Lesley Drury-Prather begins her first season as head coach of the IU Southeast Volleyball program.

A former student-athlete, Drury-Prather played four seasons of volleyball at the University of Louisville as a middle blocker. A two-sport college athlete, Drury-Prather also competed with the Cardinals' track team for three years in the high jump and heptathlon.

Louisville advanced to the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship every year Drury-Prather lettered for the Cardinals. During her freshman year (1998), Drury-Prather also helped the Cardinals reach the Sweet 16.

While playing college volleyball, Drury-Prather was named C-USA All-Conference for her outstanding play in 2000 and 2001. She was also a member of two C-USA Tournament Championship teams in 1998 and 2000. A true student-athlete, Drury-Prather was also named to the Athletic Director's and C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for her commitment to academics.

Drury-Prather graduated from the University of Louisville in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Marketing. In 2005, she also earned a Master's of Science in Sports Administration for Louisville.

After completing her college playing career and graduating, Drury-Prather joined the Cardinal Athletic Department, working in marketing and community relations from 2002-05.

A native of Louisville, Drury-Prather attended high school at Pleasure Ridge Park (PRP) where she lettered in three sports (volleyball, women's basketball, and track).

Drury-Prather coached volleyball at her alma-mater (PRP) from 2003-05. She has also coached club volleyball for the Louisville Thunder and Club South.

Currently a real estate agent for Mayer Realtors in Louisville, Lesley is married to Justin Prather. The couple resides in Louisville and has two children, son Brennan and daughter Rhyan.

Sarah Drury-Petkovic begins he first season as assistant volleyball coach at IU Southeast.

A former student-athlete, Drury-Perkovic played four seasons of volleyball at the University of Louisville from 1999-2002 as a defensive specialist and libero. She was a walk-on student-athlete for her first two years at Louisville before earning an athletic scholarship her last two years as a Cardinal.

Drury-Petkovic graduated from the University of Louisville in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.

Breaking normal tradition, the end of her college volleyball eligibility was not the end of Drury-Petkovic's playing career. After graduation from Louisville, she played five years with the United States National Team winning a gold medal in the 2005 NORCECA Continental Championship and a silver medal at the 2008 NORCECA Championship. In 2006, she finished 4^th as a libero at the World Championships. Drury-Petkovic was also a member of the Pan American Cup Team from 2003-2006.

Drury-Petkovic also earned the distinction of being an alternate for the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 2004.

A native of Louisville, Drury-Petkovic attended high school at Pleasure Ridge Park (PRP) where she lettered in volleyball, basketball and track.

Drury-Petkovic coached volleyball at Assumption High School in 2008 as an assistant coach and currently gives private lessons while hosting her annual libero camps in Louisville and Indianapolis.

A real estate agent for Mayer Realtors in Louisville, Sarah is married to Sasa Petkovic and currently resides in Louisville.