SUNY University at Buffalo Women's Volleyball

Smith begins his second year on the UB Volleyball Staff where he serves as recruiting coordinator for Coach Lipsitz.  He joins the staff from Georgia Southern where he spent 5 seasons as an assistant on the Eagles staff.  In his first season with the Bulls, Smith helped coach the Bulls to 6-10 record in MAC play, tying for its best record ever in the conference and earning a trip to the MAC Tournament. At Georgia Southern, his primary responsibilities were recruiting, assisting with daily practices, scouting and video editing. The Eagles have won over 100 matches during Smiths five years on the coaching staff, making two of the schools four NCAA Tournament appearances and winning two regular-season Southern Conference titles. Smith served as a graduate assistant coach at Georgia Southern in 2010 and 2011 while earning his masters degree in kinesiology - exercise science. The native of Herndon, Va., Smith served as the freshman volleyball head coach at Herndon High School and assistant for the varsity team from 2008-09. Smith spent three seasons as a Select Division coach for the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association (2007-10). He also served as the Camp Director for the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association in the summer of 2012. A 2007 graduate of Appalachian State with a bachelors degree in recreation management, Smith worked with the volleyball team as a student assistant in 2006 and 2007. In his first season, Smith worked with former GSU Head Coach Chad Callihan, assisting with daily practices. While at ASU, he was the mens club volleyball captain and president all four years and earned all-conference accolades at outside hitter three times. While attending Herndon High School, Smith was a four-year varsity wrestling lettermen and district champion. Unable to compete in volleyball in high school because there was no boys prep volleyball in Northern Virginia, Smith managed the varsity girls team for three years. He played Junior Olympic volleyball for one season with Metro Virginia 18s. Scott lives in Cheektowaga, NY with his wife Joan, who was an all-conference setter at Mount Olive College, an NCAA Division II program in Conference Carolinas.