Audrey Ludwig is in her second season as assistant coach for the Dayton volleyball program in 2015. She serves as the program's recruiting coordinator and works with setters as well as the team's defensive systems.
In 2014, Ludwig helped lead Dayton to a 30-6 overall record, the program's 11th regular season Atlantic 10 title and its ninth Atlantic 10 Tournament crown. The Flyers' earned their 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Second Round before falling to eventual National Champion Penn State. The Flyers finished 2014 ranked 10th nationally in assists, 22nd in total blocks and 26th in digs.
Prior to coming to Dayton, she spent one season with current UD head coach Tim Horsmon at the University of Maryland. The Terps went 13-19 during the 2013 season and had two players named to the ACC All-Conference teams.
Ludwig arrived at Maryland after three seasons as head coach at Division III Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn., where she led the Pipers to an 18-12 finish in the 2012, the second-most wins in program history. She led the program in all aspects including its recruiting efforts.
Prior to her three-year stint at Hamline, Ludwig returned to her alma mater, St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., in 2008. There, she served as assistant women's basketball coach for two seasons and assistant volleyball coach for one season. In 2009 with the volleyball team, Ludwig and the Oles went 27-5 and finished third in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. While working with the St. Olaf volleyball program, Ludwig served as the primary offensive coach and headed up recruiting efforts.
Ludwig has extensive coaching experience at the club level. From 2004-07, she was the head coach for the Northfield Junior Olympic Volleyball Club working directly with the 16- and 17-year old teams. In November of 2007, she became the head coach for the Minnesota Select Volleyball club and helped the 18-2s earn a bid to nationals.
Ludwig began her collegiate coaching career at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minn., in 2007 as an assistant and spent two seasons with the program.
A four-year starter at St. Olaf, Ludwig was a three-time All-MIAC selection and finished her career with 4,221 assists, which ranks fourth all-time in school history and 10th in MIAC history.
Ludwig earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from St. Olaf in 2007 and a master's degree in kinesiology from the University of Minnesota in 2008.
