Back to the Missouri State Bears Newsfeed

Missouri State longtime volleyball coach Melissa Stokes resigns following investigation

Missouri State Head Coach Melissa Stokes gives instruction to her team during the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament at the Horejsi Center in Lawrence, KS, on Thursday, December 3, 2015 (Photo: Jesse Scheve/For the News-Leader)

Missouri State announced head volleyball coach Melissa Stokes has resigned following an investigation into the program.

The announcement comes after an independent investigation by Spencer Fane LLP found that NCAA violations occurred within the volleyball program.

Violations included allowing a non-qualifier to accompany the team during a foreign tour without personally paying for all costs associated with the tour and allowing currently enrolled athletes to participate as campers in Stokes' volleyball camps.