Stacy Cheney returns in 2025 for her third season as the head volleyball coach at UMass Boston.
Cheney arrived at the harbor campus in 2023 after serving as the associate head coach at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for 14 years. A former UNH Wildcat from 1997-2000, she was the starting setter on the school's first American-East Title winning team in 1998, before later winning again as an Associate Head Coach for the Wildcats in 2002. Coach Cheney earned American East All-Conference for three consecutive years from 1998-2000, as one of the school's most prolific playmakers in program history with 3,000 assists, and 1,000 digs.
Before UNH, Cheney served as graduate assistant coach for the University of Deleware for two seasons under Coach Bonnie Kenny. She has also coached with the Seacoast Junior Olympic Volleyball program for seven years (1999-2006).
Now, Cheney provides leadership, energy, motivation, and guidance in her role as head coach for student-athletes at UMass Boston.
She concluded her first season as head coach at UMass Boston with a 17-10 overall record, and a 5-3 Little East Conference (LEC) as she led the Beacons to the LEC Postseason tournament in her first season as head coach. Cheney led her squad over the Keene State Owls in straight sets in the first round, then bowed out in the semifinals to the #1-seeded UMass Dartmouth Corsairs.
Following her inaugural season as head coach at UMB, Cheney led two student athletes to the 2023 LEC All-Conference Second Team (Livia Trindade '24, Taryn Broughal '24), including a nomination to the 2023 LEC Sportsmanship Team (Ruby Ackerman '26), proving her immediate impact following year one.
While at UNH, Cheney helped lead the Wildcats to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013, 2014, 2015, to 2016. During that time, the Wildcats also won four America East Regular Season Championships and four America East Conference Tournament Championships.
In addition to her coaching duties at UNH, Cheney also formerly served as the recruiting coordinator for the program. Under her watch, the Wildcats recruited and developed four America East Player of Year award recipients, four America East Setter of the Year award recipients, and two America East Defensive Player of the Year Award recipients.
Cheney was recognized along with the rest of the UNH coaching staff by their peers in the America East as Coaching Staff of the Year in 2013 and 2014.
Cheney, earned her B.A. from UNH and a master's degree from the University of Delaware.
"This is a great day for our volleyball program. I want to welcome Coach Cheney to the UMass Boston family. As the search process developed, Stacy set herself apart from the candidate pool with her extensive knowledge of the game and her innate ability to lead and mentor young women. I am excited for her to be the next leader of our program," said Vice Chancellor of Athletics and Recreation Dr. Jacqueline Schuman upon Cheney's appointment.
