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Snyder Named Head Coach at Coast Guard
NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/11/11)--Eric Snyder has been named the
women’s volleyball coach at the Coast Guard Academy
succeeding Rob Mullowney, who coached the Bears for the past four
years.
Coast Guard was 30-6 overall last season and won the New England
Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC)
tournament championship advancing to the second round of the NCAA
tournament. It was the Bears fifth NCAA tournament appearance.
Snyder, a past recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches
Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 Award, comes to the Coast Guard
Academy with a rich background in coaching volleyball. He has a
B.S. degree from Southern New Hampshire University in Sport
Management/Business Administration, and a Masters of Business
Administration (M.B.A.) from University of Tiffin (Ohio).
He was the head coach of women’s volleyball at two Division
II schools (Stonehill College in 2007 and 2008) and University of
Mary (N.D.) in 2009. While at Stonehill, his teams went 31-31 and
he led the Skyhawks to a 21-11 mark during his final season with
the program. Both of his Skyhawk teams at least doubled the
previous season's win total.
Last season, Snyder was an assistant coach women’s coach at
Division II Bentley University and an assistant men’s coach
at nationally ranked Division III Emmanuel College where he coached
Curtis Abram, the only All-American in Emmanuel history and helped
the team to the best record in program history at 28-9.
Snyder has assistant coaching experience at several other Division
I, II and III schools, including University of South Alabama,
Tiffin, Western New England College, Emmanuel College, and
University of Findlay (Ohio).
Snyder will officially begin his duties later this summer. Coast
Guard returns four All-conference players, three first team
selections including NEWMAC Rookie of the Year Kelsey DePorto.
DePorto and sophomores Lauren Bloch and Karen Matic were also first
team selections last season while sophomore Catherine Walker was
named to the second team.
