Justin Turco concluded his third season at UMass Dartmouth in 2024, where he picked up his second straight Little East Conference Championship. Turco has guided the Corsairs to two LEC titles during his tenure, while posting an outstanding .789 winning percentage (62-22).

 

• 62-22 overall as the head coach of the Corsairs (.789 winning percentage)
• 21-3 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)
• 3 Little East Defensive Players of the Year (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 2 Little East Rookies of the Year (2022, 2025)
• 2 Little East Sportsmanship Team (2023, 2024)
• 9 All-Little East Performers
• 5 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections

• LEC Defensive Players of the Year (3): 2022: Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2023: Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2024: Emily Pogorelec (DS)
• LEC Rookies of the Year (2): 2022: Emily Pogorelec (DS); 2024: Olivia Seutter (RS)
• Little East First Team (8): 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)
• Little East Second Team (1): 2023: Chelsea Sanker (OPP)
• Little East Sportsmanship (2): 2023: Gabriella Monico (OPP); 2024: Monika Kristjansdottir (MB)
• 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 (5): 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