2014 CARDINALS VOLLEYBALL Lamar University · Four-Time Conference Champions · #PeckEm
Alan
EDWARDS
Head Coach First Season Western Carolina ‘99
Alan Edwards has spent much of his career building volleyball programs into contenders, and on December 20, 2013, he was presented with another opportunity to do just that as he was named Lamar’s head volleyball coach. Edwards comes to Lamar from the University of Tennessee, where he spent three years as an assistant coach. During his first two seasons on campus, he helped the Lady Vols to two NCAA Tournament berths and a 50-12 record, including a 28-4 campaign in 2011 that resulted in a Southeastern Conference championship. A workhorse on the recruiting trail, his final class at UT ranked No. 17 in the nation by prepvolleyball.com. He also aided in the development of six All-Americans. Prior to Tennessee, Edwards was a head coach at two different institutions, most recently Iona from 2006-10. After coming into a program that lost 20 matches in the preceding season, he turned the Gaels into a force to be reckoned with in the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference. Compiling a 74-79 overall record in the process, the team made four conference tournament appearances in his five seasons, culminating with a loss to Niagara in the 2010 MAAC championship match.
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