Acceptance Rate
96%
Avg SAT
1,213
Enrollment
3,172
Sport
Volleyball
Gender
Men's
Division
NCAA Division 3
Location
Erie, PA
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Phil Pisano
Head Coach
Pisano begins his 13th year as the head coach of the women's volleyball team and sixth season with the men's volleyball squad. Since Pisanos arrival, the women have a 245-134 overall record with a stellar 92-17 mark in the AMCC. During that time, 12 career or single-season records have been set as the blue and white have earned 49 selections to the all-conference team and 58 academic all-conference honors. Pisano has also been named AMCC Coach of the Year in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2013. In the inaugural season for the men, the Lions were just four wins away from reaching .500 for the season. Eight of their losses were to teams ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 15 poll all year. Behrend advanced to the AMCC playoffs and reached the UVC semifinals. Pisano also received the inaugural AMCC Coach of the Year honors. In 2010, Behrend earned its fourth ECAC bid in five years and ended with a 19-12 overall record and 7-2 mark in the AMCC. In 2009, the Lions finished runners-up in the AMCC Tournament and posted their fourth 20 win season in the past six years, finishing with a 22-11 mark. His 2008 squad went 25-9 and captured the programs first ever ECAC championship, defeating Cabrini in the finals in Baltimore, Maryland to take the ECAC South Championship. The team also won the AMCC regular season title and finished the season with wins in ten of its final 11 matches. In 2007, the blue and white finished with an 18-12 overall record and advanced to the AMCC semifinals. The team captured a share of the AMCC regular season title with an 8-1 conference record. His 2006 squad set a school record for wins, and captured a second straight AMCC regular season title with an overall mark of 29-4. The blue and white earned an ECAC bid and reached the tournament championship match, along the way earning the first postseason wins ever for the program. In 2005, the blue and white captured the AMCC Championship and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first-time ever. Behrend finished with a record of 26-8, including an impressive 9-0 mark in AMCC competition. In 2003, Pisano served as an assistant coach with the Behrend Lions. In addition, he coached at Slippery Rock as an assistant to the women's volleyball coach from 1998-2003. He was also the coach and president of the SRU men's volleyball club team for three years while earning his undergraduate degree in marketing from the Rock. Pisano currently serves on the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Volleyball Regional Advisory Committee and the AVCA Division III Head Coaches Committee. He continues to participate in a variety of volleyball camps and clinics throughout the year. Pisano completed his MBA from Behrend in 2005. In addition to his coaching duties, he serves as a lecturer in the health and physical education department.
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Josh Oertly
Assistant Coach
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Meghan Vodopich
Assistant Coach
Vodopich is entering her first season as an assistant coach for the men's and women's volleyball teams. Vodopich is a 2015 graduate of Wittenberg University where she was a standout volleyball student-athlete. She is a two-time All-NCAC first-team and All-Great Lakes Region choice, while being named to the Capital One Academic All-American Division III All-District Team. Vodopich, a senior captain, led the team in assists with 846, registered 267 digs and earned the NCAC Student-Athlete Award. Her junior year, she was tabbed the NCAC All-Tournament Team Most Valuable Player for leading the Tigers to the Conference Championship. In 2011, she set a school record for most service aces in a season (69) while the team was crown NCAA Division III National Champions. In addition to volleyball, she was a Student Senate Executive Officer and a Student Athlete Advisory Committee representative. Vodopich graduated Summa Cum Laude with University Honors with a bachelor of arts degrees in economics and political science. She is pursuing her MBA at Behrend.
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Carissa Johnston
Assistant Coach
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