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Fletcher Named Frostburg State Volleyball Coach
FROSTBURG, Md. - Frostburg State University
Director of Athletics Troy A. Dell has announced the hiring of
Rebecca Fletcher as the school's new volleyball coach following a
national search.
Fletcher joins the Frostburg coaching staff after a four-year
stint as both the head men's and women's volleyball coach at the
State University of New York Institute of Technology (SUNYIT).
Fletcher accomplished a lot in four years with the Wildcats,
turning around a struggling women's program while starting the
men's program from scratch in 2008.
On the women's side, Fletcher led SUNYIT to three North Eastern
Athletic Conference (NEAC) Tournament appearances and a pair of
runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009. She was named the league's
Coach of the Year in 2008 and won 61 total matches in the last
three years.
For the men, Fletcher guided the team to five wins in its
inaugural season in 2008 while in 2010, the men's squad led the
nation in team and individual digs. This spring, the Wildcats made
their first postseason appearance in the program's brief
history.
In 2009, Fletcher was honored by the AVCA as one of thirty
up-and-coming coaches under the age of 30 years old in the sport of
volleyball at all collegiate levels.
"Frostburg State is a beautiful school with a great athletic
tradition, and I am very excited to becoming part of the community.
Not only will I have an opportunity to build upon the great
foundation that exists in the volleyball program, but I look
forward to taking the program to the next level."
Prior to her time at SUNYIT, she served as a graduate assistant at
Utica College for one year in 2006.
Fletcher graduated in 2006 with a bachelor of arts degree in
biology and pre-health from Washington & Jefferson College. She
was a three-time All-Presidents' Athletic Conference selection and
was named the league's Freshman of the Year in 2002. In 2005,
W&J won the PAC Tournament title and advanced to the ECAC
Tournament.
Fletcher takes over the reins of a Frostburg volleyball program
steeped in tradition. FSU volleyball, entering just its 17th year
as a varsity sport, has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 10 of
the previous 16 seasons, including a current run of four-straight
appearances from 2007-2010. Last fall, the Bobcats hosted the NCAA
Tournament Regional and advanced to the regional championship
match, both for the first time in the history of the program.
The Bobcats open the 2011 season on Saturday, September 3 at the
Haverford College Tournament.
