Head Coach Hunter Drews

Hunter Drews enters her seventh season as head coach for the Geneseo women's volleyball program in 2023. Drews has been a driving force behind the Knights’ recent resurgence since joining the program as an assistant coach in 2016 before taking the head coaching  reins a year later.

In 2022, Geneseo posted a 12-12 overall record and 6-3 in SUNYAC play as they earned the No. 4 seed for the postseason tournament. The Knights swept Oswego in the quarterfinal round before falling to Cortland, 3-0, in the semifinals. Drews coached her second  All-American player during her tenure, as senior libero Emily Haber was named Honorable Mention All-America after leading the Knights defense. Haber also earned First-Team All-Region and SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year. Joining Haber on All-SUNYAC was  senior middle blocker Jackie Borland and junior outside hitter Linda Rossi.

The Knights reached the SUNYAC Championship game for the third-consecutive season in 2021 after posting a 14-12 overall record and 8-1 in conference play. Geneseo earned a dramatic five-set victory over Brockport in both the regular season and semifinals, but  fell to Cortland, 3-1, in the championship match. The Knights earned five All-SUNYAC awards in the 2021 season, and libero Emily Haber took home AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention honors. Senior setter Morgan Michalski highlighted the season by eclipsing the  1,000 career assist mark.

In her first head coaching stint, Drews led the squad to back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in 12 years as well as its third-consecutive postseason berth. Her 2018 team finished with a 22-10 record, including the first 9-0 SUNYAC finish in program  history to clinch the top seed for the conference tournament. The Knights swept third-seeded Fredonia, 3-0, in the semifinals before succumbing to New Paltz, 3-0, in their first championship match showing since 2006. In 2019, Geneseo swept regular season conference  play once again, finishing the season with an 18-12 mark. The Knights defeated Oneonta, 3-1, in the conference semifinals but fell to Brockport in the SUNYAC Championship match. 

Drews mentored outside hitter Grace Cergol '20 to three-consecutive SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Year honors as well as Honorable Mention All-America status in 2017 and 2019. Only the second All-American in program history, Cergol has led the SUNYAC in kills  for two straight seasons, including 4.18 a season ago. In 2018, She joined setter Emily Ast '19, and libero Sam Mendelsohn '20 on the SUNYAC First-Team, while Bridget Lougen '21 landed on the third team and outside hitter Maddie McLaughlin '22 was voted SUNYAC  Rookie of the Year. 

In Drews' first season as head coach, Geneseo finished with a 23-11 record for its highest win total since 2004. Seeded third for the SUNYAC Tournament, the Knights advanced to the semifinals with a 3-0 sweep of Cortland in their first home playoff match since  1996. 

As an assistant coach, Drews helped the 2016 squad finish with a 17-15 record while clinching the fifth seed for the SUNYAC Tournament. The Knights upset fourth-seeded Fredonia, 3-0, in a quarterfinal road match before falling at top-seeded and eventual champion  Brockport, 3-1, in the semifinals. 

Drews was a four-year member of the women’s volleyball team at Trinity (Conn.), starting every match for the Bantams during her tenure with the program. A two-year captain, she capped her playing career by finishing second on the team in kills (169), kills  per set (2.22) and service aces (36) while also ending up third in digs (172) and fourth in digs per set (2.26). A three-time New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) All-Academic Team honoree, she graduated magna cum laude with honors in 2016  with a double major in American studies and psychology.
A native of Clifton Park, N.Y., Drews landed All-New York State honors after captaining Shenendehowa High School to a New York State Section II title. 

She currently resides in Greece, NY.