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Scott Mattera was named the 11th head coach in LA Tech volleyball history on Dec. 16, 2024.
Mattera spent the last six seasons at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. In his six seasons at OLLU, Mattera compiled a 113-42 record, including a conference mark of 70-8 with four Red River Athletic Conference regular season championships and two tournament championships. His teams reached the RRAC Championship match in all six of his seasons.
In 2024, Mattera led the Saints to a conference runner up finish in the regular season and their second trip to the NAIA Tournament, defeating regular season champion Texas A&M Texarkana in straight sets in the RRAC tournament finals. His team also set several school records, including assists (1.453), digs (1,995), and solo blocks (122). They finished with the second most kills in a season (1,519) and third most total blocks (195).
a 15-1 record. The Saints would reach the conference finals before falling to Xavier Louisiana in five sets.
2023 saw OLLU win their fourth RRAC regular season championship in a row with
The fourth season under Mattera was special. The Saints went undefeated in Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) play at 16-0. They won 17 straight matches from Sept. 16-Nov. 11 and nine were sweeps. The squad eventually fell to Xavier University of Louisiana in the RRAC Tournament championship after defeating Louisiana Christian University in the semifinals. The Saints took the Gold Nuggets to the brink and lost 16-14 in the fifth set. OLLU finished with an overall record of 21-5.
Mattera's third season saw the Saints go 20-5, winning the RRAC conference regular season and falling just short of the tournament championship in five games to Xavier University. The 2021 season was one for the record books as multiple Saints received individual recognition, including RRAC Player of the Year (Madelynn Strzelczyk), Defensive Specialist of the Year (Tina Trevino), Attacker of the Year (Camila Ramirez), Setter of the Year (Strzelczyk) and Freshman of the Year (Trevino).
In his COVID shortened second season, Mattera led his team to a conference regular season and tournament title, and the team qualified for the NAIA National Tournament First Round. They completed the overall season with an 11-4 record and a 6-0 conference record.
During his first year at the helm, Mattera led the Saints to a 19-7 overall record and an 8-4 mark in Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) play. OLLU advanced to the finals of the RRAC Tournament and lost to Huston-Tillotson University in a thrilling five-set match to conclude the 2019 season.
His teams have earned the NAIA Scholar Team award the past 3 seasons and are involved in the community, helping out at camps and volunteering at local animal shelters.
Mattera went to OLLU following a year as an assistant coach at Bellevue University helping the Bruins to a national tourney birth. During the 2018 season, he also traveled the country to sit in on practices, team meetings, and matches at some of the top programs in the country including Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Creighton and write about his experiences for PrepVolleyball.com.
Mattera spent six seasons as the head coach at Concordia University-Nebraska from 2012-2017, helping the Bulldogs advance to the program's first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance in 2015 while earning Great Plains Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors. Below are Mattera's coaching highlights at Concordia.
His achievements at Concordia include a record of 97-94; inheriting a program coming off four straight seasons of 11 wins or less and steadily building it to national prominence; reaching the national tournament for the first time in school history in 2015; named Great Plains Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2015; achieved top 25 national ranking in 2015 and the start of 2016; mentored three honorable mention All-Americans and numerous all-conference performers; 44 NAIA Scholar-Athletes in six seasons, team GPA above 3.5 each year, AVCA Team Academic Award all six seasons.
Mattera came to Concordia after serving as the top assistant coach at Montreat College in Montreat, N.C. He helped guide the Cavaliers to a 25-14 record in 2011 and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament. In addition to coaching at Montreat, Mattera assisted with game management and taught in the sports management department.
Prior to Montreat, Mattera was a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Toledo during the 2010 season. During his one season with the Rockets, Toledo upset the University of Michigan and Creighton. Mattera also helped guide the Rockers to a straight-set upset over top-seeded Ball State in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Mattera's administrative background includes being the owner and general manager of Synergy Sports and Fitness of Toledo, a 60,000-square-foot volleyball and fitness facility, from 2004-06.
Mattera holds a decorated coaching history in the Ohio high school ranks. He began his career in 2002 as the JV coach of St. Ursula Academy. In two years, he compiled a record of 44-3, winning back-to-back city championships. After taking a year off to open Synergy Sports and Fitness, Mattera returned to high school coaching as the head coach at Notre Dame Academy from 2005-10. In just his second year with the Notre Dame Academy, the Eagles knocked off St. Ursula, ending their 139-match winning streak.
Notre Dame Academy went on to win back-to-back city championships in 2007 and 2008 and won the district in 2007, the first in school history. Mattera was awarded the City League and District Coach of the Year in 2006 & 2007, and his teams were consistently ranked both in state and national polls. During his time at Notre Dame Academy, the Eagles produced five Division-1 college athletes and numerous D2, D3, NAIA, and NJCAA recruits.
Mattera earned his bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Toledo in 2001, graduating with honors while also playing for the men's club volleyball team. He earned a master's degree in liberal studies with a focus on the sociology of sport, also from Toledo.
He currently runs the popular @MoreThanWinsVB social media channels that are among the world's most followed volleyball coaching channels.
the MATTERA file
HOMETOWN: Monroe, Mich.
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree (Toledo, '01)
Master's degree (Toledo, '17)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2025-Present: Head Coach, Louisiana Tech 2019-2024: Head Coach, Our Lady of the Lake 2012-2019: Head Coach, Concordia 2011-2012: Assistant Coach, Montreat College 2010-2011: Volunteer Assistant, Toledo 2005-2010: Head Coach, Notre Dame Academy
ABBY POLLART
ASSISTANT COACH @CoachAPollart
the last three seasons as the head coach of the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D.
notable academic achievements, with 33 Northern Sun All-Academic team performers, five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction selections, and 12 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees.
spent two seasons as head coach of the
Central Community College (CCC) Raiders in Columbus, Neb. While at the helm at CCC, seven Raiders earned All-Region honors on the court with the team producing a 3.55 grade point average in the classroom. In her first season with the Raiders, CCC finished 19-19 overall in 2019 and won a match at the regional tournament as three scholar-athletes claimed All-Region accolades.
The Raiders earned Academic Team of the Year honors after posting a 3.55 cumulative GPA, and eight players received NJCAA All-Academic recognition.
CCC reached the 2020-21 Region IX championship game and narrowly missed a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) district playoff. Four Raiders earned All-Region honors and the team posted a 3.54 GPA in a season delayed and disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pollart joined the Marauders as an assistant coach for a season in 2018-19, during which she served as recruiting coordinator, oversaw academics, and assisted in fundraising, among other tasks.
As an assistant coach for Concordia University in Seward, Neb., for the 2017 season, Pollart served as an interim head coach and an assistant coach with NCAA Division II South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 2016-17.
Originally from Powell, Wyo., where her mother was a longtime collegiate coach, Pollart grew up around the game. After competing for and graduating from Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., and St. Gregory's University in Shawnee, Okla., Pollart spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division II University of Arkansas at Monticello. Prior to her graduate assistantship, she also volunteered as a coach at Cameron University (Oklahoma).
Pollart, who garnered scholar-athlete accolades as a collegiate player, earned her associate's degree in psychology at Northeastern in 2010 before graduating from St. Gregory's with a Bachelor of Science in Social Science-Psychology in 2012. She received her Master of Education in Physical Education and Coaching from Arkansas at Monticello in 2015.
CAMI HICKS
ASSISTANT COACH @H_Cammm
Cami is such a unique mix of confidence and humility. She brings high-level playing experience, a strong voice, and a perspective to our program while also being hungry to learn. Her work ethic is impressive, and she loves the game, but most importantly, she has a huge heart for people and wants to give back through volleyball."
Hicks arrives in Ruston after spending the past five seasons playing middle blocker for the UL-Lafayette. While at ULL, she was named All-Sun Belt and All-Louisiana twice.
The Carthage, Texas, native was the SBC leader in blocks per set (1.4) for the entire season and finished tied for most total blocks (135) in the regular season. She ranked Top 25 nationally in blocks per set and total blocks, throwing up five or more blocks 17 times in 25 outings.
The 135 blocks for Hicks marked a third consecutive 100-plus blocks season to close her collegiate career. She set the ULL rallyscoring era record for single-season blocks, became the program's rally-scoring era career blocks record holder, and moved into the SBC's all-time Top 10 in career blocks, closing with 487.
Hicks also coaches club for the Cajun Elite in Lafayette.
S5 at Texas State2 L 1-3 (28-30, 30-20, 27-30, 25-30)
S6 vs. Wisconsin2 L 0-3 (28-30, 31-33, 23-30)
S6 vs. Arkansas State2 L 2-3 (27-30, 30-21, 30-23, 19-30, 8-15)
S9 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 3-2 (30-21, 30-22, 27-30, 21-30, 18-16)
S12 vs. DePaul3 W 3-2 (27-30, 30-28, 30-21, 28-30, 17-15)
S13 at Drake3 W 3-0 (31-29, 30-28, 30-23)
S13 vs. Southeast Missouri3 W 3-0 (30-24, 30-21, 30-25)
S19 CENTENARY W 3-0 (30-13, 30-20, 30-14)
S20 at Tulane L 0-3 (30-32, 33-35, 27-30)
S20 KANSAS CITY W 3-1 (27-30, 34-32, 30-19, 30-27)
S23 NORTH TEXAS W 3-1 (28-30, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
S25 at Boise State* L 2-3 (22-30, 28-30, 30-16, 30-20, 8-15)
S27 at UTEP* W 3-2 (30-22, 27-30, 28-30, 30-24, 16-14)
O4 SMU*
L 0-3 (23-30, 25-30, 16-30)
O7 ULM W 3-0 (30-20, 30-26, 30-19)
O9 RICE* L 0-3 (23-30, 26-30, 25-30)
O11 TULSA* W 3-1 (30-27, 30-28, 28-30, 30-28)
O16 at #2 Hawaii* L 0-3 (21-30, 21-30, 17-30)
O18 at San Jose State* L 0-3 (29-31, 28-30, 23-30)
O21 at Northwestern State W 3-2 (26-30, 30-25, 27-30, 30-19, 15-12)
O23 FRESNO STATE* L 0-3 (22-30, 26-30, 27-30)
O25 NEVADA* L 2-3 (30-26, 28-30, 24-30, 30-21, 13-15)
O30 at Tulsa* W 3-0 (35-33, 34-32, 30-26)
N1 at Rice* L 0-3 (24-30, 19-30, 22-30)
N8 SMU* L 0-3 (24-30, 26-30, 13-30)
N13 UTEP* W 3-0 (30-17, 30-21, 30-28)
N21 vs. SMU4 L 0-3 (26-30, 24-30, 27-30)
1 UL-Lafayette Tournament (Lafayette, La.)
2 Texas State Century Tell/Roger Beasley Premier (San Marcos, Texas) 3 Drake Bulldog Invitational (Des Moines, Iowa) 4 WAC Tournament (Reno, Nev.)
S4 vs. Jackson State1 W 3-0 (30-14, 30-15, 30-22)
S4 vs. Austin Peay1 W 3-1 (30-26, 37-39, 30-28, 30-26)
S10 vs. Liberty2 W 3-0 (30-22, 30-15, 30-23)
S11 at Texas2 L 0-3 (13-30, 17-30, 17-30)
S11 vs. LSU2 L 0-3 (26-30, 26-30, 27-30)
S17 vs. Memphis3 L 0-3 (24-30, 23-30, 28-30)
S18 at Mississippi State3 L 2-3 (30-16, 31-33, 19-30, 32-30, 16-18)
S18 vs. Eastern Kentucky3 L 0-3 (23-30, 28-30, 27-30)
S23 BOISE STATE* L 0-3 (18-30, 28-30, 17-30)
S25 UTEP* W 3-0 (30-14, 30-23, 30-24)
S28 at Lamar W 3-0 (30-28, 30-27, 30-28)
O1 ORAL ROBERTS L 0-3 (26-30, 18-30, 22-30)
O2 SMU* L 1-3 (27-30, 28-30, 30-22, 26-30)
O7 at Rice* L 0-3 (19-30, 16-30, 15-30)
O9 at Tulsa* L 0-3 (26-30, 19-30, 28-30)
O14 #3 HAWAII* L 0-3 (15-30, 21-30, 23-30)
O16 SAN JOSE STATE* L 2-3 (11-30, 25-30, 30-28, 30-24, 12-15)
O21 at Fresno State* L 0-3 (22-30, 28-30, 2931)
O23 at Nevada* L 0-3 (28-30, 20-30, 21-30)
O29 TULSA* L 0-3 (28-, 30, 24-30, 20-30)
O30 RICE* L 0-3 (23-30, 17-30, 20-30)
N2 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 3-0 (30-27, 30-23, 30-22)
N6 at SMU* L 0-3 (24-30, 20-30, 19-30)
N11 at UTEP* L 2-3 (31-29, 18-30, 30-28, 27-30, 13-15)
1 Arkansas State American Bank Classic (Jonesboro, Ark.) 2 Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational (Austin, Texas) 3 Mississippi State Microtel Classic (Starkville, Miss.)
2005 (15-18, 2-14 WAC)
Coach: Heather Mazeitis
A27 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 3-2 (30-23, 30-23, 31-33, 21-30, 15-10)
A27 BAYLOR L 0-3 (22-30, 25-30, 22-30)
S2 vs. Jackson State1 W 3-0 (30-19, 30-14, 30-21)
S3 vs. Centenary1 W 3-1 (30-27, 30-25, 30-32, 30-15)
S3 at UL-Lafayette1 W 3-2 (30-24, 25-30, 28-30, 30-25, 15-11)
S6 UL-LAFAYETTE W 3-2 (32-30, 26-30, 30-27, 28-30, 20-18)
S9 at Mercer2 W 3-2 (32-34, 30-24, 28-30, 30-18, 15-9)
S9 vs. UNC-Asheville2 L 1-3 (30-18, 26-30, 23-30, 26-30)
S10 vs. Memphis2 W 3-2 (30-26, 28-30, 30-23, 32-34, 18-16)
S10 vs. FIU2 W 3-0 (34-32, 30-21, 32-30)
S13 GRAMBLING STATE W 3-1 (22-30, 30-28, 30-19, 30-16)
S16 vs. Alcorn State3 W 3-0 (30-7, 30-9, 30-8)
S17 at Troy3 W 3-0 (30-15, 30-19, 30-20)
S17 vs. Bethune Cookman3 W 3-0 (30-23, 30-25, 30-20)
S22 at Nevada* L 2-3 (19-30, 30-27, 30-27, 21-30, 7-15)
S24 at Utah State* L 0-3 (24-30, 14-30, 19-30)
S29 #11 HAWAII* L 0-3 (14-30, 18-30, 31-33)
O1 FRESNO STATE* W 3-1 (30-19, 30-24, 29-31, 30-27)
O4 at Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 (24-30, 16-30, 14-30)
O8 NEW MEXICO STATE* L 0-3 (23-30, 19-30, 18-30)
O11 at Northwestern State W 3-2 (25-30, 30-27, 20-30, 30-21, 15-10)
O13 at San Jose State* L 0-3 (26-30, 24-30, 24-30)
O15 at Fresno State* W 3-2 (30-26, 24-30, 16-30, 30-23, 20-18)
O20 BOISE STATE* L 2-3 (18-30, 30-23, 30-23, 27-30, 14-16)
O22 IDAHO* L 0-3 (24-30, 21-30, 22-30)
O27 at Boise State* L 2-3 (25-30, 30-27, 19-30, 30-24, 9-15)
O29 at Idaho* L 0-3 (18-30, 16-30, 18-30)
N3 SAN JOSE STATE* L 0-3 (18-30, 9-30, 28-30)
N5 NEVADA* L 2-3 (27-30, 30-27, 27-30, 30-27, 8-15)
N10 at New Mexico State* L 0-3 (21-30, 14-30, 15-30)
N14 UTAH STATE* L 1-3 (28-30, 17-30, 30-24, 30-32)
N18 at #9 Hawaii* L 0-3 (16-30, 11-30, 20-30)
N24 Boise State4 L 0-3 (33-35, 18-30, 29-31)
1 UL-Lafayette Tournament (Lafayette, La.)
2 Mercer Tournament (Macon, Ga.)
3 Troy Tournament (Troy, Ala.)
4 WAC Tournament (Reno, Nev.)
2006 (6-28, 0-16 WAC)
Coach: Heather Mazeitis
A25 at Wichita State1 L 0-3 (22-30, 26-30, 16-30)
A25 vs. Eastern Washington1 L 0-3 (26-30, 24-30, 26-30)
A26 vs. UTSA1 L 2-3 (27-30, 27-30, 30-27, 30-20, 12-15)
S1 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L 1-3 (20-30, 31-29, 27-30, 23-30)
S3 vs. Little Rock1 L 0-3 (20-30, 27-30, 26-30)
S3 at Arkansas State1 L 0-3 (23-30, 17-30, 24-30)
A26 vs. Syracuse1 L 0-3 (28-30, 20-30, 33-35)
S1 vs. Southern Miss2 L 0-3 (30-32, 28-30, 27-30)
S1 vs. Radford2 L 2-3 (30-27, 30-25, 29-31, 28-30, 11-15)
S2 at Sam Houston2 W 3-1 (30-22, 33-35, 32-30, 30-25)
S2 vs. North Texas2 W 3-1 (30-24, 26-30, 30-23, 30-25)
S5 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 3-1 (30-24, 30-21, 27-30, 30-24)
S8 vs. Lipscomb3 W 3-1 (30-20, 20-30, 30-20, 30-23)
S8 vs. Little Rock3 L 0-3 (18-30, 36-38, 25-30)
S9 vs. Southeast Missouri3 L 1-3 (21-30, 30-24, 21-30, 28-30)
S9 at Memphis3 L 0-3 (20-30, 28-30, 23-30)
S12 UT ARLINGTON L 2-3 (20-30, 30-18, 30-28, 30-32, 10-15)
S15 TROY4 W 3-0 (30-22, 30-12, 30-25)
S16 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN4 L 0-3 (21-30, 18-30, 23-30)
S21 BOISE STATE* L 2-3 (30-24, 30-22, 27-30, 22-30, 21-23)
S23 IDAHO* L 1-3 (23-30, 30-28, 22-30, 21-30)
S28 at Nevada* L 0-3 (15-30, 27-30, 28-30)
S30 at Utah State* L 0-3 (21-30, 27-30, 26-30)
O6 NEW MEXICO STATE* L 1-3 (21-30, 30-26, 14-30, 18-30)
O10 CENTENARY W 3-0 (30-23, 30-18, 30-22)
O11 #11 HAWAII* L 0-3 (25-30, 20-30, 14-30)
O19 at San Jose State* L 0-3 (16-30, 16-30, 20-30)
O21 at Fresno State* L 2-3 (26-30, 30-20, 30-27, 26-30, 8-15)
O26 UTAH STATE* L 1-3 (29-31, 27-30, 30-21, 27-30)
O28 NEVADA* L 1-3 (26-30, 22-30, 34-32, 34-36)
N2 at Idaho*
N4 at Boise State*
L 0-3 (19-30, 23-30, 25-30)
L 0-3 (26-30, 14-30, 20-30)
N8 at #20 New Mexico State* L 0-3 (21-30, 18-30, 32-34)
N10 at #14 Hawaii* L 0-3 (16-30, 15-30, 21-30)
N16 SAN JOSE STATE* L 0-3 (22-30, 17-30, 24-30)
N18 FRESNO STATE* L 2-3 (27-30, 40-38, 29-31, 30-22, 8-15)
N22 vs. Fresno State5 L 1-3 (30-27, 26-30, 29-31, 23-30)
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
KILLS PER SET
HITTING PERCENTAGE
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
ASSISTS PER SET
ACES
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
DIGS PER SET
TOTAL BLOCKS
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
1000/1000 Club
Sarah Oesterling
Lia Mora
Kyla Woodward
5381 Assists/1298 Digs
3628 Assists/1059 Dig
3560 Assists/1062 Digs
Katie Dow 1837 Kills/1357 Digs
Cristine Sant'Anna 1434 Kills/1050 Digs
Lindsay Sheppard 1281 Kills/1220 Digs
Misty Luersen 1195 Kills/1088 Digs
Jamie Shanks 1170 Kills/1481 Digs
Bianca Bin
500/500 Club
3466 Assists/681 Digs
Jilliann Walker 2836 Assists/583 Digs
Brooke Short 2604 Assists/688 Digs
Kelly Jefferson 2528 Assists/613 Digs
Abigail Hildenbrand 1729 Assists/564 Digs
Kelli Fitzpatrick 1712 Assists/519 Digs
Shannon Phillips 1449 Kills/951 Digs
Sharla Richardson 1324 Kills/930 Digs
Ambra Hayes 1137 Kills/768 Digs
Courtney Ziegenbein 1122 Kills/882 Digs
Kate Lenaghan 998 Assists/628 Digs
Marta Monne 975 Kills/921 Digs
Julie Mann 944 Kills/1117 Digs
Brianna Sibley 811 Kills/522 Digs
Allison Walker 768 Kills/628 Digs
Laura Bernoski 713 Kills/1386 Digs
Amy Underwood 693 Kills/621 Digs
Lara Rupf 679 Kills/529 Digs
Mandy Arnold 654 Kills/635 Digs
Clara Vido 606 Kills/597 Digs
Carter Mirich 573 Kills/668 Digs
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
LOUISIANA TECH SCHOOL RECORDS
TEAM SEASON RECORDS
DIGS
SOLO
TOTAL
*Limited stats available from 198791 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous sideout scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
KILLS
1. vs. Little Rock (9/25/93) 101
2. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 94
3. vs. Middle Tenn. (11/12/00) 93
4. vs. Ark. State (10/30/98) 89
5. vs. DePaul (9/12/03) 88
6. vs. ULL (10/17/98) 86
7. vs. ULL (9/6/05) 82
8. at Texas State (9/15/95) 81
9. vs. SFA (9/22/92) 80 at North Texas (9/14/02)
ATTEMPTS
1. vs. Little Rock (9/25/93) 276
2. vs. Ark. State (10/7/95) 259
3. vs. Lamar (11/19/93) 258
4. vs. ULL (10/17/98) 253
5. vs. Ark. State (10/30/98) 249
6. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 245 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/12/00)
8. vs. ULL (9/6/05) 239
9. at Texas State (9/15/95) 237 10. at Northwestern St. (10/3/00) 233
HITTING PERCENTAGE
1. vs. Oral Roberts (10/19/91) .565
2. vs. Miss. College (10/11/89) .529
3. at Northwestern St. (11/4/93) .522
4. vs. Alcorn (9/16/05) .507
5. vs. UNO (10/2/93) .506 vs. Grambling (9/17/02)
7. at Jacksonville (11/5/94) .456
8. vs. Memphis (10/4/92) .455
9. at Grambling (10/10/89) .444
10. at Northwestern St. (11/3/92) .441
TEAM MATCH RECORDS
ASSISTS
1. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 85
2. vs. Ark. State (10/30/98) 77 vs. DePaul (9/12/03) vs. ULL (9/6/05) vs. Boise State (9/21/06)
6. vs. Ole Miss (10/3/97) 76
7. vs. FIU (10/22/17) 75
8. vs. Lamar (11/19/93) 74 vs. ULL (10/17/98) at North Texas (9/14/02) vs. UT Arlington (9/12/06)
SERVICE ACES
1. vs. Southeastern (10/31/87) 21
2. at McNeese (9/24/88) 20 vs. Alcorn (8/29/03) vs. UNO (9/7/13)
5. at McNeese (9/24/88) 18 at Northwestern St. (9/10/91)
7. at ULM (9/5/95) 17 vs. Centenary (9/3/05)
9. vs. North Alabama (8/25/23) 16 10. at Little Rock 10/20/93) 15
DIGS
1. vs. Lamar (11/19/93) 132
2. at Miss. State (9/27/95) 128
3. vs. Miss. State (9/21/89) 124
4. at Ark. State (11/19/93) 120
5. vs. Ark. State (10/7/95) 118
6. at Ark. State (10/15/93) 117
7. vs. Ark. State (10/24/92) 116
8. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 112 vs. ULL (9/6/05)
10. vs. Ole Miss (10/8/89) 111
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
SOLO BLOCKS
1. vs. Miss State (9/21/89)
at McNeese (9/24/88) vs. Ole Miss (10/8/89) 4. vs. Lamar (11/2/90) 19 5. vs. Baylor (9/2/89) 14 at UCF (10/17/92) vs. Lamar (9/3/99) 8. vs. North Texas (10/23/22) 13 9. at Ark. State (8/28/10) 12 10. vs.
BLOCK
(11/8/24)
(10/27/17)
(9/3/99)
(9/2/89)
(9/21/89) vs. Ole Miss (10/8/89)
at
(10/17/92)
vs. Fresno State (10/1/05) vs. Sam Houston (10/9/24)
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
2. Madeline Davis (vs. Illinois-Chicagp 8/26/16) 11
3. Apryl Koonce (at Arkansas, 9/10/94) 9
Amy Underwood (vs. Jacksonville, 11/7/97)
Amy Underwood (at ULM, 10/20/98)
Tanya Jarvis (at SFA, 9/17/01)
Megan Rush (at Tulsa, 10/30/03)
Tanya Jarvis (vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/03)
Carly Johnson (vs. Fresno State, 10/1/05)
Marie-Helene Verlinden (at UTEP, 10/27/17)
Madeline Davis (at Ole Miss, 8/25/17)
TOTAL BLOCKS
1. Madeline Davis (vs. UIC, 8/26/16) 13
Laura Ebert (vs. Lamar, 9/3/99)
3. Kara Jones (vs. Air Force, 9/11/09) 12
Beanie Lincoln (at McNeese, 9/24/88)
5. Marie-Helene Verlinden (at UTEP, 10/27/17) 11
Lara Rupf (vs UCF, 11/3/90)
7. Katie Dow (vs. Mississippi State, 9/21/89) 10
Apryl Koonce (at Arkansas, 9/10/94)
Amy Wilkins (vs. Arkansas State, 10/7/95)
Amy Underwood (vs. Jacksonville, 11/7/97)
Amy Underwood (at ULM, 10/20/98)
Amy Underwood (vs. WKU, 9/24/99)
Laura Ebert (South Alabama, 10/29/99)
Tanya Jarvis (vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/03)
Carly Johnson (vs. Fresno State, 10/1/05)
Samantha Crowder (vs. Fresno State, 11/22/06)
Morgan Smith (at UAB, 10/16/22)
Charlize Williams (FIU, 11/8/24)
Charlize Williams (FIU, 11/10/24)
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
LOUISIANA TECH SIDE OUT SCORING RECORDS
TEAM SEASON RECORDS - SIDE OUT SCORING ERA
DIGS
SOLO BLOCKS
BLOCK
TOTAL
SOLO BLOCKS
*Limited stats available from 198791 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous sideout scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
TEAM MATCH RECORDS - SIDE OUT SCORING ERA
KILLS
1. vs. Little Rock (9/25/93) 101
2. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 94
3. vs. Middle Tenn. (11/12/00) 93
4. vs. Ark. State (10/30/98) 89
5. vs. ULL (10/17/98) 86
6. at Texas State (9/15/95) 81
7. vs. SFA (9/22/92) 80
8. vs. Alabama (10/6/90) 79
9. at WKU (10/6/94) 77 vs. Ole Miss (10/3/97)
ATTEMPTS
1. vs. Little Rock (9/25/93) 276
2. vs. Ark. State (10/7/95) 259
3. vs. Lamar (11/19/93) 258
4. vs. ULL (10/17/98) 253
5. vs. Ark. State (10/30/98) 249
6. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 245 vs. Middle Tenn. (11/12/00) 245
8. at Texas State (9/15/95) 237
9. at Northwestern St. (10/3/00) 233 10. vs. Ole Miss (10/3/97) 225
HITTING PERCENTAGE
1. vs. Oral Roberts (10/19/91) .565
2. vs. Miss. College (10/11/89) .529
3. at Northwestern St. (11/4/93) .522
4. vs. UNO (10/2/93) .506
5. at Jacksonville (11/5/94) .456
6. vs. Memphis (10/4/92) .455
7. at Grambling (10/10/89) .444
8. at Northwestern St. (11/3/92) .441
9. Grambling (10/9/90) .438
10. vs. Syracuse (10/1/94) .434
ASSISTS
1. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 85
2. vs. Ark. State (10/30/98) 77
3. vs. Ole Miss (10/3/97) 76
4. vs. Lamar (11/19/93) 74 vs. ULL (10/17/98)
6. vs. Little Rock (9/25/93) 73
7. vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12/00) 72
8. vs. South Carolina (9/19/92) 70 at WKU (10/6/94)
10. at SFA (9/22/92) 67
SERVICE ACES
1. vs. Southeastern (10/31/87) 21
2. at McNeese (9/24/88) 20
3. at McNeese (9/24/88) 18 at Northwestern St. (9/10/91)
5. at ULM (9/5/95) 17
6. at Little Rock (10/20/93) 15
7. vs. Little Rock (11/19/95) 14 vs. Little Rock (9/30/91)
9. vs. Georgia State (9/11/93) 13 vs. Grambling (9/22/93) vs. Little Rock (9/25/93)
DIGS
1. vs. Lamar (11/19/93) 132
2. at Miss. State (9/27/95) 128
3. vs. Miss. State (9/21/89) 124
4. at Ark. State (11/19/93) 120
5. vs. Ark. State (10/7/95) 118
6. at Ark. State (10/15/93) 117
7. vs. Ark. State (10/24/92) 116
8. vs. SFA (10/13/92) 112
9. vs. Ole Miss (10/8/89) 111
10. vs. Nicholls (10/5/91) 109
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
SOLO BLOCKS
1. vs. Miss State (9/21/89) 20 at McNeese (9/24/88) vs. Ole Miss (10/8/89)
4. vs. Lamar (11/2/90) 19
5. vs. Baylor (9/2/89) 14 at UCF (10/17/92) vs. Lamar (9/3/99)
8. vs. Nicholls (9/16/89) 10 vs. Northwestern St. (9/14/90) vs. Tulsa (9/21/90) at North Texas (9/20/91)
BLOCK ASSISTS
1. at Ole Miss (9/7/94) 24 at Baylor (11/11/95) vs. Sam Houston (9/20/96) vs. Lamar (10/6/96) vs. Sam Houston (10/2/97) vs. WKU (10/17/97) vs. ULM (10/20/98) 8. at Arkansas (9/10/94) 22 vs. Texas State (11/17/96) 10. vs. South Alabama (11/4/95) 20 at WKU (10/22/99)
TOTAL BLOCKS
1. at McNeese (9/24/88) 29 2. vs. Lamar (9/3/99) 23 3. vs. Baylor (9/2/89) 22 vs. Miss. State (9/21/89) vs. Ole Miss (10/8/89)
6. vs. Lamar (11/2/90) 20 vs. South Alabama (10/29/99)
8. at UFC (10/17/92) 18 9. at Ole Miss (9/7/94) 17 vs. Tulsa (9/21/90)
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
LOUISIANA TECH SCHOOL RECORDS
TEAM SEASON RECORDS - RALLY SCORING ERA
TEAM MATCH RECORDS - RALLY SCORING ERA
KILLS
1. vs. DePaul (9/12/03) 88
2. vs. ULL (9/6/05) 82
3. at North Texas (9/14/02) 80
4. at Northwestern (10/21/03) 79
5. at UTEP (9/27/03) 78 vs. Fresno State (11/18/06) at Mercer (9/9/05)
8. vs. Nevada (10/25/03) 77 vs. UT Arlington (9/12/06) vs. FIU (10/22/17)
ATTEMPTS
1. vs. ULL (9/6/05) 239
2. vs. DePaul (9/12/03) 221
3. at UTEP (9/27/03) 219
4. vs. UT Arlington (9/12/06) 218 at Nicholls (9/18/10) vs. Oral Roberts (8/30/19)
7. at Sam Houston (9/2/06) 212
8. vs. ULM (9/6/22) 210
9. vs. Fresno State (11/18/06) 208
10. vs. SMU (10/2/04) 205 at Southern Miss. (10/18/15) vs. Northwestern (9/16/22)
HITTING PERCENTAGE
1. vs. Alcorn .507
2. vs. Grambling (9/17/02) .506
3. vs. Centenary (9/19/03) .404
4. at UNO (9/21/24) .402
5. at ULM (10/2/01) .398
6. at Jackson State (9/10/19) .397
7. vs. Alcorn (9/3/24) .395
8. vs. Grambling (10/15/14) .372
9. vs. Jackson State (9/4/04) .359
10. vs. Jackson State (9/2/05) .353
ASSISTS
1. vs. DePaul (9/12/03) 77 vs. ULL (9/6/05) vs. Boise State (9/21/06)
4. vs. FIU (10/22/17) 75
5. at North Texas (9/14/02) 74 vs. UT Arlington (9/12/06)
7. at UTEP (9/27/03) 72 8. vs. UTEP (11/3/02) 71 vs. Fresno State (11/18/06)
10. vs. North Texas (9/23/03) 70
SERVICE ACES
1. vs. Alcorn (8/29/03) 20 vs. UNO (9/7/13)
3. vs. Centenary (9/3/05) 17
4. vs. North Alabama (8/25/23) 16
5. at Boise State (9/25/03) 15 vs. Grambling (9/17/13)
7. at ULM (10/2/01) 14 at Grambling (9/17/02) vs. Centenary (11/12/02) at Mississippi State (9/18/04) vs. Radford (9/1/06) vs. Eastern Illinois (9/2/16)
DIGS
1. vs. ULL (9/6/05) 112
2. vs. Nevada (11/18/10) 109
3. vs. SMU (10/2/04) 106
4. vs. Oral Roberts (8/30/19) 104 5. at Houston Christian (9/17/11) 102 vs. ULM (9/6/22)
7. vs. Lamar (9/9/23) 101
8. vs. Oral Roberts (9/14/18) 100 9. at Sam Houston (9/2/06) 99 vs. Southeastern (9/2/11)
SOLO BLOCKS
1. vs. North Texas (10/23/22) 13
2. at Ark. State (8/28/10) 12
3. vs. Northwestern (9/5/06) 11
4. at Northwestern (10/11/05) 9
5. at North Texas (9/14/02) 7 vs. Utah State (11/14/05)
7. vs. SFA (10/1/02) 6 vs. Oral Roberts (9/8/01) vs. Nevada (11/5/05) vs. Memphis (9/9/06) vs. Radford (9/1/06) vs. Nevada (11/18/10) at NM State (9/20/12)
BLOCK ASSISTS
1. vs. Fresno State (10/1/05) 32 2. vs. Fresno State (11/22/06) 29
3. vs. Air Force (9/11/09) 28 vs. Sam Houston (10/9/24)
5. at Middle Tennessee (10/5/14) 27 6. at Ole Miss (8/25/17) 26 vs. FIU (11/8/24)
6. vs. NM State (10/6/06) 25 7. vs. SMU (9/26/02) 24 at Sam Houston (9/2/06) vs. UT Martin (8/28/09) vs. Illinois Chicago (8/26/16) at UTEP (10/27/17)
TOTAL BLOCKS
1. vs. Fresno State (10/1/05) 18 vs. Sam Houston (10/9/24)
3. at Fresno State (11/22/06) 17.5
4. vs. SFA (10/1/02) 17 vs. FIU (11/8/24)
6. vs. Nevada (11/5/05) 15 vs. UT Martin 8/28/09) vs. Air Force (9/11/09) vs. Illinois Chicago (8/26/16) at Middle Tennessee (11/3/19)
MATCHES
INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS - RALLY SCORING ERA
HITTING PERCENTAGE
1. Madeline Davis (2016-2019) .280 (788-242-1,847)
2. Madeline Davis (vs. Illinois-Chicagp 8/26/16) 11
3. Tanya Jarvis (at SFA, 9/17/01) 9
Megan Rush (at Tulsa, 10/30/03)
Tanya Jarvis (vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/03)
Carly Johnson (vs. Fresno State, 10/1/05)
Marie-Helene Verlinden (at UTEP, 10/27/17)
Madeline Davis (at Ole Miss, 8/25/17)
9. Megan Rush (vs. SMU, 9/26/02) 8
Jillian Walker (at Fresno State, 11/22/06)
KC Clayton (vs. North Texas, 9/2/06)
KC Clayton (vs. UT Martin, 8/28/09)
Kara Jones (vs. Utah State, 11/15/10)
Emilee Dechant (at Middle Tennessee, 10/5/14)
Marie-Helene Verlinden (vs. Nicholls, 9/13/19)
Charlize Williams (vs. FIU, 11/10/24)
TOTAL BLOCKS
1. Madeline Davis (vs. UIC, 8/26/16) 13
2. Kara Jones (vs. Air Force, 9/11/09) 12
3. Marie-Helene Verlinden (at UTEP, 10/27/17) 11
4. Tanya Jarvis (vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/03) 10
Carly Johnson (vs. Fresno State, 10/2/05)
Samantha Crowder (vs. Fresno State, 11/22/06)
Morgan Smith (at UAB, 10/16/22)
Charlize Williams (FIU, 11/8/24)
Charlize Williams (FIU, 11/10/24)
10. Tanya Jarvis (at SFA, 9/17/01) 9
Tanya Jarvis (at Tulane, 9/7/02)
Megan Rush (vs. SMU, 9/26/02)
Megan Rush (vs. SFA, 10/1/02)
Megan Rush (at Tulsa, 10/30/03)
Kara Jones (at Fresno State, 11/12/09)
Emilee Dechant (vs. SFA, 9/13/14)
Charlize Williams (vs. Sam Houston, 10/9/24)
*Limited stats available from 1987-91 due to missing box scores
NOTE: In 2001, the NCAA rulled that all sets be played with rally scoring to 30 rather than the previous side-out scoring to 15.
NOTE: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all sets be played to a total of 25 points rather than the previous 30.
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DR. JIM HENDERSON
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT
@DrJBHenderson
Dr. Jim Henderson became the 15th president of Louisiana Tech University on Jan. 1, 2024. His ties to the institution go back more than 80 years when his father, Clem Henderson, was recruited to play for famed Louisiana Tech football coach, Joe Aillet. His mom, Martha, was a two-time Tech grad.
Henderson previously served as the president and CEO of the University of Louisiana System, one of the nation’s largest University systems. As the longestserving UL System president, he led the Universities of Louisiana in the creation of a strategic framework that charged its member institutions to produce the most educated generation in Louisiana’s history. Through various Systemic initiatives such as Compete LA, the Reginald F. Lewis Scholars, and the challenges associated with a global pandemic and fiscal uncertainty, he developed a notion of System that will continue to benefit each of the nine institutions for decades to come.
Henderson also served as president of his alma mater, Northwestern State University, where he reinvigorated student life and campus culture leading to the highest enrollment in the school’s 135-year history. Before taking the helm of NSU, Henderson served as chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College. During his tenure, the institution ranked among the five fastest growing colleges in the nation for five consecutive years.
In 2012, Henderson was named a Northwest Louisiana Business Hall of Fame Laureate and in 2017 he was inducted into Northwestern State University’s hall of honor, the Long Purple Line. Henderson holds a master of science in administration from University of West Florida and a doctor of management from University of Maryland—University College. In 2010, he completed the Institute of Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently serves as
the Chair of the Board of Visitors of the Marine Corps University.
The smartest decision Henderson has made is marrying his college sweetheart, Tonia who founded her own media company after a successful career in advertising.
The Hendersons have three children, Reagan, Nicholas, and Alexander who is majoring in chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech; and four grandchildren, Zachary, Miguel, Maria, and Lucille.
RYAN IVEY
VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
@rivey35
On Feb. 29, 2024, in the Club Level of the Davison Athletics Complex, Louisiana Tech University president Dr. Jim Henderson introduced Ryan Ivey as the next Vice President and Director of Athletics. Since that day, Ivey has established himself as a dynamic and forward-thinking leader in college athletics, steering LA Tech through a period of transformative growth, competitive success, and strategic realignment.
In the 2024-25 athletic season alone, Ivey oversaw a department that achieved remarkable milestones both on and off the field. Six teams and/or individuals advanced to postseason competition, and LA Tech captured six Conference USA superlative awards while producing 44 All-CUSA selections. The department also celebrated its highest-ever cumulative GPA on record at 3.267, with 51 studentathletes earning degrees and more than 220 student-athletes recognized on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll this past academic year.
Committed to purpose-driven leadership, Ivey introduced a new departmental vision -- “Serving people on a purpose-driven path to advance the Louisiana Tech Athletics brand.”
This vision is underpinned by five core CHAMP Values — Connection, Charge, Character, Community, and Competition — which now guide the department’s culture, performance, and daily operations.
With the approval of the House vs NCAA landmark case and the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, Ivey has taken proactive steps to position Louisiana Tech for long-term success. LA Tech Athletics announced an expansion of its philanthropic initiatives and launched new fan and donor engagement programs. As part of this forward-thinking approach, the CHAMP fund was created to better align with the modern collegiate athletics enterprise and to make it easier to be a fan, donor, business partner, and student-athlete.
Under Ivey’s leadership, the athletics department has advanced on multiple other fronts. Major facility enhancements included:
• The groundbreaking of the Origin Bank Center for Student-Athlete Success, a transformational academic hub;
• Renovations to the men’s basketball locker room, sports medicine facility, and current academic center;
• Installation of a new football video board and technology updates across the Athletics Village;
• A refreshed LA Tech Tennis Complex, including resurfaced courts and new branding elements.
Ivey also spearheaded the launch of LA Tech Live, a new in-house broadcast and digital content platform, which featured live coverage of 43 home events and a suite of original programming. Meanwhile, fundraising efforts reached record levels, with more than $8.2 million raised, including nearly $1 million in LTAC-specific giving.
Other major advances within the department included a partnership with Paciolan, the leading mobile ticketing, marketing, and fundraising solutions provider for college athletics, to help enhance the fan experience for all Bulldog and Lady Techster athletic events as well as the launch of Blue Bloods, the official student spirit organization designed to ignite school pride, elevate the game day experience, and create a unifying identity fro students across campus.
Ivey came to Ruston with more than 18+ years of experience in intercollegiate athletics with the past 11 as an athletics director at Stephen F. Austin, Austin Peay, and Texas A&M-Commerce.
He spent more than five years in Nacogdoches, Texas at SFA, leading the department through a conference transition from the Southland Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, raising private support that included the launch of the Purple Lights Fund that helped secure the four largest single gifts in the department’s history, and increasing ticket sales by 189 percent.
He also helped complete more than $30 million in facility improvements including the Loddie Naymola Basketball Performance Center, a 42,000-square foot building that houses offices, locker rooms, weight room, training room, and practice courts for the SFA basketball programs. Other construction improvements included a baseball indoor pitching facility, beach volleyball competition facility, indoor golf practice facility, soccer locker room renovations, and more.
Under his leadership, the Lumberjacks celebrated 18 conference championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances, and the 2019 Bowling National Championship won by the Ladyjacks after going a perfect 4-0, defeating top-ranked Vanderbilt in the title match.
Prior to joining SFA, Ivey spent three years (2015-18) at Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tennessee, overseeing the department of athletics and its 16 sponsored
sports. While at the helm of the Governors, he helped raise $6.5 million in gifts which were funneled into facility improvements and the athletic departments budget on top of increase football and basketball ticket revenue a combined 39 percent.
While at Austin Peay, the Governors posted several accomplishments on the court/field including two postseason appearances by men’s basketball in 2016 and 2018, an eight-win season by football in 2017 that tied the program record for singleseason victories reached some 40 years prior in 1977, and a volleyball program that claimed both the Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament titles.
His first Director of Athletics position came at NCAA Division II Texas A&M-Commerce. During his two-year stint with the Lions, the athletic programs experienced new heights by winning six team Lone Star Conference championships in the 2014-15 season, the most ever in Lion Athletics history.
In particular, the football program secured back-to-back winning seasons and postseason appearances for the first time since 1990, seeing a 160 percent increase in attendance and a record number of season tickets sold.
Along the way, he helped drive in more than $2.8 million in facility enhancements, including a $1.4 million softball field that saw a first-year program in 2015 finish with a winning record and gain a spot in the Lone Star Conference tournament. He also created the Lions Athletic Club, the fundraising arm of Texas A&M-Commerce Athletics.
Ivey’s first work experience in the state of Louisiana came at McNeese where he assumed the role of assistant athletic director for internal affairs with his efforts primarily focused on growing corporate sponsorship revenue for the Cowboys and Cowgirls.
He spent six years in Lake Charles, the last three of which were as associate director of athletics where he continued his work in revenue generation while overseeing operations for all 16 of the institution’s athletic programs.
Under his guidance, corporate sponsorship yield over $750,000 before accepting his first athletic director position at Texas A&M-Commerce.
Prior to breaking into athletic administration, Ivey served as the director of basketball operations for the Memphis women’s basketball team from 2005-07,
which followed a short stint as an athletics marketing coordinator at the University of South Dakota.
Following his graduation from Memphis in 2004, Ivey secured a position with the Memphis Redbirds – the triple-A affiliate of the MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals – as a stadium operations assistant.
A student-athlete at Memphis, Ivey suited up for the Tigers’ football team for four years as the squad’s punter and holder. Most notable, Ivey held or Lou Groza finalist and eventual three-time Super Bowl champion Stephen Gostkowski.
Ivey earned both his bachelor’s (sports management, 2004) and master’s (sports and leisure commerce, 2010) from the University of Memphis.
Ivey is married to the former Kelley Holt from Fayetteville, Tennessee. The couple has two sons – Jett and Ace.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT RYAN IVEY
Tommy McClelland, Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics
“I commend Dr. Henderson and the committee on an outstanding hire. Ryan Ivey is one of the most well-respected athletics administrators in the entire country. He has demonstrated success every place he has been. Having worked alongside Ryan for over five years, I can attest to his work ethic, leadership, and vision for an athletics department and its student-athletes. More importantly, he is a wonderful person, husband, and father. Ryan, Kelley, Jett, and Ace will be great additions to the Ruston Community. He is a perfect fit for Louisiana Tech!”
Brian Thornton, Western Athletic Conference Commissioner
“Ryan has proven to be an exceptional leader and even better person. During his time in the WAC, he was a huge contributor towards our goals building the league into a premier conference. He is a tireless worker who is always willing to roll up his sleeves and jump in whenever needed. It won’t take long for Ryan to have a pulse on how to take LA Tech to the next level!”
Jamie Boggs, Grand Canyon Vice President of Athletics
“Ryan is one of the best in the business. He is a culture-builder, a strategic thinker, and a selfless, humble leader. He will invest in the people and community at Louisiana Tech and he will move every area forward. Congratulations on an outstanding hire.”
Jeremy McClain, Southern Miss Director of Athletics
“Congratulations to Ryan and Louisiana Tech … this is a great hire for all involved! Ryan Ivey is one of the most genuine leaders in our industry and will positively impact everyone around him. His track record of success at multiple institutions speaks for itself, and that experience will allow him to be a difference maker in Ruston.”
Graham Neff, Clemson Director of Athletics
“I could not be more excited for Ryan and the LA Tech Family – a perfect fit! Ryan’s reputation as an innovator that ‘gets it done’ will be invaluable leadership for the Bulldogs. I am very proud and happy for the Ivey’s.”
Wren Baker, West Virginia Vice President and Director of Athletics
“I have known Ryan Ivey for many years and have been very impressed with his incredible track record of building successful programs and leading with integrity. He is respected throughout intercollegiate athletics and has proven to be particularly successful at hiring talented coaches and administrators. Louisiana Tech is a tradition-rich program and I look forward to watching Ryan help add to the storied history at LA Tech.”
Brent Jones, Troy Director of Athletics
“I am extremely happy for Ryan on being appointed Director of Athletics at Louisiana Tech. LA Tech has an illustrious history of success and Ryan is the right person at the right time to lead Bulldog Athletics into the future of intercollegiate athletics. I have known Ryan personally for almost 20 years and he is a man of character, integrity, vision, and passion. He will do an amazing job and continue to build upon the great work of Eric Wood and Tommy McClelland.”
