Recently, UNA volleyball head coach Stephanie Radecki accomplished a goal in her sports career when she reached her 200th win.

Radecki was born and raised in Meadville, Penn. Though she started out playing basketball, her love for volleyball grew when she was first introduced to it in 7th grade.

“All of my friends were trying out for the volleyball team, so I decided to try out with them,” she said.

Even though her friends were more optimistic about trying out than Radecki, she was the only one of her group to make the team.

“I could not help but laugh and brag about it,” she said. “They were not happy about it, but they were still my friends.”

From then on, Radecki played volleyball from high school to college and served mostly as an outside hitter.

One of her most memorable games took place when she was a senior at Maplewood High School when her team won the state championship games.

While still in Pennsylvania, Radecki played volleyball for four years at Edinboro University.

She graduated in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. She served as a student assistant coach there and helped lead her team to win the league championship.

There, Radecki was chosen as the Female Athlete Player of the Year, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Player of the Year and captain of her volleyball team.

Later on, after leaving Edinboro, Radecki was selected to the 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame.

Radecki chose to make a transition from being in the game to coaching. Before coming to UNA, she earned her master’s at Augustana College while she was an assistant coach for three years.

She first became a head coach for a volleyball team at St. Leo University in Florida.

In 2003, she filled the head coaching position for the UNA volleyball team.

“I love my team here in UNA,” Radecki said. “UNA is a great place for female athletes to get a great education and be successful.”

One of Radecki’s most memorable moments as head coach at UNA was when her team managed to defeat the No. 1 seed and played for the national championship.

More recently, Radecki captured her 200th win as head coach for UNA against the University of South Carolina-Aiken.

“I feel lucky to have had so many amazing people cross my path,” Radecki said. “So many individuals have been a part of my career, and, because of their hard work, dedication and trust, we have been successful together.

“It is always fun to reflect on the experience and the people that I have had the pleasure to work with through coaching.”

Radecki currently has an overall record of 201-88 for her UNA coaching career.