Head Coach JESSE MAHONEY Jesse Mahoney was named the fifth head volleyball coach in University of Mahoney’s Division I Colorado history on December 17, Head Coaching Ledger 2015. Year School Overall Conference Mahoney, a Boulder native, has 2012 Denver 17-13 10-8 returned to where he began his 2013 Denver 17-13 10-4 coaching career. Prior to joining the 2014 Denver 27-7 13-3 Buffs, he spent four seasons at the 2015 Denver 27-8 13-3 University of Denver, where he Career 88-41 (.682) 46-18 (.719) guided the Pioneers to an 88-41 mark, including back-to-back NCAA Mahoney’s Division II Tournament appearances (2014, Head Coaching Ledger 2015). Year School Overall Conference The Pioneers finished with a 27-8 1999 Fort Hays St. 14-16 8-11 mark this past fall after falling to No. 5 2000 Fort Hays St. 1-28 0-19 Washington in the first round of the 2001 Fort Hays St. 18-13 12-7 NCAA Tournament. In 2014, DU was S 2002 Fort Hays St. 18-13 11-8 27-7, its season ending in the first t 2003 Fort Hays St. 25-7 16-3 round of the tournament, on that a Head Coach 2004 Fort Hays St. 31-5 17-2 f occasion to No. 13 Colorado State, Career 107-82 (.567) 64-50 (.561) f First Season also in the first round. The Pioneers accumulated a 46-18 Boulder, Colorado conference mark with Mahoney at the helm, winning the Summit League Colorado ’95 regular season championship the last two seasons with identical 13-3 league records; Denver also claimed the postseason tournament title both years. The 2014 Mahoney’s Resume crown was the school’s first in the sport after joining the Head Coach league in 2013, in which Univ. of Colorado – 2016 Mahoney coached the Univ. of Denver – 2012-15 Pioneers to a 10-4 league Fort Hays State (DII) – 1999-2005 mark and runner-up finishes in both the regular season Interim Head Coach and in the postseason Colorado Christian (DII) – 1999 tourney. That team was 17- 13 overall, as was his first Associate Head Coach team at DU in 2012, when Colorado State – 2008-11 the Pioneers were members Assistant Coach of the Western Athletic Conference (with a 10-8 Colorado State – 2005-07 mark in conference play). Colorado Christian (DII) – 1998-99 Other Experience While at Denver, Mahoney Front Range Volleyball Club 18-Black, coached 17 all-conference Asst. Coach (1998-99) selections, including a pair of 2014 AVCA Division I University of Colorado Men’s Volleyball Honorable Mention All- Club Team, Head Coach (1995-98) Americans. His 2014 recruiting class was tabbed No. 28 by prepvolleyball.com. University of Colorado Men’s Volleyball Nationally, the Pioneers’ offense was ranked in the top 25 in hitting efficiency three Club Team, Assistant Coach (1994-95) times (2013-15) and this fall the defense cracked the top 25 in opponent hitting University of Colorado Men’s Volleyball efficiency. Mahoney also helped the Pioneers to the AVCA Team Academic Award Club Team, Four-Year Starter (1990-94) from 2012-14. 37 Buffs Volleyball Head Coach JESSE MAHONEY Prior to his success at DU, Mahoney served as an assistant coach at Colorado State (2005-11), including four as the associate head coach. In his time there under head coach Tom Hilbert, the Rams participated in seven consecutive NCAA Tournaments and won five Mountain West titles. CSU complied a 162-51 record during his time on the staff. While with the Rams, he helped to assemble three recruiting classes ranked in the top 25 by prepvollyball.com. His primary responsibility in practice was working with the middle blockers and CSU was ranked nationally in the top 10 in blocking five of his seven seasons. He tutored two All-American middle blockers as well as multiple All-Conference and All-Region performers. Mahoney joined the staff at CSU after six seasons as the head coach at Fort Hays State, where the Tigers recorded a 107-82 overall record under his direction. FHSU tallied an impressive 56-12 record over his last two years there (2003-04), which f included a 31-5 mark and No. 11 final national ranking in 2004. f a t His first varsity coaching position was as an assistant coach at S Colorado Christian, which followed his first foray into the profession – the head coach of the CU men’s club volleyball team from 1995-98. Mahoney has also coached in the club circuit as a member of the Front Range Volleyball Club, guiding the 18-Black to the 1998 USA Junior Rocky Mountain Region title. Mahoney is no stranger to the University of Colorado, having earning a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1995 and a Juris Doctorate degree from CU’s Law School in 1999. He is married to the former Gwen McEntyre and the couple has three children: Macy, Griffin and Declan. Mahoney vs. the Nation . Opponent Matches Sets Opponent Matches Sets Opponent Matches Sets Abilene Christian 1-0 3-0 Incarnate Word 1-0 3-1 San Diego State 1-0 3-1 Air Force 3-1 11-5 IUPUI 4-4 15-14 San Francisco 1-1 4-5 Akron 1-0 3-0 Jackson State 1-0 3-0 San Jose State 1-1 3-3 Appalachian State 0-1 2-3 Kansas 0-2 2-6 Seattle University 1-1 5-3 Army 1-0 3-0 Kansas State 0-1 0-3 South Dakota 6-2 20-10 Bakersfield 1-0 3-0 Long Beach State 0-1 0-3 South Dakota State 6-0 18-1 Bradley 1-0 3-0 Louisiana Tech 2-0 6-1 Syracuse 1-0 3-0 Brown 1-0 3-0 Marshall 1-0 3-0 Texas Arlington 4-1 14-8 UC Irvine 0-1 2-3 Montana 1-0 3-1 Texas A&M CC 1-0 3-1’ *UCLA 0-1 0-3 Navy 1-0 3-1 Texas El-Paso 2-0 6-3 CSU Northridge 0-1 1-3 Nebraska 0-1 0-3 UTSA 1-1 4-4 Chicago State 1-0 3-0 Nevada 1-0 3-1 Texas State 2-0 6-3 The Citadel 1-0 3-1 New Mexico State 0-4 2-12 Utah State 0-2 4-6 Colorado State 0-4 1-12 North Dakota State 4-3 15-11 Villanova 1-0 3-1 Colgate 1-0 3-0 Northern Colorado 3-0 9-0 Virginia 1-0 3-0 Creighton 0-2 3-6 Oklahoma 0-1 1-3 *Washington 0-1 0-3 East Carolina 1-0 3-2 Omaha 6-1 18-5 Western Illinois 6-0 18-0 Fort Wayne 5-1 15-5 Oral Roberts 4-0 12-5 Western Michigan 1-0 3-0 Idaho 1-1 3-5 Rhode Island 1-0 3-0 *indicates Pac-12 Conference opponents Illinois at Chicago 2-0 6-0 Sam Houston State 1-0 3-0 2016 Colorado Volleyball 38 CUBuffs.com assistant coach LEE MAES Lee Maes is in his first year as an assistant for the CU Volleyball program, joining the staff in January of 2016. He is also the recruiting coordinator. Maes comes to Colorado with over 25 years of experience, 19 at the NCAA Division I level, and has coached some of the top programs in the country. An assistant at Louisville for three seasons (2012-14), Maes helped guide the Cardinals to a 68- 27 record. In 2013, UL was the American Athletic Conference Champion and qualified for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2012 after winning the Big East Championship. During his tenure at UL, Maes coached three AVCA All-Americans as well as one conference player of the year and a freshman of the year. Maes left UL in 2015 to pursue a master’s degree in liberal studies at Wesleyan University where he also served as an assistant for the women’s volleyball team. Prior to his time at Louisville, Maes was the head coach at Virginia (2008-11). During that time, he and his staff landed the Cavaliers’ first-ever nationally ranked class, as the recruiting class of 2009 was tabbed the 15th best incoming freshman class in the nation. The following year’s class was named the ninth best in the nation. At UVa, Maes saw Simone Asque earn back-to-back ACC Player of the Week honors and garner All-ACC recognition. The Cavaliers notched the program’s first ever win over a top 25 team with a victory over No. 25 Florida State in 2010. The Cavs achieved numerous All-Academic selections S during Maes’ tenure, the highest team grade point average and attained a perfect Academic t Progress Rate. He recruited and coached the ACC and East Region Freshman of the Year. He also a Assistant Coach/ served on the AVCA Division I All-American Committee and was Chair of the AVCA East Region f Recruiting Coordinator Selection Committee. f Prior to leading the Cavaliers’ program, he served as an assistant at Nebraska for three years. First Season During that time, the Cornhuskers compiled a 95-5 record, won the NCAA Championship in 2006, reached the NCAA Championship match in 2005 and the NCAA Regional finals in 2007. UNL Long Beach, Calif. was the Big 12 Conference Champion each of those three years and produced 13 AVCA All- Americans, two national players of the year and a Honda-Broderick Award winner.