VOLLEYBALL STAFF

Head Coach Chris Riley

Head Coach, Chris Riley is in his second year as head coach of the Virginia Tech volleyball team. Riley spent the last six seasons at Towson University, where he made an immediate impact with the team upon his arrival. In his second year as a head coach, he led the team to its first winning season in six years, posting a 28-4 record. Riley also led the team to five straight 20-win seasons, three Colonial Athletic Association regular season championships, the 2004 CAA tournament championship and the 2004 NCAA tournament. He won the CAA Coach of the Year award in 2003, and the America East Coach of the Year award in 2001. Riley had an overall record of 144-54 at Towson.

Shelbylynn Mcbride

Shelbylynn McBride is in her second year at Virginia Tech after spending one year as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Towson University. In 2004, McBride worked as an assistant at UMBC. McBride played both basketball and volleyball as an undergraduate for the George Mason Patriots, before finishing her final year of volleyball eligibility as a graduate student at Georgia State University. At Georgia State, she led the Panthers to the 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference championship game and led the team with 3.46 kills per game. The Panthers ended the season 27-8 overall and 9-1 in the conference. McBride tallied 688 career kills in three seasons at George Mason. She was Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 1999 and was the only freshman to earn second-team All-CAA honors.

Jayme Gergen

Jayme Gergen enters her third season as an assistant coach and coordinator of camps and clinics. At Tech, Gergen helps coordinate defensive systems, and is in charge of training the middle blockers. Gergen, a 2004 Georgia Tech graduate, helped guide the Yellow Jackets to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including an elite eight and sweet sixteen showing, three Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles and one ACC Tournament Championship. A middle hitter in college, Gergen was a 2004 AVCA All-American, a first-team All-ACC honoree, an Academic All-District selection and also earned AVCA East Region honors.