In addition to two seasons at Maryland, Ores (pronounced ORRS) served as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for a highly-successful program at the University of Dayton, which earned four NCAA Tournament berths in her five years there.

"We are delighted to welcome Tami Ores to the Georgia State family as our head volleyball coach," said Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick. "She is a very talented young coach and a top-level recruiter. When you combine her recruiting skills with excellent player development, she is the right person to build our volleyball program to a championship level."

In five seasons at Dayton (2003-07), Ores helped head coach Tim Horsmon lead the Flyers to unprecedented success, winning the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament and reaching the NCAA Tournament four out of five years (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007), the first conference titles and NCAA berths in school history.

In her final season, the Flyers were ranked as high as No. 12 in the nation in the CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll before finishing with a 33-2 record.

Ores was part of a coaching staff that produced four consecutive A-10 Players of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), back-to-back Atlantic 10 Setters of the Year (2005, 2006), two A-10 Rookies of the Year (2003, 2007), four A-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Players (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007), 16 all-conference performers and eight AVCA honorable mention All-Americans.

A former collegiate setter, Ores worked directly with the Flyers' setters, tutoring 2005 A-10 Setter of the Year Nicole Schott and 2006 honoree Erin Schroeder, who also earned honorable mention all-America accolades.

"I am honored to be named the volleyball coach at Georgia State University, and I want to thank Cheryl Levick and [Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director] James Greenwell for this outstanding opportunity," said Ores. "I am eager to see what this Georgia State volleyball program can grow into. My sights are set on conference championships and NCAA tournament berths.

"Downtown Atlanta is a great setting for a university," Ores continued. "With the academic success of Georgia State University and the working opportunities in Atlanta, combined with Cheryl Levick's leadership of GSU athletics, I am excited to recruit a special student-athlete to re-define this Panther program."

At Dayton, Ores built a reputation as an outstanding recruiter, assembling three straight recruiting classes that were ranked among the nation's top 30 by PrepVolleyball.com. Her first full recruiting class at Dayton in 2004 was rated No. 28, followed by a No. 30 ranking in 2005 and then a No. 22 national ranking for the Flyers' 2006 class.

In 2008, Ores moved with Horsmon to Maryland, and she was promoted to associate head coach for the 2009 season.

"We're very excited for Tami," said Horsmon. "She's put in a lot of hard work, and it's neat to see that pay off for her. She's a great recruiter, and she did a great job in the gym training players. She is ready to take that next step."

Ores earned her bachelor's degree in sport management from Xavier in 2001. She was a standout setter for the Musketeers, earning All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors as a senior, when she ranked seventh in the nation in assists per game. The two-time team captain led Xavier to an average of nearly 20 wins per season in her four-year career.

Ores began her coaching career in 2001 with the 14 Open team at the Cincinnati Mizuno Classics. She then coached the Delaware (Ohio) High School team in 2002.

Ores takes over a Georgia State program that returns six starters from last season's 16-14 campaign.

A native of Pontiac, Ill., Ores is engaged to Kelly Audia, and the couple will be married in June.

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