Hollins University Women's Volleyball

David McGee is his second year leading the Hollins Volleyball program.  Since 2010, McGee has been the head volleyball coach of the 16's Open team for the Roanoke United Volleyball Club, and, since 2012, has been the head coach of the James River High School volleyball team. While at James River, he has led the Knights to five district championships and two region championships and took the team to the VHSL state quarterfinals in 2012.  Prior to his time James River, he was the head coach at Bath County High School from 2004-2012. He took Bath County to three-straight VHSL state semi-final appearances, bringing home a state championship in 2011. He was also named the 2011 VHSL Coach of the Year. He developed a feeder program for youth volleyball in the Bath County area and helped the team to a winning season in his inaugural year, the school's first in over 20 seasons. In his nine years at the helm at BC, he was voted the District Coach of the Year five times and Region Coach of the Year three times. McGee founded and directed the Virginia Highlands Volleyball Club, which is based in Bath County from 2003-2010. He has a level two coaching accreditation through USA Coaching. He has a bachelors in mathematics from Virginia Tech and a masters in Kinesiology, with focus in sports psych, from AT Still University.

Alex Puryear came to Hollins in the spring of 2023 as the, full time, volleyball assistant coach.  Prior to coming to Hollins, Puryear served as the assistant volleyball coach at Northside High School in Roanoke. While ith the Vikings, Puryear also worked with the girl's soccer program. Alex has worked several camps, including at the University of Virginia and at Roanoke College her alma mater. In addition, Puryear has assisted in numerous youth volleyball educational settings. The James River High School graduate went to Roanoke College in the fall of 2016 and made an immediate impact for the Maroons. In her first season she played in 26 matches, amassing 229 kills from her outside hitting position. In just two seasons at Roanoke Puryear recorded 404 kills, 240 digs, and 28 total blocks while being named a member of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Sportsmanship Team in 2016 and '17. Her playing career ws cut short due to injury but that didn't impact the affect the Puryear had on the Salem, Va. campus. She was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Societies. As a Resident Advisor (RA), Alex was named Best New RA and twice received the Roanoke College Residence Life and Housing Outstanding Service Award.  Puryear graduated, Cum Laude, from Roanoke College in May of 2020 with her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training degree.