Years at CU: 8th year
Alma Mater: Campbellsville University ('07)
Cumulative Record: 173-107 (.618)
Office Phone: (270) 789-5179
E-mail: amzink@campbellsville.edu
Amy Zink enters her eighth season after joining the Campbellsville University volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2008, becoming the program's first full-time head coach solely focused on volleyball in January 2010.
She took over the program after helping to lead Campbellsville to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division I National Championship in 2009 - the first-ever team national championship for the school. In her first season as head coach, Zink returned the Lady Tigers to the NCCAA national championship game and posted a 34-12 record, becoming the first CU volleyball coach to win 30 matches in the first season. Following the 2010 season, she was named the Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year.
In 2011, she coached Shannon Cahill to the Mid-South Conference Player of the Year award, the fifth time a Lady Tiger received the honor in a seven-year stretch. Zink was the first Lady Tiger to receive the honor as MSC Co-Player of the Year in 2005.
After struggling in 2014 and 2015, Zink rejuvenated the Lady Tigers in 2016. CU finished with a 31-13 record, 10-4 in Mid-South Conference play and earned MSC Coach of the Year honors - the second time in her career. In addition, Zink coached Jessie Pendleton, who was named the MSC Libero of the Year.
The Lady Tigers qualified for the NCCAA Championship in Kissimmee, Fla., finishing runner-up. Annija Abolina was named NAIA All-American Honorable Mention and AVCA Southeast All-Region Team.
Zink played four years for the Lady Tigers and graduated from Campbellsville in 2007 as the program's most decorated player. She set numerous defensive records for CU and holds three NAIA defensive records. A three-time NAIA All-American, she was named the 2006 NAIA National Libero of the Year.
A YEAR BY YEAR LOOK AT ZINKS' COACHING TENURE
Campbellsville University: 173-107 (.618)
2010: 34-12 (.739), (11-2 MSC)
2011: 23-15 (.605), (9-3 MSC)
2012: 29-11 (.725), (10-5 MSC)
2013 29-12 (.707), (14-5 MSC)
2014: 9-28 (.243), (5-9 MSC)
2015: 19-15 (.559), (8-8 MSC)
2016: 30-14 (.682), (10-4 MSC)
PLAYING CAREER AWARDS
MSC All-Conference First Team - 2004, 2005, 2006
MSC All-Conference Second Team - 2003
MSC Co-Player of the Year - 2005
NAIA Region XI All-Region Team - 2004, 2005, 2006
NAIA Region XI Libero of the Year - 2005, 2006
NAIA Libero of the Year - 2005
NAIA All-America Third Team - 2005 (first Libero in NAIA history to be named All-American)
NAIA All-America Honorable Mention - 2006
RECORDS SET DURING PLAYING CAREER
NAIA & CU Career Most Digs (3,569)
NAIA & CU Career Most Matches with Double Figure Digs (152) - NAIA record tied in 2008
NAIA & CU Career Most Matches with 20+ Digs (88)
Single-Season Most Digs (1,229 in 2005) - Record Broken in 2007
Single-Season Most Digs per Game (9.04 in 2005) - Record Broken in 2007
Ranked four times among leaders for most single match digs
HIGHEST NAIA SINGLE-SEASON STATISTICAL RANK
#2 ranked for most digs in single season
#2 ranked for most digs per game in a single season
#1 ranked for most 20+ digs per game in a single season
