The first of the Power Five coaching vacancies has been filled. Mississippi State has hired former Jacksonville head coach Julie Darty to take over for David McFatrich.

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Darty spent three seasons at the helm of the Jacksonville program, accumulating an overall record of 58-60. In 2017, Darty’s Dolphins went 18-10 overall, and with a 12-2 ASUN record, earned the No. 2 seed into the conference tournament.

Before taking the head coaching gig at JU, Darty was an assistant at South Carolina (2012-13) and Villanova (2010-11).

In college, Darty played at Mercer where she earned ASUN All-Freshman honors nd led the team in kills per set all four years.