Cally Plummer, a four-time selection to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) volleyball team during her playing days at the University of South Carolina, was named as the fifth head coach in the history of the John Carroll University volleyball program in the summer of 2005.
Plummer will begin her seventh season this fall, after posting a 16-14 record last year.
In her four seasons as a starter for SC (1998, 2000-02), Plummer led the Gamecocks to four 20-win seasons and appearances in the NCAA Division I Championship tournament all four years. she served as team captain in 2002 when South Carolina finished 22-7 and reached the second round of the NCAA playoffs.
Plummer made history in 1998 when she became the first South Carolina female athlete to earn first team All-Conference honors as a freshman. At the time of her graduation, she held the school record for service aces in a career, was ranked second in career kills and 10th in career digs. She was also named to the AVCA All-Region team twice.
In addition to her athletic exploits, Plummer was selected to the All-SEC Academic Team four times. Following the conclusion of her playing career, Plummer served as a graduate assistant coach and volleyball camp director at her alma mater during the 2003-04 season.
Plummer is just the fifth volleyball head coach in the program’s 39-year history, following Kathleen Manning (1970-79, 1981-89), Sharon Daniels (1980), Gretchen Weitbrecht (1990-2002), and Regan Pore (2003-04).
