Connie Surowicz, the most successful volleyball coach in Wittenberg history, has accepted the same position at Ashland University. Surowicz has a career record of 283-128 (.689) as a college head coach. Her nine-year record at Wittenberg is 253-94 (.729), the highest win total and best winning percentage in school history. The Tigers have won six straight NCAC championships and seven in Surowicz’s time at the helm. The Tigers ended 2002 riding a 61-match win streak against NCAC opponents, including 18 straight in winning the last six conference tournament titles.

Surowicz was honored as NCAC Coach of the Year four times and Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year twice. She coached All-America players in five different seasons. She will be joined at Ashland by Wittenberg volleyball and women’s basketball assistant coach Jen Parsons ’94.