Geneva College Women's Volleyball

Head Coach - Wendy Smith Wendy Smith will begin her 27th season as Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Geneva in the fall of 2026.  The 2019 season saw Smith surpass 400 career victories while at Geneva, while also advancing to the PAC Championship match, with the 26 wins in 2019 the second most in school history.  She has the most wins as a women's head volleyball coach in school history with 461.  Smith also served as the interim men's volleyball head coach during the spring 2024 season. Smith began her Geneva coaching career as an assistant under former head coach Cindy Guthrie in 1999, taking over as head coach in 2000. Prior to Geneva, Smith served as an assistant coach at La Roche College for three years. A graduate of Duke University, where she earned three varsity letters in volleyball, Smith received her undergraduate degree in religion. Following her years at Duke, Smith continued her education at the University of Pittsburgh where she received her Law degree. She then began her volleyball coaching career in the mid-80's as the head coach for Mt. Lebanon High School. In the last 26 years Smith has compiled a 461-374 (.552) coaching record, including a 148-81 (.646) record in the Presidents' Athletic Conference since Geneva moved to the NCAA Division III in 2011.  She was also co-coach with men's volleyball Head Coach Curt Conser for nine seasons before again taking over sole direction of the program seven seasons ago.  Smith and Conser earned an overall record of 126-51 record (.711 winning percentage) and a 77-14 record (.846 winning percentage) against PAC competition. Under her direction, Geneva has made a PAC post-season appearance in all but four years since becoming eligible in 2011, including earning the PAC Championship in 2011 and the South Region Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship in 2014.  The program has also advanced to the National Christian College Athletic Association National Tournament twice in recent years. Contact coach Smith by email at [email protected]

Alexis Ritson has a strong Geneva background, playing for the women's volleyball team from 2013 to 2016.  After graduating from Geneva in 2017 with a degree in sociology, she began her coaching career with a stint on the sidelines as Geneva's women's volleyball assistant coach.  She then moved on to SUNY Morrisville as an assistant women's volleyball coach, and after a year coaching the Mustangs, she was hired as an assistant at Southern Arkansas, where she served for two years. Ritson returned to the area in 2022 when she was hired as an assistant women's coach at Division I Duquesne, where she served for one year.  Prior to the 2023-2024 school year, she came back to Geneva where she serves as the primary assistant for the women's program under Head Coach Wendy Smith. Ritson was named the Geneva Head Men's Volleyball Coach in May of 2024.  Ritson is a very familiar person to the athletic department and the men's program, after serving as the interim associate head men's volleyball coach in 2024. In addition to her collegiate experience, Ritson has also served as the boys varsity coach at nearby Beaver County Christian School, while also serving as the head coach of Infinity Volleyball Club in Ohio.