| Rachel Williams
Volleyball - Assistant Coach
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Rachel Williams is the newest member of the Lady Matadors’ coaching staff, having joined the ranks this past January. But even though she’s only been on campus a few months, her no-nonsense approach to volleyball has already been a big help to Glover’s program. A native of Southern California, Williams came to Yuma this winter after making a name for herself in Tucson-both as a player and a coach. Williams arrived on the University of Arizona volleyball court in 1999, and was a 4-year starter at libero on Wildcats’ teams that won a Pac-10 Championship in 2000, reached the Final Four in 2001 and advanced as far as the Elite Eight in each of her other three seasons. When her playing career came to an end, Williams went headfirst into the coaching ranks, taking over the head coaching reins of both the boys’ & girls’ varsity volleyball programs at Amphitheater High School in Tucson. During her five-year tenure at Amphi, Williams led the girls to regional titles in 2007 and 2008. The 2008 season concluded with an appearance in the Arizona Class 4AII State Finals-the first time they’d reached the title game in 23 years. During her high school coaching career, Williams was named Region Coach of the Year twice, Arizona Daily Star Coach of the Year in 2007, and both Southern Arizona Coach of the Year and Tucson Citizen Coach of the Year in 2007 & 2008. She’s also spent the last 9 years coaching at various clubs including Dinamo Volleyball Club, Club Cactus Juniors, Zona Volleyball Club, and even with the University of Arizona Women’s club team for a season. Williams earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication (with a minor in athletic coaching) at the U of A and currently teaches personal training and weight training courses here at AWC.
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