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Volunteer Assistant Coach
brendan.mcgourn@yale.edu
Yale
Division 1
McGourn, a three-time Division III national title winner, joined the Yale womens volleyball program as an assistant coach in 2014.
McGourn will join the Bulldogs as an assistant coach after winning three straight national championships at Springfield College. As an outside hitter, McGourn was on national title teams in 2012 and 2013, then won a third in a row as an assistant coach in 2014.
In the fall of 2013, McGourn began his collegiate volleyball coaching career as an assistant coach for the Springfield College women's team. McGourns primary responsibilities included video breakdown and scouting opponents.
The Southington, Conn., native also brings several years of club volleyball coaching experience. McGourn has worked with the Husky and Mizuno East Volleyball Clubs.
Assistant Coach
evangella.sanders@colorado.edu
Colorado-Boulder
Division 1
Colorado native Evan Sanders Lobato is in her 8th season as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado, joining the program in February of 2016. She was honored as a 30-under-30 recipient by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2019.
Sanders Lobato came to Colorado after serving one season as a volunteer assistant at the University of Texas. The Longhorns were the NCAA runner-up and finished the season with a 30-3 overall record. UT also won the Big 12 Conference with a 15-1 mark.
Prior to her year at Texas, Sanders Lobato played professional volleyball around the world, including Albi, France, Markopoulos, Greece and in the Professional Volleyball League for the Florida Wave.
During her collegiate career, Sanders Lobato played at Colorado State before transferring and finishing her career at the University of Washington.
Sanders Lobato made the U.S. National Collegiate Team as one of four setters on the select 24-player roster. She competed on the USA Blue squad that won the gold medal at the 2010 Volleyball Open National Championships in Phoenix.
The Lafayette, Colo., native graduated from Centaurus High School in 2008 where she lettered in volleyball, basketball and track. She was a three-year captain and a four-year letterwinner on the volleyball team. During her senior year, she was named All-Colorado and to the Denver Post 4A First Team. Sanders was the Skyline Conference Player of the Year her senior, sophomore and freshman years and was an all-conference selection all four years. As a freshman, she was named a Volleyball Magazine Fab-50 Freshman.
Director of Operations
andrewfischer@berkeley.edu
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.
Assistant Coach
fostera19@xavier.edu
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.
Associate Head Coach
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 his 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
acd225@cornell.edu
Cornell
Division 1
Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2021-present)
Assistant Coach, University of Mary (2019-21)
Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2015-18)
Student Coach, Grand View University (2014-15)
Head Coach, Folsom HS (2010-11)
Education
B.A., Sports Management, Grand View University (2015)
M.S., Sports Management, Bournemouth University (2020)
At Cornell
Aaron DeKalb rejoined the Cornell volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2021, reuniting him with head coach Trudy Vande Berg and associate head coach Caitlin Mahoney Hager. He handles team travel, game tape exchange, video editing, and game day operations, while also assisting with recruiting. He previously had been on the Big Red staff from 2015-18 before joining the staff at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D for two seasons.
In his first three-year stint on the Cornell staff, DeKalb helped the 2016 team double its win total from the previous year to post a 12-12 record overall, the program's best single-season turnaround since the 2003 team went 21-4 following a 14-12 performance in 2002. With its record of 6-8 in the Ivy League, the Big Red finished fifth in the conference standings for its highest finish since the 2008 team placed third. The 2017 team bettered that, going 8-6 in conference action to post a third-place finish, the program's best mark in a decade.
Prior to Cornell
DeKalbs coaching career began as a student coach at Grand View, where he was responsible for the development and training of junior varsity and varsity programs. He has served as a coach for the Johnston Volleyball Club, Precision Volleyball Club, and Going Gold Volleyball Club. DeKalb also coached one season for the boys varsity team at Folsom High School.
Playing Career
DeKalb began his playing career at Belmont Abbey College, and as team captain in 2013, he ranked second overall in NCAA Division II for digs per set. He finished his playing career at Grand View University, winning a conference championship in 2014 and placing third at NAIA Nationals in 2014 and 2015.
Personal
DeKalb is a native of Placerville, Calif.
aaron.hastings@belmont.edu
Belmont
Division 1
Ohio State University- Director of Volleyball Operations (2011)
West Virginia University- Director of Volleyball Operations (2015-2020)
University of Akron- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2020)
University of North Texas- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2021)
Belmont University- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2022-Present)
tknuth@tulane.edu
Tulane
Division 1
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
ben.lee@lmu.edu
Loyola Marymount (CA)
Division 1
Assistant Coach
blossom.sato@pepperdine.edu
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.
Assistant Coach
glasperk@rhodes.edu
Rhodes
Division 3
A Memphis native, Glasper is a 2014 graduate from Lewisburg High School. Glasper was a 3 year starter and helped lead her team to the state championship in 2011 and 2012. She was a selection for the first team all-district for 3 years, chosen for the Commercial Appeal first team Best of Preps twice, and an All-Star Participant. After graduating from Lewisburg High School, she went on to play for Freed-Hardeman University for two years were she was a 2 year starter. During her career at FHU, she had 368 Kills, 58 Blocks, and 65 digs. After finishing her sophomore season at FHU, Glasper transferred to the University of Memphis to finish her senior season.
Glasper first gained coaching experience by coaching club volleyball at Memphis Metro Volleyball. In her fifth season of coaching, she was named Master Coach at Memphis Metro Volleyball and remains an intricate part of training.
Glasper also served three years as the Assistant Coach and Director of Operations alongside former division 1 coach Carrie Yerty at Briarcrest Christian School. During her time at Briarcrest, the Saints went on to win 3 consecutive state titles, sending eight players to play volleyball at the collegiate level.
Glasper now serves as the assistant volleyball coach under Peter Green at a top 50 liberal arts institution, Rhodes College.
Ms. Glasper has a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Studies from the University of Memphis.
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.
Assistant Coach
aregan17@gmail.com
Bard
Division 3
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
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
aliciawood@depauw.edu
DePauw
Division 3
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
burtkd@stthom.edu
St. Thomas (TX)
Division 3
[Bio](https://www.ustcelts.com/sports/wvball/coaches/Keanne_Burtview=bio)
University of St. Thomas alumna Keanne Burt was named as the fourth head coach in the volleyball programs history when she was hired in May 2014.
After six seasons coaching the team in the NAIA and the Red River Athletic Conference, Burt guided the teams transition to the NCAA and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in time for the 2019 season.
During the teams tenure in the RRAC, Burt led the team to winning records in four out five seasons. The Celts claimed a share of the regular-season RRAC championship and went 25-7 during the 2018 season. The 2018 team broke 16 team and individual records and went undefeated at home while maintaining a 3.49 GPA in the classroom.
Burt has coached one conference Player of the Year (Bresha Orange, 2018) and had two players named Defensive Player of the Year on her watch. As well as DaVette McCall earning Setter of the year in the RRAC Candace Grosjean was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in the RRAC, and Kaylyn Latin was a two-time SCACs Back Row Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021.
Under Burts watch, Celts players have earned eight All-Conference first team honors and 14 All-Conference second team honors, All-Region and 2 All-Americans.
Through her first seven seasons as USTs head coach, Burt has compiled a career record of 103-91.
Prior to UST, Burt spent four years with the volleyball program at Huffman-Hargrave High School. Under her leadership, the Falcons had their most successful season in the schools history, advancing to the Regional Tournament. The Falcons also received many accolades including District Selections, All-Area, All-Region, Academic All-State, selection to All-Star games, and top 10 rankings from TGCA.
Earning a winning record of 52-16 in two years as the head coach, Burt also received the All-Area and Southeast Texas Coach of the Year awards and was also selected to coach in the SETCA All-Star game. Not only did the Huffman volleyball program excel on the court but the team also maintained a 3.5 GPA.
Burt, who earned her bachelors degree from UST in 2010, played three seasons for the Celts. As team captain and libero, she helped lead the Celts to back to back Association of Independent Institution conference championships and NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009.
She earned First Team All-Conference honors in each of the teams two AII championship seasons, and at the conclusion of her career, was the programs all-time leader digs, a record that stood for several years.
Burt resides in Huffman with her husband Jarrod and their sons Hogan and Palmer.
Assistant Coach
isabelvalentine@lclark.edu
Lewis & Clark (OR)
Division 3
Valentine returns to her alma mater after playing at Lewis & Clark for her final four seasons. The 2024 season will be her third season on the sidelines.
Valentine was a member of the Pioneers program from 2012-15. She overcame multiple season-ending injuries to put together a career season as a junior. During the 2014 season, she led the team in solo blocks (16) and finished second in block assists (47), kills (196) and kills per set (2.65). For her career, she posted 264 kills and 98 total blocks. She still is tied for the program record for blocks assists in a single match. Valentine posted eight block assists in a five-set win over Whitworth University.
She began her coaching career before she even graduated Lewis & Clark in 2016. Over the past eight years, Valentine has worked as an assistant coach and mentor with the Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy in Beaverton, Oregon. In 2022, Valentine helped lead teams to top-10 finishes at national tournaments at the 15 and 16 age levels. Over the past two years, she has coached the number one team in the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association Regionals at the 16 (2021) and 15 (2022) age level. Outside of coaching teams, she has also led numerous Nike camps, coached skill workshops and offered individual and group lessons.
ealeman@dom.edu
Dominican (IL)
Division 3
Assistant Coach
jason.butch@oc.edu
Oklahoma Christian
Division 2
Coach Jason Butch was the recipient of the 2023 USAV Rebecca B Howard Diversity & Inclusion Award. Coach Butch is in his fourth season as the Assistant Coach at Oklahoma Christian University where, for the first time in program history, they finished the season with a winning record in Fall 2022. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Varsity Coach at Mount St. Marys Catholic High School where he helped lead the Rockets to multiple State Finals. He has coached club volleyball for over 10 years.
During the summer, Coach Butch manages and coaches OKC Sharks, a successful beach volleyball program in Oklahoma City. In the past 6 years, OKC Sharks has garnered over 110 national bids with one of those teams competing in the gold bracket at Nationals.
Jason has coached for over 15 years and is a CAP 2 Indoor Certified coach.
Assistant Coach
gbennett1@iit.edu
Illinois Tech
NAIA
Gabrielle (Gabby) Bennett is in her first season as Illinois Tech Assistant Womens Volleyball Coach in 2023-2024. She has spent the previous three years coaching at the club level at Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy and completed coaching her first high school season as the Junior Varsity Coach at Oak Lawn Community High School in 2022.
Prior to her coaching days, Bennett graduated from Wesleyan University, in Middletown, CT where she studied Psychology, Classics, and Education Studies. She was a starter for the Cardinals as a Middle Blocker and earned Conference Player of the Week honors in 2016. That year, she helped lead her team to their first NESCAC (New England Small Conference Athletic Conference) Tournament appearance in over 25 years, in 2017, their first NESCAC Tournament win in program history, in 2018 she accompanied the team on their first Regional Championship win and NCAA DIII Elite 8 appearance, and 2019 helped lead them to a Regional Tournament run. Throughout her career, she was a varsity starter and leader in both conference blocking and hitting percentage statistics.
Bennett grew up on the south side of Chicago, Illinois and attended St. Ignatius College Prep for High School where she played volleyball and was awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2015.
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Volunteer Assistant Coach
brendan.mcgourn@yale.edu
Yale
Division 1
McGourn, a three-time Division III national title winner, joined the Yale womens volleyball program as an assistant coach in 2014.
McGourn will join the Bulldogs as an assistant coach after winning three straight national championships at Springfield College. As an outside hitter, McGourn was on national title teams in 2012 and 2013, then won a third in a row as an assistant coach in 2014.
In the fall of 2013, McGourn began his collegiate volleyball coaching career as an assistant coach for the Springfield College women's team. McGourns primary responsibilities included video breakdown and scouting opponents.
The Southington, Conn., native also brings several years of club volleyball coaching experience. McGourn has worked with the Husky and Mizuno East Volleyball Clubs.
Assistant Coach
evangella.sanders@colorado.edu
Colorado-Boulder
Division 1
Colorado native Evan Sanders Lobato is in her 8th season as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado, joining the program in February of 2016. She was honored as a 30-under-30 recipient by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2019.
Sanders Lobato came to Colorado after serving one season as a volunteer assistant at the University of Texas. The Longhorns were the NCAA runner-up and finished the season with a 30-3 overall record. UT also won the Big 12 Conference with a 15-1 mark.
Prior to her year at Texas, Sanders Lobato played professional volleyball around the world, including Albi, France, Markopoulos, Greece and in the Professional Volleyball League for the Florida Wave.
During her collegiate career, Sanders Lobato played at Colorado State before transferring and finishing her career at the University of Washington.
Sanders Lobato made the U.S. National Collegiate Team as one of four setters on the select 24-player roster. She competed on the USA Blue squad that won the gold medal at the 2010 Volleyball Open National Championships in Phoenix.
The Lafayette, Colo., native graduated from Centaurus High School in 2008 where she lettered in volleyball, basketball and track. She was a three-year captain and a four-year letterwinner on the volleyball team. During her senior year, she was named All-Colorado and to the Denver Post 4A First Team. Sanders was the Skyline Conference Player of the Year her senior, sophomore and freshman years and was an all-conference selection all four years. As a freshman, she was named a Volleyball Magazine Fab-50 Freshman.
Director of Operations
andrewfischer@berkeley.edu
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.
Assistant Coach
fostera19@xavier.edu
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.
Associate Head Coach
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 his 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
acd225@cornell.edu
Cornell
Division 1
Coaching Experience
Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2021-present)
Assistant Coach, University of Mary (2019-21)
Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2015-18)
Student Coach, Grand View University (2014-15)
Head Coach, Folsom HS (2010-11)
Education
B.A., Sports Management, Grand View University (2015)
M.S., Sports Management, Bournemouth University (2020)
At Cornell
Aaron DeKalb rejoined the Cornell volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2021, reuniting him with head coach Trudy Vande Berg and associate head coach Caitlin Mahoney Hager. He handles team travel, game tape exchange, video editing, and game day operations, while also assisting with recruiting. He previously had been on the Big Red staff from 2015-18 before joining the staff at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D for two seasons.
In his first three-year stint on the Cornell staff, DeKalb helped the 2016 team double its win total from the previous year to post a 12-12 record overall, the program's best single-season turnaround since the 2003 team went 21-4 following a 14-12 performance in 2002. With its record of 6-8 in the Ivy League, the Big Red finished fifth in the conference standings for its highest finish since the 2008 team placed third. The 2017 team bettered that, going 8-6 in conference action to post a third-place finish, the program's best mark in a decade.
Prior to Cornell
DeKalbs coaching career began as a student coach at Grand View, where he was responsible for the development and training of junior varsity and varsity programs. He has served as a coach for the Johnston Volleyball Club, Precision Volleyball Club, and Going Gold Volleyball Club. DeKalb also coached one season for the boys varsity team at Folsom High School.
Playing Career
DeKalb began his playing career at Belmont Abbey College, and as team captain in 2013, he ranked second overall in NCAA Division II for digs per set. He finished his playing career at Grand View University, winning a conference championship in 2014 and placing third at NAIA Nationals in 2014 and 2015.
Personal
DeKalb is a native of Placerville, Calif.
aaron.hastings@belmont.edu
Belmont
Division 1
Ohio State University- Director of Volleyball Operations (2011)
West Virginia University- Director of Volleyball Operations (2015-2020)
University of Akron- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2020)
University of North Texas- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2021)
Belmont University- Assistant Volleyball Coach (2022-Present)
tknuth@tulane.edu
Tulane
Division 1
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
ben.lee@lmu.edu
Loyola Marymount (CA)
Division 1
Assistant Coach
blossom.sato@pepperdine.edu
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.
Head Coach
jchoi99@fordham.edu
Fordham
Division 1
Assistant Coach
keydrick.hunter@gmail.com
Rider
Division 1
Segur joined the Broncs as an assistant coach in the summer of 2021.
Segur is currently involved with USA Volleyball High Performance as an assistant coach for the
youth team that competed in the 2022 USA All-Star Championship. He also serves as a camp
coach, tryout evaluator, and court coach.
While at Rider, Segur was a recipient of the 2022 American Volleyball Coaches Association
(AVCA) Diversity Award. Within this award, he participated in a sequence of educational
seminars that focused on professional and personal development for coaches. He was the only
recipient of the award in the MAAC and one of 18 sponsored award recipients
nationally.
Prior to Rider, Segur served as the Head Coach for the International Volleyball Club 15-1s team
from 2018-2020. He also served as the Head Coach for the Princeton Volleyball Club 18-1 and 12-1 from 2021-
2022.
Assistant Coach
mddunn@siena.edu
Siena
Division 1
Former Indiana University Setter
Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Bloomington HS North and South
Owen Valley HS Varsity Head Coach
RIPTIDE Sand Volleyball Founder/Head Coach
- 2021 30Under30 Beach Coaches award recipient
Tier Ten Sports Campus Club Coach
- Head of Athlete Development, Skills Clinic Coordinator
Advocate for Student-Athlete Mental Health
Former IU Womens Club volunteer coach
Current Siena College Assistant Volleyball Coach
jacey-smith@utulsa.edu
Tulsa
Division 1
https://tulsahurricane.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/jacey-smith/1904
Volunteer Assistant Coach
philip.boahen@drake.edu
Drake
Division 1
Assistant Coach
dayanerrah.taoete@ucr.edu
Cal-Riverside
Division 1
leiser@gonzaga.edu
Gonzaga
Division 1
Volunteer Coach
alexis.austin21@yahoo.com
Rice
Division 1
Former Colorado outside hitter Alexis Austin has joined the Rice volleyball staff as a volunteer assistant.
A 2015 standout graduate for the Buffs, Austin finished her career (2012-15) with 1,443 kills, which included a stellar senior campaign in which she totaled 498 kills (4.05 kills per set) and 561.0 points. She earned AVCA honorable mention All-America honors and was named to the AVCA All-Pacific South Region team and earned All-Pac-12 honors.
After her time at Colorado, the Houston native (Cypress Falls HS) played professionally in Poland as a member of PTPS.
In high school, Austin was named a top-25 volleyball player in the 2012 class by ESPN and earned a No. 26 ranking nationally by PrepVolleyball.com.
Assistant Coach
glasperk@rhodes.edu
Rhodes
Division 3
A Memphis native, Glasper is a 2014 graduate from Lewisburg High School. Glasper was a 3 year starter and helped lead her team to the state championship in 2011 and 2012. She was a selection for the first team all-district for 3 years, chosen for the Commercial Appeal first team Best of Preps twice, and an All-Star Participant. After graduating from Lewisburg High School, she went on to play for Freed-Hardeman University for two years were she was a 2 year starter. During her career at FHU, she had 368 Kills, 58 Blocks, and 65 digs. After finishing her sophomore season at FHU, Glasper transferred to the University of Memphis to finish her senior season.
Glasper first gained coaching experience by coaching club volleyball at Memphis Metro Volleyball. In her fifth season of coaching, she was named Master Coach at Memphis Metro Volleyball and remains an intricate part of training.
Glasper also served three years as the Assistant Coach and Director of Operations alongside former division 1 coach Carrie Yerty at Briarcrest Christian School. During her time at Briarcrest, the Saints went on to win 3 consecutive state titles, sending eight players to play volleyball at the collegiate level.
Glasper now serves as the assistant volleyball coach under Peter Green at a top 50 liberal arts institution, Rhodes College.
Ms. Glasper has a Bachelors of Science degree in Health Studies from the University of Memphis.
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.
Assistant Coach
aregan17@gmail.com
Bard
Division 3
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
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
aliciawood@depauw.edu
DePauw
Division 3
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
burtkd@stthom.edu
St. Thomas (TX)
Division 3
[Bio](https://www.ustcelts.com/sports/wvball/coaches/Keanne_Burtview=bio)
University of St. Thomas alumna Keanne Burt was named as the fourth head coach in the volleyball programs history when she was hired in May 2014.
After six seasons coaching the team in the NAIA and the Red River Athletic Conference, Burt guided the teams transition to the NCAA and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in time for the 2019 season.
During the teams tenure in the RRAC, Burt led the team to winning records in four out five seasons. The Celts claimed a share of the regular-season RRAC championship and went 25-7 during the 2018 season. The 2018 team broke 16 team and individual records and went undefeated at home while maintaining a 3.49 GPA in the classroom.
Burt has coached one conference Player of the Year (Bresha Orange, 2018) and had two players named Defensive Player of the Year on her watch. As well as DaVette McCall earning Setter of the year in the RRAC Candace Grosjean was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in the RRAC, and Kaylyn Latin was a two-time SCACs Back Row Player of the Year in 2019 and 2021.
Under Burts watch, Celts players have earned eight All-Conference first team honors and 14 All-Conference second team honors, All-Region and 2 All-Americans.
Through her first seven seasons as USTs head coach, Burt has compiled a career record of 103-91.
Prior to UST, Burt spent four years with the volleyball program at Huffman-Hargrave High School. Under her leadership, the Falcons had their most successful season in the schools history, advancing to the Regional Tournament. The Falcons also received many accolades including District Selections, All-Area, All-Region, Academic All-State, selection to All-Star games, and top 10 rankings from TGCA.
Earning a winning record of 52-16 in two years as the head coach, Burt also received the All-Area and Southeast Texas Coach of the Year awards and was also selected to coach in the SETCA All-Star game. Not only did the Huffman volleyball program excel on the court but the team also maintained a 3.5 GPA.
Burt, who earned her bachelors degree from UST in 2010, played three seasons for the Celts. As team captain and libero, she helped lead the Celts to back to back Association of Independent Institution conference championships and NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009.
She earned First Team All-Conference honors in each of the teams two AII championship seasons, and at the conclusion of her career, was the programs all-time leader digs, a record that stood for several years.
Burt resides in Huffman with her husband Jarrod and their sons Hogan and Palmer.
Assistant Coach
isabelvalentine@lclark.edu
Lewis & Clark (OR)
Division 3
Valentine returns to her alma mater after playing at Lewis & Clark for her final four seasons. The 2024 season will be her third season on the sidelines.
Valentine was a member of the Pioneers program from 2012-15. She overcame multiple season-ending injuries to put together a career season as a junior. During the 2014 season, she led the team in solo blocks (16) and finished second in block assists (47), kills (196) and kills per set (2.65). For her career, she posted 264 kills and 98 total blocks. She still is tied for the program record for blocks assists in a single match. Valentine posted eight block assists in a five-set win over Whitworth University.
She began her coaching career before she even graduated Lewis & Clark in 2016. Over the past eight years, Valentine has worked as an assistant coach and mentor with the Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy in Beaverton, Oregon. In 2022, Valentine helped lead teams to top-10 finishes at national tournaments at the 15 and 16 age levels. Over the past two years, she has coached the number one team in the Columbia Empire Volleyball Association Regionals at the 16 (2021) and 15 (2022) age level. Outside of coaching teams, she has also led numerous Nike camps, coached skill workshops and offered individual and group lessons.
ealeman@dom.edu
Dominican (IL)
Division 3
Assistant Coach
jason.butch@oc.edu
Oklahoma Christian
Division 2
Coach Jason Butch was the recipient of the 2023 USAV Rebecca B Howard Diversity & Inclusion Award. Coach Butch is in his fourth season as the Assistant Coach at Oklahoma Christian University where, for the first time in program history, they finished the season with a winning record in Fall 2022. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Varsity Coach at Mount St. Marys Catholic High School where he helped lead the Rockets to multiple State Finals. He has coached club volleyball for over 10 years.
During the summer, Coach Butch manages and coaches OKC Sharks, a successful beach volleyball program in Oklahoma City. In the past 6 years, OKC Sharks has garnered over 110 national bids with one of those teams competing in the gold bracket at Nationals.
Jason has coached for over 15 years and is a CAP 2 Indoor Certified coach.
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
Volunteer Coach
gene.krieger@cui.edu
Concordia (CA)
Division 2
https://cuieagles.com/news/2019/5/15/krieger-named-cui-beach-volleyball-head-coach-indoor-assistant.aspx
Graduate Assistant
avhodge1@converse.edu
Converse
Division 2
I am the current Graduate Assistant at Converse University, where I just finished playing 5 seasons as an outside/right side hitter.
mbouse@truman.edu
Truman State
Division 2
Assistant Coach
calvin.king@asurams.edu
Albany State
Division 2
I am the Assistant Coach with Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. We are a highly competitive Division 2 HBCU and part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. I have been an Assistant Coach with ASU since 2015 and the Recruiting Coach since 2019. During which time we have had 2 Freshman of the Year, 8 All Conference recipients, and have been Division East Champions 3 times.
Head Coach
mcgeede@hollins.edu
Hollins
Division 3
David McGee is his third year leading the Hollins Volleyball program.
Since 2010, McGee has been the head volleyball coach of the 16's Open team for the Roanoke United Volleyball Club, and, since 2012, has been the head coach of the James River High School volleyball team. While at James River, he has led the Knights to five district championships and two region championships and took the team to the VHSL state quarterfinals in 2012.
Prior to his time James River, he was the head coach at Bath County High School from 2004-2012. He took Bath County to three-straight VHSL state semi-final appearances, bringing home a state championship in 2011. He was also named the 2011 VHSL Coach of the Year. He developed a feeder program for youth volleyball in the Bath County area and helped the team to a winning season in his inaugural year, the school's first in over 20 seasons. In his nine years at the helm at BC, he was voted the District Coach of the Year five times and Region Coach of the Year three times.
McGee founded and directed the Virginia Highlands Volleyball Club, which is based in Bath County from 2003-2010. He has a level two coaching accreditation through USA Coaching.
He has a bachelors in mathematics from Virginia Tech and a masters in Kinesiology, with focus in sports psych, from AT Still University.
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.
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
Head Coach
llondonlaw@washjeff.edu
Washington and Jefferson
Division 3
Lauren London-Law (Hiram '10) enters her fourth season as head volleyball coach at W&J in the fall of 2020.
During the 2019 season, senior libero Makenzie Coughlin was the 2019 NCAA statistical champion in digs per set (6.77) and set the program-single match record for digs (55) twice in the same week against Westminster and Saint Vincent. Coughlin earned All-PAC First Team laurels and finished second in program history in career digs (1,947).
In her second season leading the Presidents, the Red and Black finished with an 18-10 overall record and a 14-2 league mark in 2018. W&J qualified for the PAC Tournament for a fifth straight season, securing the No. 2 seed to advance to the Semifinals. Under London-Law's direction, five Presidents gained All-PAC honors, including PAC Player of the Year Madison Lydic. Lydic became the seventh overall and first W&J player since 2005 season to claim the league's top honor. Lydic was joined by Abbey Eich and Mallory O'Brien on the PAC's First Team.
London-Law guided the 2017 W&J volleyball team to a 14-11 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, and the PAC quarterfinals as the four-seed. She coached four student-athletes to All-PAC recognition in her first year, including Madison Lydic who earned First Team laurels, tied for the most All-PAC selections in a season in program history. London-Law was honored as an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 recipient following her first season at W&J.
London-Law also serves as the advisor to W&J's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and an advisor for Alpha Lambda Delta Society.
Before coming to W&J, London-Law served as the first full-time assistant coach at Carnegie Mellon University, she helped the Tartans to more than 100 wins (102-38) and a postseason appearance each season, including a pair of trips to the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship. In 2016, Carnegie Mellon achieved its highest ranking ever in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25, reaching No. 14, en route to a 25-8 season and NCAA Tournament appearance. Three student-athletes garnered All-America recognition for their performances in 2016.
During the 2015 campaign, CMU posted the second most wins in school history (29) and entered the national rankings for the first time since 2004. The Tartans also topped 20 wins in her first two seasons, posting 25 victories in 2013 and 23 in 2014.
London-Law was chosen to attend the NCAA Women Coaches Academy in 2014, which is a four-day educational training open to NCAA coaches of all experience levels that offers non-sport-specific program management strategies, with a special focus on philosophy development and building skills and knowledge about planning, communication, legal issues, ethics, hiring, supervising staff, conflict resolution, learning styles and achieving success.
At Carnegie Mellon, London-Law also served as an instructor in physical education, assistant to the director of intramurals and Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) staff liaison.
Prior to arriving at CMU, London-Law served one year as an assistant coach at Denison, helping the Big Red to their best season in 10 years by finishing 21-10.
London-Law is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of Hiram (Ohio) where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a minor in history. She earned her master's degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) in 2012.
While at Hiram, London-Law was a four-year letterwinner and senior captain for the Terriers. She was part of two NCAA Tournament teams and a member of the school's first-ever NCAC Tournament Championship squad in 2006. That same season, the team set a school record with 33 victories. In four years as a Terrier, the team compiled a 103-38 record with 51 wins in conference play. London-Law was a four-year member of the SAAC, serving as the SAAC president, vice president and secretary throughout her college career.
Assistant Coach
hh160@humboldt.edu
Cal Poly Humboldt
Division 2
Hills enters her second season at Cal Poly Humboldt as the top assistant coach under Angela Spoja. She comes to Cal Poly Humboldt from Eastern Washington, where she was the assistant coach for one season with the Eagles.
Prior to being an assistant volleyball coach at her alma mater, Hills was the head coach of the U15, U16, U17 and U19 programs for the East Kootenay Volleyball Club in Cranbrook, British Columbia, from 2015-20. Her U18 squad captured the Division 2 national championship in Canada in 2017.
Hills started her coaching career as an assistant coach at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, British Columbia from 2011-13 helping the program to its first-ever playoff berth in 2012.
Besides her two stops at East Kootenay Volleyball Club and Thompson Rivers University, Hills spent the past ten seasons coaching in Canada. From 2012-14, she was the head coach of the Volleyball Canadas Center of Excellence in Kamloops, B.C. During her time there, she trained and developed athletes of all ages and levels using specific program guidelines, lesson plans and resources provided by Volleyball Canada.
Hills was a four-year letter-winner for the Eagles volleyball team during her intercollegiate career from 2006-2009. She was the 2008 Big Sky Conference Most Valuable Player and a three-time All-Big Sky Conference First Team selection.
The 2008 Big Sky Championships All-Tournament Team honoree helped the Eagles to their first regular season title that season. During the 2008 campaign, Eastern Washington finished 18-11 overall and 12-4 in the Big Sky Conference.
She is second on the Eagles career list with 1,428 kills and is 17th in Big Sky Conference history. Her career average per set of 3.85 kills remains second in school history and 15th in the Big Sky. Twice during her career, she had 30 kills in a single match, ranking her third and she set a record for four-set match. Hills recorded at least 20 kills on 23 occasions, ranking her second at Eastern Washington including seven-straight matches in 2007.
In her senior season, Hills had a team leading 375 kills (3.50 kills/set to rank fourth in the conference) and was second on the team with her 292 digs (2.73 digs/set). During her career, Hills was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week six times including her senior season with impressive performances in victories over Montana and Montana State.
During her final three seasons at Eastern Washington, Hills played a key role in the Eagles going 26-6 in home matches.
Hills graduated from Eastern Washington with her bachelors degree in communication studies in 2010.
Assistant Coach
etodd3@uco.edu
Central Oklahoma
Division 2
Joining the University of Central Oklahoma volleyball team in 2021 is Emily Todd, who will be the assistant coach and will also assist with recruiting.
Todd comes to Central Oklahoma from Henderson State. The former assistant coach spent three seasons there in the same role. She guided HSU to back-to-back 20-win seasons and one appearance in the GAC Championship.
Todd spent three seasons at Arkansas Tech prior to moving to Henderson State. Following a two-year standout playing career at ATU, Todd moved into coaching and helped the Golden Suns to a sensational 35-1 season. ATU went undefeated in the regular season and won the GAC Championship with its only loss coming in the national tournament.
As a player at Tech, Todd helped the squad win 54 matches in two years, winning two conference titles and earning two bids to the NCAA Tournament. She was a two-time All GAC selection and was also named the GACs Newcomer of the Year in 2013.
Todd also played for the University of Colorado Boulder and Navarro Junior College before finishing her career at Arkansas Tech.
Todd received her bachelors degree in Health & Physical Education and has a masters degree in College Student Personnel, both from Arkansas Tech.
Head Coach
rhinej@spu.edu
Seattle Pacific
Division 2
Assistant Coach
gbennett1@iit.edu
Illinois Tech
NAIA
Gabrielle (Gabby) Bennett is in her first season as Illinois Tech Assistant Womens Volleyball Coach in 2023-2024. She has spent the previous three years coaching at the club level at Michio Chicago Volleyball Academy and completed coaching her first high school season as the Junior Varsity Coach at Oak Lawn Community High School in 2022.
Prior to her coaching days, Bennett graduated from Wesleyan University, in Middletown, CT where she studied Psychology, Classics, and Education Studies. She was a starter for the Cardinals as a Middle Blocker and earned Conference Player of the Week honors in 2016. That year, she helped lead her team to their first NESCAC (New England Small Conference Athletic Conference) Tournament appearance in over 25 years, in 2017, their first NESCAC Tournament win in program history, in 2018 she accompanied the team on their first Regional Championship win and NCAA DIII Elite 8 appearance, and 2019 helped lead them to a Regional Tournament run. Throughout her career, she was a varsity starter and leader in both conference blocking and hitting percentage statistics.
Bennett grew up on the south side of Chicago, Illinois and attended St. Ignatius College Prep for High School where she played volleyball and was awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2015.
Assistant Coach
yajaira_cadet@baylor.edu
Baylor
Division 1
Yajaira (Ja-hi-duh) Cadet came to the Bears in early January of 2022 after serving as the head coach of club team Excel Volleyball for seven years, coaching teams from 10U to 17U.
It is with incredible excitement, enthusiasm and rejoicing that we are able to announce Yajaira Cadet as our next assistant coach, said McGuyre. I feel incredibly blessed that God has called such a passionate and skilled teacher to our program. As an athlete, Yajaira led the SEC in digs and was a two-time national champion.
As a teacher/coach, Yajaira is skilled in instruction, communication and motivation. She recognizes and implements timeless principles into her life and others daily. I am confident she will be an immaculate servant and mentor to our student-athletes, both as competitors and women of character. Her strengths flourish on and off the court. Yajaira will add to an already servant-hearted staff and strengthen our ability to Prepare Champions for Life.
In addition to her club volleyball coaching, she also was a private coach while serving as a bilingual instructional specialist and principal intern at Memorial Elementary in the Plano school district for the past four years. She has served as a bilingual educator and coach for a total of 12 years.
Prior to being with the Excel club, she was a volleyball graduate assistant at the University of Evansville in Indiana from 2007 to 2009. Cadet earned her masters degree in public service administration in 2009 from the university while assisting the Aces with training the primary passers and outside hitters.
During her time there, Evansvilles passing statistics improved, and she coached the Missouri Valley Conference Libero of the Year, Julie Walroth. At the time, Walroth was one of only 25 players in NCAA history to have 2,000 digs in her career.
I coach because I have a passion for teaching the sport of volleyball to the future generations of players, Cadet said previously. I coach to serve and share the gift of volleyball. My coaching is focused on developing the mechanics of the sport, a competitive mindset and decision-making of the game.
Cadet had a storied playing career. She started out on the Dominican Republic indoor and beach volleyball national teams, competing in several international tournaments, including Olympic qualifiers and earned a silver medal in the North, Central and Caribbean Tournament (NORCECA). She played for the junior and major national teams between 1994 and 2000.
Starting her collegiate career at the University of South Carolina in 2001, Cadet led the SEC in digs as a sophomore in 2002. Transferring to California Baptist, she served as team captain and helped the Lancers to back-to-back NAIA national championships in 2004 and 2005 under McGuyre. Cadet played outside and right-side hitter, as well as libero, in her career.
In 2004, she was named AVCA All-America first team and also received Golden State Athletic Conference All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors.
Cadet became a member of the CBU and city of Riverside Sport Hall of Fame after her senior campaign with the Lancers, graduating with her bachelors in psychology and Christian studies in 2006. At the time of her induction, she was third all-time in single-season records with 616 kills, fourth with 4.57 kills per match and fifth with 536 digs.
She played six years of professional volleyball, winning five national titles in the Dominican beach volleyball league and was team captain of Bameso that won the U.S. Volleyball Open in 2005.
Born in Montecristi, Dominican Republic, Cadet and her husband, Abraham, have three children Isaac, Abigail and Abraham Jr.
Head Coach
hamptond@uncw.edu
North Carolina-Wilmington
Division 1
UNCW is Hamptons third head coaching position following tenures at Niagara (2012) and South Carolina (2017-interim). She has served as an assistant coach on the staff at Coastal Carolina.
Hampton helped the Chanticleers compile a 24-6 record overall and 13-3 mark in the competitive Sun Belt Conference. The Chants finished first in the Eastern Division and came up just short to Texas State in the finals of the SBC Tournament.
Prior to joining the Coastal Carolina program, Hampton served as an assistant at South Carolina from 2014-17, finishing the 2017 season as interim head coach. In Hamptons four seasons in Columbia, the Gamecocks racked up 60 wins.
Hampton was previously the head coach at Niagara, piloting the Purple Eagles to a 15-14 record overall and 12-6 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 2012.
Hampton served as an assistant coach at five schools. She served on the staffs at Indiana (2005-06), former CAA rival George Mason (2007-10), Pittsburgh (2011) and Butler (2013). In 2009, she helped George Mason post a 23-9 record, capture the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship secure and NCAA berth.
Hampton is a 1998 graduate of Purdue-Fort Wayne, where she was a three-time All-Great Lakes Valley Conference and two-time All-Region volleyball honoree. Hampton was an AVCA All-America selection as a senior.
Following her collegiate career, Hampton played four seasons professionally in Europe.
Head Coach
vjones@amherst.edu
Amherst
Division 3
I will submit later, I can not be officially listed until June 1 after the recruiting ban has been lifted. Thank you for understanding.
Head Coach
cindy.cavanagh@kzoo.edu
Kalamazoo
Division 3
Coach Cavanagh guided the Hornets to six straight wins to start the 2019 season marking the second-best start in school history.
Cavanagh came to Kalamazoo from Finlandia University where she was the head volleyball coach and assistant athletic director for student development in 2018-19, leading the Lions to the American Collegiate Athletic Association championship match.
Immediately before her time at Finlandia, Cavanagh was the program manager of Top Flight Volleyball Club in Illinois, leading her 2017 team to second place at the 2017 AAU Nationals.
Cavanagh worked in various training and coaching roles with the Wisconsin Juniors Volleyball Club as well as in a graduate assistant role at her alma mater, Carthage College. In her third year as a GA, the Lady Reds won conference regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA III regional championship match.
Cindy graduated from Carthage in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in exercise sport science (health minor). She earned her master's degree in higher education leadership studies (sports leadership) at Carthage in 2014. As a player, Cindy helped the Lady Reds win three conference championships, four conference tournament championships, along with a regional championship and national semifinal appearance her senior year. She earned all-conference honors twice and was named to the regional and national all-tournament teams as a senior. In addition to volleyball, Cindy was a four-time all-conference honoree in track and field.
Head Women's Volleyball Coach
harreche@skidmore.edu
Skidmore
Division 3
B.A., University of Puerto Rico, 1979
Hilda Arrechea has been Skidmores head volleyball coach since 1995. She looks forward to improving on an impressive 524-314 24-year record. Arrechea has led the Thoroughbreds to four Liberty League championships and taken the team to seven NCAA tournaments.
Arrechea and her husband, assistant coach Jerry Rodriguez have been named Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year nine times (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, and 2017).
Arrechea was a member of the Puerto Rican National Volleyball team and was the 1981 Collegiate Player of the Year in Puerto Rico.
Assistant Coach
rodrir73@erau.edu
Embry-Riddle (FL)
Division 2
Assistant Coach
anabel.bustamante@tamiu.edu
Texas A&M-Int'l
Division 2
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
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