Laurie Flachmeier Corbelli (born January 28, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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) is a former professional indoor volleyball player. She is currently the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies

Texas A&M Aggies

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 women's volleyball team, a position she has served since 1993.

Playing career

• 1975 & 1976 AIAW Division II National Championship
  AIAW Champions
  The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women’s athletics and to administer national championships...
  
  , Texas Lutheran
• 1978-84 United States Women's National Volleyball Team
  United States women's national volleyball team
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• 1978 World Championships
• 1979 Pan American Games
  Volleyball at the 1979 Pan American Games
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• 1980 U.S. Olympic Team (Boycott)
• 1981 World Cup Competition
• 1982 World Championships, Bronze Medalist
• 1983 Pan American Games
  Volleyball at the 1983 Pan American Games
  This page presents the results of the Men's and Women's Volleyball Tournament during the 1983 Pan American Games, which was held from August 17 to August 27, 1983 in Caracas, Venezuela.-Final Round:-Final Ranking:-Final Round:-Final Ranking:...
  
  
• 1984 U.S. Olympic Team
  Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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  , Silver Medalist
• 1987-89 Major League Volleyball
  Major League Volleyball
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  , San Jose Golddiggers
  San Jose Golddiggers
  The San Jose Golddiggers were a professional women's team in Major League Volleyball from 1987-89. The team played its home matches at the San Jose Civic Auditorium ....
  
  

Awards and honors

• 1976 Most Valuable Player, National AAU Junior Olympics Championship Tournament
• 1977 USVBA Rookie of the Year, National Tournament, Hilo, Hawaii
• 1984 Silver Medalist, 1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1987 Most Valuable Player, Major League Volleyball
• 1987-89 Major League Volleyball All-Star and All-Pro Team
• 1989 Most Valuable Player, Major League Volleyball All-Star Game
• 1992 USVBA Player of the Year, National Tournament, Senior Division
• Three-time USVBA All-American (1985, 1986, 1992)
• 1998 USA Volleyball/Flo Hyman All-Time Great Player Award

Coaching career

Corbelli began her head coaching career at the University of San Francisco

University of San Francisco

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, where she served from 1986–89. She compiled a 39–71 overall record there. In 1990, she moved to Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...

, accumulating a 61–35 record in three seasons. In 1993, she started coaching at Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

, and continues to serve as the head coach there.

Coaching honors

• 1987 West Coast Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year
• 1991 West Coast Conference Co-Coach of the Year
• 1992 West Region Coach of the Year
• 1992 West Coast Conference Coach of the Year
• 1994 Southwest Conference Co-Coach of the Year
• 1995 District VI Coach of the Year
• 1995 Southwest Conference Coach of the Year
• 2000 Texas A&M Coach of the Year

Other honors

• 1989 Garland
  Garland, Texas
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   Sports Hall of Fame
• 1994 Texas Lutheran College Athletic Hall of Honor
• 1994 NAIA Hall of Fame
• 1998-2000 Honorary Co-Chair of the Children's Miracle Network for Brazos Valley
• 2002 USA Volleyball/George L. Fisher "Leader in Volleyball"
• 2006 L.V. Berkner High School Hall of Honor

External links

• Texas A&M bio