Kevin Laseau, who joined the Yale staff in 2004, has helped the Bulldogs win 13 Ivy League titles and become the premier volleyball program in the conference.
With Laseau on staff, the Bulldogs have won Ivy titles in six out of the last seven most-recent seasons and a record-setting five straight conference championships from 2010 to 2014. The volleyball program’s recruiting coordinator, Laseau also handles Yale Volleyball’s social media, providing content for the Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
Yale has won at least 10 Ivy League matches in 19 of his 20 seasons in New Haven. In addition, Yale has nine NCAA Tournament appearances with Laseau on staff.
With Laseau in the gym, Yale Volleyball has produced seven Ivy League Player of the Year selections, seven Ivy League Rookies of the Year, three Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year awards, 43 All-Ivy First Team awards and 88 total All-Ivy honorees.
The Bulldogs captured three straight Ivy League titles from 2017 to 2019, and won three more titles from 2022 to 2024. The 2022 squad went 23-3 -- the highest win total for the program since 1996. During the year, the team won 17 straight matches -- the second-longest streak in the nation at that time -- and also won the Ivy League post-season tournament to earn a NCAA Tournament bid.
In 2018, Yale swept the major Ivy League awards: Frances Arnautou, Ivy League Player of the Year; Kate Swanson, Defensive Player of the Year; and Ellis DeJardin, Rookie of the Year. Five players earned All-Ivy distinction, including a program-high four selected First Team All-Ivy.
During the 2017 season, Yale won its sixth Ivy League title in the last eight years, and earned five All-Ivy selections, including the league's Defensive Player of the Year (Kate Swanson) and Rookie of the Year (Kathryn Attar).
During the 2013 season, Yale won its 23rd straight league match, the most in Ivy League women's volleyball history. Yale's streak between losses lasted from Nov. 12, 2011 to Nov. 2, 2013. After capturing their 4th straight league title, the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAAs where they dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision to Utah of the Pac-12.
In 2012, Yale became the second Ivy League school to go undefeated in a 14-match regular season schedule. For the second straight season, the Bulldogs featured the Ivy League Player of the Year (Kendall Polan) and Rookie of the Year (Kelly Johnson).
Yale won its second straight Ivy League crown in 2011, had the Ivy League Player (Kendall Polan) and Rookie (Mollie Rogers) of the Year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
During 2010, the Bulldogs finished 12-2 in the Ivy League, won 10 straight conference matches at one point and tied for first in the conference standings. Laseau helped coach five all-Ivy student-athletes that year.
In 2009, Laseau helped lead the Bulldogs to the best record in program history at 21-4.
Laseau was promoted to associate head coach at Yale in 2008. He came to the Elm City with over 20 years of national club coaching experience, which includes a National Junior Championship and three bronze medals in the 16-open division with the prestigious Munciana (Ind.) Volleyball club.
Laseau has worked at volleyball camps at Ball State, Kentucky, Purdue and Nebraska.
In 2003, Laseau helped create PrepVolleyball.com, the Internet's only junior volleyball website, and served as a radio color commentator for Purdue volleyball matches.
A 1992 graduate of Ball State, Laseau played four seasons in the backcourt for Don Shondell and the Volleycards, who won back-to-back MIVA Championships during that time.
Laseau can often be found working the P.A. at various Yale athletic events, including gymnastics, baseball and lacrosse.
