Haven O'Quinn enters her third year leading the Montevallo Volleyball program in 2025.
University of Montevallo Director of Athletics Mark Richard named O'Quinn as the department's next Head Volleyball Coach on February 14, 2023.
"We are excited to bring Coach O'Quinn on board and welcome her to our Montevallo family," said Richard. "She has had tremendous success throughout her coaching career at different levels and we are looking forward to what she can do in the Purple and Gold."
In 2024, O'Quinn led the Falcons to their second consecutive trip to the GSC Tournament under her guidance. Three freshmen earned five GSC weekly awards, including Nikol Antova who was named the 2024 GSC Freshman of the Year. In her second year at the helm of the Purple and Gold, O'Quinn guided Montevallo to their first ranked win since 2003 when the Falcons took down 22nd-ranked Augusta on September 20.
In 2023, O'Quinn led the Falcons to a 13-18 overall record and a 10-6 record inside Gulf South Conference play. Allie Dishman picked up GSC First-Team honors as a middle blocker. The Falcons earned the fourth seed and a first-round bye in the 2023 Gulf South Conference. In the tournament they defeated fifth-seeded Valdosta State in the quarterfinals. After going down 0-2 in the first two sets, Montevallo completed the reserve sweep to win the match.
O'Quinn joined Montevallo following a six-year stint at Birmingham-Southern College where she has led the Panthers to a 117-44 record. While at BSC, O'Quinn guided the program to four NCAA Division III Postseason Tournament appearances, including three as at-large selections (2017, 2018, 2019) and once as the Southern Athletic Association Conference Champions in the spring 2021 season. Overall, her squad advanced to the SAA Tournament Final match in all six seasons. The Panthers won the SAA Regular Season Championship in 2019.
Throughout her time at the collegiate level, O'Quinn has seen her teams ranked in the National Top 25 Poll throughout three different seasons.
At BSC, student-athletes under her leadership have achieved success and O'Quinn leaves the program with five All-American, eight All-Region, and 24 All-Conference selections in her six years. In 2019, O'Quinn was named the SAA Coach of the Year. Her squads have been successful as well in the classroom during her tenure and were named to the Alabama Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic Team in six straight seasons.
Prior to BSC, O'Quinn was the head coach of Alabama 7A state champion Mountain Brook High School. In five seasons with the Spartans, O'Quinn led them to three consecutive 7A state titles including the school's first volleyball state championship starting in 2014. In 2013, the Spartans made it to the Elite-8 state tournament and advanced to the final four.
A native of Daphne, Alabama, her coaching experience extends over 16 years with stints at Pelham High School and several club volleyball teams before Mountain Brook and Birmingham-Southern.
She graduated from Troy University, where she played for four years and can still be found in the top 10 of many records in the program's history. O'Quinn is one of three players in Troy's NCAA Division I history to have over 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
O'Quinn is the eighth Head Coach in the history of the volleyball program at Montevallo and replaces former Head Coach Katie O'Brien, who after 15 years at the helm was named Assistant Athletic Director for Academics and Compliance in December.
Year-by-Year Results
| Season |
Overall Record |
Conference Record |
GSC Tournament |
NCAA Tournament |
| 2024 |
11-20 |
8-12 (8th GSC) |
0-1 (8th) |
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| 2023 |
13-18 |
10-6 (4th GSC) |
1-1 (4th) |
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