raki owner
Ashley Lee-Maldonado
All Skills, All Levels
​On Maternity Leave
Volleyball Career:
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Long Beach State VB '07-'11
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Uni. of Hawaii Beach VB '11-'12
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Professional NUC Switzerland '13-'14
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Mater Dei VB Coach '14-present
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Accolades:
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Big West Champions '07-'11
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Big West All Freshman
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Quadruple Double '10
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50 assists, 13 digs, 10 kills, 10 block assists
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Joined Misty May as the only 49er setter ever to have over 2,000 assists, 1,000 digs, and 500 kills
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Ranked tenth all-time in school history with 1,404 career assists
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USA Beach
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RAKI Manager
Taylor Richter
All Skills, All Levels
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​​
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6+ years of playing club
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3+ years of coaching club
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'18 La Habra HS Assist. Varsity Coach
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Head Frosh Coach at Fullerton HS
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Accolades:
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First Team All League
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2x CIF Appearances
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1x CIF Appearance Assist. Coach
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Right Handed
coach
Kai Mazuronis
All Skills
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Weber International University
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Westcliff University
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Forza1 VB Club
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Indoor, Beach, & Grass VB
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​​​​​Accolades:
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Coming Soon​
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Specialty:
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All Skills, High Level Athletes
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Passing Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Left Handed
CoacH
Cassie Smits
All Skills, All Levels
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Coastal Carolina University
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Professional Hungary Team
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Accolades:
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1st Time All Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada)
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Honor Roll at Coastal Carolina
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Setting Specialist
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Right Handed
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CoacH
Tergel Uuganbayar
All Skills, High-Levels
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Las Lomas High School
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Orange Coast College
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Mongolian Professional Premier Volleyball League
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10+ years of competitive VB
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Accolades:
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'19 Junior Nationals Champion
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'19, '22, '24 AMV Tournament Gold Medalist
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'22 AMV Tournament MVP
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'20-'22 Orange Coast CCCAA Champ
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'23 Mongolian U23 Tournament Gold Medalist
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'23-'24 Mongolian Professional Premier League Bronze Medalist
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Specialty:
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All Skills, High-Levels
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Hitting/Blocking Specialist
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Right Handed
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coach
Davis Lau
Libero/DS Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Punahou High School (Hawaii)
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UC Irvine
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10+ years of playing
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Indoor & Beach VB
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Accolades:
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5 years on a D1 team
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x2 State Championships
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'24 NCAA Final Four
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Specialty:
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Passing Specialist
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Defense/Serve Receive
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Fundamentals/Basics
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Right Handed
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Fun fact: I have a Master's degree in Finance!
coach
Michael Howell
Libero/Hitting Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​
​A lifelong volleyball enthusiast from South Texas, Coach Mike overcame limited local opportunities to compete at the collegiate level. After earning a tennis scholarship, he transitioned to volleyball, playing at a junior college in Arizona before joining Westcliff University’s indoor and beach volleyball teams. At Westcliff, he was part of a national championship-winning beach volleyball squad, demonstrating resilience and dedication throughout his athletic journey.
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​​​​Specialty:
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Libero/DS Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Right Handed
coach
Noelani Soma
Libero/Hitting Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Volunteer Coach at OCVC VBC '16
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El Toro High School
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Seal Beach VBS
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University of LaVerne
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11+ years of playing
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Accolades:​
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1st Team All League '19
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Team MVP Nike Tournament of Champions Phoenix, Arizona '19
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1st in Nike Tournament of Champions Phoenix, Arizona '19
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Gold Medal Las Vegas Class Open Elite Division '19
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Silver Medal Denver Crossroads Junior Nationals Qualifier Open Division '19
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Bronze Medal Philadelphia Junior Nationals Qualifier '19
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Silver Medal Beast of the Southeast Junior Nationals Qualifier '20
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Scholar Athlete '20, '21, '22, '23, '24
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1x Division 3 Women's Volleyball Championship Appearance (Top 16) '23
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Specialty:
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Libero/DS Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Right Handed
coach
Beverly Braun
DS/Hitting Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Woodbridge High School
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Frostburg State University
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13+ years of playing
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Accolades:
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’20-’21 All-MEC freshman team, MEC honorable mention
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’21 First Team All-MEC
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’22 Second Team All-MEC
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’23 Surpassed 1000 kills and 1000 digs in career. Second Team All-MEC, College Sport Communicators Academic All-District, All-MEC academic team
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7th all time Frostburg State kills leader
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5x MEC player of the week throughout career
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3x All-Tournament Team throughout career
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Specialty:
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DS Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Right Handed
coach
Zoe Aparicio
Libero/Oppo Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​​
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Club H, Seal Beach VBC, APEX, Unity VBC (All D1/D2)
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Huntington Beach High School
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Cypress College
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Cal State Fullerton Club Team
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Indoor & Beach VB
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12+ years of playing
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Accolades:
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'21 Recognized as CCCWVCA State Player of the Week in 3rd week of league (In 7- match win streak, totaling 53 digs, 12 aces, 14 assists as Libero)
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'21 Ranked 1st for Liberos (In league all season with 310 digs and 49 aces)
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'21 OEC League Champions Undefeated
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'21 OEC First-Team Award
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'21 MVP Award
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'22 Ranked 2nd for Liberos (In league all season)
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'22 OEC 2nd-Team Award and Captain
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'23 OEC All-Beach Award at 1s pair
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Specialty:
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Libero Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Digging Specialist
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Serve/Receive Specialist
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Left Handed
Seasonal
Coaches
Libero/DS Specialist
Active Coach
coach
Meegan Hart
All Skills, All Levels
Inactive Coach
Volleyball Career:​​
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University of Colorado Boulder
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Professional Athlete (Cyprus, Philippines, and Italy Teams)
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Accolades:
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Holds the All-Time Career Hitting % Record & Single Season Record
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Top 5 in CU history for Total Blocks
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4x PAC-12 Defensive Player of the Week
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2x All-PAC 12 Team
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3x AVCA All-Region Pacific South Team
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College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
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Cyprus League Champion
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PVL Leading Blocker
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Blocking Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Right Handed
seasonal coach
Krystal Lee
All Skills, All Levels
Clinic Coach
Volleyball Career:​​​
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20+ years coaching experience
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Owner of multiple club teams for 15+ years
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Director/Owner of Club Green and Gecko VB
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Assistant Coach at Cerritos College
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Director for Sinjin Smith's Oceanside Beach Camps
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USC Camp Clinician​​​​​​
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Accolades:
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Collegiate State Champion '03
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MVP and All-League Honors
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Fun fact: Krystal is Ashley's sister!! They've been coaching together since they were little :)
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Works with athletes from age 6 to the collegiate level
seasonal coach
Brendan Grier
Hitting/Blocking Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​​​
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Trabuco Hills HS
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Laguna Beach VB Club
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St. Anne Middle School VB Coach
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Trabuco Hills HS VB Coach
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Laguna Beach VB Club Coach
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Indoor & Beach VB​​​​​
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Accolades:
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2x 8-0 Varsity Team
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Hitting/Blocking Specialist
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Right Handed
seasonal coach
Jenny Leitman
Defense Specialist
Inactive Coach
Volleyball Career:​​
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Woodbridge HS
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Momentous VB Club
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'19-'23 Providence College VB
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Accolades:
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'19 Big East All-Freshman Team
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4 Year Varsity HS
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2x Conference HS MVP
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'16-'18 First-Team League
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Specialty:
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Passing Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Defense/Serve Receive
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Right Handed
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seasonal coach
Brooklyn Kostoff
Setting Specialist
Inactive Coach
Volleyball Career:
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El Toro High School
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Santa Margarita Catholic School
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Azusa Pacific University
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RÄKI Alum (since middle school!)
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Accolades:
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CIF Division III Champ
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All CIF Setter
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x2 2nd Team All-League
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Top Assist Holder (Trinity League)
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Top 10 Assist Holder CIF
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2nd Team All- League Beach
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Specialty:​
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Digging Specialist
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Setting Specialist
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Right Handed
seasonal coach
Meg Brown
Hitting/Middle Specialist
Summer Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Mater Dei HS
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Pepperdine University
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Kansas State University
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RAKI Alum, trained under Ashley
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Accolades:
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'17 & '18 CIF Championship Titles
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Under Armour Third Team All American honors
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1st Team All-State
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'20 WCC Freshman of the Year
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'23 US Women's Collegiate National Team
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Specialty:​
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Hitting Specialist
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Blocking Specialist
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Oppo/RS Specialist
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Right Handed
seasonal coach
Laine Briggs
Libero/DS Specialist
Summer Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Pepperdine University
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Newport Harbor HS
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Balboa Bay VB Club
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RAKI Alum, trained under Ashley
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Accolades:
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'22 All County First Team
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'22 All Sunset League Team
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'23 Daily Pilot Girls Dream Team
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'23 WCC All Freshman Team
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Specialty:​
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Passing/Digging Specialist
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Serve/Receive Specialist
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Right Handed