Clarion University of Pennsylvania Women's Volleyball

Mills led Clarion to a 22-17 overall record last season and a 15-7 mark in the PSAC-West, leading the Golden Eagles to the finals of the PSAC Tournament after defeating Gannon and Pitt-Johnstown. The Golden Eagles went on to qualify for the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the seventh straight season and defeated Edinboro in the first round before falling to eventual national champion Wheeling Jesuit.  Mills now owns a career mark of 229-88 at Clarion and a career winning percentage of .722.   Those marks rank first and second, respectively, all-time at Clarion, with Mills trailing only Fran Shope in career winning percentage. She also owns an incredible career conference mark of 126-38. Twice named the AVCA Division II Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2009 and 2010). Mills has also garnered three PSAC West Coach of the Year honors (2010, 2013 and 2014).   The Golden Eagles best season under Mills came in 2010 when she led Clarion to its first NCAA Division II Atlantic Region title and a berth in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, its second PSAC Championship and its first PSAC West title. The Golden Eagles finished with a school-record 32 wins (32-5) while going 17-2 in the PSAC West. It marked the third 25-win season in Mill's first four years at Clarion and the Golden Eagles' third trip to the NCAA Division II playoffs in that span. In 2013 she again led the Golden Eagles to the top of the PSAC West with Clarion going 32-5 overall and 20-2 in conference play.  They advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament for the second consecutive season. It marked the second straight 20-win season and the fifth 20-win campaign for Clarion under Mills. The Golden Eagles were also 24-12 in 2012, including 13-6 in the PSAC West while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament.  In her first season in 2007, Mills helped Clarion to one of the best season in school history. The Golden Eagles went 28-6 overall and 7-3 in the PSAC-West while finishing second in the PSAC and qualifying for the NCAA Division II playoffs. The second-place PSAC ending was the Golden Eagles best since taking second in 1989, while Clarion also won an NCAA D-II playoff game for the first time in school history. Mills, the ninth coach in school history, came to Clarion from Maryland-Baltimore County where she was assistant coach from 2005-06.  UMBC finished third in the America East Conference in 2006 while qualifying for the conference tournament for the first time in school history; they made the finals of the bracket that year, finishing second. Prior to her coaching stint at UMBC, Mills had four years as the head girls' coach at Glenelg High School in Maryland leading the school to a mark of 64-13; they made the state finals three consecutive years and wonthe state title in 2002. She was the two-time Howard County Coach of the Year (2001, 2003). While at Glenelg High, Jennifer was also associate head coach of the Under-18 National Travel team Timeout Volleyball Club, helping the squad to a third-place finish at the USA Volleyball (USAV) National Championships in 2004 and a fifth-place ending in 2003. A native of Canada, Mills attended Centennial Secondary School in Ontario from 1991-94 and was an outstanding volleyball player. She was the team MVP and captain in 1994 while being named the High School Athlete of the Year and Belleville City High School Athlete of the Year. She moved on to Center Hastings Secondary School and graduated in 1995. A 1999 graduate of Barton College in Wilson, N.C., Mills was a three-time Carolinas/Virginia Athletic Conference first-team all-conference selection. She was co-captain in 1997 and 1998 and earned MVP honors in 1998. In 2006, she was named to the All-Time CVAC Volleyball Team and she was inducted into the Barton Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013. Mills went on to play for the USAV women's club team from 1999-2004 and the D.C. Professional Women's Volleyball Tour from 2002-2004.  Mills resides in Clarion with her son Noah and fiancee Rich Herron.  

Strub helped the Golden Eagles to their second PSAC West title in 2013 with Clarion tying the school record for wins going 32-5 overall and 20-2 in the PSAC West. The Golden Eagles earned an NCAA Division II playoff berth for the fifth straight season and advanced to the second round of the tournament for the second straight year.  Last year the Golden Eagles again won the PSAC-West with a 20-2 league mark, finished the season at 30-5, won their second straight PSAC-West crown and advanced to the second round of the NCAA D-II Playoffs for the third straight year, also the sixth straight NCAA Playoff appearance. While serving as the graduate assistant for Clarion, Strub helped the Golden Eagles to a pair of NCAA Division II playoff appearances as well as the PSAC semifinals in 2011.   Strub  has a wealth of collegiate volleyball coaching experience having served as the assistant coach at his alma mater, Gannon, from 2003-2010 after serving from 2001-2003 as a student assistant coach for the Lady Knights. He was also the assistant womens volleyball coach at NCAA Division III Allegheny for a year (2010-11) prior to coming to Clarion for the start of the 2011 season. He also was the head coach for the Gannon mens club team from 2008-2010.   A 2006 graduate of Gannon with a Bachelors of Science in Management Information Systems, Strub earned his Masters in Mass Media Arts & Journalism from Clarion in Dec. 2012.   A native of Erie, Pa., Stub graduated from McDowell High School in Erie in 2001. He currently resides in Clarion, Pa.