers posted the programs fifth straight 20-win season in 2011, culminating in Adelphis first Northeast-10 Conference Tournament championship and fifth straight NCAA Tournament berth. The team did not drop a set in the Northeast-10 Tournament, posting a 3-0 victory over the College of Saint Rose in the finals. The team finished with a 23-8 overall record and a 12-3 record in NE-10 play, advancing to the NCAA East Regional Semifinals for the second straight year. In addition, MacKnight had three players selected as All-Conference honorees, three AVCA All-Region picks and three academic All-Conference selections. The 2010 season was another successful campaign for MacKnight and the Panthers. They posted another 20-win season and earned their fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Adelphi also advanced to the Regional Semifinals for the first time in the programs history after a 3-2 victory over C.W. Post in the first round. MacKnight guided the Panthers to a 12-4 mark in NE-10 play and advanced the Panthers into the conference semifinals. The Panthers had three players receive All-Conference recognition, an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and two AVCA All-Region Honorees. In 2009, MacKnight guided the Panthers to a third consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. She also led the Panthers to a 27-10 record, her third consecutive season with 27 wins. The Panthers posted a 14-1 mark in league play in their first year in the Northeast-10 Conference. They finished second in the regular season standings and fell to UMass Lowell in the NE-10 Finals. MacKnight also received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 Award as one of the top 30 coaches under the age of 30 in the nation at all levels. Also in 2009, the Panthers produced three All-Region players, three All-Conference and two on the NE-10 All-Academic Team. In 2008, MacKnight guided her Panther squad to a 27-11 overall record and 11-5 in East Coast Conference action. The 27 wins tied the record for most wins set a season earlier during her first year. The Panthers made their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Regionals and had three All-Conference performers and two All-Region selections. Under her direction, the 2007 season proved to be a record setting one as she coached the Panthers to a 7-2 ECC record, finishing in second place. They finished 27-8 which is a school record for wins including an 11-game win streak which set another school record. She produced two All-Conference players and the team earned the schools first ever NCAA Northeast Regional bid. MacKnight also earned ECC Co-Coach of the Year and was honored by the Nassau County Sports Commission as Female College Coach of the Year. MacKnight earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Stony Brook in 2005, where she was a four-year member and starter on the Seawolves volleyball team from 2001-04. She currently holds the school record for block assists in a career (318) and holds the single match record for attack percentage (.800). In addition, MacKnight is ranked second all-time in total blocks (425) and third in blocks per game (1.06) at Stony Brook. Born and raised in Valley Stream, N.Y., MacKnight attended Valley Stream Central High School where she lettered in both volleyball and basketball. MacKnight is also a graduate of Adelphi, receiving her Masters in physical education/teaching in 2007.
Danielle MacKnight
Head Coach/Assistant Athletic Director
Head Coach
apritchard@marian.edu
Marian (IN)
NAIA
Head coach Ashlee Pritchard finished her ninth season at the helm of the MU volleyball program in 2020-21 after being named the program's third head coach on March 24, 2012.Pritchard continued the Knights' success established over the last few seasons in 2020-21, leading the Knights an 18-5 record and to the NAIA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season while asserting the Knights as one of the top-15 teams in the NAIA.Pritchard led Marian to a 10-2 record in [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) play after going through challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic, and had six Knights earn All-[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Team honor, including Skyler Van Note, who was named Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. Van Note also earned First Team NAIA All-American honors for the second straight year, becoming Pritchard's first two-time First Team All-American.After the 18-5 record in 2020-21, Pritchard improved her overall record at Marian to 187-100. With a 10-2 record in [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) play, Pritchard is now 102-54 all-time in [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) matches as the Knights head coach. Since the 2017 season, Marian has a combined record of 114-22 under Pritchard's leadership. Pritchard led the team to a historic 2019 season, accomplishing several professional and personal milestones in her eighth season as the head coach of the Knights.
She led the team to a 38-2 overall record, setting a program best mark en route to winning the first NAIA National Championship in program history. Pritchard also guided Marian to their third straight Crossroads League Regular Season Championship with a regular season record of 17-1, and reached the [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Tournament Championship for the second straight season. 2019 was the third straight season Marian has qualified for the NAIA National Tournament, by passing the opening round for the first time in the three year stretch.
After the 38-2 record in 2019, Pritchard improved her overall record at Marian to 169-95. With a 17-1 record in [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) play, Pritchard is now 92-52 all-time in [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) matches as the Knights head coach. Since the 2017 season, Marian has a combined record of 96-17 under Pritchard's leadership.
Marian defeated several ranked opponents on their way to winning the NAIA National Championship. During the regular season, they defeated (RV) St. Xavier, (RV) Trinity Christian, No. 16 Aquinas, (RV) St. Francis (Ind.), No. 3 Indiana Weselyan, and (RV) St. Francis (Ind.). In the NAIA National Tournament, they defeated No. 21 Embry-Riddle, (RV) Ottawa, No. 6 Viterbo, No. 5 Southern Oregon, No. 4 Missouri Baptist, No. 8 Jamestown, and (RV) Westmont in the NAIA Championship Game. The win over No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan is the highest ranked team that the Knights have defeated in program history.
In 2019 Ashlee Pritchard added to her awards collection as a coach, claiming the honor of being named the NAIA Coach of the Year. Pritchard was also named the NAIA All-Tournament Team Coach. In addition to the coaching accolades, Pritchard added to her family welcoming her second child, Drummond Lee, on October 1.
For the third straight season, Pritchard coached an NAIA All-American. In 2019, she guided Skyler Van Note to a First Team NAIA All-American Honor, and Sarah Spangler to a Honorable Mention Team All-American honor. Van Note is the first player in program history to be named to the first team All-American Team.
Pritchard and her staff coached five players to All-[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) honors in 2019, including three players to make the first team. Of those on the first team, Skyler Van Note and Megan Hawley earned extra honors as Van Note was named the CL Player of the Year and Hawley was named the CL Libero of the Year. Marian also had three players named to the AVCA MidCentral Region Team.
Helped Marian to a national ranking of No. 11 prior to entering the NAIA National Tournament. In the final poll, Marian was ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history.
She led Marian to seven national rankings statistcally as a team in 2019, ranking fifth in the NAIA in assists with 1827, fifth in digs with 2753, sixth in kills with 1973, eighth in hitting percentage at .246, ninth in kills per set at 13.8, 11th in assists per set at 12.78, and 12th in digs per set at 19.25.
She finished the 2018 season with a 131-93 overall record as the Marian head coach, leading the team to their first 30-win season with a 30-7 record. The Knights won their second straight [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Regular Season Title after winning in 2017. Pritchard also guided the team to it's first ever [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Tournament Championship, taking the Knights to the NAIA National Tournament for the second time in school history.After entering the 2017 season with a career record of 73-78, Pritchard has guided the Knights to a 58-15 mark over the past two seasons (2017-18).Pritchard led the team to it's second straight NAIA Opening Round win, defeating Faulkner in three sets in the inagural volleyball match held in the newly renovated arena. She then followed that win with a 3-0 sweep over No. 8 Northwestern, defeating the first top-10 program in school history while winning the first ever match at the NAIA National Tournament Final Site.In 2018 Pritchard added to her personal award collection, winning the [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Coach of the Year for the third straight season. She was also awarded the AVCA All Mid-Central Region Co-Coach of the Year, winning the honor for the second year in a row.For the second straight season coached an NAIA All-American, as Sarah Spangler, Skyler Van Note, and Hannah Trout all were named to the Honorable Mention All-American Team in 2018. In 2018 she coached five players five players to the All-[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Teams, coaching Sarah Spangler and Skyler Van Note to the All-[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Freshman Team. She also led three players to the NAIA AVCA All Mid-Central Region Team. She finished the 2017 with a 101-86 overall record after leading Marian to 28-8 in 2017, guiding the Knights to the first [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Title since 1988. She led the Knights to a 16-2 conference record, including the programs first win against Indiana Wesleyan since 2010. She led the Knights to the [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Tournament for the fifth time in her six years, picking up her 100th win against Mt. Vernon in the [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Quarterfinal. Pritchard led the team in 2017 to its first ever NAIA Tournament Appearance, picking up the first ever postseason win in the NAIA Opening Round against Xavier (La.).Earned the 2017 [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) and AVCA NAIA Mid-Central Region Coach of the Year for the second straight season.Coached the 2017 [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) and AVCA NAIA Mid-Central Region Player of the Year in Kacee Salyers, as well as the 2017 [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) and AVCA NAIA Mid-Central Region Libero of the Year in Vanessa Lay. Salyers also received NAIA All-American Third Team honors under Pritchard's supervision.In 2017 she coached five players to the All-[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) teams, as well as three to the AVCA NAIA Mid-Central Region team.She finished the 2016 season with a 73-78 overall record after an 22-12 campaign in 2016 that saw MU finish 10-8 in league play. She has led MU to the [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Tournament in four out of her first five seasons.
Earned the 2016 [Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) and AVCA Midcentral Region Coach of the Year.
In 2016 she coached six Knights to all-league recognition, including Freshman of the Year Anne Strevels.
Pritchard guided McKenzie Mason and Lauren Gregory to All-[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Second Team honors in 2014. She has led eight Knights to all-league recognition in her first three seasons and has placed four student-athletes on the all-league first team.
She has coached 11 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes and guided Ashley Francis to AVCA All-America honorable mention as well as Tachikara All-America honorable mention in her first season.
She earned the American Volleyball Coaches' Association (AVCA) "Thirty Under 30" award twice in her career.
Prior to taking the MU job in 2012, Pritchard, a Pendleton, Ind., native, spent 2009-12 as the assistant coach at Taylor University where she also served as assistant director of athletics for event management. She was a integral part of three Mid-Central College Conference championship teams that also earned berths in the NAIA National Volleyball Championship. In her three seasons as assistant coach, the Trojans were ranked in the NAIA Volleyball Coaches' Poll and had four student-athletes honored as NAIA All-Americans. The Trojans compiled a 103-24 record, including a 41-1 mark in the MCC, during her time at Taylor University alongside head coach Brittany Smith. In her position at Taylor University, she also served as the recruiting coordinator and focused on defensive specialist and libero training. She was also responsible for the strength and conditioning regiments of the program as well as the day-to-day program operations, including travel.
She had served as a coach for the Munciana Club volleyball program for four seasons prior to Marian at different age levels within the club. She served as an assistant coach for the 12-and-under team in 2009, was the head coach for the 16-and-under program from 2010-11 and was the head coach for the 17-and-under national team in 2012. She also served as coach for the Momentum Volleyball Club from 2006-08 in Upland, Ind., with the 14, 16 and 18 age groups.
Pritchard also has a wide array of volleyball camp experience. She has worked the Liberty Christian Summer Volleyball Camp and worked at the University of Notre Dame Summer Volleyball Camp in 2011. She also served as the top instructional assistant at the Trojan Select Volleyball Camp at Taylor University while an assistant there.
A graduate of Taylor University, Pritchard played volleyball for four years as a Trojan and served as team captain as a senior. As a defensive specialist, she accumulated 1,676 digs in 472 career sets to place her fourth on Taylor's all-time career digs per set list. She was part of back-to-back MCC championships during her final two seasons as a Trojan.
Pritchard graduated from Taylor with a bachelor's degree in exercise science with a minor in management in 2009 and earned a master's degree in sports administration from Liberty University. She and her husband, Nathan, reside in Indianapolis and welcomed their first child, Charlotte, on Thursday, June 11, 2015. On October 1, 2019, Ashlee and Nathan welcomed their second child, Drummond Lee.
Pritchard's ResumeYEARRECORDCONF. RECORDPOSTSEASON201214-1411-7 201318-1112-6 201411-236-12 20158-185-13 201622-1210-8 201728-816-2
NAIA National Tournament;
[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Champions
201830-715-3
NAIA National Tournament;
[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Champions;
[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Tournament Champions
201938-217-1
[Crossroads League](http://www.crossroadsleague.com/) Champions
NAIA National Champions
NAIA National Tournament
TOTALS
169-95
(.640)
92-52
(.639)
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