Mississippi State University Volleyball

Head coach Juile Darty Dennis announced the addition of Ignacio Valdemoros to the Mississippi State staff on February 17, 2025. Valdermoros makes the move to Starkville after spending the past three seasons at Eastern Illinois, most recently as an assistant coach and performance analyst. He was named to the 2024 class of AVCA Thirty Under 30, which include coaches of both men's and women's volleyball who are rising leaders in the sport. During his time at Eastern Illinois, Valdemoros coached seven All-Conference selections, including two-time OVC Player of the Year Giovana Larregui López and 2023 Setter of the Year Catalina Rochaix. In his first season in Charleston, he helped the Panthers gain their first .500 or better season in five years, going 16-16. The very next season, he helped guide Eastern Illinois to the 2023 NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001 after finishing as the Ohio Valley Conference Champions with a 28-5 record. Valdemoros also served as an assistant coach for EIU beach volleyball and help guide the program to its first ever wins during the 2023 season. Prior to his time in Charleston, Valdemoros served as an assistant coach and performance analyst for professional teams Gimnasia & Esgrima La Plata and Banco Provincia La Plata in his home country of Argentina.

Julia Brooks joined the volleyball staff in January 2026 as the Director of Volleyball Operations. Brooks oversees day-to-day operations, team travel, camps,...

THE DENNIS FILE Hometown: Oviedo, Florida Undergraduate: Mercer, 2007 (Bachelor's in Communications) High School: Oviedo High Twitter: @julesdarty Birthday: January 5 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2018-present: Mississippi State, Head Coach 2014-2017: Jacksonville, Head Coach 2013: South Carolina, Associate Head Coach 2012: South Carolina, Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator 2010-2011: Villanova, Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator DENNIS' YEAR-BY-YEAR OVERALL RECORD Year School W-L Pct. 2025 Mississippi State 16-10 .615 2024 Mississippi State 11-15 .423 2023 Mississippi State 13-15 .464 2022 Mississippi State 15-13 .536 2021 Mississippi State 25-6 .806 2020 Mississippi State 5-15 .250 2019 Mississippi State 13-17 .433 2018 Mississippi State 5-26 .161 2017 Jacksonville 20-9 .690 2016 Jacksonville 9-19 .321 2015 Jacksonville 12-16 .429 2014 Jacksonville 19-15 .559 School Years Record Pct. Mississippi State 8 103-117 .468 Jacksonville 4 58-60 .492 Total 12 161-177 .476 DENNIS' YEAR-BY-YEAR CONFERENCE RECORD Year School W-L Pct. 2025 Mississippi State 6-9 .400 2024 Mississippi State 5-11 .313 2023 Mississippi State 6-12 .333 2022 Mississippi State 8-10 .444 2021 Mississippi State 16-2 .889 2020 Mississippi State 5-15 .250 2019 Mississippi State 2-16 .111 2018 Mississippi State 1-17 .056 2017 Jacksonville 12-2 .857 2016 Jacksonville 5-9 .357 2015 Jacksonville 8-6 .571 2014 Jacksonville 7-7 .500 School Years Record Pct. Mississippi State 8 49-92 .329 Jacksonville 4 32-24 .571 Tota

Head coach Julie Darty Dennis announced the addition of former Mississippi State player Lacey Jeffcoat as an assistant coach to the MSU staff on January 15, 2025. Jeffcoat makes the move back to Starkville after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach at UT Arlington. Over her two seasons there, the Mavericks compiled a record of 40-14, including a 29-3 record for the 2024 campaign. During the 2024 season, UT Arlington went undefeated in conference play and took home the Western Athletic Conference Championship, the program's first conference championship since 2002. In addition to making an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024, the Mavericks also had an NIVC Tournament appearance in 2023. Under Jeffcoat's tutelage, the Mavericks led the WAC in assists per set (12.73), hitting percentage (.273), kills per set (13.72) and opposing hitting percentage (.165) during the 2024 season. She also saw Brianna Ford and Paige Reagor earn AVCA All-Region selections, which made them just two of 10 players in program history to receive AVCA First-Team Selections. Jeffcoat's players earned five All-WAC honors, including Ford, (WAC Player of the Year), Mollie Blank (WAC Setter of the Year) and Sjakkie Donkers (WAC Co-Freshman of the Year). Overall, the team had three All-WAC First-Team selections, one All-WAC Second-Team selection and one WAC All-Freshman Team selection. Jeffcoat spent five years playing Division-I volleyball, four at Troy before transferring for her fifth year in S

Head coach Julie Darty Dennis announced the addition of Michael Bouril as an assistant coach to the MSU Staff on February 12, 2025. Bouril heads to Starkville after spending the past five seasons on staff at Purdue, including the past two as an assistant coach. The Boilermakers made the NCAA Tournament in each of those five years, extending its current NCAA Tournament appearance streak to nine, the program's longest streak. Purdue ended two of those seasons in the NCAA Regional Finals and earned a record of 113-41 during that time. During his time at Purdue, Bouril's players have earned eight different AVCA and Volleyball Magazine honors. He has also accumulated 17 AVCA All-Region Honors, including 12 first team honors. Most recently, Raven Colvin and Eva Hudson earned AVCA All-American Honors, with Hudson being named the AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year. Statistically, Purdue hit .280 as a team last season, the third-best mark in program history. It ranked 15th in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers also ranked eighth in the nation in assists per set (13.29) and kills per set (14.26), while ranking ninth in blocks per set (2.80).