Erie Community College Women's Volleyball

Starzynski has guided the womens volleyball team from a struggling program to a team that is consistently near the top of the regional standings. Starzynski led the Kats to a 35-7 overall record in 2009 and they posted a 21-4 record in Region III competition. The 35 wins were the program's third-most wins in a single season. The Kats were ranked as high as sixth in the 2009 NJCAA national polls and were ranked in the Top 10 for four straight weeks. The success continued in 2011 as the Kats were ranked for eight straight weeks and Rylie Bean became the first-ever NJCAA Division III first-team All-America selection. The Kats went 29-4 and were the Region III Tournament runners-up. Bean, the Region III Player of the Year, was joined on the all-region team by Katie Russi and Danielle Aurellio-Clark, who led the nation with 1,068 assists, a school record. In conference play, Bean and Russi were first-team picks while Starzynski was the Coach of the Year. Starzynskis 118-116 career record also includes a 21-11 mark and a regional playoff appearance in 2012. Starzynski's previous coaching experience included positions at Mt. Mercy Academy, Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club, Western New York  Storm Cluband the Boys Southtowns Club. A graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College with a degree in physical education and health education, Starzynski played at the high school and collegiate levels, winning a state championship for Frontier High School in 1998 and serving as captain for the Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets men's team.