Kassie Bellaver begins her 19th season as head coach of the school’s volleyball program following a resurgence during the fall campaign. She is the longest tenured volleyball coach, and the all-time winningest mentor, in program history, having picked up win No. 300 during the 2019 campaign.

Bellaver brings an overall record of 418-334(.555) (371-228 at WCU) into the 2025season. Averaging nearly 20 wins per season during her stay in the Delaware Valley, Bellaver has qualified for the PSAC Tournament in 12 of the 18 competitive seasons (not counting 2020), reaching the conference semifinals in 2011, 2014, and 2017. She has guided her team to 20+ win seasons in 11 of her 18 years at the helm of the Golden Rams volleyball program. Along the way, the Western PA native has mentored four all-region honorees (Michelle Powers, Julia O'Brien, Molly Grammer and Jillian Grammer), two conference players of the year (O'Brien and Kristin Decker) and one rookie of the year (Powers). O'Brien also enjoyed a brief pro career in Europe upon her graduation. In 2011, Bellaver captured the Coach of the Year honors in the PSAC Eastern Division.

Bellaver has overseen the development of 42 All-PSAC selections in 18 years while authoring the most wins in a single season of any head coach at West Chester (28 in 2007). Additionally, four of the top nine leaders in kills in school history have all been tutored by Bellaver. Kristen Decker, Michelle Powers, Lexi Kegerise and Julia O'Brien are among the institution's all-time kills leaders at WCU.

In 2024, Bellaver guided the Golden Rams to a record of 13-15 as the Purple and Gold narrowly missed out on a PSAC Tournament appearance for the second year in a row. A young squad, Bellaver won four of six entering the final weekend of the regular season as the Golden Rams finished at 5-9 in league play. Zoe Haines led the team in kills and ranked 13^th in the PSAC in kills en route to earning Second Team All-PSAC East honors.

In 2023, West Chester had an uncharacteristic season. Compiling a record of 13-14 overall and 5-9 in league action, which eventually led to the team missing the PSAC Tournament for the first time since 2019. Bellaver did notch her 400th career win during the course of this season, reaching the milestone in a 3-0 victory over Chestnut Hill on October 11th. 

In 2022, West Chester picked up where it left off in 2021, compiling a record of 20-11 (.645) and a record of 8-6 (.571) in league action, returning to the PSAC Tournament for the second year in a row. This appearance, marked the first time since the 2016 and 2017 seasons in which West Chester qualified for the PSAC Tournament in consecutive years, eventually falling to Shepherd on the road by a 3-0 final to bring the season to a close. West Chester began the season on a six-match winning streak and won 13 of its first 14 matches, ending the month of September with an impressive record of 13-3 overall. The Golden Rams had three players earn All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the season as Brynn Dreisbach was named First Team All-League, while Jamie Byrne and Hailey Lewis picked up Second-Team honors. 

Following a 2019 campaign in which the Golden Rams missed the playoffs altogether and a 2020 slate that was canceled due to the global pandemic, Bellaver guided her charges back to the PSAC Tournament and a regional ranking of 10th in the Atlantic Region. West Chester won 22 of its 30 matches as the 16-year mentor of the Purple & Gold tried to reestablish WCU as one of the top programs in the region.

In 2018, West Chester compiled a record of 21-10 overall and a mark of 9-9 in PSAC play. Despite registering her 10th 20+ win season, Bellaver and her charges missed the PSAC Tournament for just the second time in her career as the Golden Rams mentor. The 2018 campaign was another historic year for the Golden Rams as Jillian Grammer set the school record for assists (4,651) and assists per set (10.2/set). Grammer's 4,651 digs placed her 10th amongst active career leaders while also becoming the first Golden Ram in team history to eclipse the 4,000 assist and 1,000 dig threshold. Nicki Yates also made history as she ended her career with 2,623 career digs, which not only sets the record by a sizable margin, but also left the Libero as fourth-most amongst NCAA active career leaders across all divisions.

In 2017, West Chester earned the PSAC Southeastern Division crown for the second time in as many seasons, compiling an overall record of 24-9 and a mark of 12-6 in conference play. The strong season allowed West Chester to earn the No. 6 overall seed in the PSAC Tournament, which set up a first-round matchup with No. 3 seed Seton Hill in the opening round. West Chester pulled off the upset to punch its ticket to the PSAC Semifinals for the fourth time in team history and the third time in Bellaver’s tenure. West Chester also earned a spot as an At-Large in the NCAA Tournament where the Golden Rams faced Indiana (Pa.) (IUP) Crimson Hawks in the opening round losing 3-0 to end their 2017 season. West Chester placed four athletes on the All-PSAC team as Jillian Grammer secured first-team honors while Victoria Cruciani, Karleigh Lutz and Nicki Yates all collected spots on the third team. Grammer was also named to the Honorable Mention Division II team by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Nicki Yates picked up a major recognition of her own as she earned ECAC Division II Defensive Player of the Year honors and First Team All-ECAC while Grammer and Lutz collected spots on the ECAC second team after strong 2017 campaigns.

In 2015, West Chester University earned its first NCAA Tournament bid, locking in the seventh seed in the Atlantic Region and taking on second-seeded Pitt-Johnstown in the first-round of the postseason. The Golden Rams scored the upset while picking up its first, and only, NCAA Tournament win in that opening match, before falling to Gannon in the second round. Bellaver's squad finished 26-11 overall, authoring perhaps the best season in school history.

In addition to the Golden Rams' success on the court, Bellaver's volleyball team has consistently been recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches' Association for having one of the top team grade-point averages in the country. West Chester's volleyball squad has been listed among the AVCA honorees in each of the past eight years.

Bellaver accepted her new position with WCU just before preseason camp opened in 2006, after serving as the head coach of NCAA Division III La Roche College in Pittsburgh, PA since May 2000.

An outstanding player for the Red Hawks, who was the team’s MVP in 1998, Bellaver took over the head coaching duties just a year after her graduation and served in the part-time head coaching role until her departure to West Chester in 2006.

She is a 1999 graduate (magna cum laude) of La Roche with a degree in Psychology and received her master’s degree in Biology from Chatham College in August 2003.

Bellaver’s experience in coaching volleyball also extends to working with young athletes. She served as the head coach of the Beaver Valley Premier Junior Olympics program from November 1998 until May 2003, and has served as the camp director for the Economy Borough Summer Volleyball Camp since 1998. She also coached the Renaissance Junior Olympic Volleyball Club from November 2002 until May 2003 and served as an assistant volleyball coach at Center High School during the 1999-2000 campaign. Bellaver is a member of both the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association. Bellaver is also currently serving as the Co-Director of the Lanchester Blast Volleyball Club.

Bellaver and her husband, John, reside in West Grove, Pa., with their three children, Gabriella, Brooke and Anthony.