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- Title:
- Head Coach Men's and Women's Volleyball
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- Phone:
- 848-7703
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- Email:
- patrick.ernst@duny.edu
Bio
Coach Ernst took over the women's volleyball team in the Fall of 2020.
Ernst comes to Dominican after spending the past six years as an assistant coach at fellow Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) member, Felician University. In 2019, the Golden Falcons won their first CACC regular-season division championship and made its first appearance in the league semifinals.
Ernst is also entering his eighth season with the Conquest Elite Volleyball Club in Aberdeen. He also coaches Conquest's U18 girls' team.
Previously, Ernst spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Union County College and varsity boys head coach at Och Academy of West Orange.
A 2008 graduate of Cranford High, Ernst played basketball and golf at UCC before earning an A.A. in sports management in 2010. He is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in business management.
During the 2023-2024 season, Ernst led the first year program men's volleyball team in their inaugural season.
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY NEW YORK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM
| Year | School | Record | CACC Record | Achievements/Honors |
| 2020* | Dominican College | 1-7 | 1-5 | CACC Tournament Participants |
| 2021 | Dominican College | 8-19 | 6-11 | CACC Tournament Participants |
| 2022 | Dominican University New York | 11-17 | 9-9 | CACC Tournament Participants |
| 2023 | Dominican University New York | 10-21 | 8-8 | CACC Tournament Participants |
| Totals | CACC Record | 24-33 |
| Totals | Dominican Career Coaching Record | 30-64 |
* the 2020 season was held in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY NEW YORK MEN'S VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM
| Year | School | Record | ECC Record | Achievements/Honors |
| 2024 | Dominican University New York | 12-13 | 3-3 | ECC Tournament runner up, Co-Head Coach of the Year honors |
| Totals | ECC Record | 3-3 |
| Totals | Dominican Career Coaching Record | 12-13 |