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Andrea Hoover
| Title: | Head Coach |
| Phone Number: | 757-455-3136 |
| Email Address: | ahoover@vwc.edu |
| College: | Slippery Rock University'99, Marietta College '06 |
- 2008 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
- Begins her sixth season as the Marlins' mentor in 2012, guiding the program to a 118-72 record, including six semifinal berths in nine years in the ODAC championship tournament
- Has guided players to six All-Virginia honors, including three first-team honors
- Guided the Marlins to 23-win seasons in 2008 and 2009, setting the program record for victories
- Third volleyball coach in Virginia Wesleyan athletic history; guided the Marlins to a 19-9 finish in 2006, her first season
- Received her Master of Arts in Education from Marietta College in May 2006
- Received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health and Physical Education, with a minor in Adapted Physical Activity and Rehabilitation from Slippery Rock University in December 1999
- Adjunct Instructor for the past two years at Ohio's Marietta College, teaching Theory and Practice of Elementary Physical Activity and Health and Wellness for the College Student
- Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Slippery Rock, which competes as a Division II member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
- Listed among the Rock's all-time leaders in career aces (104) and digs (1194); played in 424 games for teams that compiled a 76-58 record
- Honored as a GTE Academic All-District II player as a senior with a 3.97 grade point accume
- Former assistant volleyball coach at Marietta College for two seasons
- Former head coach at Northern High School in Owings, Md., guiding the 2002 and 2003 teams to the Maryland regionals; also served as an assistant at Northern in 2000 and 2001, helping lead the teams to back-to-back Maryland state championships
- Has been a head coach on the club level with the Southern Maryland Juniors Volleyball 18-Under team
- Extensive experience as a volleyball camp coordinator and/or instructor at Marietta College, Slippery Rock University, Beckley, West Virginia YMCA camps and the Calvert County Parks and Recreation camps
- Member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Joel Schlabach
| Title: | Assistant Volleyball Coach |
| College: | Pennsylvania State University '04 |
- Second season as an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan College in 20012
- 2004 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in secondary education
- Former head girls volleyball coach at Western Branch High School in Chesapeake, Va., leading his teams to three straight winning seasons and three trips to the district playoffs
- Former head coach of the Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club
- Former assistant boys volleyball coach at Western Branch
- Current lead court coach for the Marlin Volleyball Camp
Lindsey Spears
| Title: | Assistant Coach |
| College: | Virginia Wesleyan College '11 |
- 2011 graduate of Virginia Wesleyan College with a degree in communications
- Begins her first season as an assistant coach with the Marlis
- Played volleyball for VWC for three years and earned All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors twice
- 2009 ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District III honoree
- Ranks fifth among VWC's all-time leaders in block assists
