Independence Community College introduces a new volleyball coach.

Alex Lehocky has been hired as the new head volleyball coach for the Pirates. She takes over for Melissa Anderson who has been serving in a dual role as the athletic director and head volleyball coach for the past two seasons, and will move exclusively to serve as ICC's AD. Anderson says they are excited to welcome Lehocky to the Pirate family and the community of Independence.

Lehocky joins ICC after two seasons as the head coach at Minot State University, during her time 15 players were named to the NSIC All-Academic team. Before MSU, she served as the head coach for three years at New Mexico Junior College where she started the program from scratch. A native of New Mexico, Lehocky was an Academic All-American at Otero Junior College. She has her Master's in Kinesiology and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.