Alverno College Women's Volleyball

Neilee' Newton '20 begins her third season as the Head Coach of the Alverno volleyball team in 2026. Before she brought her talents to Alverno, Newton served as the Head Coach at Reinas De La Cancha Volleyball Club. In her role, she developed offensive and defensive strategies, schedules, and practice plans. Before starting with Reinas De La Cancha Volleyball Club, she also served as Head Volleyball Coach at St. Anthony's High School.  Newton is a proud graduate of Alverno College, where she played for the Inferno from 2017 to 2020. The former outside hitter recorded 77 matches, 267 kills, 44 assists, 67 service aces, 448 digs, two solo blocks, and 30 block assists over her collegiate career and served on the Leadership Committee.  2025 Season In her second season leading her alma mater, Newton led her team against a competitive schedule, featuring two trips down to Texas to face a strong group of teams. The season was highlighted by a season sweep of Maranatha Baptist for the second straight year and included a road win at Beloit midway through the campaign, snapping a six-game losing streak to the Buccaneers. The season also saw a record-matching performance from freshman Sofia Mitchell, who matched the program single-game records for total blocks and block assists in a five-set thriller against Lake Forest on October 7th. For the second consecutive season, Newton mentored an All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) selection in freshman Mary Needham, who earned honorable mention honors.  2024 Season In her first season at the helm, Newton mentored two All-NACC selections, the first time in program history that multiple players had won the award in the same season. The award was also the fourth of senior Rolin West's career, and her first outside of the honorable mention team, as she was a second team selection. Newton picked up her first collegiate head coaching win against Mount Mary on Sept. 6, defeating the Blue Angels in four sets. She also led the team to a season sweep over Maranatha Baptist, the first time the team had defeated the Sabercats twice in the same season, and just the second and third wins over the program. Head Volleyball Coach, Reinas De La Cancha Volleyball Club (2022-2024) Head Girl's Volleyball Coach. St. Anthony's High School (2022) Season School Record Pct. Conference Postseason 2024 Alverno 3-22 .120 0-13 (14th) ---- 2025 Alverno 3-23 .115 0-13 (14th) ---- Overall  6-45 .118 0-26 ---- Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana Graduated from Westminster Christian Academy in Opelousas, Louisiana, in 2017 Graduated from Alverno College in 2020 with a degree in Biomedical Sciences Played for the Alverno Volleyball team from 2017 to 2020.

Imani Stingley begins her third season as an Assistant Volleyball Coach in 2026. Before joining the Inferno, Stingley served as the Head Golf Coach at Mount Mary University, where she built a strong foundation in athletic leadership. She also has coached the golf team at Brow Deer High School, along with a playing career that saw stops at NCAA Division I Tennessee State University from 2014-16 and Cardinal Stritch University from 2016-18. Stingley has also worked as a golf instructor and golf professional at Old Natchez Country Club from 2019 to 2021. Stingley also has coached volleyball at the high school level, most recently as Head Volleyball Coach at Siloah Lutheran School in 2023. During her time at Cardinal Stritch University, along with playing golf, Stingley was the team manager for both the women's volleyball and basketball teams.  Head Golf Coach. Mount Mary University (2022-23) Assistant JV Golf Coach, Brown Deer High School (2024) Head Volleyball Coach, Siloah Lutheran School (2023) Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attended Brown Deer High School Earned her Bachelor of Arts in Art, with a Graphic Design Emphasis from Cardinal Stritch University in 2018 Working towards her Master's in Project Management at UW-Platteville