Northwestern State associate head coach Stacey Aldredge received some national recognition this week for her role on the Demon coaching staff. 

Volleyballmag.com included Aldredge on its “College Coaching Hotshots Under 40” list for 2023. She is one of 48 coaches across all NCAA divisions of men’s and women’s volleyball as well as beach to be named to the list. 

“There aren’t many programs in the country as fortunate as we are to have a coach as passionate about their school as Stacey is,” head coach Sean Kiracofe said. “She embodies what it means to be a Demon and is a fantastic example for what is attainable through hard work and dedication.” 

Aldredge has been on the Demon coaching staff for the past seven seasons with head coach Sean Kiracofe, following one of the most prolific Demon playing careers in program history. 

It was her recruiting class that helped elevate the NSU program, culminating with its first Southland Conference championship in the 2014 season, her senior season. 

After her graduation, Aldredge remained in Natchitoches and was on the coaching staff that started the first high school volleyball team in the area, bringing the sport to central Louisiana, a place where it had never existed at that level prior. 

She also served as the director for the first volleyball club teams in this part of the state, helping grow the game beginning at a younger age. 

Since coming back to her alma mater and joining the coaching staff, she has helped guide four players to top 15 spots in program history in single-season kills and produce six different 300-kill seasons. 

Former Demon assistant coach Alicia Roth, a member of the Pitt coaching staff that reached this year’s Final Four, was also named to the list.