Ferris State University Women's Volleyball

Brandel-Wilhelm then guided the Bulldogs to a 24-6 mark while winning the GLIAC regular-season and tournament titles for the first time in school history in 2014. In the most recent 2015 season, Brandel-Wilhelm's Bulldogs vaulted to number one in the nation for the first time in school history. FSU finished with a 33-3 overall record, boasting the nation's highest winning percentage, and claimed both the GLIAC Regular-Season and Tournament Championships. The Bulldogs also hosted the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Tournament and earned runner-up honors. Success and Brandel-Wilhelm have become synonomous as Ferris State recorded the program's 18th consecutive winning campaign in 2015 as Bulldogs attained double-digits in victories for the 35th consecutive year.  In the 2010 season, Brandel-Wilhelm reached another personal coaching milestone by notching her 300th victory at Ferris State following a 3-1 conference triumph at Michigan Tech (Oct. 24).  She became FSU's all-time winningest coach in the 2011 campaign. In 2004, Ferris State claimed its ninth GLIAC Championship after winning the league's annual postseason tournament for the first-time ever under Brandel-Wilhelm. FSU reached the NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Tournament under Brandel-Wilhelm in 2002. During the 1999 campaign (Nov. 5), Brandel-Wilhelm registered her 200th career coaching victory in the Bulldogs' 3-1 home league win over Grand Valley State. Ferris also finished runner-up at the GLIAC Tournament for the third time in the Brandel-Wilhelm era during the 2001 season. She notched her 300th all-time victory in 2004 and finished the 2015 season ranked among the nation's Division II active coaches with a 557-210 (.726) career mark in 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Her 557 career wins also ranks on the Division II active coaches total victories list and Brandel-Wilhelm is among the leaders in victory percentage for the winningest all-time coaches in the Division II ranks who have a minimum 10 years serving as a Division II head coach.   Through her hard work and dedication, Brandel-Wilhelm continues to earn her place among the nation's most respected collegiate coaches. Faced with the task of rebuilding the Bulldogs' tradition-rich program in her first season, Brandel-Wilhelm proceeded to direct the Bulldogs to a 19-12 overall record and a top 25 national ranking. In the last 15 seasons, Brandel-Wilhelm has coached Ferris to an impressive 369-138 overall record (.728). She was voted as the GLIAC's Coach-of-the-Year for the fourth time in 2015 by her peers. Brandel-Wilhelm's resume demonstrates a penchant for winning. Prior to joining FSU, she served as head coach for three seasons (1993-95) at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W. Va. Under Brandel-Wilhelm's tutelage, the Bobcats racked up a 118-20 overall record, captured three West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) and regional titles, made two NAIA national tournament appearances, and placed fifth at the 1995 NCAA Division II Championships. Brandel-Wilhelm left WVWC with an active streak of 80 conference victories. In 1993, she was selected WVIAC and NAIA Mid-South Region Coach-of-the-Year after guiding her team to an impressive 40-11 overall mark in her initial campaign. Prior to being named head coach at WVWC, Brandel-Wilhelm served as an assistant coach for one season and a graduate assistant for two. She also assisted with West Virginia Wesleyan's track and softball teams. She earned a master's in business administration from WVWC after receiving her undergraduate degree in business administration and psychology from Alma (Mich.) College in 1990. Brandel-Wilhelm, who competed in both volleyball and track at Alma, was an all-conference first-team scholar athlete. While attending Alma, she coached volleyball for two years at Alma (Mich.) High School. A native of Whitehall, Mich., Brandel-Wilhelm is accredited as a level II coach by the United States Volleyball Association. Brandel-Wilhelm, who is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), also has held positions on the NCAA National Volleyball and AVCA Division II Volleyball Coaches Committees. Brandel-Wilhelm is married to Dale Wilhelm and the couple resides in Big Rapids along with their daughter, Ivie, son, Isaac, and stepson, Allen.