2021 UNA Volleyball Media Guide

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INTERIM HEAD COACH ANDREW KROGER . . g Career . in h c a o C 's Position Kroger

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Interim Head Coach

ANDREW KROGER Former La Salle University head women's volleyball coach Andrew Kroger has been named as the interim head volleyball coach at the University of North Alabama. He enters his first season at UNA as the Lions open the 2021 campaign and begin their final year of transition to the NCAA Division I level. Kroger, who has 11 years of Division I coaching experience, joined the La Salle program in 2014 as an assistant coach and was eventually promoted to associate head coach in 2018. He was named head coach of the program in 2019. He led La Salle to the 2019 National Invitational Volleyball Championship, which was the first post-season appearance in program history. Following

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the 2021 spring season, La Salle with the middle blockers and was dropped its volleyball program, also responsible for video analysis, tape exchange, as well as event along with six other sports. management, team planning and While at La Salle, Kroger had three statistics. players named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team with a fourth Prior to arriving at Villanova, rookie earning A-10 Rookie of Kroger was an assistant coach the Week honors twice in 2017. at Sycamore High School in He also served as acting head Cincinnati and also coached at the coach during head coach Caitlin Team Z Volleyball Club, where he Schweihofer's maternity leave in was head coach for the 15 Navy 2017, and helped the Explorers to and 15 Orange squads. their highest Atlantic 10 winning At Xavier, Kroger was the president percentage in program history. of the men's club volleyball team A 2011 graduate of Xavier and also played on the squad for University with a Bachelor of three years. Science in mathematics, Kroger began his collegiate coaching Kroger follows former UNA head career as an assistant coach at coach Bob White, who retired in Villanova University in fall of 2011. June due to health concerns after At Villanova, he worked primarily three seasons with the Lions.

NCAA ELITE EIGHT 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2003 • 2006 • NATIONAL CHAMPS 2003


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