Women's Volleyball

A Look at Women's Volleyball Over the Years:

• Women's volleyball started in the late 1990s. NCAA Women's Volleyball started in 2004.
• Current Coach: Brianna Baker - 16th season.
• 23 players on the roster this year - the largest roster ever
• Numerous MAC players hold AMCC stats records
• 2 MAC players named AMCC Newcomers of the year
• 34 AMCC All-Conference Players
• AVCA Academic Award 10 consecutive years (teams with a GPA of 3.3 or higher)
• Community service projects every year
• Runs a high school summer league every summer with around 30 high school teams from around the area

Coach Baker's Coaching-Academic Philosophy

Being a coach at the Division III level, I stress the importance of success in the classroom. Classes and school always come before athletics. If classes and practice times overlap, the athletes will go to their classes and then come to practice when they are finished. We run team study halls throughout the year. Also, when we go on away trips, we have study time on the bus and in the hotel rooms. This provides the athletes plenty of time to get their work done so they are less stressed when it comes to focusing on volleyball. I go over their midterm grades with them and their final grades. I have individual meetings with my players and we discuss their classes and any issues they are having. If they are struggling, I help get them on the right track by providing them with resources on campus that will help them (academic advisors, peer tutoring, etc.). I work closely with our FAR and our academic advisors. I constantly stress the importance of doing well both on the court and in the classroom. I have high expectations for my players and I always push them to do their best. Our athletic department does academic reports after each semester and it ranks our teams by their GPA.

Coach Baker's Coaching Philosophy

My goal for my players is for them to graduate and that volleyball should be a positive experience on top of their college career. They learn so many valuable lessons from sports and my hope is for them to grow into well-rounded individuals.

Brianna Baker '08
Head Women's Volleyball Coach