LEXINGTON, Ky. – Texas State volleyball head coach Karen Chisum was named Southwest Region Coach of the Year, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced Tuesday.
Chisum earned her sixth coach of the year accolade and first in the Sun Belt when she was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year on Nov. 13. She led the Bobcats to their first Sun Belt Regular Season Championship with a 15-1 mark in league play. TXST doubled by winning the tournament championship by defeated Appalachian State, the second seed, 3-0 in the title tilt.
The Bobcats created history in the first round of the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship by defeating the Rice Owls, 3-1.