Xavier University Women's Volleyball

Pfeffenberger has 11 years of Division I coaching experience as either an assistant coach, associate head coach or head coach. She also had coaching stints at Dayton (2005) and Youngstown State (2006-07). In four years on the Xavier bench, Pfeffenberger helped the Musketeers post a 75-49 overall record with a 43-21 mark in conference play. XU also had 12 players earn all-conference honors and two players earn AVCA All-American recognition. In seven of her 10 years as an assistant/associate head coach, she helped her teams capture winning seasons - including trips to the NCAA Tournament in both 2005 and 2012. Pfeffenberger also has helped teams win 20 or more matches in a season on four occasions. Pfeffenberger played collegiately at Dayton from 2000-04, where she participated in two NCAA Tournaments and was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in 2004. She was also tabbed an AVCA All-American in 2004 and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team. What They're Saying About Christy Pfeffenberger Tim Horsmon, University of Dayton Head Coach "I think Christy is a great fit at Xavier. It's a really competitive program where she's had the chance to work with great coaches. She knows the area really well for recruiting, is well liked in the community and is a hard worker so I think she's going to do great. She's an unbelievable person with strong character and is going to represent Xavier University well. I'm so excited for her to have this opportunity." Alex Blair, former Xavier University volleyball player "I'm extremely happy for Christy. She was here during my freshman season and came back for my senior season so I had a chance to play with her twice. I think it's a really exciting opportunity for her and I think it's a great fit since she's been here before. I'm excited for the future and to see how the program shapes and changes under her."   The Pfeffenberger File   Playing Experience: Dayton, 2000-04 Education: Bachelor's degree in education from Dayton, '04 | Master's degree is sports administration from Xavier, `12 Family: Husband: Nick | Daughters: Caroline and Lexi | Son: Casey Xavier University Athletic Director Greg Christopher announced the hiring of Christy Pfeffenberger (Peff-IN-berger) as head volleyball coach in January of 2015. All told, Pfeffenberger has spent five years with the Musketeers in a variety of roles. During her first season as head coach, she led the Musketeers to a second-place finish in the BIG EAST Conference. Pfeffenberger coached three players to all-conference honors, highlighted by 2015 BIG EAST Player of the Year, Abbey Bessler - the first volleyball player of the year for the Musketeers since joining the conference in 2013. Bessler also earned AVCA All-Region First Team honors for the second time in three years. Xavier also captured a the program's 18th consecutive winning season with an 18-12 record in 2015. The Musketeers finished in the top-five of six different conference statistical categories at the conclusion of the season.