The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Messersmith Inducted into Georgia Southern Hall of Fame
7/11/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein announced that UAB volleyball head coach Kerry Messersmith was inducted into the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame on Monday.
“I was so fortunate to have great kids who I love dearly,” Messersmith said about her time with the Eagles. “It was just a great place to be and it’s not hard to be successful at a great, fun place and that’s what Georgia Southern was for me.”
Messersmith is the all-time winningest coach in Georgia Southern history. A native of Casper, Wyo., Messersmith turned the Eagles’ program around and compiled a 116-52 record at GS and was 75-17 in Southern Conference play during her tenure. In 2001, her first year at GS, the Eagles finished 21-11 after an 11-19 mark the year before.
For the 2002 and 2003 seasons, the Eagles were a combined 53-18 overall and 35-3 in conference matches. GS won Southern Conference tournament titles and earned NCAA tournament berths in 2001 and 2003, while also capturing the league’s regular season title in both 2002 and 2003.
Messersmith enters her 11th season at the helm for the Blazers with a 189-147 UAB record. She has had four 23-plus win seasons at UAB, has made three appearances in the C-USA Championship finals and has competed in two NCAA tournaments since taking the reigns for the Blazers.
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