BOONE, N.C. – Former LSU volleyball setter Sam Dabbs was hired by Appalachian State as an assistant coach Wednesday as announced by the school.
“We are extremely excited for Sam,” head coach Fran Flory said. “She will be a wonderful addition to the Appalachian State volleyball staff just as she was an excellent addition to our program. Sam was truly our coach on the court and her experiences as a player will help her to be a successful coach. The Appalachian State staff is outstanding and she’ll fit right in.”
Dabbs, a two-year letterwinner for the Tigers after transferring from Louisville, was an instrumental part of LSU’s 2009 SEC championship team that put together an impressive 25-7 record. The All-SEC First-Team performer fueled LSU to over a .300 hitting percentage on 15 occasions and distributed 11.33 assists per set, good enough for second in the SEC and 18th nationally.
Dabbs also recorded 12 double-doubles en route to AVCA All-South Region and All-American Honorable Mention accolades. She finished with a career-best 64 assists to go along with 11 digs against Texas A&M during the NCAA Tournament.
For her career, Dabbs racked up 2,025 assists to rank seventh in program history. LSU compiled a 17-6 record when Dabbs dished out 40 or more assists and made a pair of NCAA appearances.
Under Flory, the defending five-time SEC Western Division champions are one of only 20 programs in the nation to appear in the last five NCAA Tournaments. For all of the latest information on Tiger volleyball, log on to www.LSUsports.net/volleyball or follow the program’s twitter page at www.twitter.com/lsuvolleyball.