Bio

Twitter: @CoachLaurrod8, @WPU_Volleyball

Lauren Eldridge is in her fifth year as Head Women's Volleyball Coach.

Through four seasons at the helm, Eldridge, who currently owns a record of 72-63 (38-35 Heart) (.533).  She has guided 18 all-Heart players, two AVCA All-Americans, two AVCA all-Midwest Region performer, 39 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, and 23 Heart Scholar-Athletes.

In her first campaign at WPU in 2022, she guided the Statesmen to a 21-14 record and an appearance in the Heart Championship Semifinals.  Eldridge has since added winning seasons in 2024 (18-16) and 2025 (17-16).

Eldridge came to William Penn from fellow Heart institution Culver-Stockton College, where she served as head coach from 2020-2021.  Her two-year stint at C-SC included leading the Wildcats to 11 overall victories (nine in 2021) and seven league wins (the five in 2021 were the most since 2015). She coached three all-Heart players, while also heading the program to a USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award.

While coaching at Culver-Stockton, Eldridge also taught the game to area youth, guiding the Hometown Hitters Volleyball Club out of Hannibal for six months.

Eldridge returned to William Penn after having received her Master’s of Business Leadership degree at the school in 2019. During her tenure as a graduate assistant coach from 2018-2019, she served as not only an assistant on the varsity squad, but also as the head varsity reserve skipper. While at WPU, the Statesmen owned a 31-34 record, including a 13-23 mark in the Heart. William Penn’s 19 wins in 2018 were the most for the program in the previous six seasons.

A 2018 graduate of Missouri Valley College, another Heart school, with a degree in Sports Management, she was a three-time all-conference performer, including earning first-team honors in 2013. A four-time team captain, Eldridge posted 1,155 kills and 125 aces in her career. She guided MVC to its first-ever NAIA National Championships appearance and its first-ever conference championship match.

Eldridge has other prior coaching experience at Static Volleyball Club in Missouri from 2013-2018.

Eldridge's Coaching Career at William Penn

2025 17-16 (7-11 HEART)
2024 18-16 (8-10 HEART)
2023 16-17 (10-8 HEART)
2022 21-14 (13-6 HEART)
CAREER 72-63 (38-35 CONF) (.533)