BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Amable Martinez has joined the LIU women's volleyball team as head coach.

Martinez arrives from St. Francis Brooklyn, where he has spent the past four seasons in the Northeast Conference as a head coach.

His Terriers teams twice reached the 14-win plateau — the most victories in a season by that program since 1999.

Martinez joined St. Francis Brooklyn after previously serving as the women's volleyball head coach at Saint Peter's for two seasons.

While at the helm of Saint Peter's, Martinez guided the Peacocks to an appearance in the 2018 MAAC Tournament. The Peacocks earned a first-round victory over Marist, which marked their first MAAC Tournament win in a dozen years. Saint Peter's had its most successful season in a decade under Martinez that year, winning its most games since 2008.

Martinez previously coached at Division II Bloomfield for five seasons.

Before entering the collegiate ranks, Martinez was the head girls volleyball coach at Science Park High School in Newark, N.J., from 2005 through '11.

At the club level, Martinez founded the Lady Chargers Volleyball Academy in 2009. From 2005 through '08, he served as an assistant coach for the Newark 15U girls' volleyball team. Additionally, he spent time as the head coach of the National Hudson Lady Warriors club.
 
A 2002 graduate of Kean University with a degree in psychology, Martinez starred as a member of the Cougars baseball team from 1996 through '98. He spent a season as a student-assistant coach for the volleyball program in 2002. He continued his education at Saint Peter's, earning an alternate route teaching certificate in 2006 and a master's in education, administration and supervision in 2012.
 
Martinez, a certified personal trainer, is also coaching fundamentals certified by the American Sport Education Program. He also holds IMPACT and CAP I certifications by USA Volleyball.