Patricia Gandolfo
Head Volleyball Coach - Pensacola State College
 

Patricia Gandolfo just completed in her first season as the head coach for the Pirates.

She joined the PSC athletic department after previously serving as assistant coach for the University of West Florida (UWF). Gandolfo spent two stints on the Argonaut staff with a stop as assistant coach at the University of South Alabama in between.

In her time with the UWF Argonauts, she has helped tutor 21 NCAA Division II South Region All-Tournament Team athletes, one South Region Freshman of the Year, 13 AVCA All-Americans, 25 AVCA All-Region Team athletes, four Gulf South Conference Players of the Year and five GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Players. Additionally, the Argonauts have won at least 24 matches every year with her on staff, seven GSC regular-season crowns and six GSC Tournament Championships.

She was an American Volleyball Coaches Association Thirty Under 30 recipient in 2017.

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Gandolfo also spent two seasons in uniform playing at UWF (2008 & 2009). As a team captain she led the Argonauts to a collective 54-21 record which included two GSC Championships and was named a Third Team AVCA All-American during her final season. Overall, she added AVCA All-South Region First Team, NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team, All-GSC First Team and GSC Tournament Most Valuable Player to her honors.

Prior to playing at UWF, Gandolfo spent two seasons in junior college competition playing at Missouri State University-West Plains. While there she received NJCAA First Team and Second Team All-American honors and in 2017 was inducted into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame

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