5TH YEAR AT LSU THE LOESWICK FILE Name: Wife: Daughters: Birthday: Hometown: Alma Mater:
Steve Loeswick Jennifer Isabella Rose, Lillian Ann June 10, 1974 North Tonawanda, N.Y. Southern California Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science (1996)
COACHING EXPERIENCE LSU Assistant Coach (2007-present) Oklahoma Assistant Coach (2004-2006) Cornell Assistant Coach (1998-2003) Martinus Club - Holland (1997)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE Southern California (1993-1996) German Pro League (1997)
Steve Loeswick ASSISTANT COACH Steve Loeswick moves into his fifth season as an assistant coach on the LSU volleyball staff. Loeswick’s main duties with the Tigers include setter training, film and opponent breakdown along with lead beach coach responsibilities during the spring season. Loeswick has been a key component as LSU has won four consecutive SEC Western Division titles sparked by the 2009 SEC overall championship, the program’s first since 1991. The Tigers also have accumulated 93 victories and are one of 25 programs nationally to put together four straight NCAA Tournament appearances fueled by a trio of 25-win campaigns in 2007, 2009 and 2010, respectively.
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A former setter, Loeswick developed Brittney Johnson into an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-South Region Honorable Mention performer in 2010. The Tigers started the season with a program-best 13-0 record. LSU’s offense boasted 14.35 kills per set on a .260 team hitting percentage which not only ranked among the SEC’s best, but the NCAA’s Top 25 in both categories. Loeswick also molded transfer Sam Dabbs into a 2009 All-SEC FirstTeam selection and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention recipient. She passed out 2,089 assists during her two-year career to join LSU’s setting legacy of former All-Americans Daniela Reis (1991 & 1992) and Daniela Romero (2006). After the Tigers defeated No. 6 Florida for the first time since 1991, Dabbs was the first player in program history to be selected AVCA National Player of the Week on October 13, 2009. Between Dabbs and Johnson, the Tigers have checked in among the NCAA’s Top 30 in assists per set, hitting percentage and kills per set during each of the last two seasons. LSU’s offense was retooled under Loeswick in 2007 after the graduation of Romero. The Tigers used the setting tandem of Johnson and Maggie Lonergan to distribute 1,587 assists. LSU raced out to a 15-2 start and emerged with a five-set triumph of No. 14 New Mexico State in NCAA Opening Round. During his tenure at LSU, the quartet of Brittnee Cooper, Lauren DeGirolamo, Marina Skender and Kyna Washington have eclipsed the 1,000kill plateau. Skender is one of only five players to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs. The Tigers have racked up a bounty of awards and featured at least two players on the AVCA All-South Region First Team during three of his first four seasons. LSU has notched 11 All-SEC selections since 2007 highlighted by Cooper’s 2009 SEC Player of the Year, Desiree Elliott’s 2010 SEC Freshman of the Year and Elena Martinez’s 2007 & 2008 SEC Defensive Player of the Year award. Loeswick guided LSU to its first beach championship as all four Tiger squads made the gold bracket playoff on the sands of Siesta Key, Fla. COACHES
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