Head volleyball coach steps down

The Seton Hall head volleyball coach has resigned, according to a press release from Assistant Di­rector of Athletics/ Communica­tions Matt Sweeney.

Kris Zeiter, who has spent the last six years at the Hall, an­nounced that he is leaving "to spend more time with his family and examine a possible move out West."

"This is a difficult decision to make, but it's what's best for me and my family at this time," Zeiter said in a University press release. "I will look back fondly on the years I've spent at Seton Hall and all that we were able to accomplish."

This past season, after starting at the top of the league, the team struggled in the middle part of their conference schedule, going 2-6 during this stretch.

Zeiter eventually led the Hall to a school record eight confer­ence wins.

"Kris has brought the Seton Hall women's volleyball program to a new level of excellence," Di­rector of Athletics Patrick Lyons said in the press release. "I thank him for his contributions and hard work and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

Since he was hired in 2006, Zeiter has been one of the most successful volleyball coaches in Seton Hall's history.

Over the last three seasons, he has led the Pirates to two consecu­tive Big East Tournament appear­ances, though the team was elimi­nated in the first round all three years.

Despite the recent success of the team on the floor, Zeiter was plagued by his poor sportsman­ship several times this season, including three yellow and two red cards during a match at Mar­quette.

Zeiter had no comment fol­lowing the event.

Prior to his resignation, Zeiter signed four recruits to next year's squad.

There is no word on the cur­rent status of the recruits or on the search for Zeiter's replacement.

Tim LeCras can be reached at tim.lecras@gmail.com.