(St. John's, NL) Memorial has a new women's volleyball coach.
Sydney Purvis, associate coach at the University of Manitoba, and assistant with Volleyball Canada's under-19 national team program, takes the helm in advance of the 2022-23 AUS season.
Ms. Purvis holds a bachelor of kinesiology from the University of Manitoba where she also played on the varsity squad for five years, including the Manitoba Bison's national championship season of 2014.
"I am excited and honoured to be named Memorial's next women's volleyball head coach," she said. "To become a part of such a strong academic institution that offers a competitive athletics program is truly a dream come true. I look forward to all the challenges of competing in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) conference, as well as getting to know the Memorial University community."
Memorial Athletic Director Karen Murphy said the university is excited to have Ms. Purvis lead the squad.
"Sydney's experiences as a coach and student-athlete make her a great fit to build a competitive women's volleyball program at Memorial in a student-athlete-centred environment," she said. "Her extensive experience with volleyball club programming will serve Memorial well as we expand our girls' program and community engagement.
"Sydney has a busy summer ahead of her with the under-19 national team program and we look forward to her arrival in St. John's."
Memorial opens their 2022-23 campaign at home on November 5th as they host the Acadia Axewomen. The team's full AUS regular season schedule can be found here.