Salisbury University

Nikki Binetti enters her fourth season as the head coach of the Salisbury University volleyball program in 2025.

Honors/Accomplishments as Head Coach

• Three NCAA Tournament appearances (2022, '23, '24)
• One Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) championship (2023)
• Three C2C finals appearances (2022, '23, '24)
• Four AVCA All-Americans
  • Amanda Chew (HM), 2022
  • Gwen Eustace (HM), 2023
  • Gwen Eustace (Third Team), 2024
  • Kiley McTaggart (HM), 2024
• Four AVCA All-Region honorees
  • Amanda Chew (First Team), 2022
  • Gwen Eustace (First Team), 2023-24
  • Kiley McTaggart (First Team), 2024
• Two C2C Players of the Year
  • Grace Rail (Defensive), 2022
  • Gwen Eustace (Defensive), 2024
• 12 All-C2C selections (seven First-Team)
• Three 20-win seasons (2022, '23, '24)
• Three winning seasons

• Sept. 2, 2022 - Salisbury defeats Arcadia 3-0 for Coach Binetti's first win as a head coach
• Oct. 13, 2022 - Salisbury defeats Christopher Newport 3-1 for first home win vs. CNU since 2009
• Nov. 10, 2022 - Salisbury sweeps Endicott 3-0 for first NCAA Tournament win since 2012
• Nov. 11, 2023 - Salisbury defeats Mary Washington 3-2 in C2C Tournament finals to win first conference title since 2012
• Nov. 16, 2023 - Salisbury fights off 0-2 match point, rallies to beat Williams 3-2 in NCAA Tournament first round

Coaching Career Prior to Salisbury

Binetti returns to her alma mater after serving as the head coach at Arcadia University from January through June of 2022. That May she was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 list, recognizing up-and-coming coaches at all levels of the sport.

Before Arcadia, Binetti spent three years as an assistant coach at Gettysburg College, serving as recruiting and academic coordinator and assisting within sports performance. The Bullets went 29-21 in two seasons under Binetti's eye, culminating with a 15-win season in 2021 and GC's first berth in the Centennial Conference Tournament since 2014. Binetti helped coach Zanza Kuba-McCoy to AVCA All-Region and All-America recognition.

Binetti also served as an assistant coach Illinois College from 2017-18 and a graduate assistant-turned-interim head coach at LaGrange College (Ga.) from 2015-17. As interim head coach at LaGrange in 2016 she helped recruit the largest class in program history and oversaw the program's winningest season since 2005.

Playing Career

Binetti played at Rowan from 2010-12, earning All-New Jersey Athletic Conference honors in 2012, before transferring to SU in 2013. She was a two-year starter for the Sea Gulls and helped lead SU to its most recent NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013.

Personal Life

Binetti has spent ample time developing as a professional off the court. She graduated from the 43rd class of the NCAA Women's Cocahes Academy (WCA), as hosted by the Alliance of Women Coaches, in 2017. Binetti also serves as a mentor in the AVCA Match Point Program.

A native of Brick, N.J., Binetti earned her Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from SU in 2015 and her Master's in Education from LaGrange College in 2017. She currently lives in Salisbury.

Coach Binetti News
06/16/22  Binetti returns to Salisbury as head volleyball coach

Coach Binetti’s Record at SU

Last updated: 11/27/24