Ashley Stathas Hometown: Ft. Myers, Fla. Last College: Lander Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd Year Graduated: 2006

Ashley Stathas is entering her second year as an assistant coach on the USC Upstate staff and her third year overall as a collegiate volleyball coach. She is also in her first year as an assistant in the development office.

During her first season as an assistant coach, Stathas helped coach the team to their 30th straight 10-win campaign. Involved in all aspects of the USC Upstate volleyball program, Stathas has quickly become an important part of the USC Upstate athletics family. Besides her duties as volleyball coach, Stathas also was an advisor for the Athletics Benefit Auction in 2008.

A four-year volleyball letterwinner as a middle hitter at Lander University, Stathas earned three mentions on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll. An important presence in the Bearcat frontcourt, Stathas posted more than 200 kills in her junior and senior seasons. She also added 95 blocks as a senior for the Bearcats and led the team in hitting percentage as a junior, hitting at a .294 rate.

A hard-worker as a student-athlete, Stathas improved throughout her time at Lander, going from appearing in 58 games as a sophomore to all 116 as a senior. She also was the team captain as a junior.

After she finished her playing career, Stathas stayed at the Greenwood, S.C., campus for one more season as an assistant coach in 2005.

She has continued to stay active in coaching at the club level, as she has been a coach for Club South Volletball for the past six years. She is the club director for the Greenwood-based club and is an active member of the Palmetto Region Club Volleyball Board for USA Volleyball.

A native of Ft. Myers, Fla., Stathas is a 2006 graduate of Lander University with bachelor of science degrees in physical education and exercise science.

The Stathas File
BORN: April 20, 1983
HOMETOWN: Ft. Myers, Fla.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2006	Bachelor of Science - Physical Education and Exercise Science
	Lander University
COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL COACHING EXPERIENCE
2005	        Student Assistant - Lander
2007-Pres.	Assistant Coach - USC Upstate