University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies welcome Alyssa VanDerveer to staff
1/15/2019 1:13:00โฏPM | Softball
STORRS, Conn.โUConn softball head coach Jen McIntyre has announced the addition of Alyssa VanDerveer to the Huskies' coaching staff head of the 2019 campaign.
"I am very excited to announce the addition of Alyssa VanDerveer to our coaching staff," said McIntyre. "I have known her and her family for years as I had the opportunity to recruit Alyssa several years ago. I am anxious to see her transition to the coaching ranks as she will bring energy, enthusiasm, and a broad knowledge base to our program. As a decorated power hitter, she was instrumental in reaching a Super Regional in her senior season. We are looking forward to Alyssa working with our offensive unit as well as with our catchers."
"I am so thankful for this opportunity and excited to get started working with the team," said VanDerveer. "I am also very excited to work with this staff because of how much talent and knowledge they bring to the game."
VanDerveerย joined the Carolina Elite coaching staff in 2018, helping to develop young athletes and assisting them with college recruitment. She also interned with the Strength and Conditioning Department at the University of South Carolina, where she constructed workouts to improve speed and power of student-athletes.
Prior to her stint with the Elite, VanDerveer served as a coach for the New Jersey Intensity as well as mentor/instructor at Zoned Sports Academy in Bridgewater, N.J.
VanDerveer graduated from USC in December of 2018 with a degree in Criminal Justice. She concluded her two seasons as a Gamecock with 108 appearances and 103 starts, 76 hits, and 22 home runsโfifth most all-time in program history.
Before transferring to USC, she started all but two games in her Nittany Lion career. In Penn State softball program history she ranks fifth in home runs all-time (24), 11t in RBIs (94), 12t in batting average (.331), and tied for 13t in walks (53). Setting PSU's single-season RBI record as a sophomore with 50 RBIs, 10t in the Big Ten in 2016, helped her claim a spot on the All-Big Ten First Team. Some of her other accolades include Second Team All-SEC, Spring 2018 and First Team All-Region, Spring 2018.
