Andrea Bentley enters her second year as an assistant coach with the North Carolina Central University volleyball program, where she will assist with the defensive specialists.
Bentley comes to North Carolina Central from the Triangle Volleyball Club, where she currently serves on staff. She has served as head coach of Triangle 12 Black for the past two seasons. As coach of the Triangle 12s, Bentley led her team to the region's first-ever championship in 2007 and finished as runner-up in 2008. In 2009, Bentley was head coach of Triangle 14 White and an assistant coach of Triangle 14 Black.
She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2008, where she majored in Biology. During her time at North Carolina State, Bentley became one of the best defensive players in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As a member of the Wolfpack, she led in several statistical categories and currently stands ninth all-time in career digs with 1,132.
During her career at North Carolina State, Bentley tallied several academic honors. She was named to the All-ACC Academic Team twice and was a four-time member of the Dean's List. She also earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll. Bentley garnered North Carolina State/Catepillar Scholar-Athlete honors.
Bentley is a native of Cary, North Carolina. She attended Cardinal Gibbons High School, one of the premier volleyball schools in the state. While at Cardinal Gibbons, Bentley led her team to three consecutive state championship titles. During her high school career, she set four school records, including single-match digs, single-season digs, career digs and career aces.
While at Cardinal Gibbons, she tallied numerous honors and accomplishments. She was a two-time All-Conference player and a team captain. Bentley was named the Triangle Independent School Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2003 and was an All-State selection that same year.
In 2003, she was also a member of the North Carolina High Performance Team.
While in high school, she was a member of the Triangle 18s club. She earned the Raleigh Sports Club Player of the Week honor while playing for her club team. Her Triangle 18s team went undefeated in North Carolina and became the first team from North Carolina to finish in the top-10 at a National Championship event.
Bentley prefers to be called Andi. She resides in Raleigh, N.C.
