Steve Brewer enters his second season as head coach of the Thiel volleyball program.

Prior to arriving at Thiel Brewer served as first assistant at Hiram College during the 2004 and 2005 seasons, helping lead the Terriers to a 51-17 overall record. In 2005 Hiram finished 28-5 overall and won the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship with an 8-0 conference record. The team advance to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Regional Tournament.

Besides his stint as an assistant with Hiram, Brewer brings nearly 10 years of coaching experience. He was a co-founder and director of the Renaissance-Cleveland volleyball club before leaving to start the Hiram Volleyball Club. Prior to moving to Ohio, Brewer coached with the Pittsburgh branch of Renaissance Volleyball Club for six seasons. Brewer also spent three seasons in the high school ranks as head coach at Bethel Park High School.

Brewer earned a bachelor's degree in social science from Robert Morris University in 2000 where he also spent some time as a student assistant with the women’s volleyball team. He then went on to receive a masters in business administration from the University of Phoenix in 2004.

Brewer started playing volleyball as a youth in Pittsburgh where as a senior at Upper St. Clair High School he helped his team win their first conference championship.

The 2006 Tomcat squad, while only posting an 8-20 record, won their first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) match in three seasons. The team was led by a freshman dominated team, including LaToya Locke, who won first team all-PAC honors.

Assistant Volleyball Coach
Mary Kate Fowkes

Fowkes is in her second season as an assistant volleyball coach at Thiel.

A 2006 graduate of The College of Wooster, Fowkes was a three-year captain and four-year letter winner with Wooster. During her time at Wooster the Fighting Scots posted winning records in each of her four seasons. Fowkes was named the team's top defensive player twice and set the school's career digs record. She also set single season marks in both assists (2003) and digs (2004) and finished her junior season ranked 19th among NCAA Division III counterparts in digs per game.

Fowkes was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Wooster, serving as the president from 2004-2006. As a member of the SAAC she attended the Division III National Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, Ind. in 2005. Fowkes is also a member of USA Volleyball's Ohio Valley region.

Fowkes earned her bachelors of arts degree in communication studies and disorders and carried a minor in education. She served as a team coach at Wooster's annual volleyball camp from 2004-06 and was a Junior Olympic head coach for Wooster Elite's Seventeen club team during the winter and spring of 2003 and coached three Sixteen club teams from 2004-06.