Lindsey Vanden Berg '03 is starting her 19th season in 2025 as the top assistant for the Panther volleyball program after spending two seasons as the program's director of operations. In her role, Vanden Berg serves as the recruiting coordinator and responsible for training the setters.
Vanden Berg, formerly Lindsey Spoden, was a standout player for the Panthers from 2000-03, becoming the first-ever Milwaukee player to earn Division I All-America honors. Her play on the court during her time as a Panther has earned her a spot in the Bud K. Haidet Milwaukee Athletics Hall of Fame, inducted in 2021.
A four-time All-Horizon League honoree, Vanden Berg was the American Volleyball Coaches' Association Midwest Region Freshman of the Year in 2000 and an honorable mention AVCA All-American in 2003. She also earned all-region honors twice and was the co-player of the year in the Horizon League in 2003.
Vanden Berg is Milwaukee’s all-time career leader with 169 service aces and is second in school history in assists with 5,233 to her credit. Vanden Berg also ended her career in the top-10 in digs with 1,204 in her 120 career matches played. She helped the Panthers to three NCAA Tournament berths and a pair of league titles during her stellar four-year career.
In her coaching role, Vanden Berg has taken on more on-court responsibilities while also working extensively on the Panthers' recruiting efforts. Vanden Berg started her coaching career by working with the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club before returning to MKE in 2005.
A native of Alexandria, Minn., she married former Panthers' baseball player John Vanden Berg in the summer of 2007. The couple has a daughter, Brooke, and son, Cole.
