Elmira College Men's Volleyball

Eddie Daoreuang enters his second season as head men’s volleyball coach at Elmira College after being hired in October of 2025. In his first season with the Soaring Eagles, Daoreuang led EC to 12 wins. He also coached Luke Jata to Empire 8 Player of the Year honors, as well as Gabriel Staron to an Empire 8 Second Team All-Conference selection. Prior to Elmira, Daoreuang served as an assistant coach with the St. John Fisher University women's volleyball program during the 2024 and 2025 seasons. While on staff, he helped guide the Cardinals to the 2024 Empire 8 Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance, with the program improving its hitting percentage from .188 in 2023 to .215 in 2024. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Daoreuang has served as a head coach with VolleyFX (2023–25) and an assistant coach for Pittsford Boys Volleyball (2022–23), where he worked in athlete development and program advancement at both the club and high school levels. "We are thrilled to welcome Eddie to Elmira College as our next head men's volleyball coach," said Faunce. "His coaching experience, combined with his energy and vision for the program, makes him a tremendous fit to serve as the leader of our program. Eddie's background as both a coach and player will serve our student-athletes well as he leads the program forward." As a player, Daoreuang competed at a high level, contributing to three ECVA Division II North NYS Championships (2018, 2019, 2020) and helping his team capture the 2017 ECVA Conference Championship. Individually, he earned ECVA D-II North Division First Team honors in 2019 as both a setter and opposite. His competitive highlights also include a 16th-place finish at the 2019 NCVF Nationals and a 5th-place finish at the 2020 NCVF Nationals. "My vision is to continue the Elmira Volleyball legacy by fostering a culture of growth, unity, community and competition," said Daoreuang. "I look forward to working with our student-athletes, athletic staff, and the Elmira community as we strive to elevate the program and represent Elmira with pride and passion!"

England's fourth season as the head men's volleyball coach and the assistant women's volleyball coach at Elmira College. The 2016 season was once again a successful one for the Purple and Gold. While EC missed a berth in the UVC Tournament, the Soaring Eagles finished with 20-plus wins for the third consecutive season at 21-11 and ended the year ranked No. 12. The season was a notable one for senior outside hitter Erik Griffin, who collected multiple postseason accolades. Griffin was crowned an AVCA First-Team All-American, beconing the first-ever two-time All-American in EC history. In addition to Second-Team All-UVC and All-ECAC First Team awards, Griffin's outstanding performance was recognized as the EC Male Athlete of the year. England's squad also shattered several records in 2016; Griffin established a new mark for kills per set (4.26), Dylan Kuhn '16 set the single-season attack percentage record (.384), and Carlos Faccio '16 broke his previous record for aces per set (0.68). The 2015 season was one for the record books for Englands Soaring Eagles. For the first time ever, EC posted its second consecutive 20-win season and finished the season ranked in the final AVCA Rankings at No. 11. Numerous single-season records were set, including most kills and kills per set by Erik Griffin 16, as well as most assists per set, aces and aces per set by Carlos Faccio 16. Both the team and individual game records for kills were also broken in 2015; EC tallied 74 kills vs. Baruch on January 23rd, led by Griffin with a record 34 kills. England saw the 2014 version of the Soaring Eagles reach heights not previously seen in program history.  He led Elmira to a 24-10 overall record and an 8-3 mark in the UVC, both of which are program bests.  His team peaked at No. 7 in the nation in the AVCA National Rankings, another program best for Elmira, and also saw EC finish the season with a No. 10 national ranking, a program high.  He coached two UVC All-Conference selections, including Michael Vellutato 14, who was named the UVC Player of the Year and was also tabbed as an AVCA First Team All-American, a first in Elmira College history. For his efforts, England was voted the 2014 UVC Coach of the Year.  England took over an Elmira team that was ranked 15th in the country in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) pre-season poll and guided them to a 19-16 overall finish, reaching as high as 11th in the national AVCA polls. He also assisted a womens team that won the Empire 8 Conference regular season title and came in second place in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships. Before coming to EC, England, a 2006 graduate of Nazareth College, spent two seasons as a graduate assistant intern with the womens volleyball team at the University of Washington. His duties included team management, video editing, marketing, assisting in recruiting, statistical analysis and organizing portions of team travel. Prior to his stint with the Huskies, England spent four years as an assistant coach of the mens and womens volleyball programs at Nazareth. His responsibilities included individual and team skill development, statistical analysis, video break down, compiling scouting reports, organizing team travel, program budgets, game day operations, alumni events, summer camps and student-athlete recruitment. During his time with the Golden Flyers the teams won an Empire 8 conference title and went to two NCAA tournaments, including a Sweet 16 appearance with the womens program. The mens program went from a 10-13 record in 2005 to winning three regional championships. Along with his collegiate coaching experience, England has served as both the head coach of the Boys or Girls Junior Olympics squads over the past seven years. He also served as the assistant coach of the Western Mens Volleyball team in the Empire State games in 2007 and 2008, where the team took home the gold medal in 2008. His extensive experience at both the collegiate and high school levels will provide a valuable asset in recruitment of student-athletes. Stephen England Head Men's Volleyball & Assistant Women's Volleyball Coach The 2015-16 school year marked Stephen England's fourth season as the head men's volleyball coach and the assistant women's volleyball coach at Elmira College. The 2016 season was once again a successful one for the Purple and Gold. While EC missed a berth in the UVC Tournament, the Soaring Eagles finished with 20-plus wins for the third consecutive season at 21-11 and ended the year ranked No. 12. The season was a notable one for senior outside hitter Erik Griffin, who collected multiple postseason accolades. Griffin was crowned an AVCA First-Team All-American, beconing the first-ever two-time All-American in EC history. In addition to Second-Team All-UVC and All-ECAC First Team awards, Griffin's outstanding performance was recognized as the EC Male Athlete of the year. England's squad also shattered several records in 2016; Griffin established a new mark for kills per set (4.26), Dylan Kuhn '16 set the single-season attack percentage record (.384), and Carlos Faccio '16 broke his previous record for aces per set (0.68). The 2015 season was one for the record books for Englands Soaring Eagles. For the first time ever, EC posted its second consecutive 20-win season and finished the season ranked in the final AVCA Rankings at No. 11. Numerous single-season records were set, including most kills and kills per set by Erik Griffin 16, as well as most assists per set, aces and aces per set by Carlos Faccio 16. Both the team and individual game records for kills were also broken in 2015; EC tallied 74 kills vs. Baruch on January 23rd, led by Griffin with a record 34 kills. England saw the 2014 version of the Soaring Eagles reach heights not previously seen in program history.  He led Elmira to a 24-10 overall record and an 8-3 mark in the UVC, both of which are program bests.  His team peaked at No. 7 in the nation in the AVCA National Rankings, another program best for Elmira, and also saw EC finish the season with a No. 10 national ranking, a program high.  He coached two UVC All-Conference selections, including Michael Vellutato 14, who was named the UVC Player of the Year and was also tabbed as an AVCA First Team All-American, a first in Elmira College history. For his efforts, England was voted the 2014 UVC Coach of the Year.  England took over an Elmira team that was ranked 15th in the country in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) pre-season poll and guided them to a 19-16 overall finish, reaching as high as 11th in the national AVCA polls. He also assisted a womens team that won the Empire 8 Conference regular season title and came in second place in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships. Before coming to EC, England, a 2006 graduate of Nazareth College, spent two seasons as a graduate assistant intern with the womens volleyball team at the University of Washington. His duties included team management, video editing, marketing, assisting in recruiting, statistical analysis and organizing portions of team travel. Prior to his stint with the Huskies, England spent four years as an assistant coach of the mens and womens volleyball programs at Nazareth. His responsibilities included individual and team skill development, statistical analysis, video break down, compiling scouting reports, organizing team travel, program budgets, game day operations, alumni events, summer camps and student-athlete recruitment. During his time with the Golden Flyers the teams won an Empire 8 conference title and went to two NCAA tournaments, including a Sweet 16 appearance with the womens program. The mens program went from a 10-13 record in 2005 to winning three regional championships. Along with his collegiate coaching experience, England has served as both the head coach of the Boys or Girls Junior Olympics squads over the past seven years. He also served as the assistant coach of the Western Mens Volleyball team in the Empire State games in 2007 and 2008, where the team took home the gold medal in 2008. His extensive experience at both the collegiate and high school levels will provide a valuable asset in recruitment of student-athletes.

'16 joined the men's volleyball coaching staff for the 2016-17 academic year following one of the most decorated careers in EC history. During his four seasons with the Soaring Eagles from 2013-16, Griffin accumulated a program-record 1,539 kills while setting the career mark for kills per set with 3.71. He paced the Purple and Gold in those two categories in each of his final three seasons, and set single-season marks for kills (439) in 2015 and kills per set (4.26) in 2016. Griffin also graduated fourth all-time in aces (106), blocks (212), and digs (669). As a result of his masterful on-court performances, the Victor, NY, native received a plethora of awards. He is the program's only two-time AVCA All-American, having picked up First-Team as a senior and Second-Team as a junior. In each of his four years with the Soaring Eagles, Griffin was earned UVC All-Conference honors, and he was named an ECAC All-Star in both 2015 and 2016. Lastly, following his final season at EC, he was given the prestigious Elmira College Male Athlete of the Year Award. Griffin graduated from EC in 2016 with a double-major in Finance and Management. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Management.