STEVENS POINT, Wis. – UW-Stevens Point athletics has announced the addition of Molly Stock as assistant men's and women's volleyball coach.
 
"I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to be part of the UW-Stevens Point family," said Stock. "I am very excited to be joining such a successful women's program and being part of establishing a new men's program. I can't wait to get to work. Go Pointers!"
 
Stock comes to UWSP after two seasons as a graduate assistant coach with the women's program at Elmhurst University. She also concurrently was an assistant at Benedictine University with the men's volleyball program for the last four seasons.
 
During her time at BU, she helped the men's program reach the NCAA Championship match in 2021. The Eagles fell in the title match in five sets to finish as national runner-up. Stock helped the Eagles to NACC regular season titles in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
 
"We are very excited to add Molly to our staff," said head men's volleyball coach Philippe Abiad. "Molly has the passion and the desire to win. As a former player and current coach, she understands and appreciates the value of the student-athlete. We feel that she will be a big component to the growth of our program, and the continuous success of the women's team."
 
In her two years at Elmhurst, Stock assisted under two different head coaches and even served in an interim head coach role during the transition. Six members of the Bluejays earned All-CCIW honors while Stock was on staff.
 
"We are thrilled to welcome Molly to our program," said head women's volleyball coach Lyndsay Kooi. "Molly has an impeccable work ethic, she values the person over the athlete, and she has a strong background of what it takes to be a successful DIII volleyball program. I believe she will help us raise the bar in all facets of our program."
 
Stock also was an assistant coach with USA Volleyball at the Great Lakes Region All-Star Championship in 2022. She was a club coach from 2017 to 2019 as the Head 14s Level coach for Team One Volleyball in Aurora, Ill.
 
In 2021, Stock was as a member of the DIII Women's Volleyball Select Team representing the United States that competed against three top clubs in Brazil.
 
Stock was a four-year starter as an outside/right side hitter and a team captain at Benedictine. She was an all-conference selection her junior and senior seasons. As a senior for the Eagles, she was in the top-10 in kills per set and top-five in total kills in the NACC.
 
A native of Naperville, Ill., Stock completed her bachelor's degree in sports and exercise science from Benedictine in 2021. She will complete her master's degree in business administration at Elmhurst in May 2023. Stock also has a USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach Certification.