Entering the 2016 season, Sia Poyer begins his fourth year as the head coach of the Eastern New Mexico University volleyball program. Over that span, he guided the squad to 34 victories with the team making its return to the Lone Star Conference tournament.
In 2015, Poyer’s Greyhounds picked up the program’s first victory over LSC-rival West Texas A&M since the 2004 season. Two ENMU players earned All-LSC honors, with Lauren Frye making the first team, while Andrea Aguilar earned honorable mention. Poyer’s team also continued to excel in the classroom, with Courtney Lawson earning LSC All-Academic and CoSIDA Academic All-District.
In 2015, Eastern won 15 games under Poyer, the most since the 2004 season. For their efforts, Frye and Agatha Gibbons earned All-LSC honors. Lawson made the All-Academic team.
In his first year at the helm, he posted an 8-20 record while leading the team to their first Lone Star Conference Tournament appearance since 2004. Three players where named all-conference and Lauren Frye was named Freshman of the Year, a first for ENMU in 22 years. During 2013, the Zias ended losing streaks to Midwestern State and Tarleton State while sweeping Cameron.
Prior to being named the eighth head coach in ENMU history and succeeding his former mentor Mike Maguire, Poyer spent eight years in the same position at Valdosta State.
During his time at the helm of the Blazers, Poyer posted a 129-137 record including winning records in three of his last four years. Following the 2012 season, VSU’s four All-Gulf South Conference selections tied for the most of any team in the conference. Poyer guided eight players to all-conference honors over the last two campaigns. His best season came in 2010 when the team posted a 21-11 overall mark and 7-3 in the GSC.
As a first year head coach in 2005, Poyer guided the Blazers to 10 wins after the program posted four-win campaigns in both 2003 and 2004. The program’s 10 wins were the most since a 15-victory season in 2002. the following season, the team exploded for a 21-15 record and earned a berth in the GSC Tournament. When the season closed, VSU had set records in a number of categories including kills, digs and blocks.
Over Poyer’s 14 seasons at ENMU as an assistant coach, the squads posted a 187-81 record. The highlight of his tenure came during the 2004 season when the Zias reached teh NCAA Division II Southwest Regional Tournament and took a thrilling five-set decision from Mesa State in the opening round. Eastern also won two regular-season LSC titles and a conference tournament crown over that span.
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