Coastal Carolina University Women's Beach Volleyball
Coastal Carolina University fields a women's beach volleyball team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 19 players, about the median of 19, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $489,129, above the median of $414k — $25,743 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's beach volleyball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 19 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 1000, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,954,074 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $14,809 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's beach volleyball programs
Where this program sits against its 68 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 19)
The program
- Roster19 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap19 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$489,129 for the year
- Operating expenses$81,841 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$25,743 division median $25,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,954,074 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$14,809 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$231,178 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Leak head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Cati Leak | Head Beach Volleyball Coach | On file · sign in |
| Chase Tsilimos | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school beach volleyball players11,514 2024-25
- Division I roster spots1,259 68 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 9 11% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's beach volleyball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Women's Beach Volleyball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $489,129 $25,744 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,954,074
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $231,178
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,640 in-state · $29,628 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 37 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research Coastal Carolina University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Beach Volleyball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 72 | 14 | $217k | 1000 | 74% | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 88 | 21 | $214k | 1000 | 72% | |
| Wingate University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 116 | 12 | $186k | — | 85% | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Big 12 Conference | 116 | 21 | $1.1M | 1000 | 61% |
Other women's beach volleyball programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University room for 3 | 16 | $667k | $41,715 | 995 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University at cap | 19 | $489k | $25,743 | 1000 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 4 | 15 | $409k | $27,271 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mercer University at cap | 19 | $323k | $16,986 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe room for 4 | 15 | $305k | $20,338 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington room for 5 | 14 | $217k | $15,506 | 1000 | vs | |
| College of Charleston (South Carolina) 2 over cap | 21 | $214k | $10,206 | 1000 | vs |
Every Sun Belt Conference women's beach volleyball program · Women's Beach Volleyball budgets ranked