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LINDSEY BEHONICK | ASSISTANT COACH / camp coordinator & director

Lindsey Behonick has served alongside head coach Dan Fisher as assistant coach of the Pitt volleyball program since the Panthers joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013. In nine seasons, Behonick has helped guide the Panthers to its first three ACC Championships (2017, 2018, 2019), back-to-back NCAA Elite Eights (2020, 2021) and an NCAA Final Four appearance (2021). Pitt has competed in each of the last six NCAA Tournaments, marking the longest postseason streak in program history.

Behonick and Fisher have been coaching together since 2011, leading Concordia to the 2012 NAIA National Title before departing for Pittsburgh.

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2021)

  • Helped coach Pitt on the way to the university’s first NCAA Women’s Division I Final Four appearance, marking the Panthers’ longest NCAA Tournament run in program history
  • The Panthers appeared in the NCAA Elite Eight for the second consecutive season, one of five teams in the nation to do so in 2021
  • Pitt competed in the NCAA Tournament for a sixth consecutive season, marking the program’s longest NCAA postseason streak in program history
  • The Panthers ended the season ranked No. 4 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, marking their highest final placement in program history
  • 2021 marked the eighth consecutive season with Pitt ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 50, finishing at No. 3. Pitt earned a No. 1 ranking in the RPI during the 2021 season, its highest in program history
  • Pitt earned its highest national seed ever in the NCAA Tournament at No. 3, hosting matches in Pittsburgh through the Regional Rounds
  • The Panthers led the NCAA with 1,671 total assists and ranked second with 1,792 total kills. Pitt’s kill count is the program’s most in a season during the 25-point rally scoring era (2008-present)

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2020)

  • Assisted Pitt en route to its first NCAA Tournament Elite Eight appearance for following the tournament’s biggest upset of No. 3 seed Minnesota in the Sweet Sixteen
  • Pitt competed in the NCAA Tournament for a fifth consecutive season
  • The Panthers ended the season ranked No. 8 in the AVCA Coaches Poll
  • 2020 marked the seventh consecutive season with Pitt ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 50
  • Helped coached outside hitter Kayla Lund en route to her most decorated season, becoming the ACC’s first two-time Volleyball Player of the Year, Pitt’s first two-time AVCA East Coast Region Player of the Year and two-time AVCA Second Team All-American, tying the program's highest honors ever earned
  • For the first time, Pitt had two AVCA All-America Team selections in Lund and right side hitter Chinaza Ndee
  • Sophomore middle blocker Chiamaka Nwokolo picked up AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors
  • Lund and Ndee each earned places on Pitt’s prestigious Varsity Walk, garnering the Panther and Blue-Gold Awards, respectively

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2019)

  • Helped guide the Panthers to their third consecutive ACC Volleyball Championship as well as their first undefeated ACC season (18-0)
  • Helped lead Pitt to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season
  • Coached the Panthers en route to a No. 6 seeding for the NCAA Tournament and hosted the First and Second Rounds for the second consecutive year at Petersen Events Center
  • Pitt ended the season at No. 5 in the NCAA RPI and No. 11 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, marking the sixth consecutive season ranked in the Top 50
  • For the second consecutive year, helped the Panthers tie their highest single-season winning percentage in program history (.938), again earning their most wins since 1990 (30-2)
  • The 30-win season marked the Panthers’ sixth consecutive year with 20 victories or more 

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2018)

  • Helped guide the Panthers to their first outright ACC Volleyball Championship in school history, marking the second consecutive title for the program
  • Helped lead Pitt to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive season
  • Coached the Panthers en route to a No. 12 seeding for the NCAA Tournament and hosted the First and Second Rounds for the first time in program history at Petersen Events Center
  • Pitt ended the season ranked in the NCAA RPI Top 10 for the first time in program history (seventh), marking the fifth consecutive season ranked in the Top 50
  • Helped guide the Panthers to their highest single-season winning percentage in program history (.938), earning their most wins since 1990 (30-2), as well as the team’s highest ACC season winning percentage in program history (.944, 17-1)
  • The 30-win season marked the Panthers’ fifth consecutive year with 20 victories or more

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2017)

  • Helped lead Pitt back to the NCAA Tournament, marking the programs first back-to-back appearance since 2003-2004, where they defeated VCU in the opening round
  • Helped guide the Panthers to a 26-7 record – the team’s fourth-straight 20-win season
  • Worked with Pitt’s defense, who allowed the fourth-lowest hitting percentage in the ACC at .192
  • Guided libero Angela Seman to a team-high 419 digs, finishing with 3.58 per set

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2016)

  • Helped lead the Panthers to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 12 years
  • Worked with Pitt’s defense in their third consecutive year of winning 20 en route to finishing 25-9 overall and 15-5 in the ACC
  • Guided standout middle-blocker Jenna Potts, who finished fifth in the ACC in blocks with 160 total, averaging 1.32 per set
  • Worked with libero Angela Seman, who led the team in digs (486), finishing with 3.95 per set

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2015)

  • Oversaw Angela Seman as she led the team and finished fifth in the ACC in digs (4.55/set)
  • Helped Pitt’s defense to the fourth-best opponent hitting percentage (.177) in the ACC, while also helping the Panthers to 2.67 blocks per set which was fourth-best in the conference
  • Coached the team to 20-plus wins for the second consecutive season, marking the first occurrence since the team went back-to-back-to-back in 2002, 2003, and 2004

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2014)

  • As a primarily defensive coach, Campbell saw Pitt finish the season ranked second in the ACC in opponent hitting percentage (.166) and fifth in digs (14.70/set)
  • Oversaw the progress of libero Delaney Clesen, who put up 480 digs in 2014 to finish with the second-most digs in program history (1,587)
  • Helped the defensive play of junior middle-hitter Amanda Orchard, who notched 91 blocks and 71 digs en route to Honorable Mention All-America honors
  • Pitt ended 2014 ranked sixth in the nation in assist (13.61/set), eighth in aces (1.74/set) and ninth in kills (14.32/set)

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | ASSISTANT COACH (2013)

  • Named the assistant coach of the University of Pittsburgh volleyball program Feb. 6, 2013
  • Helped the Panthers improve from a conference winning percentage of .466 in 2012 to .550

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY | WOMEN'S ASSISTANT COACH (2011-2013)

  • Spent two seasons as an assistant to Dan Fisher prior to them both departing for Pitt
  • Guided the team to a combined 75-2 record over two seasons, including a 38-0 campaign that culminated in the 2012 NAIA National Title

UC IRVINE | DIRECTOR OF VOLLEYBALL OPERATIONS (2009-2011)

  • Acted as the Director of Volleyball Operations for both the men’s and women’s teams

AVP: PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE | VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR (2009-2010)

  • Organized all volunteers on sight and managed the ticket booth at each location throughout the tour

TSTREET VOLLEYBALL CLUB | HEAD COACH (2010 & 2012)

  • Led both her 2010 and 2012 teams, which consisted of players that ranged in ages from 13-17, to compete in the Junior Olympics

PLAYING CAREER

  • Played for Concordia University from 2004-08, where she was a three-time All-Conference middle blocker
  • Named an NAIA All-America honoree in 2006 and 2007
  • Holds school records for games played and block assists in addition to tallying more than 1,000 career kills
  • Turned pro upon graduation from CU, playing for Innsbruck, Austria’s VC-Tirol from 2008-2009

EDUCATION

  • Earned her master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia in 2014
  • Completed undergrad at Concordia in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business sports management

PERSONAL

  •  A native of Dana Point, Calif., Behonick (formerly Campbell) resides in Pittsburgh with her husband, Michael, and their son, Miles