CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina University Athletics removed the interim tag and officially named Steve Loeswick head volleyball coach on Monday morning.
Loeswick took over the program early in the 2023 season after former head coach Jozsef Forman announced his resignation. He guided the Chanticleers to a 22-10 overall record and the Sun Belt Conference regular season and tournament titles with a 14-2 SBC mark. Loeswick was named the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Southeast Region Coach of the Year.
Under Loeswick's guidance, Jasmine Rivest earned the conference's Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year honors. Jalyn Stout was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Year after setting an NCAA record with 14 triple-doubles and joined Rivest on the All-Sun Belt first team, while Sydney Lewis was selected to the all-conference second team.
Along with the Sun Belt title, Loeswick led the Chants to their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance. Coastal's 2023 berth marked the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2017.
"Coach Loeswick took the reins of our program under challenging circumstances last season and led our program to the Sun Belt championship," said Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics and University Recreation Matt Hogue. "He is well respected by our athletes and deserves the opportunity to lead Chanticleer volleyball. I look forward to more success with Steve at the helm."
Loeswick served as the head volleyball coach at North Florida for six seasons, guiding the Ospreys to a 97-94 overall record. He led UNF to its first ASUN championship appearance in 2012, a season that also included 20 wins for the first time in the program's NCAA Division I history. Loeswick guided several Ospreys to ASUN All-Conference and individual awards, including two Freshman of the Year winners, one Libero of the Year recipient, and one Defensive Player of the Year honoree.
Before taking over the reins at North Florida, Loeswick had a 14-year assistant coaching career that included five seasons at LSU (2007-11), three seasons at Oklahoma (2004-06), and six seasons at Cornell (1998-2003).
While at LSU, Loeswick helped the Tigers accumulate 112 wins, five consecutive SEC Western Division titles, and win the 2009 SEC championship -- the program's first since 1991. LSU was one of 25 programs nationally to put together four straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2007-10), and the program had a trio of 25-win seasons in 2007, 2009, and 2010. Loeswick's tenure also saw the Tigers garner multiple honors, including the 2009 SEC Player of the Year, a pair of SEC Defensive Players of the Year, eight All-SEC selections, a first-team AVCA All-American, seven honorable mention All-Americans, and six AVCA All-Region honorees. Four student-athletes also surpassed 1,000 career kills during his time with the LSU program.
Prior to his arrival at LSU, Loeswick spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma from 2004-06. As a member of 2006 AVCA Central Regional Coach of the Year Santiago Restrepo's staff, Loeswick aided the Sooners' record-turnaround in 2006 highlighted by a 28-6 record and a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. The 28 victories and .824 winning percentage were school records, while the 15 more league wins marked the best one-year turnaround in Big 12 history.
OU finished the 2006 season ranked No. 12 in the AVCA poll, its highest ranking in program history, and boasted a pair of All-American honors along with the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Libero of the Year.
Before Oklahoma, Loeswick served as an assistant coach for six seasons at Cornell. During his tenure, the Big Red racked up a 93-38 record and 16 All-Ivy League selections, including 2000 Player of the Year Robin Moore. Cornell posted a top-three finish in the Ivy League standings during three of Loeswick's final four seasons, including a 21-4 mark and a second-place finish in 2003. Loeswick played collegiately at the University of Southern California. He was a four-year starting setter for the Trojans and was just the third player in program history to start in a single position for all four seasons. Following his playing career at USC, Loeswick played in Germany's top professional volleyball league.
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