Deborah Matejka-DesLauriers enters her eighth season as Stony Brook's head volleyball coach. A seasoned Division I player and coach, Matejka-DesLauriers brings a winning, competitive attitude to the Stony Brook program as she has taken the Seawolves to the four-team America East Championships four out of the past five seasons, including a trip to the title match in 2005.

Last year the Seawolves had five of their six starters named to the all-conference team. The team totaled over 200 more kills and assists from the previous year.

In 2005, Matejka-DesLauriers' team entered the AE tournament as the No. 4 seed. In the opening round of the tournament, the Seawolves upset top-seeded Albany, 3-2, and snapped the Great Danes' 11-game winning streak. The Seawolves eventually fell to Binghamton in the title game, 3-1. Two Stony Brook players were named to the all-tournament team and one athlete was named all-conference.

In 2004, three Seawolves earned all-conference honors and the team finished 14-16 and 6-8 in the America East, missing the tournament by one spot. The team made Stony Brook history, recording the most kills per game as a team (14.71) and the most digs per game since 1999 (17.09).

In 2003 the Seawolves rattled off a nine game winning streak and a 10-4 record in America East play. Entering the conference championships as the second seed, the Seawolves jumped out to a 2-0 lead on No. 3 Northeastern, but eventually fell to the Huskies in five games. Matejka-DesLauriers picked up her 100th career win and three of her players were named to the All-America East first team as Stony Brook ended the year 19-13 and established itself as a contender for the conference title year-in and year-out.

Following an 11-20 record in 2001, Matejka-DesLauriers molded her growing young talent into a winner in 2002. The Seawolves won eight of their first nine matches en route to a 22-win season, falling one match short of an NCAA tournament appearance. Matejka-DesLauriers' squad went 7-5 in conference play to earn its first postseason berth as a No. 3 seed in the America East tournament. The Seawolves stunned Northeastern in a five-game thriller in the semifinals, advancing to the championship match, where they fell 3-1 to New Hampshire. Although their 2002 run to the finals came up one match short, the Seawolves set the groundwork for the program to be a force in the America East.

Prior to joining the Stony Brook program, Matejka-DesLauriers was head coach at Providence College in 1994 and 1995, leading the Friars to a 37-27 record over two years and coaching two players to All-Big East recognition. She led Providence to a 21-11 mark and a fourth place finish at the Big East Tournament in her first season at the helm and followed up the 1994 effort with a 16-16 record in 1995.

As an assistant coach at Syracuse University from 1991-94, Matejka-DesLauriers helped guide the Orange to a 21-11 record and a second place finish at the Big East Tournament in 1991 and a third place finish in 1992.

Matejka-DesLauriers rejoined the coaching ranks in the summer of 2000, guiding the Long Island Open team to the gold medal at the Empire State Games. Her squad claimed fourth place in 2001 and brought home the bronze medal in 2002.

Immediately before coming to Stony Brook, Matejka-DesLauriers served as the Marketing Coordinator for Choice FX of New York. She also spent time as the Assistant Director of Operations at the ESPN Summer and Winter X Games, coordinating the design and layout of the games.

Matejka-DesLauriers enjoyed a tremendous playing career at Providence College from 1987-91, earning All-Big East honors in each of her four years as a Friar. She was named the Big East Rookie of the Year in 1987 after leading the Friars to the Big East regular season championship, and was a four-time Big East All-Tournament team selection. In addition, Matejka-DesLauriers earned Regional All-American honors in 1990 and 1991 and still owns the single season hitting percentage record (.340) at Providence, setting the mark in 1990. She was a two-year captain for the Friars and won the team's Unsung Hero Award as a senior. She was put in an elite class of college athletes at the end of her junior season as she was nominated as the Big East Player of the Decade, joining nominees Chris Mullin and Patrick Ewing, among others. Matejka-DesLauriers went on to earn a bachelor's degree in illustration and design from Providence in 1991.

Matejka-DesLauriers resides in Eastport with her husband Kevin, their daughter Brittany and their sons Jake and Ayden.