Women's Volleyball

Sophie Windover enters her third season as Wilmington College's head volleyball coach in 2023. 

In her second year as head coach, Windover guided the Quakers to a 9-19 overall record including a 2-7 mark in Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) games to conclude one of the program's best seasons in the last decade. Conference wins included a sweep of Capital University on Senior Night as well as a 3-1 win at Heidelberg University in the season finale. The triumph marked WC's first victory over Heidelberg in program history. The Quakers also nearly defeated perrenial regional power Ohio Northern University on the road, falling in five sets. Libero Blake O'Brien became the first Quaker to garner All-OAC recognition as the league's leader in digs and digs per set was named Second Team All-OAC. She finished top 20 in the country in both categories.

In her first season, Wilmington swept non-conference foe Defiance College and also took a set off Heidelberg to begin OAC play. Additionally, setter Andie Dolven and libero Blake O'Brien tallied top-five single-season performances in assists and digs respectively. Five individuals also garnered Academic All-OAC honors.

Windover has spent the last two seasons at fellow OAC member Heidelberg University, assisting long-time Head Coach Jason Miller in all facets of the program. She especially focused on the recruiting process, helping bring in large classes during each of her years. The Student Princes finished with a 21-8 record her first season on staff and appeared in the top 25 that season.

In addition to recruiting, Windover organized team travel, assisted in skill development by running more one-on-one workouts and provided academic mentoring to improve classroom improvement. Heidelberg's team grade point average was over a 3.50 each of her two years with the program.

Prior to Heidelberg, Windover spent three years in the admissions office at Belhaven University Atlanta. She attended recruiting events, guided students through the admission process and collaborated with various departments to organization campus events.

Windover has also spent time as a club coach since 2015, both in Tiffin, Ohio, and in Atlanta, Georgia.  She's helped mentor club players to earn spots on collegiate teams as well as earning bids to the national championship.

A graduate of Emmanuel College (Georgia), Windover was the program's first volleyball signee. She was a four-year member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) program.

Windover resides in Wilmington.

*Last updated - May 24, 2023