Belhaven College Women's Volleyball

Olivia Killelea enters her second season at the helm of the Belhaven Volleyball program after being named Head Coach by Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Little prior to the 2024 season. In 2025, Killelea guided the Blazers to consecutive seasons with at least 12 wins for the first time since 2016-17. In the last two seasons, the Blazers have won 17 conference matches, the most since at least 2004. Both Megan LaCour and Rylee White earned All-CCS honors in consecutive seasons while Kayla Robinson picked up her first career All-CCS honors after finishing the season with a career-high 480 digs. In her first season with the Blazers, Killelea helped lead Belhaven to 12 victories on the year with 10 of those wins coming in Collegiate Conference of the South action. Both win marks represented the highest totals for the program since 2017. Killelea also saw a trio of Blazers named to All-CCS teams with Megan LaCour earning All-CCS First Team honors, Rylee White earning a spot on the All-CCS Second Team and Emma Gardner representing Belhaven on the All-CCS Sportsmanship Team. Killelea joins Belhaven from Lynchburg University (D3) where she served as the Acting Head Women's Indoor and Beach Volleyball Coach for the 2023-24 campaign having joined the Hornets' staff in March of 2023. Prior to Lynchburg, Killelea spent eight seasons as a part of the Covenant College volleyball program as both a player and coach. Killelea served as the assistant coach at Covenant from 2020-22, helping the Scots win the Collegiate Conference of the South and reach an NCAA Regional in 2022. Killelea played for Covenant from 2015-17 before joining the Scots' staff as a student assistant in 2018 and a volunteer assistant in 2019. In 2015, Killelea was a part of the Covenant team that made their first NCAA tournament appearance and was on the 2017 team that won the program's first NCAA tournament match. A native of Missouri, Killelea graduated from Covenant in 2019 with a degree in Mathematics and earned her Master's of Education from Covenant in 2020. Collegiate Coaching Record Year School Record Conference Record / Finish Postseason 2025 Belhaven 12-21 7-9 / 6th n/a 2024 Belhaven 12-17 10-6 / 4th n/a Total (2) 24-38 17-15   Blazers Under Coach Killelea All-Conference Seven All-CCS Selections One First Team Four Second Team Two Sportsmanship Team Coaching Career Timeline   Years School Position 2024-pres. Belhaven (Div. III) Head Coach 2023-24 Lynchburg (Div. III) Acting Head Women's Indoor and Beach Volleyball Coach 2020-22 Covenant (Div. III) Assistant Volleyball Coach 2019 Covenant (Div. III) Volunteer Assistant Coach 2018 Covenant (Div. III) Student Assistant Coach

Alex Beckman enters her first season as a Graduate Assistant with the Belhaven Women's Volleyball program in 2025. A native of Sugar Hill, Georgia, Beckman was a libero at Columbia International University in 2020, before transferring to the University of North Dakota. She graduated from UND in 2025 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, combining her passion for athletics with a strong academic foundation in health and performance. Beckman began her coaching career at the high school level, serving on staff at Fulton Science Academy during the 2022 season. She went on to coach at Opelika High School in 2023 and 2024, gaining valuable experience in player development and program leadership. Now at Belhaven, Beckman contributes to all aspects of the Blazers' Women's Volleyball program while pursuing her graduate studies.