Mat Ogin begins his first full season as the Rutgers-Camden head volleyball coach after taking over the program midway through the 2007 campaign. He was in his second year as the Lady Raptors’ assistant coach last season.

        A graduate of Rowan University, where he majored in Language Arts Education, Ogin is a player on the Association of Volleyball Professionals) tour. During the summer of 2007, he qualified for and finished 25th at the AVP event in Brooklyn, New York.

        Ogin participated in the AVP Pro Beach Tour in 2006, playing in six tournaments. His top showing came at the McDonald’s Chicago Open, when he teamed with Jack Quinn to finish 25th (July 20-23).

        Ogin played two years of volleyball at Washington Township High School. He helped the Minutemen win the Olympic Conference championship in 2001 and earned a berth on the all-conference team.