Wilmington University Women's Volleyball

Kim Huggins-Habbert begins her 18th season as the head coach of the Wilmington volleyball program in 2021. Being the only coach in program history since the University joined the NCAA Division II ranks in 2004, she enters the 2021 season with a 294-235 (.556) overall record. During her tenure at the helm of the Wildcats, Huggins-Habbert's student-athletes have earned 37 All-CACC honors, two CACC Player of the Year Awards, two CACC Rookie of the Year awards, one CACC Defensive Player of the Year award, and two different All-Region accolades. Huggins-Habbert has had the Wildcats in the CACC Tournament in all but five seasons since 2004, with a string of five straight trips to at least the CACC Tournament Semifinals snapped in 2016. The Wildcats won 20 or more games eight times under Huggins-Habbert, including six straight seasons from 2010-2015. The Wildcats were once again contenders in the CACC in 2015, finishing second in the South Division during the regular season before advancing to at least the CACC Tournament Semifinals for the fifth year in a row. The Wildcats went 23-10 overall in 2015, finishing 15-4 in the CACC. It was the sixth year in a row the Wildcats have won at least 20 matches throughout the year. Huggins-Habbert and the Wildcats were one step away from their ultimate goal of a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship in 2012, falling to Dominican in the title match. The Wildcats blazed through the regular season, going 28-6 overall and 18-1 in the CACC to capture the South Division Regular Season Championship. Huggins-Habbert coached the CACC Player of the Year, as well as her first AVCA All-Region Player in 2012. The Wildcats had four players named All-CACC, three of which return for the 2013 season. In her first season as head coach, Huggins-Habbert coached the team to a perfect 20-0 CACC record and a 27-9 overall record. The team won both the CACC regular season and tournament titles, earning the program and Universitys first berth into the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championship. Huggins-Habbert became the head coach of the Wildcat program after one year as an assistant in 2003 where she once again helped coach the team to a perfect 18-0 conference record and a 27-10 overall record. That team was unable to compete in the CACC Tournament, however, due to the NCAA provisional time table. Prior to joining the Wilmington University ranks, Huggins-Habbert spent 10 years at the helm of the Christiana High School bench in Newark, Del. She helped lead the Vikings to two Blue Hen Conference titles and an appearance in the Delaware State finals. She was awarded the Delaware Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association Coach of the Year award in 1995 and finished her high school coaching career with a record of 113-66. Huggins-Habbert became a coach after a successful collegiate career at NCAA Division I James Madison University where she was an outside hitter and a defensive specialist for the Dukes.. Huggins-Habbert graduated from James Madison University with a bachelors degree in mathematics and secondary education and earned her masters degree in school counseling from Wilmington University. She is currently employed as a school counselor at Christiana High School.

Barlow begins his 18th season as an assistant coach of the volleyball program at Wilmington University, and has been involved since the team joined the ranks of the NCAA in 2004, all under head coach Kim Huggins-Habbert. Barlow has been involved in coaching high school volleyball in Delaware for 17 years, which includes two Blue Hen Conference titles and numerous Delaware State Tournament appearances. He also has been an active coach in the USA Junior Olympic program, coaching with Diamond State Juniors, Delaware Juniors, First State Volleyball Club and currently with Premier Volleyball of  Delaware. He has earned a Level II CAP accreditation through USA Volleyball and has had an article published in USA Volleyball Magazine. He also coached the University of Delaware Mens Club for two years. Barlow's volleyball career began when he played for the University of Delaware Mens Club team under legendary Delaware coach Barbara Viera. He went on to compete for many years in the United States Volleyball Association on teams in the Keystone, Garden State and Chesapeake regions. Barlow graduated from the University of Delaware with a BSAG in biological sciences and a BAAS in plant science. He also completed his masters of education in science curriculum at the University of Delaware.