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Lilavois Named Women's Volleyball Coach

BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo announced that Nadine Lilavois has been named the seventh coach of the women's volleyball program, replacing Bob Maxwell who retired in 1998 after 18 seasons with the Bulls.

Prior to coming to Buffalo, Lilavois served as the head coach for women's volleyball at Boston College from 1992-1997. At BC, she handled every facet of the volleyball program including all aspects of coaching, team budget, scheduling, public relations, fundraising and moderating academic performance. She also started BC's first volleyball camp - the Boston College Volleyball Development Camp - during her stint.

"I was impressed with Nadine's tremendous desire to succeed, her commitment to student-athletes and certainly with the experience that she gained as a head coach in the Big East at Boston College," said Bob Arkeilpane, UB's Director of Athletics. "Nadine brings to the table the neccessary tools to build our volleyball program into a top competitor in the Mid-American Conference."

While in Boston, Lilavois served as the head coach for Bay State's Women's Open team and the Smash Junior Volleyball 14-and-under, 16-and-under, 18-and-under. She eventually became the technical director for Smash Baca Junior Volleyball.

"I'm very excited to be part of an organization that gives such great support to women's volleyball," said Lilavois. "UB women's volleyball has many things to look forward to in 1999 and I'm looking forward to bringing even more talented and experienced athletes to the program."

A native of Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Lilavois played collegiately at Hofstra University where she was named the East Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1984. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Hofstra in 1985 and an Associates Degree in liberal arts in 1982 from Queensborough Community College.

After graduating from Hofstra University, Lilavois served as the head coach at St. Francis College (NY) and the New York Institute of Technology from 1987-1990. Before being named the head coach at Boston College in 1992, Lilavois was an assistant at her alma mater, Hofstra.

"I'm thrilled to be in such a competitive conference as the Mid-American Conference," commented Lilavois. "We have a tough schedule ahead of us and we will be tested. My mission will be to develop athletes with the right attitude and then together we will produce a winning program."

Lilavois holds a career coaching record of 136-180 and takes over a Buffalo program that went 10-23 overall and 0-18 in its first season in the MAC.