Alyssa D'Errico - Women's Volleyball Coach - University of Louisville Athletic

Alyssa D'Errico

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
alyssa@GoCards.com
Phone:
852-7137

Former professional player Alyssa D'Errico, who was a member of four national championship squads at Penn State, begins her first year with the University of Louisville Volleyball coaching staff.

"I am very excited to announce the hiring of Alyssa D'Errico. I think she is one of the best up-and-coming coaches in the business and will make an immediate impact on our staff," said Kordes. "Alyssa possesses leadership qualities and communication skills that make the coaching profession a natural fit for her. I have previously been in the gym with Alyssa and her knowledge base and ability to relay information to players is impressive. She is bright, passionate, and competitive. It's with great enthusiasm that I welcome Alyssa to the Louisville volleyball family."

D'Errico comes to Louisville after playing three years as a libero overseas on the professional circuit after a stellar collegiate career at Penn State. Her professional career included stops in Spain, Croatia, and France. In 2011-12, she played in Spain for Feel Volley Alcobendas Club in the Superliga and was MVP of the Princess Cup. She continued her career in Split, Croatia, playing for ZOK Split 1700 in the top league, as a libero, where she helped guide her team to the semifinals, taking a match off perennial powerhouse Rijeka, for the first time in club history. Her final professional season landed her in the top French league (LNV) playing for Istres Ouest Provence Volleyball as a libero, helping guide the team to a quarterfinal appearance.

"I am absolutely thrilled to join the Louisville family. Anne is an incredible mentor in the game for female collegiate coaches and I have always respected her greatly as a head coach," said D'Errico. "The staff, both in volleyball and athletics in general, has been overwhelmingly welcoming, making me feel right at home from the get-go. The gym atmosphere here at Louisville is unreal with a great group of young talented players but more importantly great people. The support both in academics and athletics that Louisville provides for its student athletes and coaching staffs is unparalleled. Combine that with new facilities, specific to volleyball, and you can't beat the opportunity to be a part of this program."I would like to thank Athletic Director, Tom Jurich, Senior Women's Administrator, Christine Herring and of course Anne for this amazing opportunity to be a part of such an incredible athletic department and volleyball staff."
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A 2010 graduate of Penn State, D'Errico is the only player in NCAA Division I volleyball history to have won four national championships after winning state championships in her last three years of high school. Alyssa was also a part of numerous streaks including the record setting 109 consecutive match win streak and a 65-match Big Ten Conference win streak. She was also undefeated in Rec Hall (PSU's home court) and won 24 consecutive NCAA tournament matches. The three-year captain capped her career with a Big Ten Conference Pre-Season All Big Ten Selection and a post-season Honorable Mention All Big Ten Selection. She finished her career with 1,245 digs (ranked 8th overall at Penn State) and 146 aces (7th overall). Off the court Alyssa excelled, earning a 2010 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District II team, 2011 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, 2011 Student Athlete Advisory Board "Above and Beyond" Award Recipient and the 2010-11 Clyde "Pops" Team Award Recipient. She was a three time Big Ten All-Academic team and led her team to four Big Ten Conference Championships.

D'Errico jump started her playing career in high school at Byron-Bergen in Byron, N.Y. She was named as Gatorade New York State Player of the Year in her senior year of high school and was also a three-time first team all-state selection. One of eight players to be honored as a first-team Academic All-American by Prep Volleyball, she was selected to the inaugural AVCA Senior All-America team. She helped lead her team to a 66-1 record in her final three years at Byron-Bergen and finished her high school career with 1,879 kills and 1,521 digs. She was an AVCA High School First Team All American, PrepVolleyball First Team All American, Volleyball Magazine First Team All American, PrepVolleyball First Team Academic All America as well as the New York State Gatorade Player of the Year .D'Errico was inducted onto the Byron-Berger Athletic Wall of Fame in June of 2014.

After her playing career, she spent a year as a volunteer assistant at Georgetown University in 2012. In other coaching stops, D'Errico also jointly runs US Elite Volleyball Camps (since 2011) with former Nittany Lions Blair Brown Lipsitz and Max Lipsitz. She was also appointed the Director of Camper Development in 2012 for TriState Elite Volleyball Camps and serves as one of two head clinicians for their recruiting showcase, in December, alongside Jen Flynn Oldenburg. Highly touted for her volleyball IQ and high-level playing experiences, she has been chosen as a clinician for high school and club coaches at both the OHSVCA (2011, 2012) convention and New York State clinics (2014). D'Errico has coached in various clubs. Including Virginia Elite (2012) and Virginia Juniors (2014), as both an assistant coach and a head coach, respectively, while also serving as a high school assistant Coach for the Thomas Edison Eagles in Alexandria, VA.