University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Volleyball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- matthew.2.scott@uconn.edu
Matt Scott completed his sixth season as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator for the Huskies in 2021.
Scott was instrumental in guiding the Huskies to one of their best seasons in recent memory during the 2021 campaign. The Huskies went 24-11 overall with a 13-5 record in BIG EAST contests. The 13 BIG EAST victories were UConn's most in program history, while its 24 total wins were its most since the 1995 campaign. Furthermore, the Huskies defeated a ranked opponent for the first time in taking down No. 19 Creighton in five sets.
The Huskies continued their historic season in the postseason, making their second straight trip to the BIG EAST Championship, and made their first NIVC appearance since 1994. UConn hosted a postseason match in Gampel Pavilion for the first time, where it defeated North Florida in four sets to advance to the NIVC Final Four.
Furthermore, Scott aided three Huskies to be named to the All-BIG EAST Team and McKayla Wuensch to be named the program's first BIG EAST Setter of the Year. Throughout his tenure in Storrs, Scott has coached six all-conference selections.
Prior to coming to Storrs, Scott helped Samford reach the NCAA Tournament in 2014 following a 20-13 (11-5 Southern Conference) season. The Bulldogs lost to Alabama in the first round.
Scott worked in numerous roles with the University of Louisville volleyball program since he started as a practice player in 2008. Scott worked his way up to be the assistant to the executive director of volleyball operations in 2010 where he was responsible for the input of entries into the Scoutware program and assisted in the event management of game day operations.
In 2010 and 2011 Scott served as the team manager for the Cardinals where he assisted in the organization and coordination of the summer camps hosted by the volleyball program.
After finishing his bachelor's degree Scott took the position of the team's video coordinator where he coordinated the team's video of practices, games and exchanges with other teams through the use of Data Project and eZxchanges. He also assisted with the day-to- day team and staff operations.
With Louisville serving as the host for the 2012 NCAA Championships, Scott was the Assistant to the Assistant Athletic Director for the NCAA Championships, supporting the NCAA in the planning and execution of the event.
Since the 2010 season, he was the head assistant coach of the Union 16 Adidas club team in Louisville, assisting in the coaching and conditioning efforts of the team and also served as an assistant coach of the Union 16 Asics club team.
In 2012 Scott received the American Volleyball Coaches Association Coaches4Coaches Scholarship.
Scott earned his masters of arts degree in higher education from Louisville in the spring of 2013 after earning a bachelor of science in sport administration in 2012.
