FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern volleyball team continues to add to its 2019 roster, this time on the coaching side. Head coach Brian Rosen is proud to announce the addition of Lydia Dimke as an assistant coach for the upcoming season.
 
Dimke, an NCAA Div. I volleyball student-athlete at Purdue and Creighton and a two-season beach volleyball student-athlete at the University of South Carolina, rounds out the NSU volleyball coaching staff of three, including Rosen and assistant coach Selene Teitelbaum.
 
"When I accepted the position as head coach in January, I had two immediate goals: put a strong coaching staff around me and recruit talented student-athletes with the right personalities to create a long-term winning culture here at Nova Southeastern," explained Rosen. "Making sure Selene stayed on board was the first call I made, and I am so excited she said yes. Selene has over 16 years of college coaching experience, including six years as head coach at UC Santa Cruz. She is a former collegiate volleyball player herself, certified strength and conditioning coach, and continues to play beach volleyball professionally. She is a joy to work with every day, and challenges me and our players to get better. Together, we hit the recruiting trail this spring, and could not be more excited about the 12 new Sharks that will join us in the fall.
 
"We have hit the jackpot with Lydia Dimke. As a student-athlete at Purdue and Creighton, she went to the NCAA Tournament three times, was named an All-American and First Team All-Big East twice, and the Big East Player of the Year as a junior. She was one of the most dominant setters in the country, piling up over 1000 assists in each of her seasons at Creighton. She helped lead her team to the Elite Eight in 2016 and round of 32 in 2017. I love that she has trained under two of the best coaches in the game today in Dave Shondell and Kirsten Bernthal Booth. While getting a masters at the University of South Carolina, she also played two seasons of beach volleyball, making it to the NCAA tournament in 2018."
 
Dimke finished her indoor career with 2,769 assists, averaging 8.37 a set. Offensively, she racked up 319 kills with a hitting percentage of .319, while adding 70 service aces. Defensively, she picked up 749 digs and made 144 total blocks. Throughout the course of her career, Dimke garnered numerous awards and honors, listed at the bottom of this page.
 
"Lydia will be able to come in right away and make an impact in our program," boasted Rosen. "She will work closely with our setters and help develop the speed of our offense. She will bring new ideas and strategies learned during her playing career under such great coaches. She will help with recruiting, especially in the Midwest. Lydia has an incredible personality and strong faith that will resonate with our student-athletes.
 
"With our roster and coaching staff set for 2019, I could not be more excited for the fall to arrive. Let's Go Sharks!"
 
Lydia Dimke Awards & Honors
2015    Boiler Box All-Tournament Team
2015-16    Academic All-Big Ten
2016    AVCA First Team All-East Region
2016    AVCA Third Team All-American
2016    BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team
2016    BIG EAST Player of the Week, 11/7
2016    BIG EAST Player of the Year
2016    Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2016    Creighton Female Athlete of the Year
2016    First Team All-BIG EAST
2016    Iowa State Challenge All-Tournament Team
2016    PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2016    VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2016-17    BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016-17    Dean's List
2017    AVCA First Team All-East Region
2017    AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2017    BIG EAST Institutional Female Scholar-Athlete Award
2017    BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/5
2017    BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/14
2017    Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017    Bluejay Invitational MVP
2017    CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team
2017    First Team All-BIG EAST
2017    Husky Invitational All-Tournament Team
2017    PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017    Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2017    Preseason BIG EAST Player of the Year
2017    Senior CLASS Award Candidate (30)
2017    VolleyballMag.com Honorable Mention All-American
2017    VolleyMob.com Honorable Mention All-American