Montana State University-Billings Women's Volleyball

Scott Keister enters into his first season as head coach of the Montana State University Billings volleyball program. Keister is now the 15th head coach in the program's history, bringing more than 25 years of coaching experience, including 22 years at the collegiate level. Keister was most recently at Northwest College (Wyoming) from the 2020-2024 seasons where he held an 87-63 (.580) record. Prior to Keister's time at Northwest College, he spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at Salt Lake Community College. During his time with the Bruins, he helped guide them to three NJCAA National Tournament appearances, while winning two region titles and coaching five All-Americans. In 2013, Keister was named the AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year after one of the most successful seasons in SLCC history. Almost 15 years later, Keister and his family are set to make their way back to big sky country. In 2010, Keister was named an assistant volleyball coach for Sara Schaub's staff at Montana State University, where he spent two years in Bozeman. Schaub, the Bobcats' head coach from 2008-2011, was the head coach of the Yellowjackets for the 2007 season before departing for MSU and eventually hiring Keister. Keister was also part of the University of Utah and Westminster (UT) volleyball programs and has coached throughout various club programs in Utah and Montana. He has spent time in the USA Volleyball pipeline serving as a director of High Performance for Intermountain Volleyball. Keister is from Evansville, Indiana, and made his way to Rexburg, Idaho to play collegiate volleyball at Ricks College while earning an associate degree. He then received an undergraduate degree from Weber State, in an integrated studies program that combined coaching, physical education, and history.

Dawn Hedstrom enters into her first year as Assistant Coach for the Montana State Billings volleyball team. Dawn started her coaching career coaching club volleyball in New Mexico many years ago. She kept moving north coaching club in Colorado and Wyoming. Since moving to Billings 14 years ago, she has been coaching for the Rimrock Club here in Montana. Dawn enjoyed her collegiate playing time at the University of New Mexico. In the small world of volleyball, Scott worked with her assistant coach, Matt McShane. That connection is what aided in her new position at the collegiate level, assisting head coach Scott Keister.  Dawn works as a neonatal intensive care nurse. She continues to play volleyball and enjoys hiking and backpacking. Dawn is married to Ole and has 2 adult sons, Ben and Bryan that both live in Colorado.