Lindsey Veersma is in her fourth season as the head women’s volleyball coach at Bard College in 2025.
During the 2024 season, Veersma coached three Raptors named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team and three named to the CSC Div. III All-District Team. She helped Ella Small etch her name in the school’s record book by recording the 5th most digs in a season (365). In addition, Xenia Vassou (58) and Carmen Merrick (57) placed 3rd and t-4th for most blocks in a season.
During the 2023 season, Veersma coached the Raptors to its first double-digit wins in a season since 2015. Nine Raptors were named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team and four Raptors were named to the 2023 Division III Academic All-District Team. Veersma helped senior Adi David, and Ryan Lum etch their names in the school’s record book (David is 3rd all-time in career assists, Lum is 3rd all-time in kills, and digs, and fourth all-time in aces). During the summer, the women's team was recognized with the AVCA Team Academic Award, including the team earning AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll distinction, which recognizes the top 20% of the team based on GPAs national by division.
In her first season at the helm, Veersma helped Bard have its best conference season ever, defeating Union and St. Lawrence, which has never been done in school history. Veersma coached Ryan Lum, who was later recognized as an All-Liberty League Honorable Mention for the second consecutive year. Eight Raptors were named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.
Lindsey Veersma arrived at Bard in August of 2022 from Centre College in Danville, Ky., where she was an assistant coach as the Colonels went from 2-10 in 2020 to 17-9 in 2021. Before Centre, Veersma was the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Franklin College in Franklin, Ind., where she helped the Grizzlies put together their best conference record since 2002, with five players earning all-league honors and one named Defensive Player of the Year. Veersma additionally coached at 2 of the top club programs in the nation, including The Academy VBC Indianapolis and Lexington United VBC during her time as an assistant.
Veersma has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Management with a concentration in Sports Administration from Robert Morris University.
Veersma resides in Poughkeepsie with her corgi Pretzel and boyfriend, Justin Gomez, who is the associate head baseball coach.
