Lauren Havill was hired as the 15th head coach in the history of the SNHU women's volleyball program on March 30, 2026.
Havill will oversee all aspects of the program at SNHU, including recruiting, player development, practice and game preparation, and overall program operations.
Havill arrived in Manchester after spending the previous three seasons as the head women's volleyball coach at fellow NCAA Division II member Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C.
Havill won 38 matches during her tenure with the Bobcats, including 25 in league play, as well as making a pair of appearances in the Conference Carolinas Championship.
In her final season, Havill guided the Bobcats to a 12-8 league mark and the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament.
Upon taking over prior to the 2023, Havill made an immediate impact, posting a 15-11 mark, which was the program's best overall record since 2014, its highest number of victories since 2014 and the first winning season since '14. LMC went 11-5 in the league and earned the No. 6 seed in the conference tourney.
Havill coached five Conference Carolinas All-Conference performers during her tenure, while the program also shined off the court. The team captured the Lees-McRae CATSBY Award for Service for completing 700-plus hours of team community service, in addition to posting a team GPA that was in the top 20 percent in the country.
Prior to Lees-McRae, Havill was the head coach of the men's volleyball program at Alderson Broaddus University during the spring of 2023. One of just four women to be at the helm of a men's volleyball program in Division I and II at the time, Havill tied the program record for wins by capturing 11 victories in her first season, in addition to winning the team's first Independent Volleyball Association playoff match since 2017.
Prior to becoming a head coach, Havill served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Glenville State University during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. With Havill on the staff, the Pioneers achieved their best overall record in 22 years (16-16) and earned a spot in the Mountain East Conference Championship for the first time in program history.
Havill began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Utica University in 2021, where the team advanced to the Empire 8 Conference Championship for the first time since 2002.
Havill enjoyed a strong playing career at Northern Vermont University, where she led the North Atlantic Conference in kills and was named to the All-Conference Second Team and the NAC All-Tournament Team in 2019. She finished her career at Northern Virgina Community College, ranking fifth all-time in attacks, sixth in kills and ninth in points, as the team won their region and competed at the NJCAA Division II National Championship.
Havill collected her AS in Business Administration from Northern Virginia Community College in 2019, completed her BS in Business Administration at Northern Vermont University in 2020 and earned her MBA in Sport and Recreation Management from Salem University in 2023.
