Coach Alyssa Lewis - 12 Black
Asst. Coach Sarah Castillo

Alyssa Lewis

Sarah Castillo

I was born and raised in Saskatchewan Canada. I have been coaching sports; including swimming, figure skating, power [ice] skating and of course, volleyball for about 16 years. I had ran volleyball skills camps both back home in Saskatchewan and for youth in Mississippi for 6 years. I coached club teams from beginners (while I was in high school) to 18U. My focus as a volleyball coach is to perfect the fundamentals while teaching the players how to read the offense AND defense in order to anticipate and execute plays.  
My playing career, beginning in high school, includes being ranked a Top-10 Provincial All-Round player in 2002-2004 and also ranked #1 Provincial OH in 2004. After high school I got a full-ride scholarship to Mississippi Valley State University, a small Division 1 School in the Mississippi Delta. I played for them for my full 4 years earning my degree in Education. During my freshman and sophomore years I won First-Team All-Conference as an outside hitter and ranked top 25 in the NCAA D1 for service aces. After suffering a knee injury I moved to libero my Junior and senior years. During those years I won the Conference Defensive Specialist of the year and was ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA D1 for service aces. All 4 years at Mississippi Valley I participated in winning 4 Divisional Championships and earned 4 bids to the NCAA D1 conference tournament. I also received academic accolades remaining an All-Conference Scholar Student-Athlete my Junior and Senior years. 
I am very excited and honored to be coaching for EMV and I can't wait for the upcoming season!
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I am Coach Sarah and have been in love with the sport of volleyball since I was about eight years old when my older sister started playing. I began by joining youth leagues around the age of nine and went on to play in middle school, high school and two club teams for a few years. I started out as an outside and right-side hitter, but unfortunately, I suffered two major knee injuries in high school and that changed my position on the court. In college I played on indoor coed and women’s leagues while also officiating coed leagues and club tournaments. In addition, I coached a team of 11s and assisted with a team of 13s in West Texas during my time in college.
In my off time I like to be outdoors with my dog, hanging out with friends or cheering on my Red Raiders! I’m very excited to be with EMV and watch our teams grow and succeed this season!

Tournaments 2019-2020

Dallas Frozen Fest 12/7-12/8
MLK 1/11-1/12
Southern Blast 1/18-1/19
Battle at the Fort 2/1-2/2
AVC 2/22-2/23
Texas Star 3/21-3/22
Texas Classic 3/28-3/29
LoneStar Classic 4/10-4/12
McChesney 4/25-4/26
NTR Bid Championship 5/2-5/3