University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Volleyball

Scott Smith begins his seventh season in 2025 overseeing the volleyball program after he was elevated to head coach on April 2, 2019. Overall, this will mark Smith’s 11th season on UB volleyball staff. He has the second-most Division I wins at Buffalo with 88 behind Robert Maxwell’s (1991-98) 126. Last season, Smith guided the Bulls to a 16-16 overall record and 12-6 in conference play. UB went to their third consecutive MAC Tournament. For a third year in a row, the Bulls took home at least three All-MAC honors as Katrin Trebichavska and Abby Leigh earned First Team honors with Mandy Leigh taking home Second Team honors. In his tenure at Buffalo, Smith has helped the program earn 23 All-MAC honors since 2015. The Bulls also earned a program record seven Academic All-MAC honorees in 2024. In 2023, the Bulls had their best season in Division I history. UB finished with a 23-9 overall record and 13-5 in MAC play. The 23-wins marked the program’s first 20-win season since the 1995 season when the Bulls went 22-13. During the campaign, UB reached as high as 54th in the NCAA RPI Rankings. The Bulls won their first MAC East Division title to earn the #2-seed in the MAC Tournament. UB earned their second postseason berth as they participated in the NIVC. Under his guidance, the Bulls had a program record five student-athletes earn All-MAC honors. Abby Leigh, Mandy Leigh, Courtney Okwara and Katrin Trebichavska earned First-Team All-MAC distinction. Manoela Forlin took home All-Fresh