SUNY-Fredonia Women's Volleyball

Braun has been the head volleyball coach at Fredonia since 1999. His teams have a won-loss record of 380-216  in his 17 seasons.      Under his tutelage, the Blue Devils have seen three SUNYAC West Most Valuable Players and three SUNYAC West Rookies of the Year. He has coached the program's three Regional All-Americans -- Jennifer Newhouse (2011), Sarah Zureck (2010, 2011), and Jessica DiChristopher (2014). The Blue Devils have earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Academic Award in 2010 and 2011. Braun was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year in consecutive years, 2007 and 2008. He was also Coach of the Year in 2003.  In 2008, the team won the SUNYAC Championship for the first time in the history of the program and finished 29-10, a school for wins. The Blue Devils were 10-0 through SUNYAC Pool Play and went on to defeat Cortland and New Paltz in the SUNYAC Tournament at Dods Hall winning every set.  The SUNYAC title earned Fredonia's first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Victories over Haverford and Stevens Tech advanced the Blue Devils to the Round of 16 before they were eliminated. Braun has also served as a volunteer coach for the Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club and has guided three of his teams to the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships. He is the director of the Fredonia Volleyball Summer Camp. Braun is a 1998 graduate of SUNY Cortland, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education with a concentration in Sport Management and Coaching. As a captain-coach of men's club volleyball at SUNY Cortland, he was a setter on a team that advanced to nationals his sophomore and senior years and finished fifth in the NIRSA Division II club national championship in 1997. In addition to serving as women's head volleyball coach in the athletic department, he serves as the Director of Recreation. Braun lives with his wife Kate and sons Keaton, London, and River in Lake View, N.Y.       Geoff Braun Head Coach/Intramurals Director Twitter: FredoniaVBall Geoff Braun has been the head volleyball coach at Fredonia since 1999. His teams have a won-loss record of 380-216  in his 17 seasons.      Under his tutelage, the Blue Devils have seen three SUNYAC West Most Valuable Players and three SUNYAC West Rookies of the Year. He has coached the program's three Regional All-Americans -- Jennifer Newhouse (2011), Sarah Zureck (2010, 2011), and Jessica DiChristopher (2014). The Blue Devils have earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Academic Award in 2010 and 2011. Braun was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year in consecutive years, 2007 and 2008. He was also Coach of the Year in 2003.  In 2008, the team won the SUNYAC Championship for the first time in the history of the program and finished 29-10, a school for wins. The Blue Devils were 10-0 through SUNYAC Pool Play and went on to defeat Cortland and New Paltz in the SUNYAC Tournament at Dods Hall winning every set.  The SUNYAC title earned Fredonia's first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Victories over Haverford and Stevens Tech advanced the Blue Devils to the Round of 16 before they were eliminated. Braun has also served as a volunteer coach for the Niagara Frontier Volleyball Club and has guided three of his teams to the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships. He is the director of the Fredonia Volleyball Summer Camp. Braun is a 1998 graduate of SUNY Cortland, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education with a concentration in Sport Management and Coaching. As a captain-coach of men's club volleyball at SUNY Cortland, he was a setter on a team that advanced to nationals his sophomore and senior years and finished fifth in the NIRSA Division II club national championship in 1997. In addition to serving as women's head volleyball coach in the athletic department, he serves as the Director of Recreation. Braun lives with his wife Kate and sons Keaton, London, and River in Lake View, N.Y.      

After playing three seasons at Fredonia State, Brinn Shaughnessy returns to the Blue Devil volleyball team as an Assistant Coach in the Fall of 2023. Shaughnessy graduated from Fredonia State in 2022 with a degree in Childhood Inclusive Education. She is currently in her second year of graduate school working towards her Masters Degree in Inclusive Education Curriculum & Development and Applied Behavior Analysis. As a player, she was the team's MVP in 2021. Prior to becoming a Blue Devil, she was Section 4 Player of the Year at Owego Free Academy. Her team won state titles in 2015 and 2017. As a senior in 2017, she was named the State Tournament MVP.