William Tatge and Kelsey Lahey

Volleyball

William Tatge and Kelsey Lahey Named Volleyball Assistant Coaches

ATLANTA – Recently hired Georgia State head volleyball coach Terry Hutchinson has announced the hiring of assistant coaches William Tatge and Kelsey Lahey to join the Panther program.

Tatge, who most recently worked as an assistant coach at Iowa, will serve as Georgia State's recruiting coordinator as well as train setters and work primarily with the offensive systems.

Lahey, who spent last season as the Director of Volleyball Operations at Marquette, will head operations for the program as well as train serve and receive, and oversee defensive systems.

William Tatge
Tatge served as an assistant coach at Iowa last season after joining the program from Louisiana Tech.

Tatge joined the Hawkeyes with more than 10 years of coaching experience, spending time at Ohio State, Division II Lees-McRae College, NAIA Montreat College, Durham University in the United Kingdom, and Division III Bethany Lutheran College, along with high school and club volleyball coaching experience.

Before moving to Iowa City, Tatge spent two seasons at Louisiana Tech, helping the Lady Techsters to their best season since 2003.

"I've known William for several years now and have always respected his knowledge of the game, integrity and 'player first' mindset as a coach," Hutchinson said. "Adding William to our staff not only brings a wealth of knowledge and experience but also a fun and outgoing presence to the gym which I know our players will love and embrace right away. William's work ethic and drive to win will certainly help us make Georgia State volleyball a winning program and we are excited to bring him into our family!"

At Ohio State, Tatge was a volunteer assistant coach under Geoff Carlston in 2018. Before Tatge's stop in Columbus, he spent three seasons as the head women's volleyball coach at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., where he led the Bobcats to postseason appearances in 2015 and 2016.

Tatge coached eight student-athletes to top-10 statistical marks in program history. Tatge also served as the assistant men's volleyball coach at Lees-McRae.

Tatge spent two years as an assistant coach at NAIA Montreat College in Montreat, N.C., where he claimed the 2014 AVCA Northeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year and Appalachian Athletic Conference Assistant Coach of the Year honors.

He also has served as the head men's and assistant women's volleyball coach at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Tatge's collegiate coaching career began in 2010 at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Minn.

Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks, Tatge spend time coaching club volleyball for the Omeja Renegades, a 17s elite squad, through Minnesota State. He also worked at Maple River High School in Mapleton, Minn., and for the Maple River Eagles Junior Olympic volleyball program.

Tatge played right side for the club volleyball team at Indiana University as an undergrad and player as a setter/right-side hitter for Durham University during his postgraduate studies. Tatge also competed internationally for Team Northumbria in the English National League.

Tatge, a Lowell, Ind., native, holds a master's degree in management from Durham University Business School, a top 75 globally recognized program. He also holds a bachelor's degree in history with a minor in business administration and coaching. He is USAV CAP 1 and IMPACT certified.

Kelsey Lahey
Lahey just completed her first season as Marquette's Director of Volleyball Operations. She helped Marquette to an impressive 26-6 mark, including a 16-2 record in the Big East Conference before advancing to the NCAA Championship.

Lahey spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Marist. Following the 2019 season, her first year as an assistant, Lahey was recognized by VolleyballMag.com as one of the top up-and-coming coaches in the country, spanning NCAA Division I women's volleyball, as well as beach volleyball and Division I and II men's volleyball. 

"From the moment I spoke with Kelsey I could feel her passion for the game and willingness to do whatever it takes to succeed," Hutchinson said. "She has a drive and desire to win which will have an immediate impact in our gym. Kelsey's time as Director of Operations at a perennial top 25 program is a huge asset for our program, as well as her ability to connect and relate with the players as a coach. We couldn't be happier to add Kelsey to our volleyball family!"

Lahey graduated from Marist College in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in political science, following a senior season in which she collected 372 total kills, which was good for a team-high for the year, as well as the eighth most kills in a single season in program history.

She ended her career at Marist sixth on the program's all-time kills list with 1,014 kills. She eclipsed the 1,000 career kills mark by accumulating 16 of the teams 24 kills against Fairfield in the MAAC Championship match in 2015. She is also currently fourth all-time in career attacks (3,253) and tied for sixth all-time in kills in a single match (25).

Her career accolades include being a two-time MAAC All-Championship Team selection, a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team selection, and a one-time All-MAAC First Team and All-ECAC Second Team selection. She was also named to the Crosstown Tournament All-Tournament Team in 2015, as well as the Volley in the Valley tournament MVP in the same year.

Following her time at Marist, Lahey earned her Masters' of Fine Arts in Sculpture at Boston University. Lahey has also spent two years as an assistant volleyball coach in Maumee, Ohio, for the Premier Volleyball Academy.

Georgia State is expected to start spring practice in the upcoming weeks.
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