Otterbein University Men's Volleyball

Wright, now in her 10th season at the helm, arrived to Westerville in 2007 and has become the most successful coach in the history of the Otterbein Wolleyball program. Her career record stands at 172-119 entering the year. Otterbein won its first Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title in 2012, going 26-8 and defeating Mount Union in the league's tournament championship match. The program made four- consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances spanning 2010-13, it's first four in school history, with Wright selected as the 2010 OAC Coach of the Year. It was Otterbein's first and only OAC Coach of the Year award in volleyball. Wright and the Cards strung together a school-record 15-match winning streak during the 2011 season, which saw a 26-6 overall record and a five-set victory over eventual national champion Wittenberg University. Otterbein has garnered six AVCA All-American awards and four CoSIDA Academic All-America awards over the last four seasons. The program cracked the national Top-25 poll for the first time ever in 2012 and reached as high as No. 8 in 2013. Wright came to Otterbein in 2007 from Mount Union, where she served as assistant volleyball coach while also assisting in mens and womens track and field. While at Mount Union, Wright took part in a volleyball program that improved from 15-16 in 2005 to 22-10 in 2006. A 2005 graduate of Wittenberg, she was a two-time All-American outside hitter in helping lead the Tigers into the NCAA Division III Tournament four times, including two advancements into the Elite Eight. She holds a bachelor's degree in business management and, in 2012, earned a master's degree in business administration from Otterbein. Wright has also coached several club volleyball teams, including stints as head coach for a Mid Ohio club team for 15-year-olds (2006), and a Midwest Elite open team for 16-year-olds (2005). She also hosts Otterbein volleyball overnight and day camps for different ages and skill levels, ranging from young newcomers to college bound players. Wright and her husband, Bobby, a 2007 Otterbein graduate and former baseball player, reside in Westerville and recently welcomed a son, Warren. Head Coach Monica Wright, now in her 10th season at the helm, arrived to Westerville in 2007 and has become the most successful coach in the history of the Otterbein Wolleyball program. Her career record stands at 172-119 entering the year. Otterbein won its first Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) title in 2012, going 26-8 and defeating Mount Union in the league's tournament championship match.

Glass begins her third season as an assistant coach for the Otterbein volleyball program. Glass, 25, spent the past two years as the graduate assistant coach before earning her master's degree in business administration. She now works full-time as a recruiting coordinator for Nationwide. Glass came to Otterbein after a four-year playing career for the University of Mount Union, where she was a member of three NCAA teams and the 2011 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament Championship group. A middle hitter, Glass served as a two-year team captain and finished her career off with an honorable mention All-OAC selection as a senior. She compiled 370 kills and 182 blocks throughout her four-year stretch, leading the league with 1.13 blocks per set during her junior season before finishing second as a senior, in 2012. A native of Medina, Ohio, Glass currently resides in Westerville and is engaged to Otterbein Sports Information Director, Adam Prescott.