Geena Ziegler enters her second season with the Kutztown University women's volleyball team as an assistant coach in 2024.
Ziegler (formerly Close) came to the Golden Bears with eight years of coaching experience between the club, scholastic and collegiate levels.
In addition to her role at KU alongside head coach Allison Keeley, Ziegler currently serves as the co-director of the HighLine Volleyball Club. Ziegler coached Division III Delaware Valley University in the fall of 2021, leading the Aggies to three victories, including a 3-2 win in the team's season opener at Cairn.
Prior to Delaware Valley, Ziegler was an assistant coach at Penn State Abington in 2019 and 2020. In 2019, the Nittany Lions advanced to the North East Athletic Conference (NEAC) championship match for the first time in program history. She also coached Stroudsburg High School's girls team from 2015-17 and was a volunteer coach at her alma mater, Quakertown High School.
Ziegler was a three-year varsity starter at setter, outside hitter and right side hitter for Quakertown, earning All-Suburban One League Second Team accolades as a senior. She went on to play under Keeley as a freshman at East Stroudsburg University during the 2012 season.
Ziegler is a 2016 graduate of East Stroudsburg with a degree in rehabilitation sciences. Outside of coaching, she is a patient coordinator for Berks Plastic Surgery.
Updated 5/30/24
