North Dakota State University-Main Campus Volleyball

Former Bison standout Jennifer Lopez joined the North Dakota State volleyball staff as an assistant in May 2015, was named NDSU’s interim head coach in May 2...

Kelly Lopez enters her eighth season as assistant volleyball coach at North Dakota State after joining staff in January 2018. In 2022, Lopez helped guide the...

Kris Grunwald joined NDSU prior to the 2024 season after spending three seasons as the associate head coach at Virginia. He brings 34 years of Division I experience, including two head coaching stints at UConn (2014-19) and Auburn (1998-00). Prior to being named head coach at UConn, Grunwald worked as an assistant coach in the SEC with three different stints at Auburn (2019-20, 2011-14, 1994-2000) along with stops at Arkansas (2008-11) and Ole Miss (2002-05). Grunwald also spent time as an assistant coach at Cornell (2020-21) and at Morehead State (2005-08) in a variety of roles. He started his coaching career at Florida State (1991-94) as an assistant coach after he finished his playing career at George Mason where he helped lead the Patriots to a 1998 Final Four appearance. The Germantown, N.Y., native was a three-time honorable mention Asics All-American and four-time first team All-EIVA selection. Grunwald graduated from George Mason in 1991 with his bachelor's in mathematics and earned his masters in mathematics education from Florida State in 1993.