Justin Turco concluded his fourth season at UMass Dartmouth in 2025. During his tenure, the Corsairs have claimed two consecutive Little East Conference Championship titles (2023 & 2024), while guiding the squad to an outstanding .735 winning percentage (83-30).

 

• 83-30 overall as the head coach of the Corsairs (.735 winning percentage)
• 28-4 in Little East play (.875 winning percentage)
• 2 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 2 Little East Conference Championships (2023 & 2024)
• 2 Little East Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (2022, 2023)
• 2 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2025)
• 3 AVCA All-Region (2025)
• 4 Little East Defensive Players of the Year (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• 2 Little East Rookies of the Year (2022, 2024)
• 3 Little East Sportsmanship Team (2023, 2024, 2025)
• 14 All-Little East Performers
• 1 College Sports Communicators Academic All-American (2026)
• 8 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections

• LEC Defensive Players of the Year (4): 2022: Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2023: Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2024: Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2025: Emily Pogorelec (DS)
• LEC Rookies of the Year (2): 2022: Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2024: Olivia Seutter (RS)
• Little East First Team (11): 2022: Kate Wade (OH), Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2023: Kate Wade (OH), Emily Pogorelec (DS), Devon Laing (OH); 2024: Kate Wade (OH), Emily Pogorelec (DS), Olivia Seutter (RS); 2025: Olivia Seutter (OPP), Emily Pogorelec (DS), Allison Pate (OH)
• Little East Second Team (3): 2023: Chelsea Sanker (OPP); Skye Peters (S), Aleek Kuot (OH)
• Little East Sportsmanship (3): 2023: Gabriella Monico (OPP); 2024: Monika Kristjansdottir (MB); 2025: Maddie Carter (OPP)
• AVCA All-Americans (2): 2024: Kate Wade (OH), Emily Pogorelec (DS)
• AVCA All-Region First Team (2): 2024: Kate Wade (OH), Emily Pogorelec (DS)
• AVCA All-Region Third Team (1): 2024: Olivia Seutter (RS)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (1): 2026: Emily Pogorelec (3rd Team)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (8): 2023: Emily Pogorelec; 2024: Sabrina Bordone, Monika Kristjansdottir, Allison Pate, Emily Pogorelec

• Head Coach at Salisbury University
• Posted a 164-74 overall record (.689 winning percentage)
• Guided the Gulls to nine consecutive conference tournaments
• Team advanced to four conference final matches
• Squad made one appearance in the NCAA Tournament
• Coached 1 All-American, 4 All-Region selections, 22 All-Conference honorees, three Conference Players of the Year and one Conference Female Student Athlete of the Year
• Saw his squad snap then-No. 13 Christopher Newport’s 138-game regular season league match winning streak in 2016.
• Graduate Assistant Coach for volleyball and softball at Trinity College
• Assistant Volleyball Coach at Hamilton College
• Volunteer Assistant for volleyball at St. Michael’s College

• Native of Harwich, Massachusetts
• 2007 graduate of the University of Vermont
• Played club volleyball for the Catamounts for four year – serving as president of the club
• Earned a Bachelor’s Degree in political science at Vermont
• Obtained his Master’s Degree in American Studies at Trinity