Leo Sayles begins his 6^th season at the helm for the 2009 season. He has guided the Lions to elite status in five seasons.  On November 15, 2008, he attained his 100^th collegiate victory (overall record 100-79). The past three seasons he led the Lions to a 45-9 conference record and their first consecutive 20+ win seasons in the history of the program. His 2008 team was 27-9, finishing #6 in the final NCCAA national rankings, and 2^nd in the AAC. The Lions were 2007 AAC and Region XII Tourney finalists, and advanced to the NCCAA National Tournament for the first time in school history (24-17, 15-3 in AAC). The 2006 team finished the regular season as the AAC #2 team with a 27-12 overall record (14-4 conference).  Coach Sayles was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for his accomplishments in 2006. 

Coach Sayles begins his 20th season as a volleyball coach at the high school, club, or college level. In his five seasons at Bryan, he has produced 2 NCCAA All-Americans, an NAIA All-American Honorable Mention, 15 All-Region, 14 All-conference, 4 AAC All-Freshman and 19 AAC Scholar-Athletes.  His teams won the AAC Champions of Character Award in 2004 and 2006, and were recognized with AVCA Academic Team Awards in 2005 and 2009.  The team received a NAIA Scholar-Team Award in 2009 as well.  The overall average GPA since 2004 is a 3.3.

Coach Sayles' high school girls' teams were ranked in the top 20 in California, and as high as #5 in Connecticut. His boys' teams advanced to the final four in Connecticut his final two seasons there. He has a number of high school conference championships and personal awards to his credit. During is 10 yrs. as a teacher, he received several awards, including the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth - Teacher Recognition award, the East Hartford School-Business Partnership Staff-Volunteer award, and the first East Hartford National Honor Society "Light Of Our Lives" award.  He has won conference/regional championships in basketball, track, and soccer as well.