BALTIMORE, Md. (Aug. 10, 2022)--Morgan State head volleyball coach Xiomara Ortiz has announced the hiring of Maegan Coleman as assistant coach.
 
Coleman comes to Morgan State after spending the 2021 season as the head coach at Cheyney University.
 
"Meagan is a great addition to the program. We share similar philosophies on student-athlete development, personal and professional growth," said Ortiz. "We had the opportunity to get connected through the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and work with each other at camps."
 
"I feel she brings a balance to my coaching style where she has experience as a hitter and blocker as well as helping to build up programs. I know that Maegan will be a great addition to our staff, bringing her expertise into the gym and on the recruiting trail."
 
Prior to taking over the head duties at Cheyney, Coleman spent the 2020 campaign as an assistant coach at West Alabama and served a year as head coach at Lamar Community College.
 
While at LCC, Coleman quickly built the Runnin' Lopes program with the recruitment of 10 players in-state, out of state and internationally within a hiring date of two months before the season and raised $5,000 to pay for travel and other expenses.  
 
During the 2019 season, Lamar ranked 13th in the nation for block solos, 32nd in digs, and 37th in service aces.
 
Before heading to LCC, she served as the head coach of the volleyball program with the Plano (Texas) Sport Authority from 2017-2019 where she organized, managed and supervised athletic activities, practice sessions, and tournaments
 
Coleman served as the graduate/assistant coach for the University of Arkansas at Monticello in 2016-17. She saw success while at UAM as an assistant coach, helping guide the Blossoms to school records in conference wins, attack percentage, digs and digs per set. She also played a role in two players being named all-conference and receiving the AVCA Academic Team Award.
 
Prior to UAM, Coleman had a stop at Western Texas College as an assistant coach, helping the Lady Westerners to a runner up finish at the regional tournament and having three players earn first-team all-conference honors.
 
Coleman's first coaching experience came while volunteering with the Prairie View A&M University volleyball team, and club teams in the Texas area, which included Texas One, Blocksport, and the 360 Volleyball Club.

A native of Lancaster, Texas, Coleman began her collegiate career at Tyler Junior College, before concluding her playing career at Prairie View A&M. As a middle blocker and outside hitter at Prairie View A&M, she helped the Panthers win two Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division titles. 
  
Coleman was awarded the Student-Athlete Academic Award three times, and was the first student-athlete from Prairie View A&M to earn a Nike Internship in one of their corporate offices in Culver City, California. She graduated from Prairie View with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 2014 and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.