Mississippi College Women's Volleyball

Bentley Odom enters her third season as the head coach of the Mississippi College volleyball program after taking the helm in the spring of 2024. During her first two seasons, Odom guided the Choctaws to back-to-back Gulf South Conference Tournament appearances (2024, 2025), extending the program’s streak to six consecutive postseason berths. She also coached two All-Gulf South Conference selections during that span: Lydia Paulette (2024) and Rhaia Davey (2025). Paulette earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention and AVCA All-Region honors during Odom’s first season leading the program. Odom also became the first Choctaw head coach to post a winning season in her first year at the helm. ODOM SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE Served as an assistant coach at West Texas A&M University for one season (2023) Served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of West Florida for two seasons (2021–22) Serves as the head coach at Mississippi College (2024–present) COACHING POSTSEASON NCAA Division II National Runner-Up (2023 – Assistant Coach, West Texas A&M) GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE (GSC) GSC Tournament Appearances (2024, 2025) COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS First Mississippi College head volleyball coach to post a winning season in their first year leading the program Helped guide West Texas A&M to a 33–4 record and the NCAA Division II National Runner-Up finish (2023) Served as the lead positional coach for middle blockers and lead skill coach for blocking at West Texas A&M Helped coach an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention middle blocker at West Texas A&M Helped guide West Florida to a 63–8 combined record during two seasons as a graduate assistant Worked with middle blockers who earned All-American honors at West Florida Served as the lead serving coach during her time with the Argonauts PLAYING CAREER Played three seasons at Spring Hill College (2017–19) as a middle and right-side hitter Played under legendary head coach Peggy Martin, who compiled 1,464 career wins and a 79.7 winning percentage Helped Spring Hill win Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) championships in 2018 and 2019 First Team All-SIAC selection (2019) Two-time SIAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team selection Played high school volleyball at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama EDUCATION Earned her Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and English from Spring Hill College (2021) Earned her Master of Science in Physical Education and Human Performance from the University of West Florida (2023)

Courtney Erby joins the Choctaw volleyball staff as an assistant volleyball coach for the 2026 season. Erby joins MC after serving as head coach at Champion Christian College during the 2024 season, where she oversaw all aspects of the program, including practice planning, competition strategy, recruiting, and team operations. Prior to her promotion to head coach, she spent nearly a year as an assistant and volunteer coach with the program, helping build its foundation through recruiting, fundraising, and player development. In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Erby currently serves as a head coach with Fearless Elite Volleyball Academy, where she works with athletes ages 10–17. In that role, she designs training sessions, implements advanced offensive and defensive systems, and guides athletes through the college recruiting process. Erby also brings prior collegiate experience from Lyon College, where she served as an assistant and interim head coach from 2021–22. During her tenure, she contributed to scouting reports, practice planning, and strength and conditioning programs while monitoring player development. Her coaching résumé also includes time at Valentine Community School and White River Juniors, along with volunteer experience at Lake Hamilton Junior High. A former student-athlete, Erby earned her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Lyon College in 2022, where she was a member of the volleyball program on scholarship. She is currently pursuing a Master of Social Work at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.