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Head Coach Giovana Melo
Melo's Resume
Playing Days
WNCC
2001-02
Arizona State
2003-2005
Coaching Years
Arizona State
2006-2007
Honors
NJCAA All-American
2001 & 2002
PAC-10 Academic
All-American
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 Giovana
Melo will definitely continue the winning and competitive
ways when she begins her first year as the Cougar head
coach. Melo started her collegiate volleyball career had a
setter for the Cougar team back in 2001and 2002, earning
second team NJCAA All-American honors her freshman year and
first team All-American honors her sophomore year. She
helped guide the Cougars to an 104-14 record in two seasons,
including a third place finish at nationals in 2001.
After WNCC, Melo went on to play for Arizona State
University, where she played two seasons, before tearing her
ACL in her senior season for the Sun Devils and had to use a
red-shirt season. She earned PAC-10 All-Academic honors in
2005.
But, it was Chris Green, who brought Melo over to the states
from Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, and gave Melo a chance to
flourish on the volleyball courts.
“Starting at WNCC and then coming here, I have always been
with the right people,” Melo said. “Chris and the coaches at
ASU have helped me tremendously not with just my skills, but
I have matured so much more then ever.”
Melo couldn’t be more excited to be selected as the next
Cougar coach.“
If it wasn’t for WNCC, I would not be where I am now,” she
said. “I think this is a time for me to give it back to
them, like work as hard as they did to put me where I am
now. I have a chance to give back there. I know they just
won a national champion there and that is exciting. But I
have some big shoes that I have to fill. I know that Chris
left, but I am up to the challenge and I just want to do the
best I can to make everybody happy, and continue what he has
been doing.”
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Assistant Coach Nicole Gonzalez
Nicole's Resume
Playing Days
Gering
1998-2001
WNCC
2001-02
Honors
Region IX
all-tourney
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