RUSTON – Louisiana Tech volleyball head coach Scott Mattera announced the addition of Abby Pollart to the Bulldog staff on Tuesday.
 
Pollart arrives in Ruston after spending the last three seasons as the head coach of the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D.
 
"Abby is someone I have known for a long time," Mattera said. "She is conscientious, hard-working, knowledgeable and has a huge heart for her players. She is someone whom players just gravitate towards as more than just a volleyball expert. They are already connecting with her, hanging out around the office, and leaning on her for advice on and off the court!"
 
Pollart's tenure at UMary included notable academic achievements, with 33 Northern Sun All-Academic team performers, five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Myles Brand All-Academic with Distinction selections, and 12 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees.
 
Before UMary, Pollart spent two seasons as head coach of the Central Community College (CCC) Raiders in Columbus, Neb. While at the helm at CCC, seven Raiders earned All-Region honors on the court with the team producing a 3.55 grade point average in the classroom. In her first season with the Raiders, CCC finished 19-19 overall in 2019 and won a match at the regional tournament as three scholar-athletes claimed All-Region accolades. 
 
The Raiders earned Academic Team of the Year honors after posting a 3.55 cumulative GPA, and eight players received NJCAA All-Academic recognition. 
 
CCC reached the 2020-21 Region IX championship game and narrowly missed a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) district playoff. Four Raiders earned All-Region honors and the team posted a 3.54 GPA in a season delayed and disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
Pollart joined the Marauders as an assistant coach for a season in 2018-19, during which she served as recruiting coordinator, oversaw academics, and assisted in fundraising, among other tasks. 
 
As an assistant coach for Concordia University in Seward, Neb., for the 2017 season, Pollart served as an interim head coach and an assistant coach with NCAA Division II South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in 2016-17.
 
Originally from Powell, Wyo., where her mother was a longtime collegiate coach, Pollart grew up around the game. After competing for and graduating from Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., and St. Gregory's University in Shawnee, Okla., Pollart spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at NCAA Division II University of Arkansas at Monticello. Prior to her graduate assistantship, she also volunteered as a coach at Cameron University (Oklahoma).
 
"Coming from a family of coaches and having been a head coach for several years, she's just one of those people who gets it," said Mattera. She understands the life, has been through the highs and the lows and is in it for the right reasons."
 
Pollart, who garnered scholar-athlete accolades as a collegiate player, earned her associate's degree in psychology at Northeastern in 2010 before graduating from St. Gregory's with a Bachelor of Science in Social Science-Psychology in 2012. She received her Master of Education in Physical Education and Coaching from Arkansas at Monticello in 2015.
 
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