Spalding University Women's Volleyball

Head Coach Taryn Glass is entering her third year at the helm of the Golden Eagles volleyball program. Coach Glass, a Louisville, Ky. native, was an assistant coach within the Spalding program under previous head coach, Cheneta Robinson. This past season the Golden Eagles finished third in the SLIAC and saw freshman Jayda Branch earn SLIAC Newcomer of the Year. In addition to coaching at Spalding, Glass has coached at the club and high school level. Glass coaches club volleyball at the Union Volleyball Club in New Albany, Ind. where she led her teams to numerous tournament championships the past two years, and coached high school volleyball at Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville, Ky. Prior to coaching, Glass played collegiate volleyball at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. where in 2019 she helped lead the program to its first HCAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.

Todd Garvey started his tenure as the women’s volleyball head coach for Spalding University on February 2nd, 2026. Garvey joined the Wake Forest volleyball staff as an assistant coach on April 7, 2025, bringing more than a decade of collegiate coaching experience to Winston-Salem. He arrived from Liberty University, where he served as defensive coordinator, lead recruiter, and lead scouting assistant, working across multiple position groups while assisting with practice and match planning. Garvey previously led Jacksonville State for five seasons (2018–23), compiling a 103–39 overall record (.725) that ranked among the top winning percentages nationally. He guided the Gamecocks to back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championships in 2019 and 2020 and was named OVC Coach of the Year in 2019. Jacksonville State finished in the top three of its conference every season under his leadership and produced 18 combined all-conference selections. Before his head coaching role, Garvey served as an assistant at Lipscomb, Ohio University, and Purdue, where he coached future Olympic gold medalist Annie Drews. He began his career as head coach at Mercy Academy in Louisville, Kentucky, posting a 320–41 record and winning three state championships, including a national title in 2014. A Louisville native, Garvey earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville and competed as a USA Volleyball athlete from 1999–2008. Career Accolades 2019 OVC Coach of the Year Two-time OVC regular-season champion (2019, 2020) 2014 Prep Volleyball National Champion 2009 AVCA “30 Under Thirty” Award recipient 2008 AVCA National High School Coach of the Year 2008 USA Volleyball Magazine National High School Coach of the Year Seven-time Kentucky Region 6 Coach of the Year