UMSL Volleyball Coaching Staff
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Josh Lauer - Head Coach |
| Phone: 314-516-5643 | |
| E-mail: lauerj@umsl.edu | |
Josh Lauer has been the head coach at UM-St. Louis for three seasons, and has quickly started to turn things around for the volleyball program. Last year, Lauer led the team to an 11-18 overeall record, and an 8-8 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The team finished seventh in the GLVC, it’s highest finish in the conference since the 2001 season, and qualified for the conference tournament for hte first time in three years.
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Lauer began his career at UMSL as the interim coach for the 2004 season and guided UMSL to a 9-17 record. Following that season, he had the interim tag removed and was named the sixth head coach in UMSL history. Last season, Lauer brought in a full recruiting class of young players and led the team to a 6-22 record and narrowly missed a bid to the GLVC tournament. Lauer has been the head coach for the St. Louis CYC Volleyball Club since 1999 and has helped run one of the top volleyball clubs in the country. He has worked primarily with high school aged athletes, serving as the head coach at the 16 and under level. Since joining the St. Louis CYC Volleyball Club, he has helped establish conditioning programs, skills clinics and developed offensive and defensive systems. During his tenure as coach, his teams finished in the top five regionally every year and attended the USAV Nationals in both Open and Club divisions. Lauer has coached numerous players who have gone on to play college volleyball at the NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III levels. |
| Lauer graduated from Washington University-St. Louis with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and a minor in religious studies. Lauer is a certified volleyball official, having worked at the high school and collegiate levels, and for the USAV Junior Nationals. |
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Molly Bommarito - Assistant Coach |
| Phone: 314-516-5643 | |
Molly Bommarito has been an assistant coach at UMSL for one season and assists the staff with coaching duties and the overall operations of the program. Bommarito played high school volleyball at Nerinx Hall High School, where she played mainly as a defensive specialist for the team. She graduated with a degree in psychology from Truman State University and is currently pursuing a masters degree in counseling at UMSL.