Lizzy Stemke "resigns" as the Women's Volleyball Coach

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Here, in chronological order, are the other changes McGarity has made since being hired:

• Women's golf: Kelly Hester’s contract was not renewed after the 2012 season and replaced by Josh Brewer. In the final three seasons under Hester, Georgia finished 5th, 8th and 4th among 12 SEC teams. But going back a bit further, Georgia finished in the NCAA Top 15 in 2009 and 2008 under Hester. In three seasons under Brewer, Georgia has finished 2nd, 8th and 5th among 14 teams in the SEC.

• Gymnastics: McGarity inherited Jay Clark, who had been legendary coach Suzanne Yoculan’s assistant while the team won national championships from 2005-09. Clark was let go after three seasons in which his team didn’t make any Super Six appearances. McGarity hired Danna Durante, who had been at California, and in three seasons the team has thus far made it to the Super Six twice, though its finishes in the SEC (4th, 4th and 5th) have been lower than under Clark (3rd each year).

• Baseball: David Perno, who guided Georgia to three College World Series (2004, 2006 and 2008), was fired in 2013 following seasons of 21-32 (his final year) and 31-26 (his penultimate year). McGarity then hired Scott Stricklin, who the year before had coached Kent State to the CWS. Stricklin’s first two seasons at Georgia have been losing seasons, though this past year he did lose his ace, Robert Tyler, for most of the season.

• Women's soccer: Steve Holeman was let go last year after going 53-39-11 in five seasons, making the NCAA tournament twice. He was replaced by Duke assistant Billy Lesesne, who in his first year guided the Bulldogs to a 5-12-1 record.

• Women's basketball: Longtime coach Andy Landers retired after last season, the first in 21 years without an NCAA tournament trip. After a nearly month-long search top assistant Joni Crenshaw (now Joni Taylor after her marriage) was elevated to head coach. The Bulldogs are off to a 5-1 start, the lone loss at Michigan State.

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Volleyball coach Joel McCartney was fired in McGarity’s first few months on campus after a 62-55 record in four seasons. He was replaced by Nebraska assistant Lizzy Stemke. She led the program to the NCAA tournament in 2013, its first trip since 2004, but it has gone 5-13 and 0-18 the last two seasons in the SEC.

Track coach Wayne Norton this summer was not retained after 16 seasons. The women finished fifth in the NCAA championships and the men were 15th. He was replaced the next day by assistant Petros Kyprianou.

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