Leah Bernier

Biography

Leah Bernier begins her 16th season as the head coach of the Gettysburg volleyball program in 2025. Bernier served as the interim head coach in 2010 following two years as an assistant on the Bullets' staff. As the head coach, Bernier has guided the Bullets to a 247-142 overall mark, including an 84-56 record in the Centennial Conference. The Bullets have competed in the conference playoffs eight times under her direction. In her second season at the helm, she guided the team to a 19-11 overall record and a second-place showing at the conference tournament. In 2017, the team went 20-8, marking its first 20-win season in 11 years and in 2018, the squad recorded a winning mark of 17-7 overall. The 2022 team made it back-to-back tournament appearances and recorded a 21-6 overall mark. The 2023 group eclipsed that mark with a 23-6 mark for the most wins in a single season since 2005 and best winning percentage (.793) since the 2004 squad went 28-6 (.824). The 2023 team advanced to the conference championship match and earned the program's first at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. Bernier and her staff claimed CC Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the performance. In 2024, the Bullets made it back-to-back at-large appearances in the NCAA tournament and won their first-round match. As head coach, Bernier has mentored 30 All-CC performers, including first-teamers Nicole Burns, Katie Wilson, Zanze Kuba-McCoy, Kylie Ulrich and Mary Huegel. Additionally, the Bullets have shined i

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