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Utah Volleyball Announces Addition of Alyssa D'Errico as Associate Head Coach
2/2/2023 11:46 AM | Volleyball
Four-time national champion joins the Utes with wealth of experience as a player and coach.
SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah volleyball head coach Beth Launiere announced the addition of Alyssa D'Errico to the coaching staff on Wednesday, welcoming the former professional player and four-time national champion at Penn State to the program immediately as associate head coach.
"I couldn't be more excited to have Alyssa join the Utah Volleyball staff," said Launiere. "Her history of excellence as a player is unparalleled, and she brings that same elite mentality and leadership to her coaching. As I made calls to colleagues about potential candidates, her name was always at the top of the list. She is considered one of the best young coaches in our game and I have no doubt she will have an immediate impact on our program."
D'Errico joins the Utes from the University of Dayton where she was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. During her six years at Dayton, D'Errico specialized in the blocking and defensive efforts on-court, while she was involved in all aspects of recruiting and program-wide decisions. D'Errico guided the Flyers to two A-10 Regular Season Championships (2020, 2021) and four A-10 Tournament Championships (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). Under her guidance, Dayton saw two athletes earn A-10 Libero of the Year honors during D'Errico's coaching stint. She also coached four All-Americans and led the Dayton defense to a top-30 ranking in 2020 and 2021.
"First, I would like to thank Mark Harlan, Charmelle Green, Jason Greco, and of course Beth Launiere for this amazing opportunity to join the Ute family," said D'Errico. "From the moment I first spoke to Beth about this position, I knew she was a head coach that I would learn an incredible amount from in this profession. After further conversations and getting the chance to step on campus, I saw that the University of Utah was a special place with an already storied volleyball history, as well as what I believe will be an elite future."
D'Errico continued, "Ultimately, for me it was the people I had the pleasure of meeting and interacting with that made this decision a no brainer. I am so excited to get to work with the Utah volleyball family and work towards competitive excellence on a daily basis. I cannot wait to start training with the team and work on building relationships with all of the players. I am beyond thrilled to take the next step in my coaching career with Beth, Wil, the team and all of the support staff that allow Utah Volleyball to compete on a national stage year after year."
D'Errico joined Dayton as an assistant coach in 2017 after her first coaching stint at Louisville from 2015-2017. She helped lead Louisville to its first ACC Championship during the 2015 season and coached the 2015 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. She also spent six years as a USA Volleyball pipeline coach and most recently served as an assistant on the 2020 Youth National Team.
During her college career at Penn State, D'Errico was a member of four national championship teams from 2007-2010. She was a team captain for three seasons and helped lead her team to four Big Ten Championships as well. The 2010 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection was a member of the record-setting 109-consecutive match win streak for the Nittany Lions and won 24-straight NCAA tournament matches during her career. She amassed 1,245 career digs and 146 career aces during her dominant career at Penn State. D'Errico was also named the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year to wrap up her illustrious career.
After her college career, D'Errico played three seasons overseas as a libero, which included stops in Spain, Croatia, and France. With the Feel Volley Alcobendas Club in Spain, D'Errico was the MVP of the Princess Cup and a four-time Superliga weekly MVP, as well as a "Super 7" All-League honoree. Following her playing career, she took the assistant coaching position at Louisville before making the transition to Dayton and quickly working her way up the ranks.
D'Errico will join the Utes immediately and take on assistant coaching and recruiting responsibilities upon arrival next week.
"I couldn't be more excited to have Alyssa join the Utah Volleyball staff," said Launiere. "Her history of excellence as a player is unparalleled, and she brings that same elite mentality and leadership to her coaching. As I made calls to colleagues about potential candidates, her name was always at the top of the list. She is considered one of the best young coaches in our game and I have no doubt she will have an immediate impact on our program."
D'Errico joins the Utes from the University of Dayton where she was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. During her six years at Dayton, D'Errico specialized in the blocking and defensive efforts on-court, while she was involved in all aspects of recruiting and program-wide decisions. D'Errico guided the Flyers to two A-10 Regular Season Championships (2020, 2021) and four A-10 Tournament Championships (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021). Under her guidance, Dayton saw two athletes earn A-10 Libero of the Year honors during D'Errico's coaching stint. She also coached four All-Americans and led the Dayton defense to a top-30 ranking in 2020 and 2021.
"First, I would like to thank Mark Harlan, Charmelle Green, Jason Greco, and of course Beth Launiere for this amazing opportunity to join the Ute family," said D'Errico. "From the moment I first spoke to Beth about this position, I knew she was a head coach that I would learn an incredible amount from in this profession. After further conversations and getting the chance to step on campus, I saw that the University of Utah was a special place with an already storied volleyball history, as well as what I believe will be an elite future."
D'Errico continued, "Ultimately, for me it was the people I had the pleasure of meeting and interacting with that made this decision a no brainer. I am so excited to get to work with the Utah volleyball family and work towards competitive excellence on a daily basis. I cannot wait to start training with the team and work on building relationships with all of the players. I am beyond thrilled to take the next step in my coaching career with Beth, Wil, the team and all of the support staff that allow Utah Volleyball to compete on a national stage year after year."
D'Errico joined Dayton as an assistant coach in 2017 after her first coaching stint at Louisville from 2015-2017. She helped lead Louisville to its first ACC Championship during the 2015 season and coached the 2015 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. She also spent six years as a USA Volleyball pipeline coach and most recently served as an assistant on the 2020 Youth National Team.
During her college career at Penn State, D'Errico was a member of four national championship teams from 2007-2010. She was a team captain for three seasons and helped lead her team to four Big Ten Championships as well. The 2010 All-Big Ten honorable mention selection was a member of the record-setting 109-consecutive match win streak for the Nittany Lions and won 24-straight NCAA tournament matches during her career. She amassed 1,245 career digs and 146 career aces during her dominant career at Penn State. D'Errico was also named the 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year to wrap up her illustrious career.
After her college career, D'Errico played three seasons overseas as a libero, which included stops in Spain, Croatia, and France. With the Feel Volley Alcobendas Club in Spain, D'Errico was the MVP of the Princess Cup and a four-time Superliga weekly MVP, as well as a "Super 7" All-League honoree. Following her playing career, she took the assistant coaching position at Louisville before making the transition to Dayton and quickly working her way up the ranks.
D'Errico will join the Utes immediately and take on assistant coaching and recruiting responsibilities upon arrival next week.
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