| Ray Costa
Head Coach
Ray Costa, a native of Long Island, New York, begins his second season as Marietta College’s head volleyball coach.
Costa, the tenth volleyball coach in the program’s history at Marietta, led the squad to a 12-15 record and a trip to the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Tournament in his first season with the Pioneers. Before coming to Marietta, Costa spent three seasons as the full-time assistant coach with Washington & Lee, located in Lexington, Virginia.
"I am excited about this upcoming year because of all the hard work that our returning players put in during the off-season," Costa said. "Their dedication and hard work has created a strong foundation for us to build upon for the fall. With an enthusiastic group of newcomers joining them, I believe we have a tremendous opportunity to build off last year’s success."
While with Washington & Lee, the Generals posted an 89-21 record. In 2006, the squad went 28-9, was undefeated in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Costa graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in secondary education—specializing in mathematics—from York College of Pennsylvania in 2004. He served as the head coach for the Rockbridge County Juniors from 2005-07 and worked at a variety of volleyball camps over the past few summers.
During his time at York, Costa played four years of club volleyball and was the manager of the women’s varsity team as a junior and senior. He acted as the club team president for three years, managing financial matters, organizing travel arrangements, scheduling practices and matches and serving as the team’s representative. Costa was a player-coach as a sophomore and senior and the head coach during his junior year. In 2004, the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) ranked the club team No. 25 in Division II.
Costa, who is also the department’s compliance director, lives in Marietta. |
