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Women's Volleyball
Florio, Steve
Steve Florio
- Title:
- Head Coach (6th season)
- Email:
- florios@pfw.edu
- Phone:
- (260) 481-6615
Steve Florio came to Purdue Fort Wayne in 2003 after spending four years at Hofstra. He joined the staff as an assistant coach at that time under head coach Kelley Hartley Hutton, and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2007. After Hartley Hutton was named the Athletic Director in 2014, Florio was named the eighth head coach of the Purdue Fort Wayne women's volleyball program.
Florio received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from St. Francis (Pa.) in 1998 and a master’s degree in secondary education from Dowling College in 2002.
He lives in Fort Wayne with his wife, Katie.
• AVCA All-Americans (5): Enkelejda Katiraj* (1999), Stephanie Rewitz* (2000), Emily Spencer (2014), Katie Crowe (2021), Panna Ratkai (2024)
• AVCA Midwest All-Region Team (1): Panna Ratkai (2024)
• AVCA North All-Region Honorable Mention (2): Emily Spencer (2014), Katie Crowe (2021)
• CoSIDA Acadmic All-America Second Team (1): Claire Jackson (2006)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (1): Claire Jackson (2006)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team (1): Taryn Parker (2010)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (9): Sidney Schiller (2022), Maggie Castleman (2022), Nicole Jones (2022, 2024), Alexandra Traciak (2022), Taya Haffner (2023, 2024), Panna Ratkai (2024), Becky Barrett (2024)
• Horizon League Player of the Year (2): Katie Crowe (2021), Panna Ratkai (2024)
• Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year (2): Katie Crowe (2021), Panna Ratkai (2023, 2024)
• Horizon League All-Academic Team (4): Sidney Schiller (2022), Maggie Castleman (2023), Panna Ratkai (2024), Nicole Jones (2024)
• Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention (2): Maggie Castleman (2022), Panna Ratkai (2023)
• All-Horizon League First Team (4): Katie Crowe (2021), Madison Gates (2021), Panna Ratkai (2023, 2024)
• All-Horizon League Second Team (2): Sydney Boerst (2021), Katie Crowe (2021)
• Horizon League All-Freshman Team (5): Ramei Jackson (2021), Iris Riegel (2022), Panna Ratkai (2023), Ashby Willis (2023), Riley Rosneck (2024)
• Horizon League All-Tournament Team (1): Madelyn Wurster (2021)
• Horizon League Sportsmanship Award (1): Nicole Jones (2024)
• Horizon League Player of the Week (12): Katie Crowe (2/4/2021, 2/11/2021, 2/18/2021, 3/11/2021), Rachael Crucis (10/26/2022), Panna Ratkai (9/5/2023, 9/11/2023, 10/9/2023, 10/23/2023, 9/3/2024, 10/14/2024, 11/18/2024)
• All-Independent First Team (6): Fabiana Souza (2003, 2004, 2005), Lindi Bankowski (2003, 2004), Peachy Jankowski (2006)
• All-Independent Second Team (4): Krista Solberg (2003), Erika Leitzke (2005), Nicole Howell (2005), Cynara Martins (2006)
• All-Independent Honorable Mention (4): Nicole Ray (2003), Sarah Leffers (2003), Claire Jackson (2005), Rebekah Roehm (2006)
• All-Independent Freshman Team (1): Nicole Howell (2003)
• Independent Setter of the Year (1): Lindi Bankowski (2003)
• Summit League Academic All-League (7): Megan Steenhuysen (2012), Hallie Ripley (2012, 2013), Kendall Wienkes(2013), Madison Jaqua (2017, 2018), Elizabeth Britner (2018)
• Summit League Player of the Year (2): Emily Spencer (2012, 2014)
• Summit League Defensive Player of the Year (1): Tessa McGill (2012)
• Summit League Setter of the Year (2): Megan Steenhuysen (2010, 2012)
• All-Summit League First Team (5): Rebekah Roehm (2008, 2009), Mayara Schlindwein (2010), Megan Steenhuysen(2010), Emily Spencer (2011)
• All-Summit League Second Team (6): Jessica Miller (2007, 2008), Mayara Schlindwein (2009), Stephanie Lamberti(2010), Megan Steenhuysen (2011), Tessa McGill (2011)
• All-Summit League Team (12): Megan Steenhuysen (2012), Tessa McGill (2012), Emily Spencer (2012, 2013, 2014), Hailie Ripley (2013), Olivia Hahn (2016), Nicole Rightnowar (2016, 2017, 2018), Sydney Boerst (2018), Katie Crowe (2019)
• All-Summit League Honorable Mention (7): Jessie Manwaring (2012), Somer Johnson (2014, 2015), Natalie Seiler(2016), Katie Crowe (2017), Sydney Boerst (2019), Rachael Crucis (2019)
• Summit League All-Tournament Team (15): Cynara Martins (2007), Mayara Schlindwein (2007, 2009, 2010), Rebekah Roehm (2008 - MVP), Taryn Parker (2010), Tessa McGill (2011, 2012), Megan Steenhuysen (2012 - MVP), Emily Spencer (2012, 2014), Jen Milligan (2013), Natalie Seiler (2016), Nicole Rightnowar (2017), Sydney Boerst (2019)
• Summit League All-Freshman Team (10): Mayara Schlindwein (2007), Ashley Dillon (2008), Emily Spencer (2011), Kendall Wienkes (2011), Hailie Ripley (2012), Madison Jaqua (2015), Katie Crowe (2017), Madelyn Wurster(2018), Rachael Crucis (2019), Sidney Schiller (2019)
• All-Colonial Athletic Association First Team* (3): Stefanie Rewitz (2001, 2002), Brie Katz (2002)
• All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team* (2): April Nick (2001, 2002)
• All-America East Conference First Team* (5): Enkelejda Katiraj (1999), Gretchen Lavender (1999), Stefanie Rewitz(2000), Brie Katz (2000), Kurtisa Shaw (2000)
• All-America East Conference Second Team* (1): Lindsey Birkel (1999)
• America East Player of the Year* (2): Enkelejda Katiraj (1999), Stefanie Rewitz (2000)
• America East Rookie of the Year* (1): Stefanie Rewitz (1999)
• America East Setter of the Year* (1): Brie Katz (2000)
• Nassau County Conference Coach of the Year# (1): 2003
* - at Hofstra
# - at Division Avenue/MacArthur High School
As Head Coach (2014-present)
• Led Panna Ratkai to earn the Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year award in 2023 and 2024 and Player of the Year in 2024
• Had back-to-back Horizon League Freshman of the Year award winners in 2023 (Panna Ratkai) and 2024 (Riley Rosneck)
• Coached Katie Crowe to an All-America and All-Region Honorable Mention distinction in 2021
• Led Katie Crowe to be named Horizon League Player of the Year in the spring of 2021
• First Horizon League Championship berth in the spring of 2021
• Program's first National Invitational Volleyball Championship postseason tournament berth in 2019
• Back-to-back 18-win seasons in 2018 and 2019
• Back-to-back Summit League Tournament semifinal appearances
• Third-place finish in Summit League regular season in 2019
• Coached Emily Spencer to Summit League Player of the Year in 2014
As Associate Head Coach/Assistant Coach (2003-2013)
• Two NCAA Tournament appearances (2009, 2012)
• Two Summit League Tournament championships (2009, 2012)
• One Summit League regular season title (2010)
• Helped lead the Mastodons to a 238-115 from 2003-2013
As Assistant Coach (1999-2002)
• Two NCAA Tournament Appearances (1999, 2000)
• Two America East Conference tournament championships (1999, 2000)
• Two America East Conference regular season titles (1999, 2000)
• Selected to assist with the 2022 Women’s National Team Open Program
• AVCA National Convention Presenter
• MIVCA Coaches Convention Presenter
• Wisconsin High School Volleyball Coaches Convention Presenter
• Eight years of high school coaching experience for Division Avenue/MacArthur High School (1996-2003)
• Led Division Avenue/MacArthur High School to its first-ever playoff appearance in 2000
• Nassau County Conference II-A Championship in 2003
• Head coach of the Great Lakes High Performance Team at the USA High Performance Tournament (2005, 2006)
• Bronze medal winner at USA High Performance Tournment (2006)
• Served as camp coach at Illinois, Ball State, Bowling Green, Syracuse, Hofstra, Purdue Fort Wayne, the Premier Elite Camp, World Volleyball Training Center, and the Great Lakes High Performance Camp
• Played two years at Nassau (N.Y.) Community College in 1994 and 1995
• Transferred to play his final two years at NCAA Division I St. Francis (Pa.)
• Won a regional championship at Nassau C.C. in 1994
• Finished runner-up at the regional championship at Nassau C.C. in 1995
• Played as a defensive specialist at St. Francis (Pa.)
| Year | School | Position | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference |
| 1999 | Hofstra | Assistant Coach | 26-6 | 13-1 | America East |
| 2000 | Hofstra | Assistant Coach | 23-11 | 16-0 | America East |
| 2001 | Hofstra | Assistant Coach | 14-12 | 8-4 | Colonial Athletic |
| 2002 | Hofstra | Assistant Coach | 24-7 | 13-3 | Colonial Athletic |
| 2003 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Assistant Coach | 22-10 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2004 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Assistant Coach | 24-10 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2005 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Assistant Coach | 24-6 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2006 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Assistant Coach | 26-10 | 0-0 | Independent |
| 2007 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Associate Head Coach | 21-11 | 12-4 | Summit League |
| 2008 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Associate Head Coach | 16-15 | 11-5 | Summit League |
| 2009 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Associate Head Coach | 20-12 | 11-7 | Summit League |
| 2010 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Associate Head Coach | 21-11 | 14-4 | Summit League |
| 2011 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Associate Head Coach | 21-9 | 14-4 | Summit League |
| 2012 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Associate Head Coach | 25-7 | 12-4 | Summit League |
| 2013 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Associate Head Coach | 18-14 | 9-5 | Summit League |
| 2014 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 13-20 | 7-9 | Summit League |
| 2015 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 7-25 | 4-12 | Summit League |
| 2016 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 13-18 | 9-7 | Summit League |
| 2017 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 12-19 | 4-10 | Summit League |
| 2018 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 18-14 | 8-8 | Summit League |
| 2019 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 18-15 | 11-5 | Summit League |
| S-2021 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 10-7 | 10-6 | Horizon League |
| F-2021 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 8-23 | 6-12 | Horizon League |
| 2022 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 9-20 | 5-13 | Horizon League |
| 2023 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 10-20 | 5-13 | Horizon League |
| 2024 | Purdue Fort Wayne | Head Coach | 17-15 | 10-8 | Horizon League |
| Totals | 459-348 (.569) | 212-187 (.531) | |||
| Totals as Head Coach | 135-196 (.408) | 79-103 (.434) | |||
Women's Volleyball Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational Trophy
Tuesday, September 24
Women’s volleyball content day BTS
Wednesday, August 28
2024 Mastodon Hall of Fame Ceremony
Tuesday, February 06
Match Point Scenes
Tuesday, October 24
