Utah State University

Coach Groves is in her first year as head coach of the Lady Eagles softball team.  Groves has nearly a decade of experience coaching at the collegiate level leading the Cougars of Western Nebraska Community College as head coach from 2016-2022 and as an assistant coach for three years prior.  She helped lead the Cougars to three Region IX titles during her time at Western Nebraska.  

A student athlete herself, Coach Groves had an impressive playing career at Western Nebraska where she led her team to the Region IX title in 2010 with a 51-15 record. She was one of the top hitters not only for WNCC but Region IX and the NJCAA.  Groves earned All-American honors in 2009 with an overall batting average of .517 and .895 slugging percentage.  She still holds several records at her time at Western Nebraska.  

After graduating from WNCC in 2010, she went on to play at the University of Central Missouri where she earned her bachelor's degree and served one year as a graduate assistant in pursuing her master's degree.

While at Central Missouri, she earned All-MIAA First Team honors and was a MIAA conference and NFCA Division II All-American Scholar athlete.