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Virtue to Join Volleyball as Assistant Coach
6/28/2021 12:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Taylor Virtue, previously an assistant coach at the Division I level at Youngstown State University and Bucknell University, is set to join the Brown University volleyball staff as an assistant coach, Brown head coach Ahen Kim announced on Monday.
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Virtue arrives at Brown after serving as an assistant coach at Youngstown State during the 2020 season and as an assistant coach at Bucknell during the 2019 season. Between those schools, Virtue held responsibilities with serve receive, defense, and setting as well as practice planning, recruiting, scouting, and team operations.
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In 2019, Virtue helped the Bison almost double their win total from the previous season and helped the team set a school record with a 10-match win streak. Prior to Bucknell, Virtue worked as an assistant coach at Saint Martin's University during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, helping the team set a school record for wins as a Division II program in 2017.
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From 2015-17, Virtue acted as a graduate assistant at Springfield College, working with both the women's and men's programs. She helped the women's team reach the sweet 16 round of the NCAA Division III Championship in both 2015 and 2016 and mentored the 2016 AVCA New England Region Freshman of the Year. On the men's side, she aided the team in winning the 2017 NCAA Division III national title.
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A 2015 graduate of Northwest Nazarene University, Virtue earned a bachelor's degree in education/kinesiology & health. She went on to gain a master's degree from Springfield in 2017 in advanced level coaching.
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Virtue arrives at Brown after serving as an assistant coach at Youngstown State during the 2020 season and as an assistant coach at Bucknell during the 2019 season. Between those schools, Virtue held responsibilities with serve receive, defense, and setting as well as practice planning, recruiting, scouting, and team operations.
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In 2019, Virtue helped the Bison almost double their win total from the previous season and helped the team set a school record with a 10-match win streak. Prior to Bucknell, Virtue worked as an assistant coach at Saint Martin's University during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, helping the team set a school record for wins as a Division II program in 2017.
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From 2015-17, Virtue acted as a graduate assistant at Springfield College, working with both the women's and men's programs. She helped the women's team reach the sweet 16 round of the NCAA Division III Championship in both 2015 and 2016 and mentored the 2016 AVCA New England Region Freshman of the Year. On the men's side, she aided the team in winning the 2017 NCAA Division III national title.
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A 2015 graduate of Northwest Nazarene University, Virtue earned a bachelor's degree in education/kinesiology & health. She went on to gain a master's degree from Springfield in 2017 in advanced level coaching.
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