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AT A GLANCE

• Served as interim head coach in 2010 being named to full-time post (16th season)
• Eight Centennial Conference tournament appearances, including 2011 and 2023 runners-up
• Coached 30 all-conference performers
• AVCA Academic Team for eight consecutive years (2015-23)
• Notched 200th career win in 3-0 CC tournament first-round win at Dickinson (223-136 career record)
• Assistant Coach on Bullets staff in 2008 and 2009.

AT GETTYSBURG

Bernier begins her 16th season as the head coach of the Gettysburg volleyball program in 2025. Bernier served as the interim head coach in 2010 following two years as an assistant on the Bullets’ staff.

As the head coach, Bernier has guided the Bullets to a 247-142 overall mark, including an 84-56 record in the Centennial Conference. The Bullets have competed in the conference playoffs eight times under her direction. In her second season at the helm, she guided the team to a 19-11 overall record and a second-place showing at the conference tournament. In 2017, the team went 20-8, marking its first 20-win season in 11 years and in 2018, the squad recorded a winning mark of 17-7 overall.

The 2022 team made it back-to-back tournament appearances and recorded a 21-6 overall mark. The 2023 group eclipsed that mark with a 23-6 mark for the most wins in a single season since 2005 and best winning percentage (.793) since the 2004 squad went 28-6 (.824). The 2023 team advanced to the conference championship match and earned the program’s first at-large bid into the NCAA tournament. Bernier and her staff claimed CC Coaching Staff of the Year honors for the performance. In 2024, thee Bullets made it back-to-back at-large appearances in the NCAA tournament and won their first-round match.

As head coach, Bernier has mentored 30 All-CC performers, including first-teamers Nicole Burns ’11 (2010), Katie Wilson ’13 (2012), Zanze Kuba-McCoy ’23 (2021 and 2022), Kylie Ulrich ’24 (2023) and Mary Huegel ’26 (2023 and 2024). Additionally, the Bullets have shined in the classroom with eight consecutive nods as an AVCA Academic Team.

In 17 total years on the volleyball staff, Bernier has helped Gettysburg post a 284-164 record and qualify for the conference playoffs 10 times. The Bullets finished conference runner-up in both 2008 and 2009 with Bernier serving as an assistant coach.

Bernier, who is a certified personal trainer, also serves as Wellness Program Coordinator and Director of Student Fitness at Gettysburg. In these positions, she oversees various activities to help maintain the health and well-being of the campus community, including fitness programming in the Jaeger Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Fitness.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Bernier has a wealth of experience coaching volleyball over the last 20 years. She has guided multiple club teams ranging from ages 12-18 and she served four years as a graduate assistant at both The Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville and the University of Maine.

PLAYING DAYS

Formerly Leah Voss, Bernier played both volleyball and soccer at nearby Gettysburg High School. On the court, she was named the conference player of the year, a first-team all-conference pick, and her team’s MVP as a middle hitter. On the soccer field, Bernier was also an all-conference selection as a defender.

After spending two years at Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville, where she was a two-time first-team all-conference selection and the team’s MVP, Bernier transferred to NCAA Division I University of Maine. In just two years as a Black Bear, she set new standards on the volleyball court, breaking the school’s all-time records for kills and digs en route to America East Conference Player of the Year honors in 2001. Bernier was a two-time first-team All-AEC honoree, two-time team MVP, and closed her career as a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Northeast Region First Team.

Bernier graduated from Maine with a degree in communications in 2002 and is currently at work on a master’s from her alma mater in exercise science.

FAMILY LIFE

She resides in Gettysburg with her husband, Mark, and their three sons, Max, Jake, and Cam.

This table is the year by year record of Coach Bernier

Selmore joined the Bullets staff for the 2022 season after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach at Piedmont. She returns to the Bullets staff for her fourth season in 2025.

Prior to joining the Lions' staff, she spent the 2017 as an assistant at Mount Union, where she helped the Raiders to a 25-5 record.

In four seasons on the sidelines in Demorest, Piedmont recorded 36 wins that included making the USA South tournament in both 2018 and 2019. In 2019, the Lady Lions dropped a close 3-2 battle against Covenant in the opening round. In her first season, Selmore helped Piedmont make a run to the USA South tournament final. The Lions entered the conference tournament as the No. 4 seed but won three straight with an upset over top-seeded Covenant and second-seeded William Peace. The run ended against Meredith in the championship match, falling 3-0 to the top-seeded East Division Avenging Angels.

During her time at Mount Union, Selmore helped the team to a third-place finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) and an 11-match win streak to start the season. Selmore served as a special advisor to the freshman athletes to help with their transition into the college game.

Selmore also monitored the Raiders strength and conditioning training over the 2017 season while helping in recruiting and scouting efforts throughout the year. The Raiders’ 25-5 record in 2017 was the best record since the 2014 season when they won 29 contests.

She also has experience at the club level as well with both Cutshot Volleyball Club and Infinity Volleyball Club. She served as assistant coach at Cutshot Volleyball in New Jersey then as head coach at Infinity Volleyball in Ohio.

Selmore spent her playing days at Ramapo from 2013-16 as an outside hitter and setter for the Roadrunners. She was named New Jersey Atlantic Conference Rookie Athlete of the Week in 2013 and led the team with 306 kills that season.

She also was a member of the 2013 Garden Empire Volleyball Association 18-Open Regional Championship Team.

Selmore graduated from Ramapo College of New Jersey in 2017 with a degree in social science.