January 30, 2008

Schaub Resigns to Take Head Coaching Position at Montana State

BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana State University Billings Director of Athletics Dr. Gary Gray announced that head volleyball coach Sara Schaub has resigned to take the head coaching position at Montana State University in Bozeman.  A national search for a replacement will begin immediately. 

“We have enjoyed having Sara as our head volleyball coach this past year and we wish her all the best at MSU Bozeman,” Gray said.  “I know she will do well in the Big Sky.  Now we need to get busy and find a great replacement.”

Schaub spent one season at MSUB where she guided the Yellowjackets to an 18-10 record overall and a 10-8 mark in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.  In just its second conference match in the GNAC, Schaub led MSUB to an upset-win at defending champion Seattle Pacific, 3-1.  The Yellowjackets went on to finished tied for fifth with Seattle Pacific in the highly-contested GNAC. 

Prior to MSUB, Schaub spent four years as an assistant coach at Division I Eastern Michigan where she helped lead the Eagles to their first Mid-American Conference West Division Championship in 2005. 

Originally from Huron, Ohio, Schaub was a four year starter at Eastern Michigan University as an outside hitter.  She graduated from EMU in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting information systems.  In 2002, she received her master’s degree in accounting, graduating Magna Cum Laude.