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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Rose adds two to Lions' staff Penn State has hired two new women's volleyball staff members, welcoming Craig Dyer as an assistant coach and Jon Parry as the team's director of operations. Dyer is returning to Penn State, having previously served as both an assistant and associate head coach at Pitt since 2013. He was a member of the Penn State men's volleyball coaching staff from 2006-09. Parry joins the staff having served as the director of operations and video coordi- nator for the men's volleyball team at Long Beach State since 2012. "It is exciting to be able to bring Craig and his family back to Penn State," head coach Russ Rose said. "He came very highly recommended from the previous head coaches he has worked with, and combined with what I remember from when he was working with our men's team, he will be a great addition to the program." While at Pitt, Dyer served as the Pan- thers' recruiting coordinator, while also working primarily with the setters and the offense. Prior to his tenure at Pitt, he was an assistant coach at Marquette from 2009-12, helping the Golden Eagles com- pile a 92-39 record and earn back-to- back berths in the NCAA tournament (2011-12) during that span. During Dyer's tenure at Penn State, he helped lead the Nittany Lion men's team to an NCAA championship in 2008, as well as consecutive EIVA conference titles each year. The Lions posted a 66-10 record during Dyer's time at Penn State, with seven players garnering AVCA All-America distinction. In addition to his responsibilities at Long Beach State, Parry also served as a boys' and girls' club coach at the Balboa Bay and Orange County Volleyball Clubs. He also coached both boys' and girls' volleyball at Capistrano Valley High School from 2007-13 and served as club owner and director for the Capo Beach Volleyball Club from 2011-12. Parry has also spent time in various roles with USA Volleyball, serving as the men's and women's national team scout coach, statistician intern and volunteer coach since 2013. ■ tory has been almost straight up. The Lions won 13 games in 2012-13, their :rst varsity season, then took a step back the following year, winning only eight games a

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