2011 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE - Southern University New Orleans

ATHLETICS STAFF & COACHESNAOMI WASHINGTONHead CoachELSTON KINGAthletic DirectorCoach Washington enters her second season as headcoach of the Lady Knights. SUNO is Coach Washington'sfirst head coaching assignment, but she wasted notime infusing a new sense of discipline and passion forthe game of volleyball to Lady Knights. Taking overonly two days before her first 2010 match, Coach Washingtonturned a 1-18 team (2009) into a 10-13 team which came within amatch of winning the 2010 GCAC title.VINCENT JOHNSON, Ph.D.Academic AdvisorCoach Washington enjoyed a productive career at California State University,Long Beach as a member of the 49ers’ women's volleyball team, a perennialNCAA powerhouse. In her senior season Long Beach State finished22-9 and atop the Big West at 12-4 earning them an automatic bid to theNCAA Volleyball Tournament. Coach Washington left as a two-timeAVCA All-American and two-time All-Big West selection. She led the49ers in kills and kill average as a senior.GILDA DAVISRegistrarShe has also enjoyed a professional volleyball career in Spain as well as inAzerbaijan. A native of New Orleans where she was a stand-out athlete atWarren Easton High School, Coach Washington graduated from LongBeach State with abachelor's degreein Interpersonal &OrganizationalCommunicationswith a minor inAfricana Studies.EDDIE FRANCISPublic Relations/Sports InformationLAJUAN MAGEEStatisticianBRITTANY TOUPSTrainer2