| Dildine |
| 2022 - Pres. | Wisconsin | Associate Head Coach |
| 2013 - 21 | Wisconsin | Assistant Coach |
| 2009-12 | Dayton | Assistant Coach |
| 2009 | Purdue | Volunteer Assistant Coach |
| NCAA Championship Appearances |
| Wisconsin - 2013, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Conference Championships |
| Wisconsin - 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Dayton - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| All-Americans |
| · Lauren Barnes - Wisconsin (2020, 2021) |
| · Tiffany Clark - Wisconsin (2018) |
| · Taylor Morey - Wisconsin (2014, 2015) |
The 2021 AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Brittany Dildine wrapped up her 12th year as the Badgers’ associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. She specializes in coaching the UW’s back-row defenders and passers.
“Brittany is a great trainer in the gym and does a fantastic job of recruiting,” said head coach Kelly Sheffield. “Her passion for the game, her unbelievable work ethic, and how she relates to people absolutely set her apart.”
ALL-AMERICANS
Dildine has coached three All-American liberos at Wisconsin.
In 2021, libero Lauren Barnes earned her second-straight, second-team All-America honor. She joins two-time All-American Taylor Morey (2014 and 2015), and 2018 All-American Tiffany Clark.
Barnes was also a two-time second-team All-Big Ten selection while Morey earned first-team honors in 2014, being named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
TOP DEFENSIVE TEAMS
In 2013 and 2014, Wisconsin led the Big Ten in digs per set. In 2014, Taylor Morey led the conference with 5.12 digs per set. The Badgers also led the Big Ten in digs per set in 2016. Wisconsin also allowed only 0.54 service aces per set that season, which was tops in the conference.
In 2019, the Badgers were one of the nation's top teams on serve receive, allowing only 0.85 service aces per set.
TOP RECRUITS
On the recruiting trail, Dildine has brought in nine top-20 classes to Wisconsin, including the No. 2 class in 2017, the No. 3 class in 2015 and the No. 4 class in 2013 and 2020.
AWARD WINNER
In 2014, Dildine was named one of the AVCA's Thirty under 30 award winners, recognizing up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport under the age of 30. In 2021, she became the first Badger to be named the AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year.
"The University of Wisconsin is a recruiting coordinator's dream job. It's the whole package between the academic prowess, the beautiful lakefront campus, and an athletic department that has laid the foundation for multiple programs to find success at an elite level. Recruits will not have to choose only one of these things; at Wisconsin they can have it all."
In four seasons at Dayton, Dildine aided the Flyers to a 110-20 (.846) mark, including a 57-2 (.967) mark in Atlantic 10 Conference play. Dayton won four straight A-10 titles and also advanced to four straight NCAA tournaments.
“I have been working with Kelly for six years and I believe that he has the drive, knowledge, and leadership skills to keep this program at the top of the Big Ten and win a national championship one day,” said Dildine. “I would not miss this journey for anything.
“The University of Wisconsin is a recruiting coordinator’s dream job. It’s the whole package between the academic prowess, the beautiful lakefront campus, and an athletic department that has laid the foundation for multiple programs to find success at an elite level. Recruits will not have to choose only one of this things; at Wisconsing they can have it all.”
Dildine, who coached the Flyers’ defensive specialists and passers, proved to be one of the top assistant coaches in the country after Dayton was named College Volleyball Update’s Defensive Team of the Year in 2010. The Flyers led the Atlantic 10 in opponent hitting percentage and blocks in 2010 and 2011, as well as digs in 2010.
During her four seasons, Dayton had five All-Americans, four conference players of the year and seven first-team all-conference honorees. Included in the list of award winners under Dildine’s tutelage were Amanda Cowdrey, a first-team all-conference honoree in 2010, who ranked fourth in the A-10 in digs per set during conference play. Paige Vargas earned second-team honors in 2011, ranking second in the league in digs per set, and Janna Krafka was named to the all-rookie team in 2012 after leading Dayton with 4.47 digs per set.
Dildine came to Dayton after serving as a volunteer assistant coach for her alma mater, Purdue, during the 2008 season. She began her coaching career with the Performance Point Volleyball Club and Harrison High School Volleyball Club that same year.
The Lafayette, Indiana, native excelled in two sports as a student-athlete for the Boilermaker’s nationally ranked volleyball and women’s basketball programs. Dildine guided the volleyball team to two NCAA Regional appearances as a libero/outside hitter and helped the basketball team to an NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 2007.
As a player, Dildine became the 10th Boilermaker in program history to reach 1,000 digs and finished her career ranked fifth in career digs with 1,243. Dildine also notched double-digit dig tallies 60 times in her career, including 20-or-more digs on eight occasions.
"Big Ten volleyball is arguably the toughest, most competitive conference in the country," said Dildine. "Being a Big Ten athlete, I understand that the battles across the net come at you full steam ahead and I want it no other way. I have tremendous respect for the coaches in this conference and am honored to join such an elite group of professionals."
In the classroom, she earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and supervision in 2007 and a bachelor’s degree in health promotion in the spring of 2009. Dildine was one of three in her graduating class to earn the Outstanding Achievement Award.
Dildine married Jessica Cohen, who works as a physical therapist with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, in June 2022.
