April 23, 2008

ST. LOUIS, MO. – University of Missouri-St. Louis first-year head volleyball coach Trent Jones has announced the signing of Kelsie Rankin (Neenah, Wis.) to a national letter of intent to join the Tritons program beginning with the 2008-09 academic year.

“Kelsie is a tremendous all-around player,” said Jones. “She is a very consistent attacker and her ball control is outstanding. When Kelsie arrives on campus in the fall, she will instantly make us a better team.”

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March 20, 2008

ST. LOUIS, MO. – University of Missouri-St. Louis athletics director John Garvilla has named Trent Jones as the Tritons’ new head volleyball coach. Jones arrives on the UMSL campus after serving four seasons as the assistant coach at national power Washburn University. He becomes the seventh volleyball coach in UMSL history.

Jones replaces Josh Lauer, who resigned after four seasons as the UMSL head coach to take the assistant coaching job at the University of Alabama in January....

January 22, 2008

ST. LOUIS, MO. – University of Missouri-St. Louis athletics director John Garvilla announced Tuesday that Josh Lauer has resigned as the Tritons’ head volleyball coach to take a position as the top assistant coach at the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa).

Lauer recently completed his fourth year as head coach of the UMSL program, where he produced a 40-76 record, including a 14-19 record this past season and a second straight bid to the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Tourna...