The West Virginia Mountaineers enter the 2025 volleyball season with something to prove. After a challenging 2024 campaign and a No. 15 spot in the preseason poll, WVU must prove that they have put in the work offseason to be competitive in the upcoming 2025 run. Read more Underdog Mentality: Mountaineers Set for Challenging 2025 Slate
2024 Season Recap
The 2024 season was definitely a challenging one for the Mountaineers, as they finished with an 8-21 overall record and went 2-16 in Big 12 play.
WVU also struggled to find their strength at home, posting just one win out of nine played in the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers found a little more grit on the road, winning 4 out of 10 matches. WVU found their most success in neutral-site contents, finishing 3-3.
Offseason Work
Early into the offseason, coach Greeny was already on top of recruiting and quickly added three new student-athletes to the roster. Tally Grissom, Nina Horning, and LonDynn Betts.
Tally Grissom
Grissom, a libero and defensive specialist from Flower Mound Texas, joined the Mountaineers as a sophomore. Prior to attending WVU, Grissom spent one season at Tulsa where she appeared in 32 sets across 14 matches. She was also named a letterwinner, and had 82 digs in the year, averaging 2.56 digs per set. In high school, Grissom was a four-year letterwinner, and won two state titles as a junior and a senior. She also was named to the all-state tournament team and the TAPPS 5A District 1 MVP, first team all-district, and first team all-state.
Nina Horning
Nina Horning, an outside hitter from Lake Orion, Michigan, is joining the Mountaineer family as a junior. Prior to WVU, Horning attended Cincinnati for two years. While playing for the Bearcats, Horning participated in 33 sets across 17 matches, and collected an average of 1.03 kills per set. Horning was also a four-year varsity letterwinner during her high school years, and even set the school record of kills with 1,930. Horning achieved first team all-state twice, and was named an AVCA All-American. She was also a two-time national champion and was named an AAU All-American.
LonDynn Betts
LonDynn Betts, also a libero and defensive specialist, reigns from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Betts spent three seasons at Purdue Fort Wayne and will be joining the Mountaineers as a senior. As a Mastodon, Betts appeared in 343 sets across 91 matches, averaging 4.84 per set. This statistic placed her No. 13 nationally. While attending high school, Betts was named a two-time all state and all district selection, a four-time All Summit Athletic Conference pick, and an All-Northeast Indiana selection.
Erin Eisenhart
The WVU nonconference schedule was released on May 5th, and about a month later Greeny announced a new addition to the staff.
Erin Eisenhart will join the coaching staff as the volleyball program’s director of operations. Eisenhart comes to WVU after spending two seasons at Middle Tennessee, where she was a graduate assistant.
During her time playing the sport, Eisenhart was a defensive specialist at Austin Peay, where she earned a bachelor of science degree with a concentration in homeland security and a minor in business administration. She also recently completed her master’s degree of professional studies in strategic leadership at Middle Tennessee.
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Returning Impact Players
Unfortunately, the Mountaineers have lost many of their top performers from last season due to graduation. Lauren DeLo and Hailey Green were both captains on the team and led the Mountaineers in 1,061 assists (DeLo) and 418 kills (Green).
Maddy McGath will be one of the returning players. She showcased strong promise in her freshman and sophomore years, tallying 71 blocks (finishing second on the team), 247 kills (finishing third on the team), and she finished her 2024 season with a .279 hitting percentage.
Lauren Bodily will be a returning senior, coming back as a right-side hitter returning from injury. In her 2024 season, Bodily appeared in 62 sets across 25 matches. She finished the season with 19 solo blocks, and set career bests and season highs in points, kills, and total blocks.
Quincey Coyle is also a returning senior who appeared in 106 sets across all 29 matches. She tied the program’s Big 12 match record with six service aces against UCF and tallied 32 aces (to place second on the team). She also boasted career bests in points, kills, and total blocks in her 2024 season.
2025 Schedule Breakdown
The 2025 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Poll was announced August 8th, 2025. BYU was announced as the favorite with 6 first place votes and 180 points. Kansas was ranked second with 4 first place votes, and Arizona State in third with 3 first place votes. West Virginia is ranked 15th, with 27 points.
Notably, the 2025 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year and the Freshman of the Year are both from BYU – Claire Little Chambers and Suli Davis.
WVU’s first matches are scheduled for August 29th-30th, where they will travel to Norfolk, Va., to perform in the ODU Volleyball Center at the “Quest for the Crown.” Here, the Mountaineers will compete against Towson, Old Dominion, and Fairfield.
Cincinnati and Kansas State will be the first teams to compete against the Mountaineers ranked in the preseason poll. They come in at 13th and 8th, respectively. The Mountaineers will travel to the Cincinnati Bearcats on September 27th, and will host the Kansas State Wildcats at home. Kansas State will be the Big 12 Home Opener on October 1st.
Following the Big 12 Home Opener, WVU will host BYU at home in the Coliseum on October 3rd. As a reminder, the BYU Cougars are ranked to place first. The Mountaineers will host the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year.
The Mountaineers have an opportunity to make an early statement in the Big 12.
