FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Brendan McGourn has joined the Fairfield University Volleyball staff as an Assistant Coach, as announced on Monday by Head Coach Nancy Somera. McGourn spent eight years as an assistant at Yale University and also coaches at Northeast Volleyball Club in Norwalk. On the court, McGourn will direct the Fairfield setters and manage the Stags' blocking scheme.
During his tenure at Yale, McGourn was a part of four Ivy League Championship teams. The Bulldogs were 102-43 overall and 66-17 in the Ancient Eight with McGourn on the sidelines. In addition to on-court instruction, he was also responsible for team travel, individual and team practice planning, and worked directly with athletics marketing, promotions and alumni relations.
"Brendan is an experienced, knowledgeable coach who will be able to take the reins in several areas of the program with little training or guidance from me," said Somera. "His skill set complements mine well, and I'm excited to work with him to shape the program into one that blends our strengths and brings out the best in our student-athletes."
As a coach and recruiting coordinator at Northeast VBC, McGourn has secured a bid to the Junior National Championships for his squad in each of the last two seasons. The club has helped to develop numerous student-athletes who have gone on to play at the Division I level, including recent commitments to UConn, Northeastern, Fordham and Army West Point.
McGourn won back-to-back NCAA Division III National Championships as a student-athlete at Springfield College in 2011 and 2012. After graduating from Springfield in May of 2013, he joined the coaching staff and helped lead the Pride to a third consecutive national title that fall.
McGourn is a part of the inaugural coaching staff of Nancy Somera, who was announced as Head Coach of Fairfield Volleyball on March 20. The Stags will enter the fall of 2023 season as winners of four straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Regular Season Championships. The campaign will be their first inside the on-campus Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
