PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers volleyball head coach Caitlin Schweihofer has announced the addition of two new members of the Scarlet Knights staff. Abby Detering joins the team as an assistant coach while Bailey Williams has come on board as the squad’s director of operations.
Detering is a familiar face to Big Ten fans as a former AVCA All-American standout at Penn State. She arrives “On The Banks” after serving three seasons as an assistant at Kent State.
During Detering’s first season on the sidelines with the Golden Flash, Kent State led the Mid-American Conference in hitting percentage and ranked second in kills per set. Working with the setters, she helped the Golden Flash develop a two-time All-MAC performer who moved into fourth on the program’s career assists list and is on track to become only the second setter in program history to tally 1,000 career digs.
Before joining the coaching ranks, Detering began her collegiate career at Florida before joining the Nittany Lions for her junior and season seasons. Altogether Detering totaled 12 NCAA Tournament victories during her career under the guidance of legendary coaches Russ Rose and Mary Wise.
During her career at Penn State, Detering saw time at setter and right side, totaling 1,793 assists and 254 kills in two seasons. She earned AVCA All-America honorable mention recognition as a senior while helping the Nittany Lions post a 33-2 record and an appearance in the national semifinals.
Following her graduation from Penn State in December of 2017 with a degree in communication arts and sciences, Detering turned pro signing a professional contract to play with SG Kelag Klagenfurt of the Austrian A1 League. She also played for Pays d’Aix Venelles.
Williams comes “To The Banks” after spending the last two seasons at George Washington. She joined the Colonials staff as the team’s director of operations before serving as an assistant coach this past fall.
While at George Washington, Williams was a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Diversity Award. She participated in a series of educational, developmental and relationship-building experiences in conjunction with the annual AVCA convention and remains a member of the alumni group that continues education and mentoring. She was the only recipient of…
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