SIOUX FALLS -- Dan Mathews of Milwaukee, Wisc., was named the Head Women's Volleyball Coach earlier in December.

Mathews, who has a long list of accolades and experiences, comes to USF from Cardinal Stritch where he was coach for the men's and women's volleyball teams. A former professional volleyball player and All-American at The Ohio State University, Mathews joins USF after leading both the Cardinal Stritch women's and men's volleyball programs in Milwaukee, Wisc., over the past four plus seasons. In 2018, he was the NAIA Men's Volleyball National Coach of the Year as selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. In both 2018 and 2020, he was named the Chicagoland College Athletic Conference Men's Coach of the Year.

A native of Milwaukee, Wisc., Mathews played professional volleyball from 2008-13 in Spain, United Arab Emirates and Switzerland before entering coaching.  Mathews led Clarke University (Dubuque, Iowa) to a 24-7 record as the head men's coach in 2014-15. Then, he took an assistant position for indoor volleyball and sand volleyball at the University of Portland in 2015-16.

To get a little perspective on Coach Matthews, USF Athletic Communications Director Dan Genzler conducted a zoom feature, "Ten Minutes with Dan Mathews."  In the 18-minute interview, Coach Mathews discuss his coaching philosophy, his new team, expectations plus his commitment to academics, service and hard work.

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