Andrew Fischer

Director of Operations

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Cal-Berkeley

Division 1

Andrew Fischer just completed his second season as director of volleyball operations with the Cal Golden Bears in 2022. 

Fischer spent the previous two years as a graduate assistant coach at Springfield College where he worked closely with the setters and offensive system. Working under head coach, Charlie Sullivan, the winningest coach in Division III men's volleyball history, the Pride led the country in hitting percentage in 2020 and finished third in hitting percentage in 2021. 

During his time at Springfield, Fischer coached five All-Americans, including Brennen Brandow and Jarrett Anderson, the 2020 AVCA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, respectively. Brandow and Anderson both received First team All-American honors in 2021, while the team compiled a 24-3 overall record in his time on staff due to COVID-19 shortened seasons.

Prior to Springfield, Fischer spent four seasons with the Ohio State volleyball program as a manager and technical coordinator. He helped the Buckeyes to Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2015 and 2016.

Fischer graduated from Springfield in 2021 with a Master of Education in Advanced-Level Coaching after earning his Bachelor of Science in education at OSU. 

Andre Foster

Assistant Coach

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Xavier (OH)

Division 1

Andre Foster was hired as an assistant volleyball coach in August of 2022. He joins the Musketeers after a one-year stint at Purdue Fort Wayne as a graduate assistant.
  
In 2021, Foster assisted in coaching Katie Crowe to the All-Horizon League Second Team. He also served as the head coach for Empowered Volleyball Academy in 2021.
 
Prior to working in Fort Wayne, Foster was a volunteer assistant coach at UC Davis from 2020-21. He also served as the head coach for OMNI Volleyball Club in 2020-21.
 
Foster played collegiately at the University of Charleston (2015-17), Mount Ida College (2017-18) and Nichols College (2018-20).
 
The Davis, Calif., native holds a bachelors degree in sport management from Nichols College (19) and a masters in business administration from Nichols College (20). He is currently pursing a masters in organizational leadership from Purdue Fort Wayne.

Derryk Williams

Associate Head Coach

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Syracuse

Division 1

Derryk Williams joined the Syracuse Volleyball coaching staff in the summer of 2018. Prior to arriving at Syracuse, Williams had stints at Hamilton College, Colgate and Ithaca College. 

In his first season on the coaching staff, Williams helped lead Syracuse to one of the most successful seasons in program history culminated with the programs first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. Syracuse ranked second nationally with 3.08 blocks per set while Syracuse was one of only two schools nationally to have a pair of players in the top-30 nationally in blocks per set. The Orange concluded their season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale, 3-0, in the opening round of the tournament. Syracuse finished with a 19-9 record that included a 14-4 mark in ACC play. The Orange's fourth-place finish in conference play tied for the best in program history and included a victory over #22-ranked Louisville. 

The Orange posted a 12-13 record in 2019, with Williams overseeing the performance of Polina Shemanova, who led the conference in kills (485). 

As an assistant coach at Hamilton during the 2017 season, Williams helped the program post its most conference wins (seven) in history on the way to earning the No. 4 seed in the NESCAC conference tournament, the best in program history. While working primarily with the team's middle blockers, Williams coached the fourth-best blocker in Division III, Margaret O'Brien, who recorded 1.24 blocks per set.
 
Williams spent the 2017 season as a volunteer assistant coach at Colgate following an assistant coach position in 2016. In his two seasons, the Raiders finished 36-22 overall with a 2016 runner-up finish in the Patriot League. The 2017 Raiders posted an 18-11 record before concluding their season in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC). 
 
He began his coaching career at Ithaca College in 2015. The Bombers won the 2015 Empire 8 Tournament title for the first time since 2010 and advanced to the NCAA Regional Tournament semifinals. Ithaca posted a 31-5 overall record, featuring a 7-1 conference mark.

Luke Murray

Assistant Coach

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North Carolina State

Division 1

NC State volleyball head coach Linda Hampton-Keith announced the addition of Luke Murray to her staff as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2019 season. Murray comes to Raleigh having spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado State. He primarily works with the team's setters and leads all scouting efforts for the Wolfpack. 

In his first season at NC State, Murray helped guide Nina Sharpton to 1,012 assists in her debut season. Sharpton became the first freshman in the rally-scoring era of the program to eclipse 1,000 assists in a single-season. Sharpton and the Wolfpack ranked second in the ACC following the regular-season with 1,439 total assists. 

During Murrays time with the Rams, Colorado State reached the NCAA Tournament each season and finished the year ranked among the top 25 of the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll three times.

Colorado State compiled a 130-28 overall record during Murrays tenure, highlighted by an impressive 82-8 clip in Mountain West Conference play. He helped lead the squad to conference titles in four of his five seasons 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.

The 2014 campaign, Murrays first at Colorado State, saw the team post a banner year with a 31-3 record, the second-best winning percentage (.912) and second-highest win total in program history. The Rams were ranked as high as No. 6 nationally that season, winning the Mountain West and ending the campaign ranked No. 12. A perfect 18-0 conference clip led Colorado State to the 2015 Mountain West title.

In 2017, Murray added another conference championship to his résumé as the Rams went 29-4 overall and 17-1 in the Mountain West to take home the title. Murray played a role in coaching a conference-record six All-Mountain West players, including Player of the Year Katie Oleksak. Colorado State went on to repeat as conference champion in 2018.

Before arriving in Fort Collins, Colo., Murray was an assistant at East Tennessee State for two seasons (2012-13) where he helped guide the Buccaneers to a pair of conference titles and a 45-22 overall record. In 2012, ETSU earned its first-ever berth to the NCAA tournament after going 23-13 and winning the Atlantic-Sun Tournament. While with the Buccaneers, Murray coached ETSUs setters, including Megan Devine who was the 2012 Atlantic-Sun Player of the Year and tournament MVP and a 2013 AVCA All-American.

A former setter at Penn State, Murray brings a wealth of volleyball experience to the table as a player and a coach. In his senior season, Murray helped lead Penn State to a national title earning himself a spot on the NCAA CHampionship All-Tournament Team and AVCA Second Team All-America honors. 

The Nittany Lion captain ended his collegiate career with 3,191 assists, which ranks eighth all-time in Penn State history. The squad reached either the national semifinals or finals during all four seasons that Murray was on the roster (2005-08). 

Murray trained with the U.S. National Team in Anaheim, Calif., following his collegiate career and went on to play professionally in Cyprus and Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2012. He also spent three summers (2011-13) as a volleyball clinician with U.S. Elite Volleyball and two summers (2009-10) as a lead coach for Gold Medal Squared.

A native of Washington, Pa., Murray graduated from Penn State in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. He is married to the former Kendall Grow. 

Diogo Silva

Head Coach

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San Francisco

Division 1

Diogo de Andrade Silva




Nationality: Brazilian

Age: 43 years old

Languages spoken:  Portuguese (native speaker), English, Spanish and Italian.







Education



2019 - Impact USAVOLLEYBALL  2019 - Graduation in Physical Education - Universidade Taubaté  2005 - Post-Graduation in Business Administration - Universidade FAAP  2003 - BA Degree in Advertising & Marketing - Universidade Paulista 



Volleyball Coach Career:



Absolute Volleyball Club ages 15 to 17 since November/2019 USF - University of San Francisco since October 2020 - Volunteer  USF - University of San Francisco since May 2021 - now
Professional Volleyball Career:



Italy: Framasil Pineto & Gioia del Cole Turkey: SSK & Galatasaray. Argentina: Náutico Acoja. Brazil: Banespa, Santo André, Pinheiros Esporte Clube, Montes Claros, Vivo/Minas, Sesi-SP, Medley Campinas, Brasil Kirin/Campinas, Ziober/Maringá, São José dos Campos, Volei Renata/Campinas, Corinthians/Guarulhos. Member of the Brazilian National University Team World University Games 2005  



Professional Business Background 



Beauty, Hair and Esthetic Beauty - Hair Brasil Fair - 2002 to 2005 Sales & Promotion coordinator for key accounts - Responsible for six key accounts and other 40 exhibitor customers.


Couromoda Collections Fair 2005 Coordinator for the luxury leather fair with 170 exhibitors. Responsible for all the logistics which included assembling, monitoring visitors and assisting exhibitors. Contributed with market research and preparation of business cases for the development of new products for the company. 


Shopfacil website - 1998 to 2000 Sales assistant Responsible for finding new customers to the Brazilian website Shopfacil, preparation of proposals, product promotions and development of Marketing campaigns; Monitored approximately 100 Brands that used the portal as a sales channel.









Others:



Voluntary Work - Turma da Sopa - Sao Paulo Help with the reintegration of homeless community, distributing food and blankets; also offering courses, drug addiction treatment, birth / marriage certificates.  Voluntary Work - Head coach at Saint Hillarys School - CYO Volleyball









Achievements and Awards










2018/19 - 5th Best scored at Brazilian Superliga




2017/18 - 8th at Brazilian Superliga




2016/2017 - 11th Best spiker at Brazilian Superliga

                    11th Best reception at Brazilian Superliga

                    13th Best dig at Brazilian Superliga




2015/16 - 4th Best spiker at Brazilian Superliga

                8th Best scored at Brazilian Superliga

                4th best scored service at Brazilian Superliga




2014/15 - 6th at Brazilian Superliga




2013/14 - 2nd Paulista Championship

                   3rd at Brazilian Cup

3rd at Brazilian Superliga




2012/13 - 2nd Paulista championship




2011/12 - Champion Paulista Championship

Champion South American Club

4th place in world clubs championship




2010/2011- 4th place at Superliga

3rd Best spiker at Superliga 2010/2011

8th best reception at Superliga 2010/2011

2nd Mineiro Championship




2009/2010 - 2nd at Brazilian Superliga

Best spiker at Superliga 2009/2010

Champion in Mineiro Championship

Champion in Challenge Globo/Minas




2008/2009 - 2nd place at Italy Cup

                     2 th  place at Italy championship

                      5 th  Best score at Italy league A2 and best corner player score 

Best Outside player at Italy A2




2006/2007 -   5th place at the Turkish National League.




2006/2007 -  Silver medal at the Flanders-Volley Tournament held in Belgium.

4th best scorer and 3rd MVP




2006 - Champion at the Izmir Tournament.




2005/2006 - 6th place at the Turkish National League.







2005 - 4th place at the World University Games held in Izmir, Turkey.

Best service and 2nd best spiker of the championship).




2004 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State League.




2003 - Silver medal at the São Paulo State League.




2000 to 2005 - Five times champion at the São Paulo University Games.

(MVP in 2000 and 2005).




1999/2000 - 4th place in the Argentinean League.

2nd best service and 6th best spiker of the League




1998 - 3rd place at the South American Clubs Championship held in Lima, Peru.




1997 - Gold medal at the Brazilian Junior League.




1996 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State League.

1995 - Silver medal at the São Paulo State Junior League.




1994 - Gold medal at the São Paulo State Junior League.

Kayla Schanback

Assistant Coach

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Campbell

Division 1

Former Camel standout Kayla Schanback was named assistant coach at Campbell University in September 2020.  A two-time all-conference performer during her playing days, Schanback returned to Buies Creek after coaching stops at Virginia Tech and Eastern Kentucky.
 
I am ecstatic that Kayla has decided to come back to the Creek and continue to help develop our team and round out our strong staff, said Goral, who is in his ninth season in charge of the program.  She was a huge component in the foundation of this program as an athlete and has several years experience as an assistant coach to now provide quality leadership to our young players.
 
Her first calendar year with the Camels saw two full seasons completed, with the 2020 season postponed to spring 2021, and then the traditional 2021 fall season. Schanback was part of the staff that helped the Camels finish second place during each regular season.
 
Schanback helped lead the 2021 team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after a record-setting 21-10 season and 14-2 conference slate, marking a program record for conference wins in a season. The Camels then faced No. 10 Nebraska in the first round in front of a crowd of 7,884, the largest ever for a Campbell match.
 
Working primarily with serve receive and defense, she helped turn the unit into one of the best in the nation, finishing the season with the 12th best opponent hitting percentage at .152. She has helped libero Claranne Fechter to a pair of all-Big South nods, making the second-team in 2020 and honorable mention in 2021.
 
Schanback returned to her alma mater after spending the 2019 season on the staff at Eastern Kentucky.  In her position at Campbell, she assists with recruiting, training, scouting, match preparation, team travel, marketing, social media and overseeing summer camps.
 
What stands out about Kayla is her passion for Campbell volleyball as well as coaching the sport at an elite level, said Goral.  This university and program are forever part of Kayla and that appreciation shows in how she approaches every day. She has been relentless in her professional development so that she has the tools to be successful on the court, out recruiting, as well as in the office. She also excels at building relationships and knows firsthand how I train and develop athletes; how we operate in a first class manner and the atmosphere and culture we are striving for.  But most of all, I look forward to working with someone who truly loves her profession and another truly dedicated person who loves this place and this program.
 
While at Eastern Kentucky, Schanbacks responsibilities included serving as the program's camp director, managing travel and game-day operations, establishing the defense/defensive philosophy, scouting, assisting with all recruiting efforts, and supervising social media platforms. 
 
During her time as volunteer assistant coach at Virginia Tech, Schanback managed on court and video work with players, scouted opposing teams, supported recruiting, assisted with game day operations, and coordinated equipment.
 
One of the most decorated defensive players in school history, Schanback ranks third in school history in career (1457) and single-season (566) digs, and eighth in career sets played (446).  Her 35-dig performance against Gardner-Webb during the 2016 season is tied for the eighth-most digs in a match in the program record books. 
 
A native of Casselberry, Fla., Schanback helped the Camels reach the 2015 Big South tournament final.  In addition, Schanback played a key role in the 2017 squad that won 20 matches and earned the programs first-ever post-season berth (NIVC).   She was named to the All-Big South Conference second team twice.
 
I am ecstatic about the opportunity to coach at Campbell. I want to thank Coach Goral for giving me the chance to return home, said Schanback.  I believe strongly as a Campbell alumna that my passion for the sport, program, and University will be transparent in my everyday work as a member of our staff. Campbell Volleyball has proven to be a competitor in the Big South and with the talent, commitment, and positive team culture, I have no doubt we will make history again soon. I am excited to, not only work with everyone, but to make an impact that will help our student-athletes achieve their goals on and off the court.
 
Following graduation, Schanback was a student assistant at Campbell, where she helped coach the freshman defensive players, and organized the recruiting matrix.
 
A three-time member of the Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll, Schanback earned her bachelor's of business administration degree with a minor in sport management in 2018.

Blossom Sato

Assistant Coach

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Pepperdine

Division 1

Blossom was born and raised in Santa Monica, California and played club at Mizuno Long Beach and Sunshine. She then played two years at Mississippi State before transferring back home to Pepperdine University for another two seasons. There, she helped her team to a NCAA second round appearance and was named to the WCC First Team. 




Coming from a volleyball family, her mother Liane Sato, was a member of the US Women's National Team and appeared in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics capturing a bronze medal. her uncles Eric and Gary were also standouts in the sport, playing and coaching alongside legendary Pepperdine men's coach Marv Dunphy for Team USA when the squad won the gold in 1988. Gary, now an assistant coach at USC served as the US head coach for the 1985 FIVB World Cup gold medal finish and served as an assistant for the US Men's National Team from 1984-88, 1992, and 2009-12. Her cousins, children of Gary, both played collegiately. Andrew was a member of the Long Beach State Men's team and Katie played at California State University Northridge. 




She is now the Volunteer Assistant Coach under Scott Wong at Pepperdine.

Adam Kessenich

Assistant Coach

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Northeastern

Division 1

Adam Kessenich enters his second season as the assistant coach of the Northeastern women's volleyball team during 2021, having joined the staff in April 2020. He is directly involved in all aspects of the Northeastern women's volleyball program, including player development, match scouting and recruiting.

COACHING CAREER:
Assistant Coach at Minnesota (2018, 2019)Helped the Gophers compile a 54-10 across the two seasons he spent with the team2018 Big Ten ChampionNo. 2 overall seded in the NCAA tournament and a semifinal appearance (2019)Head Coach of Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club Boys 17 Gold team for two season (2016, 2017)Assisted the varsity and junior varsity girls' volleyball teams at Shorewood High School

Brandon Oswald

Assistant Coach

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Air Force

Division 1

Current Assistant Coach at Air Force Academy


Graduate Assistant Coach at Northwestern Missouri State University (2021-22)


Assistant coach at Briar Cliff University (IA) in 2019


Coached club in California (Synergy Force VBC), Colorado (Rocky Select VBC), and South Dakota (MVP United) for 9 years

Hunter Rock

Assistant Coach

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Duquesne

Division 1

Hunter Rock joined Steve Opperman's staff as an assistant coach in July of 2023 and now enters his second season with the Dukes.

Rock, a Pittsburgh native, comes to the Bluff from William & Mary where he served as an assistant coach in 2022.

Rock worked as a graduate assistant for both the mens and womens programs at Augustana College prior to his stint at William & Mary.

Rock was part of the inaugural mens volleyball team at Hiram College, where he played from 2018-21. Rock, an Academic All-AMCC pick in 2020, served as team captain in 2021 when Hiram captured the AMCC title and earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Rock began his coaching career in 2020 as an assistant with Everest Volleyball Club in Twinsburg, Ohio. He also worked as an assistant coach with the Stow-Monroe High School boys program and helped that team to a regional final appearance.
 
Rock, who attended nearby South Park High School, earned his bachelors degree in education from Hiram in 2021, and recently completed his masters degree in higher education leadership from Western Illinois University.

Ana Pego

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Quinnipiac

Division 1

Pego joins Quinnipiac after serving as the head volleyball coach at the University of New Haven for the last two seasons. Under her leadership, the Chargers made back-to-back NCAA Division II tournament appearances in 2023 and 2024 and secured two consecutive NE-10 Conference Championships.
 
In 2023, Pego led the Chargers to their first NE-10 Conference Championship since the 2017 season, having previously secured a NE-10 Regular Season title. The Chargers concluded the 2023 season with an overall record of 23-10 and a conference mark of 10-1.    
 
Pego was named the head coach of the Le Moyne Dolphins before deciding to head back to New Haven to take the same role with the Chargers. Prior to her stop at Le Moyne, Pego spent the previous four years at UNC Charlotte as their assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During her time in Charlotte, Pego helped the 49ers to three straight Conference USA Tournament appearances. In 2020, the 49ers reached their first Conference USA Tournament Semifinal for the first time in program history.
 
Before her stop in Charlotte, Pego was a graduate assistant coach, assistant coach, and recruiting coordinator at the University of New Haven before being named the head coach in 2018. While being a graduate assistant, Pego earned a Master of Science in Sport Management degree (2017) and a Master of Science in Environmental Science degree (2016). Following the 2015 season, Pego was recognized as one of the seven recipients of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Minority Coaches Scholarship.
 
Pego joined the Chargers staff in 2014 and worked with their setters, including All-Region and All-Conference team member Kristen Rios. Rios led the team in assists in all three of her seasons in New Haven and was among the leading hitters and defenders.  

Prior to joining the Chargers in 2014, Pego was a student assistant coach at her alma mater, Alabama State, for two seasons (2012-2013). During her playing career at Alabama State, Pego was the starting setter and was named the team captain for the 2011 season. Pego graduated from Alabama State in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in marine biology and graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Carol Price-Torok

Volleyball Head Coach

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Bradley

Division 1

Carol Price-Torok was named the ninth head coach in Bradley Volleyball history in February 2016 and is entering her fifth season on The Hilltop.

Price-Torok, who took over the head coaching duties at Bradley after spending the previous eight seasons at Arkansas, led the Braves to improved overall and MVC win totals in each of her first three seasons to mark the first time Bradley had higher overall and Valley win totals in three consecutive seasons since 1992-94. 

Taking over a program which won 30 MVC games in the 10 years combined prior to her arrival at Bradley, she has led the Braves to 29 league wins in her four years on The Hilltop, including 24 over the last two years. 

During the recently completed 2019 season, Price-Torok had a team primarily made of freshmen and sophomores and led them to a fourth-place conference finish as the Braves had back-to-back seasons with 11 or more Valley wins for just the second time in school history and first time since the 2001 & 2002 campaigns. 

Bradley has ranked in the top 11 in the nation in digs per set in each of the past three seasons, including ranking second nationally in both 2018 and 2019. 

Price-Torok was named one of VolleyballMag.coms 40 Under 40 Coaching Hotshots in January 2020.

The 2018 MVC Coach of the Year has mentored four First-Team All-MVC selections during her time at Bradley, which is equal to Bradley's total of first-team all-conference picks from 2003-16.  Hannah Thompson was named the 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year and the Braves have produced a pair of First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District V honorees. 

After the first postseason appearance in program history in 2018, Bradley went 15-15 in 2019 for the first back-to-back seasons with .500 or better records in nearly two decades.  The 2019 campaign included the first regular-season sweep of I-74 rival Illinois State since 2001.  Thompson, who was the third sophomore in program history to earn First-Team All-MVC honors, teamed with Second-Team All-MVC pick Rachel Pranger to give Bradley its first combo in program history with 340 kills and at least 375 digs.

The youthful Braves played nine five-set matches in 2019 and received over 70 percent of its kills, digs and blocks from underclassmen last fall.  Thompson broke the Bradley season record with 24 double-doubles and was the only player in the nation with at least 380 kills and 550 or more digs. 

A historic 2018 campaign culminated in the first postseason appearance in program history (second round of the NIVC).  Bradley had the second-largest win improvement (+14) in the nation in 2018, posting a 24-9 record and the teams 10-win improvement in Valley play, which resulted in a third-place league finish and 13-5 mark, matched the best single-season improvement in conference history.

Bradley ranked among the top defensive teams in the nation in 2018, closing the season second nationally in digs per set and the Braves were 36th in the country in opponent hitting percentage.  Three Braves earned All-MVC honors during 2018 with Erica Haslag, who was one of 30 national Senior CLASS award candidates, becoming just the seventh two-time First-Team All-Valley honoree in program history as she capped her career third in career kills at BU and 10th in MVC history.  Yavianliz Rosado also earned First-Team All-MVC honors after ranking third in the nation in digs per set, with her school season record dig total of 758 third among MVC season marks and 11th in NCAA history under the current 25-point set format. 

In addition, Thompson was the 2018 MVC Freshman of the Year and a Second-Team All-MVC pick.  Thompson posted 20 double-doubles, ranking second on the team in both kills and digs as she broke the Bradley freshman records in both categories.  Thompson joined Lindsay Stalzer as the only other Brave to earn MVC Freshman of the Year honors and was Bradleys first freshman to earn All-MVC honors dating back to 1993.  The only freshman in the country to tally 380 kills and at least 525 digs, Thompson was one of just two players in the nation to do so in 2018. 

The 2017 campaign was highlighted by Bradleys first First-Team All-MVC selection (Haslag) since 2005 after the junior outside hitter ranked 11th in the nation in total kills and 15th in total points.  Haslag became just the third player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills as a junior as she helped pace a Bradley offense which boasted its best kills-per-set average since 2006 and the best season hitting percentage since 2011.

In addition to Haslags efforts, broke the Bradley season digs record which dated back to 1985 during the 2017 campaign.  Rosado was 11th in the country in total digs, while breaking the Bradley season digs per set average at 5.28 per set.  Defensively, Bradley ranked 11th nationally in digs per set (18.21) with the teams highest average since rally scoring was introduced following the 2000 season.

Setter Hannah Angeli also helped highlight the 2017 season with the most assists by a Brave since 2003.  Angelis team-high 22 double-doubles in 2017 tied for the second most in program history at the time and were the most by a Bradley player since Sam Hardwick in 2001. 

The associate head coach and recruiting coordinator her last four seasons at Arkansas, Price-Torok helped the Razorbacks to back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids in 2012 and 2013. 
 
Prior to her arrival at Arkansas for the 2008 season, the Razorbacks were ranked 140 in the RPI, but climbed to 36 by her fifth season (2012) with the program and earned their first NCAA Tournament spot since 2006 to cap a 22-10 season.  After a 7-23 first season in Fayetteville, Ark., Price-Torok helped Arkansas improve its record in each of the next four seasons, culminating with a 13-7 SEC record and second-place West Division finish in 2012.

The Razorbacks were .500 or better in SEC play in four of her last five seasons and posted a combined 88-66 overall mark over her last five campaigns.
 
Individually, Arkansas produced four All-Americans, five all-region picks and eight All-SEC selections during her tenure.  Price-Torok helped lure the 16th-best recruiting class in the country to Fayetteville, Ark., in 2013 after the 2012 recruiting class was 26th nationally.

A 2005 graduate of Texas A&M, Price-Torok was an assistant coach for the 2006 and 2007 seasons at Texas-San Antonio before moving to Arkansas.  While with the Roadrunners, she helped guide UTSA to a 19-13 overall record during the 2006 season and mentored a pair of First-Team All-Southland Conference selections.
 
Price-Torok ventured into coaching upon wrapping up her collegiate career at Texas A&M, serving as an assistant coach at Southwestern University during the 2005 season.  In her one season in Georgetown, Texas, she helped the Pirates to the NCAA Division III Tournament and coached an all-region performer in addition to two individuals who garnered all-conference honors.
 
During her collegiate career, she was part of four consecutive NCAA Tournament teams at Texas A&M and started her final two years at outside hitter after playing middle blocker as a freshman and sophomore for the Aggies.  The teams 2003 offensive MVP, Price-Torok was selected as Big XII Player of the Week twice during her senior year and was a Second-Team Big XII Scholar-Athlete that same season.  She helped the Aggies to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2001 along with a Sweet 16 appearance in 2003.
 
Off the court, she served as a student-athlete advisory committee representative at Texas A&M and also lettered for the Aggies womens basketball team during the 2003-04 season.

Lenika Vazquez

Assistant Coach

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Canisius

Division 1

Lenika Vazquez just completed her third season at the helm of the Canisius volleyball program after she was named the 11th head coach in school history. In her short tenure with the Golden Griffins, Vazquez has led the program to new highs, producing 10 All-MAAC selections. She was also instrumental in Sofia Lopez Acostasdevelopment into the 2018 MAAC Libero of the Year.
 
Vazquezs team had a historic season in 2018, ending with its first-ever appearance in the MAAC Championship match and first winning season since 2012. The squad started the 2018 campaign by going on a program-record home winning streak, putting together 10 consecutive wins at the Koessler Athletic Center that began with wins in the last two home matches of 2017. The Griffs also matched a program-best with 14 conference wins in 2018 and posted 17-or-more total wins for just the third time in Canisius history. These wins included a sweep of rival Niagara and ending Fairfields NCAA-best 58-match winning streak in conference play.
 
Individually, Vazquez had six players earn postseason MAAC honors in 2018. Sara Wesley and Leah Simmons were selected to the All-MAAC First Team, Lopez Acosta and Cassidy Ceriani earned All-MAAC Second Team honors, while Camila Vazquez and Melina Woods made the MAAC All-Rookie Team.
 
In her first two seasons with the Golden Griffins, Vazquez helped Katlyn Tyler (2016 Second Team), Ceriani (2016 All-Rookie), Wesley (2017 Second Team) and Claire Leonard (2017 All-Rookie) earn All-MAAC selections. The 2017 team also beat rival Niagara in the regular season for the first time since 2013.

Vazquez came to Canisius after serving four seasons as an assistant coach at Butler. As a member of the Bulldogs staff, Vazquez helped her squad to 73 wins, highlighted by back-to-back 20-win campaigns in 2013 and 2014.

Butler also earned a berth into the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament in 2013, followed by a trip to the Big East semifinal round in 2014 after the team went 20-10 overall and 12-6 in league play. In her time on the staff, two Bulldogs were named to the AVCA All-America Team, with Erica Stahl being a 2013 Honorable Mention and Belle Obert earning a Honorable Mention in 2014. Additionally, six players were selected for all-league honors and setter Makayla Ferguson was named the Big East Freshman of the Year in 2014. 

Before taking over as an assistant at Butler in the winter of 2012, Vazquez coached at South Suburban College in Illinois.

Vazquez was named head coach at SSC in South Holland, Ill., in the fall of 2010. At South Suburban, Vazquez was charged with recruiting and developing players. Vazquez also co-founded Illiana Explosive Volleyball Club in Crete, Ill., a south suburb of Chicago. In addition to coaching in the Chicago area, Vazquez worked as a Personal Training Director at an LA Fitness in Oak Brook, Ill.
 
Prior to her time at South Suburban, Vazquez was the head coach at Chicago State University for three seasons. While at CSU, Vazquez proved to be a talented and relentless recruiter and coach. She had three players break school records for kills, blocks, assists and digs, and had several players earn various academic honors.
 
After coaching two seasons as a head coach at the high school level in Illinois, Vazquez began her collegiate coaching career in 2002 as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Southern Illinois. While at SIU, Vazquez was involved with recruiting, travel, training, game management and community service projects. In her first season at SIU, she helped the Salukis to a 23-10 season and a first-ever appearance in the Missouri Valley Conference final. 

As a player, Vazquez was a defensive specialist at SIU from 1996-99. She was an integral part of Southern Illinois' 1998 squad that went 19-12 and 12-6 in the MVC. She played in college for Sonya (Locke) Hopkins, who is now a coordinator of academic support for Butler.
 
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Vazquez earned a degree in business management from Southern Illinois in 2001. 

Hannah Dalton

Assistant Coach

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Haverford

Division 3

After concluding my college playing career at Cabrini University in 2023, I began coaching at Haverford College August 2023. I am currently in my third season at Haverford in addition to coaching seven years of club seasons of club volleyball. I am currently the Programming Director and 16-BlueHD Head Coach at Vanguard Elite Volleyball Academy.

Jerry Lucio

Volunteer Assistant Coach

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Cal Tech

Division 3

Jerry Lucio is currently the volunteer assistant at Cal Tech. He is going on 11 seasons with Cal Tech. 

Jerry has coached at the high school level and club level both in Arizona and California. Jerry is a California native playing high school as a defense specialist for Chatsworth High School. After high school, Jerry went on to join the military and played volleyball as a setter for the regional teams in the Marine Corps, both stateside and in Japan. Jerry has over 20 years of coaching at elite levels and hopes to pass on his knowledge of the game to the student athletes. Jerry participates in several camps with different organizations throughout the year.

Alicia Wood

Head Coach

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St. Olaf

Division 3

Alicia Wood is in her second season as the head volleyball coach at St. Olaf in 2025-26 after being hired as the program's 11th head coach on June 4, 2024.


In Wood's first season, St. Olaf finished 19-10 (.655) overall and 6-5 (.545) in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) to qualify for the MIAC Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. As a junior, Morgan Ryan earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Honorable Mention All-Amerca and First Team All-Region 9 honors, while becoming St. Olaf's first-ever MIAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Year. Ryan and sophomore Lilah Van Scoyoc were both named ot the All-MIAC Team.


St. Olaf also excelled academically with four College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees and 14 Academic All-MIAC selections.


Wood came to St. Olaf after spending the previous four seasons as the head womens volleyball coach at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Ill. In her final season leading the Lady Blues, Wood was named the 2023 Midwest Conference Coach of the Year after guiding her team to a second-place finish in the regular season and a runner-up finish in the MWC Tournament.
  
Last fall, Wood led Illinois College to an 18-13 overall record, including a 7-1 mark in conference play, culminating in the programs first appearance in the championship match of the MWC Tournament in over two decades.The Lady Blues qualified for the MWC Tournament in each of Woods three full seasons after 2020 season was canceled nine matches in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
Over three-plus seasons at Illinois College, Woods teams won a total of 46 matches, picking up at least 11 victories and five MWC wins in all three complete seasons while going a combined 18-6 against conference foes in the regular season. She coached eight All-MWC honorees over the last three seasons (no awards in 2020), including four total selections and two first-team honorees in 2023. Under Woods leadership, Illinois College had the 2023 MWC Newcomer of the Year and its second-ever American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region selection in 2023. In April 2023, Wood was one of 30 volleyball coaches from across the country at all levels to be named to the AVCA Thirty Under 30 list.
 
Prior to her time at Illinois College, Wood was an assistant womens volleyball coach at DePauw University during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The Tigers made NCAA Tournament appearances in both seasons, including advancing to the second round in 2018, and won their first North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament title in 2019. Wood was part of a coaching staff that produced the NCAC Player of the Year in both seasons and had a pair of AVCA All-Americans. Across her time at Illinois College and DePauw, Wood has led or been on the coaching staff of teams that have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award in five of the last six seasons.
 
After transferring from NCAA Division III Bluffton University, Wood graduated from NCAA Division II Ursuline College in 2015 as a double major in sports management and business administration with a minor in coaching. She started her coaching career at the high school and club levels in Ohio and Indiana before serving as an assistant coach at Cuyahoga Community College in Highland, Ohio for three seasons prior to coaching at DePauw.

Rachel Selmore

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Gettysburg

Division 3

joined the Bullets staff for the 2022 season after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Piedmont. She returns to the Bullets staff for her fourth season in 2025 as the Setter coach and recruiting coordinator

Jenn McMonagle

Head Coach

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Dickinson

Division 3

Jenn McMonagle is finishing her second year as the head women's volleyball coach at Dickinson College. McMonagle came to Carlisle after serving as the head coach of both mens and womens volleyball at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pa. Prior to her arrival at Wilson, McMonagle was on the staff at Gettysburg College where she helped guide the volleyball team to its first 20-win campaign in 11 years.

Originally from Hanover, McMonagle returned to south-central Pennsylvania following a one-year stint as the assistant coach at Union College in Barbourville, Ky. McMonagle helped the Bulldogs post a 34-11 overall record and win the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season and tournament championships. Union advanced to the NAIA National Championship and became the first AAC school to win a match after going 2-2 at the event.
 
Prior to arriving at Union, McMonagle served as head c-team coach and assistant varsity coach at Kings High School in Seattle, Wash., while completing her masters degree at the University of Washington. She led the c-team to a conference title and helped the varsity team finish fifth in the state tournament.
 
McMonagle played and coached at Penn State Mont Alto. As a player, she was a two-time All-Penn State University Athletic Conference (PSUAC) First-team selection and was named the conferences Setter of the Year in 2009. McMonagle was named United States Collegiate Athletic Association All-America Honorable Mention and Academic All-America in 2009. She was also recognized with the John S. Egli Scholar-Athlete Award as a player.
 
After receiving her bachelors degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn States main campus in 2012, McMonagle returned to Mont Alto to coach the mens and womens volleyball teams for three years. After going 8-14 in her debut season with the women, she led the Lions to a 37-14 mark in her final two campaigns. She coached four USCAA Academic All-Americans, five All-PSUAC First-team players, and one PSUAC Newcomer of the Year.

Natalie Cohen

Assistant Coach

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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.

Jenna Corrao

Assistant Coach

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Denison

Division 3

Denison University Head Volleyball Coach Cartner Cassell announced the return of Jenna Corrao 23 to Denison as the programs newest assistant coach on April 8, 2024.

During her first year as an Assistant Coach, Corrao helped Denison claim the 2024 Bridget Sheehan Coaching Staff of the Year honors, the sixth NCAC coaching award in program history. The Denison squad was guided to a near-perfect 6-1 mark in league play and the program's second NCAC championship title, which also earned the team hosting rights for the 2024 NCAC Tournament semifinals and final. 

Corrao was a defensive specialist at Denison from 2019-2022, earning North Coast Athletic Conference Libero of the Year honors as a senior. Corrao was a two-time All-NCAC honoree ('22: first-team; '21: second-team) who also earned a spot on the NCAC All-Tournament team in both 2021 and 2022 as well. As a senior, Corrao paced the NCAC in both total digs (491) and digs per set (4.81) while ranking second with 49 service aces. She recorded double-digit digs in all 26 matches on the season while reaching 20 or more digs 14 times. In 293 sets and 81 matches in her career, Corrao recorded 1,459 digs (4.98 D/S), 232 assists and 99 service aces. She was the sixth NCAC Libero of the Year in program history, and this past November, Corrao was named to the NCACs 40th Anniversary All-Decade Volleyball Team.

Corraos junior season in 2021 was an historic season for the Denison volleyball program as the Big Red captured the program's first-ever NCAC Championship with a perfect record of 8-0 in conference play and a mark of 19-7 overall.

In addition to her achievements on the court, Corrao was also a standout student-athlete in the classroom. An environmental studies and economics double major, Corrao was named to the NCAC Academic Honor Roll three times (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23), was a 2021-22 Denison Chi Alpha Sigma inductee, and was a member of the 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Team.

During her time at Denison, Corrao worked as a research assistant, where she researched agriculture techniques, constructed a greenhouse and storage building, and researched flowers and foliage for Ohio's weather conditions. In 2019, Corrao was a Co-Founder at Small Crowd, where she was recognized by Denison's Women in Business Group for her entrepreneurship skills. Since 2022, Corrao has been a Sales Development Representative at iVueit.

Corrao graduated from Solon High School in 2019 and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Environmental Studies from Denison in 2023.

Paul Dill

Head Coach

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Massachusetts Institute of Tech

Division 3

Dills involvement in volleyball has spanned both sexes, nearly all age groups, and two continents. With the women's team at MIT, he has built what has become one of the premier Division III volleyball programs in New England.
Dill has worked with the MIT volleyball program since 1992. He served as an assistant coach for three years for both the MIT mens and women's varsity programs. Named head women's coach in 1996, Dill has guided the Engineers to 12 NCAA post-season bids, two ECAC Championships, four NEWMAC titles, and the NCAA Elite 8.
Entering his 26th season, Dill is currently ranked top 15 out of over 400 active Division III coaches in the nation in overall winning percentage (.760), averaging 27 wins and single-digit losses per season during his career. He has never collected fewer than 20 wins in a season and has five 30-win seasons under his belt, lifting his combined men's and women's career record to over 1000 wins. A four-time AVCA Division III New England Region Coach of the Year, Dill has also been named the NEWVA Coach of the Year three times. He also collected NEWMAC Coach of the Year honors in 2002, 2016 and 2017.
Dill began duplicating this success with the MIT mens team which he coached from 2004-2017. He led the mens program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 and an overall record of 328-132. Before coaching the MIT mens squad, Dill directed the Emmanuel College mens squad to a 12-8 record in its first season of varsity competition. He also co-coached the England Women's Junior National Team for four years and was an assistant coach for a Division I National League womens club team in the English Volleyball Association. Other experience includes coaching the University of Connecticut mens volleyball club team while earning his MBA, serving as the manager of the Bates College women's team as an undergraduate, and coaching the mens open division of the Bay State Games.

Andrew Brown

Head Coach

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New York University

Division 3

Alma Mater: Ramapo College 11 (Master's in Sports Business, NYU '22)
Seasons as Head Coach: 5 (including 2022-23)
Record at NYU: 107-33 (.764)
Postseason Appearances: 4 (2 NCAA, 2 ECAC)
NCAA Tournament: 2021 (Regional Finalist), 2022 (Final Four)
UAA Championships: 1 (2021)
ECAC Championships: 2 (2018, 2019)


 
Andrew Brown was hired as head coach of the New York University womens volleyball team in January 2018. His teams have posted a .764 winning percentage and have made postseason appearances each season.    



The 2022-23 season was monumental for Brown as the Violets posted a 29-7 record and NYU advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time since 2004. Brown captured his 100th win as the Violets head coach against Montclair State University on October 5. 



The Violets were ranked #4 in the final poll of the season released by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), while Brown and his student-athletes received numerous awards from AVCA, the University Athletic Association (UAA) and the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Brown was named AVCA Region 4 Coach of the year, while AVCA All-American honors were awarded to three Violets: Haley Holz (First Team), Lindsey Hirano (Second Team) and Leela Anvekar (Third Team). Holz and Hirano were also named All-UAA First Team, while Anvekar and Gabriella Spaethling were named Second Team.



As a team, the Violets finished second in NCAA Division III in total assists (1,629), third in total kills (1,759), sixth in total attacks (4,838), 10th in total blocks (251.0), 15th in total digs (2,179), and 16th in hitting percentage (.237).



The success didnt stop on the court as 14 team members received UAA All-Academic honors and Holz was named CSC Academic All-American Second Team.



The 2021-22 season was one of the most outstanding in team annals, as the Violets went 28-2, won their first-ever UAA Championship, earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Hoboken Regional final.



The campaign, which ended with a #11 national ranking from AVCA, saw Brown and his student-athletes receive numerous awards. NYU earned UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors and Brown was named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Coach of the Year. Abby Ausmus was selected UAA Most Valuable Player, Holz and Spaethling received First Team All-UAA accolades, while Hirano was selected ECAC Division III Rookie of the Year and UAA Freshman of the Year. Ausmus and Holz both received All-ECAC honors, while AVCA All-American accolades were also bestowed upon the foursome: Ausmus (First Team), Holz (Second Team), Spaethling and Hirano (Honorable Mention).



As a team, the Violets finished 5th in NCAA Division III in winning percentage (.933) and hitting percentage (.272), 11th in blocks per set (2.22), 12th in assists per set (12.53), 14th in total blocks (231), and 20th in kills per set (13.3) and opponent hitting percentage (.102).



The Violets were also successful off the court in 21-22, as 13 team members earned UAA All-Academic honors and both Lauren Robinson and Jessie Tsang received the prestigious Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. NYU also made the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award Honor Roll, achieved by the top 20% of team GPAs in Division III.



Browns first two seasons at NYU resulted in back-to-back ECAC Division III Tournament Championships. 



NYU did not compete during the 2020-21 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, 10 team members earned UAA All-Academic honors and the Violets received the AVCA All-Academic Team Award (Honor Roll).



In 2019, Brown guided the Violets to a 28-8 record, the teams most victories since 2013. The teams success included titles at the Kean Invitational and the New York Region Challenge as NYU led all of NCAA Division III with 2.57 blocks per set.



Individually, several NYU players were recognized for their on-court accomplishments in 2019. Holz was selected AVCA All-New York Region Freshman of the Year and All-AVCA Honorable Mention. Ausmus was named AVCA All-New York Region and AVCA All-American Honorable Mention, while both received All-UAA Honorable Mention and ECAC All-Tournament honors. Nicole Dao was selected ECAC Championship Most Valuable Player, while both Jacqueline Kupeli and Gretchen Kincade received All-UAA Honorable Mention.



The Violets were also celebrated for their classroom work that season, receiving the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award while 10 student-athletes earned UAA All-Academic accolades.           



In his first season, Brown led the Violets to a 22-16 overall record. NYU earned a postseason berth and won all four matches en route to capturing the ECAC Championship.



Many of Browns players earned accolades in 2018. Ausmus was selected ECAC Rookie of the Month (October), ECAC Championship Most Valuable Player and Second Team All-UAA. Ausmus, along with Kupeli and Maddie DeJong, were also named to the ECAC Championship All-Tournament Team while Nazzarine Waldon was selected Honorable Mention All-UAA. Kincade was selected the Knights Invitational Most Valuable Player, while Waldon was named to the NY Region Challenge All-Tournament Team.



Browns student-athletes also fared well off the court as nine earned UAA All-Academic honors. The squad also received the AVCA Team Academic Award.



Prior to arriving at NYU, Brown served as the womens head coach at Union College, where his teams produced a 66-38 record and posted second- and third-place finishes in the Liberty League. During that span, two of his players earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America accolades. 



Brown also served as the womens head coach at NCAA Division I Saint Peters University from 2012-15, guiding the Peacocks to a top-10 team grade-point average in all of Division I women's volleyball.



A 2011 graduate of Ramapo College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts, Brown was an outside hitter for the Roadrunners volleyball team for two seasons. As a senior, he finished with 196 kills as Ramapo earned its sixth-straight berth in the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Conference Tournament and made an appearance in the ECAC Metro Championship.



Brown also served as an assistant coach for the men's volleyball team at his alma mater for three seasons (2012-15). He helped guide the squads to three straight Skyline Conference tournaments and back-to-back finals appearances in 2014 and 2015.



He went on to earn a Master's in Sports Business from NYU in 2022. 



Browns other coaching stints include Head USA Womens Volleyball Coach at the Maccabiah Games in Israel (Summer 2017) and Varsity Boys and Girls Head Coach at Montclair High School (2010-15).



A native of Montclair, NJ, and a Brooklyn resident, Brown has also held various positions at numerous volleyball camps.


 
Brown's Year-By-Year Records (at NYU)
2018                22-16               2-5 (UAA)     
2019                28-8                 3-4 (UAA)
2020                ----                   ---- (NYU did not compete due to Covid-19)
2021                28-2                 6-1 (UAA)
2022                29-7                 6-1 (UAA)
TOTALS        107-33               17-11
 
Brown's Year-By-Year Records (at Union College)
2015                29-6                 9-3 (Liberty League)
2016                25-11               9-4 (Liberty League)
2017                12-21               1-6 (Liberty League)
TOTALS        66-38               18-13 
 
Overall Record: 173-71 (.709)

Amy Bambenek

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Ohio Dominican

Division 2

Coach Amy Bambenek has spend the past 5 seasons as Head Coach at Ohio Dominican University (NCAA Division 2), earning GMAC tournament apperances 4 out of 5 season, and accumulating curernt record of 68-67. In her first season at ODU Bambenek earned Great Midwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.Bambenek also has 22 years of NCAA Division I coaching experience, coming to ODU after spending the past 11 seasons as the head coach for The University of North Carolina Wilmington.During her time with the Seahwaks, she posted a 165-161 overall record and ranks second on the programs all-time wins list.In 2015, Bambenek led the program to its most wins in a season (24) since 1988, the most victories in conference play (12), the most all-conference performers (5), and the program's first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament championship and NCAA Division I National Tournament appearance.Prior to taking over the program at UNCW, Bambenek spent eight seasons as an assistant and associate head coach at George Washington University. Bambenek's coaching career began at Florida State University, where she spent three seasons from 1998 through 2000. The Seminoles won the 1998 ACC Tournament championship to qualify for the NCAA National Tournament.. She would also earn her Masters of Science, Sport Administration degree from Florida State in 2000.Bambenek graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Business Management degree from Coastal Carolina in 1998, where she was a member of the volleyball program.As a student-athlete for the Chanticleers, she ranked eighth in program history in kills, was a part of the 1,000-kill club, and the 1996 squad won the Big South Conference and appeared in the NCAA National Tournament.

Mark Massey

Head Coach

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Puget Sound

Division 3

Coach Massey is currently the Head Coach at the University of Puget Sound, and has produced over 20 All-American athletes, and 13 "Top-20" ranked teams. He was recognized in 1992 as the Asics/Volleyball Monthly NCAA-II "National Coach of the Year." His 1992 Cal State LA team advanced to the NCAA-II Final Four; three of his Puget Sound teams have advanced to the NCAA "Elite 8" Championship.


Massey holds a B.S. degree from Furman University (Greenville, SC) in Biology/Physical Education, a Master's degree from Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY), and is at the ABD stage of a Doctorate in Education at Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY), specializing in Sport Psychology. Massey is also a noted speaker at coach education workshops on topics ranging from high-speed offense, to video feedback techniques, to Motor Learning applications in the gym. He was a featured speaker on "Swing Attack" at the 1999 NCAA Volleyball National Convention in Hawaii. He conducted a "How to Teach the Swing Attack" drill session at the 2001 AVCA National Convention in San Diego. More recently, he has presented at the Convention on "Skills Without Drills," as well as "Video Feedback Toaster - Pop in a Player, Pop Out a Performer."


His outstanding collegiate coaching career includes Cal State Los Angeles ('89-'95), Northeastern University (Boston, '84-'89), Winthrop University (Rock Hill, South Carolina, '83), and Syracuse University (New York, '80-'82). He is ranked #4 among the "NCAA Top 20 Winningest Coaches All-Time) in NCAA D-III.

Rudi Balich

Assistant Coach

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Lewis

Division 2

Balich is an assistant coach for the Lewis University womens volleyball program. The Flyers own a 219-60 overall record since she began with the Flyers in 2011. Each of the squads she has assisted with have qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Lewis has gone to the Final Four in 2016 & 2018 during her tenure. Additionally, Lewis has received it's first ever 1st place national ranking in 2017 with a 33-3 record.


Balich was a four-year starter at Division II Winona State. She finished her career second all-time in digs at Winona State with 2,145. She was named a co-captain from 2005-08. She was selected as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Week three times. Academically, she was a member of the Deans List and an All-Academic selection each of her four seasons. Off the court, Balich was the womens volleyball representative on Winona States Student Athlete Advisory Committee. 


She owns a masters in Reading Literacy from Lewis.


Rudi Balich
Assistant Coach

Gene Krieger

Volunteer Coach

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Concordia (CA)

Division 2

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Stephanie Kazmierczak

Head Coach

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Assumption

Division 2

Kazmierczak has over 13 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. She is currently, in her third year as Head Coach at DII Assumption University in Worcester, MA. She also coaches various age groups and offers private lessons at MGA Volleyball Club in Boston.

Prior to her time at Assumption she spent 3 years as the Head Coach at DI Merrimack College and 2 years as the Assistant Coach at DI Niagara University.

Abbie Harry

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Colorado-Colorado Springs

Division 2

Harry joined the Mountain Lion program last season as a volunteer assistant coach prior to taking on the Assistant Coach position in January 2024. A Lead Trainer and Coach since May 2023 for the Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club, Harry came to UCCS from Conway, Ark. where she was the Assistant Club Director, Lead Trainer and Tournament Director at Conway Juniors for two years in 2021-23.  While at Conway Juniors, Harry was at the helm of the CJV's 17 National team, leading them to the Girls Junior Nationals in 2022.  Selected as an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 honoree in June 2023, Harry also developed the CJV's Beach Volleyball program.
 
Prior to spending 2021-23 with the Conway Juniors Volleyball Club, Harry played professional volleyball in Innsbruck, Austria for the VC-Tirol program from Nov. 2020-April 2021.
 
An all-conference volleyball student-athlete at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark., Harry played for the Bears from 2016-19.  In four years, the 6-foot-0 outside hitter saw action in 281 sets across 93 matches, accounting for 2.86 kills per set and hitting the ball at a .187 clip while adding 89 blocks.  In 2019 as a senior and team captain, the Frederick, Md. native tallied 3.7 kills per set on 1,270 attempts and contributed 32 aces, 222 digs and 40 blocks.  As a sophomore in 2017, Harry was part of a Bears program that won the Southland Conference tournament and earned a bid to the NCAA tournament.

Roberto Rodriguez

Assistant Coach

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Embry-Riddle (FL)

Division 2

Roberto Rodriguez joined the Embry-Riddle volleyball program as an assistant coach in the spring of 2020. Rodriguez spent the 2019 season as the assistant coach at the University of California San Diego in La Jolla, California. He joined a program that had gone 11-12 the previous year and helped turn things around quickly, as the Tritons went 18-9 last year and earned their first NCAA II Tournament bid since 2015.
 
In 2018, Rodriguez served as a volunteer assistant coach at California State University, Los Angeles. In his lone season there, the Golden Eagles improved from 15-12 to 22-6. Working primarily with the middle blockers, Rodriguez helped lift the teams attack percentage from .182 to .224 and increase the teams total blocks by nearly 15 percent from the previous season.
 
From 2012 to 2016, Rodriguez was the Head Beach Volleyball Coach at the Universidad del Sagrada Corazon (University of the Sacred Heart) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he was voted as the schools Coach of the Year twice.
 
In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Rodriguez was the varsity head coach at Temecula Valley High School in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, he was named Inland Empire Coach of the Year after leading the Golden Bears to a CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) Division I state championship.
 
Besides coaching, Rodriguez is a decorated beach volleyball player, having represented Puerto Rico in 50 NORCECA (North, Central America and Caribbean Confederation) tournaments between 2008 and 2015, earning medals in 36 of those (7 gold, 13, silver, 16 bronze). He has also played on the AVP Tour for several years, earning four podium results, including a win at the 2018 San Francisco Open. Indoors, Rodriguez played for a number of professional clubs in Switzerland and Puerto Rico between 2009 and 2015.
 
Rodriguez earned a bachelors degree in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a minor in Marketing from Universidad del Sagrada Corazon in 2012.
 
He resides in Daytona Beach with his wife Anna, son Nico, and daughter Arianna.

Wick Colchagoff

Head Coach

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Findlay

Division 2

Head coach Wick Colchagoff is now entering his 22nd season with the Oilers in 2019 and has recorded a 453-249 mark at Findlay. Coach Colchagoff has also recorded 16, 20-win seasons during his coaching career at Findlay and Nebraska Wesleyan.

During his time at Findlay, Colchagoff has won seven GLIAC South Division titles and has coached 25 first team all-conference players and 27 second team all-league athletes. He has also seen 13 players earn All-American honors and another 32 capture all-region accolades.

In 2018, Colchagoff guided the Oilers to a 24-7 record. They reached the finals of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Tournament and had two individuals earn all-region accolades and one capture All-American honors.
2015 was a historic year for the Oilers program under the leadership of Coach Colchagoff. The team finished with a 26-9 record, which includes a win over #1 Wheeling Jesuit who went on to win the national championship, and played in its first NCAA Regional event since 2003. Along with team success, the Oilers were able to place three players on NCAA DII All-American teams including the National Freshman of the Year, Hailee Olson.
Colchagoff captured a South Division title in 2014 and earned GLIAC Coach of the Year honors for his efforts in guiding the squad to a 23-7 season. The team reached the semifinals of the GLIAC Tournament, but were upended by Ferris State University. During the 2014 campaign, the Oilers captured four GLIAC South Division Player of the Week honors and had one national player of the week.
Colchagoff led the Oilers to their first 20-win season since the 2006 campaign by going 20-12 during the 2013 season as the team qualified for the GLIAC Tournament for the second consecutive season.  The 2013 campaign followed a record of 14-17 in 2012.  The Oilers reached the GLIAC Tournament in 2012, the first time they had done so since 2007. 
Colchagoff led the team to a 15-12 campaign in 2011 a year after going 13-15 in 2010.  He also achieved 15 wins with a 15-18 record in 2009.  He guided the team to a 12-22 mark during the 2008 campaign and finished with a 19-14 record in 2007.
During the 2006 season, he led the Oilers to a 22-8 campaign, which followed a 22-10 mark during the 2005 season.  In 2004 he guided Findlay to a 24-8 record and had his squad ranked as high as 22nd in the nation during the year.
In 2003 Colchagoff guided the Oilers to a 29-8 record and their fourth consecutive GLIAC South Division title. Findlay, who advanced to the semifinals of the GLIAC Tournament for the first time ever, earned a four-seed in the Great Lakes Regional Tournament before being upended by Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals.
The 2002 Oilers were 25-10 and co-champions of the South Division of the GLIAC. Findlay athletes were recognized as the South Division player of the week, six out of 11 weeks during the season, but the Oilers were eliminated in the first round of the GLIAC Tournament.
Findlay concluded the 2001 season with a 29-7 record, losing to Grand Valley State in the finals of the Great Lakes Regional. The squad finished the season ranked 21st in the country, marking the highest ranking the Oilers volleyball team has ended with in the history of their program. The Oilers also won the South Division of the GLIAC for the second straight year.
In 2000 Colchagoff led the Oilers to a 25-12 record. The Oilers were co-champions of the GLIAC South Division and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Regional before falling to Northwood University. This marked the first time that an Oilers volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
During his second season in 1999, Colchagoff led Findlay to their best finish in school history. He coached the Oilers to an impressive 38-10 overall record, earning their first ever birth to the NAIA National Championships where they took fifth.  He finished with a 9-26 mark in his first season with the club in 1998 as well.
Prior to arriving at Findlay, Colchagoff was the head coach at Nebraska Wesleyan. The Plainswomen compiled a 17-20 record in Colchagoffs first year and a fourth place finish in the Nebraska-Iowa Athletic Conference during the 1995 season. In 1996, Colchagoff guided Wesleyan to a spot in the Sweet 16 at the NCAA Division III Championships. That year, the Plainswomen finished the season ranked eighth in the final AVCA poll with a 23-12 mark.
In 1997, the Plainswomen earned their second consecutive bid to the NCAA Division III Championship after being ranked as high as sixth in the Division III national poll.
Coach Colchagoff and his wife, Lori, reside in Findlay with their two daughters, Colbi and Sydni.

Kirsta Cobb

Head Coach

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Ohio Wesleyan

Division 3

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Todd Raasch

Assistant Coach

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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

Hannah Voss

Assistant Coach

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Rockhurst

Division 2

Rockhurst University Volleyball - Division II - Great Lakes Valley Conference 

Ed Garza

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Austin

Division 3

Ed Garza joined the Austin College staff in August of 1996, when he became the Kangaroos fifth all-time head volleyball coach. Garza is currently the 10th winningest active coach by victories, and 28th in all-time wins at the NCAA Division III level. He has guided Austin College to five appearances in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 round in 2005. His Collegiate record now stands 686-321 (.681 winning percentage) and a home record of 258-60 (.811 winning percentage).

Since 2002 Austin College has been ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation in a weekly poll conducted by the AVCA numerous times. While a member of the American Southwest Conference, the Kangaroos finished first or second in eight of his ten campaigns and in 2005 Austin College won the conference tournament in their last year in the conference.

In 2007 the Kangaroos advanced to the championship match of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament in its second season in the conference. The team finished the season ranked No. 14 in the nation and won a program record 38 matches. Garza has coached one First Team All-American, three Second Team All-Americans, and six Honorable Mention All-Americans as well as two freshmen of the Year honorees in the AVCA South Region.

Garza has also coached three AVCA National Players of the Week, three GTE Academic All-American Team members, two ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Team members, and 86 players who have made All-Conference in the last 26 years. Coach Garza was a seven time Coach of the Year in the ASC, and in 2007 was named Coach of the year in the SCAC. Before Austin College he served as head coach at North Lake College for two years. Garza also served as an assistant coach at Henderson State University in 1989-90, and was an assistant at his alma mater Ouachita Baptist University from 1986-1989. As a club coach, he has qualified Three open teams, Eight American teams, and nine national teams to the USA Junior Girls National Championships Tournament.

Garza has served as the Chair for the NCAA West Region Volleyball Committee (RAC) and has served six times on this committee for the West and South region in the past 26 years. Garza has served on the North Texas Junior Volleyball Board. He is also the Director of High Intensity Volleyball Camps which caters to youths age 10-18 years old. He also serves on the championship committee for USA Volleyball as the Chair for GJNC and other events as equipment director.

A graduate of Falfurrias High School , Garza earned a B.S.E. degree in physical education from Ouachita Baptist University in 1986. While at Ouachita Baptist, he lettered in track and cross country for three years. In 1996, Garza coached the Austin College women to the ASC cross country title and was named ASC Coach of the Year, and in 2000, he was selected as the ASC East Division Tennis Coach of the Year.

Brittany Newberry

Head Coach

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Hendrix

Division 3

Brittany Newberry recently took over the Hendrix College Volleyball program as Head Coach for the 2018 season. We are a private, NCAA Division III school located in Conway, Arkansas that competes in the Southern Athletic Association. The 2018 season will be her first at the helm, but she takes over a very successful program with three conference championships from 2014-2016 and a NCAA Final Four appearance in 2015.

Prior to being named Head Coach at Hendrix College, Newberry served as the assistant volleyball coach at Mississippi State for two years (2015 & 2016). In her first season she helped lead the Bulldogs to a 17-15 record, posting the first winning season at State since 2006. The 17 wins marked the most for MSU since 2006, while State's six SEC wins were the most since winning seven conference matches in 2011. In her second year, Newberry helped the Bulldogs set a new program record with the most home wins in a season with eleven in 2016.

Before her time at Mississippi State Newberry was an assistant coach for the University for Central Arkansas volleyball team from 2012 through 2015. She helped coach the Sugar Bears to a combined 46-6 conference record where they made two consecutive NCAA Tournaments appearances and won back-to-back Southland Conference regular season and tournament championships.

Robert Pitre

Assistant Coach

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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.

Brian Rosen

Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator

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Creighton

Division 1

Brian Rosen was named an assistant coach with the Creighton Volleyball program, head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth announced on Friday, Feb. 18. Rosen has spent the past three years as the head coach at Nova Southeastern, and last fall led the Sharks to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009.

Although it is bittersweet to be moving on from such an amazing group of young women at NSU, I am so excited about this new opportunity that Coach Booth has provided me to join the Bluejay volleyball family, said Rosen. She has created a culture of winning and prioritizing family, which are both so important to me. I look forward to using my strengths and experience to build on all of the success Creighton Volleyball has experienced since Coach Booth and Angie arrived. My family and I cannot wait to be in Omaha!
 
Rosen arrived at Nova Southeastern in 2019 and guided the Sharks to a 20-13 record in his first season. His program won their final six contests to clinch Nova Southeasterns first 20-win campaign since 2008. NSUs 12 Sunshine State Conference wins were a program record, and a pair of student-athletes were named AVCA All-Americans. His team posted a 3.61 GPA to earn a second consecutive AVCA Team Academic award.

After the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19, Rosens team stormed out of the gate with 13 straight victories to open the fall of 2021. The 19 straight victories (counting the end of 2019) were one of numerous school records set in the fall. NSU established program-best marks for Sunshine State Conference victories (16), and .800 winning percentage in SSC play, best overall winning percentage in the NCAA-era (.828) and most home wins (16).

The 2021 Nova Southeastern squad qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first-time since 2009 and had three Sharks earn AVCA All-American Honors, AVCA All-Region awards, and All-Conference recognition. NSU finished 25-6 overall with a No. 19 year-end ranking in the AVCA poll. The Sharks were one of two teams to defeat eventual national champion Tampa, but the Spartans returned the favor to eliminate NSU in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.

What Brian has done at Nova Southeastern, turning around that program, is remarkable, said Booth. He cares about his student-athletes, and I think hell connect really well, not only with our players but with recruits. When you look at our past hires for that position, three of the five have been former head coaches, so clearly, I like people that have been able to navigate their own program and bring new ideas to ours. Were excited for Brian to do that with us.

Rosen joined the NSU coaching staff after spending two years at Davidson College as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. In his final year at Davidson, Rosen helped improve the Wildcats' hitting percentage by over .100. In addition to coaching for the Wildcats Rosen also served as the Carolina Juniors Club Director, where he coached seven consecutive teams to USAV National Championship bids.
  
Immediately before joining the Wildcats, Rosen served as the head coach at Providence (N.C.) High School, producing an undefeated regular season for conference and tournament titles, garnering 2016 Conference and South Charlotte Weekly Coach of the Year honors.

Prior to starting at Davidson, Rosen spent seven years (July 2009-May 2016) as the girl's head volleyball coach at Charlotte Country Day School. During his tenure, he coached the program to an overall record of 169-66, earning two state championship and conference championship titles in 2013 and 2014. After those two stellar seasons, he was named the Charlotte Observer Coach of the Year. In 2012 and 2013, he was named the South Charlotte News & South Charlotte Weekly Coach of the Year. In addition, he was honored with the AVCA Thirty Under 30 award in 2013; one of just two high school coaches to receive the honor.
  
Since the start of his coaching career in 2005, Rosen has also spent time as a volunteer assistant coach at Winthrop and served as the head coach of the men and women's club volleyball teams at the University of South Carolina.
 
Rosen earned his bachelor's degree in Sport and Entertainment Management, graduating cum laude from the University of South Carolina in 2008. He will be joined in Omaha by his wife Angelica and their daughters Bryce and Brady.

Ren Cefra

Assistant Coach

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Temple (PA)

Division 1

Ren Cefra came to Temple as an assistant coach for the Owls in 2015. Cefra brings a broad range of experience to Temple, with stops at NCAA DI, DII, club and prep programs.

Cefra helped the 2017 squad make history as the first Temple team to qualify to post-season play in 15 years. The Owls finished 20-10, advancing to the second round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. Temple finished second in The American, going 15-5 in conference play.

Individually, the Owls placed four on the All-Conference team, including Temple's first ever unanimous first-team American player, Izzy Rapacz. Senior Kyra Coundourides, junior Iva Deak, and redshirt freshman Dana Westfield also appeared on the American Athletic Conference teams. Temple racked up a program-record 11 American Weekly Honor Roll selections, while junior Mia Heirakuji was named Defensive Player of the Week, and Rapacz earned both Offensive and Defensive POTW nods during the season.

In 2016, Cefra helped lead the team to their third-straight 20-win season. The Owls finished 22-8 overall with a 15-5 record in American Athletic Conference play. For the third-straight season, Temple defeated every opponent in The American, at least once during the year, including road wins over SMU and Cincinnati. The Owls also captured the 2016 Philadelphia Big 5 title. 

Cefra's first season as an Owl saw the 2015 squad record a 24-8 overall record, including a 15-5 mark in the American Athletic Conference. The Owls finished alone in second in the conference, having defeated each conference opponent at least once during the season, while also recording seven-straight wins to close the season. The 2015 squad tied the 2014 team for wins, the program's best record since 2002. 
 
Before Temple, Cefra served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Minot State. Prior to his brief stint with the Beavers, he spent a year as the director of volleyball operations for the University of Nevada.
 
Cefra spent two years as a volunteer assistant for St. John's University, helping to guide the Red Storm to three All-Big East team selections in his time there. He was also a part of the team's 2012 Big East Tournament appearance.
 
Before coming east, Cefra was the assistant coach for Chaminade University in Honolulu from 2008 to 2010. He also served as an assistant coach for the Asics Rainbows, helping the U-14 club to a first-place finish at the 2012 Southern California Qualifier and a third-place finish at the 2012 Junior National Championships.

Alexa Keckler

Head Coach

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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.

Peter Maneggia

Assistant Coach

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Trinity (CT)

Division 3

Trinity College Assistant Womens Volleyball Coach, Hartford, CT                          2014-2017, 2018-Present 

Instruct setter training and defense

Recruit student-athletes

Scout opponents

Review practice and game film

Prepare facility for match day

Any other duties assigned by Head Coach or Athletic Department  

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