Gretchen Krumdieck To Join Volleyball Staff

Krumdieck was an assistant coach for two seasons at High Point

Gretchen Krumdieck

BUFFALO, NY – Fourth-year head coach Jim Lodes has announced the addition of Gretchen Krumdieck as an assistant coach to the UB volleyball staff. Krumdieck, who was previously an assistant for two seasons at High Point, replaces Ladi Iya who became head coach at the University of Rochester.

“We are very excited with the addition of Gretchen to our staff,” said Lodes. “Her experiences at High Point will be very valuable to us and I believe she is one of the top up and coming coaches in the profession. She will be a tremendous asset in our quest for a MAC Championship.”

Krumdieck helped lead the Panthers to a 24-9 record in 2007, finishing third in the Big South Conference. The 2007 season set school records for most wins, best winning percentage and most consecutive wins. At High Point, Krumdieck handled daily on-court instruction duties during the season and also assisted in recruiting. During her two season, she helped put four players on the All-Big South Conference team and one player on the Big South All-Freshman team.

Krumdieck is a bachelor’s degree graduate of Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV. At WJU, she played volleyball for three seasons. During her playing career at Wheeling Jesuit, Krumdieck earned WVIAC Player of the Year, Conference Tournament MVP and NCAA Division II All-Great Lakes Region honors during her junior campaign. She was also twice named first team WVIAC All-Conference. Krumdieck ended her career ranked on the school’s career Top 10 lists in several categories including: kills (5th, 1,167), hitting percentage (6th, .248), kills per game (8th, 2.75), block assists (3rd, 309) and block solos (8th, 40).

In three seasons, she helped lead the Cardinals to a pair of WVIAC regular season conference titles along with a pair of conference tournament trophies. As a senior, WJU finished the year ranked in the AVCA Top 25 and participated in the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament.

She began her collegiate career with one season of play at Danville Area Community College. As a prep player, she starred at St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, OH, helping guide her squad to four state championships.

Prior to her appointment at High Point, Krumdieck had a three-year stint as an elementary school teacher at St. Elizabeth Catholic School in Rockville, MD. She also spent one season serving as the volleyball coach for the varsity and junior varsity teams at St. John’s College High School (Washington, DC).

06/26/2008