Laramie County Community College Women's Volleyball

During her time at East, Espinoza’s resume included winning three state titles and appearing in four championship games before making the decision to play for LCCC.  As a Golden Eagle, Espinoza and her teammates qualified for the NJCAA Division I National Championship Tournament, finishing 3-1. She completed the 2018 season with a team high hitting percentage of .345, with 216 kills and 91 blocks in 38 matches earning the title of 2018 Region IX Freshman of the Year and was named to the Region IX First Team All-Conference team.   At CSU-Pueblo, Espinoza made her mark on the Thunderwolves program, recording an all-time single season hitting percentage of .387 in 2022. She set the highest attack percentage in both a three-set and five-set match and holds the most aces in a five-set match. Espinoza was named to the All-RMAC First team three times and was honorable mention as a sophomore. A complete list of Esponoza’s individual college accolades include:   Athletic Recognition  2018 Region IX Freshman of the Year (LCCC)  2018 Region IX First?Team All-Conference (LCCC)  2018 Region IX WCCAC All-Conference Team (LCCC)  2019 All-RMAC Honorable Mention  2020 All-RMAC First Team  2021 All-RMAC First Team  2022 All-RMAC First Team  Academic Recognition  2020 RMAC All-Academic First?Team  2021 RMAC All-Academic First?Team  2022 RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll  Records  Highest Attack Percentage in 3-set Match (.769) 10/16/21 vs Westminster  Highest Attack Percentage in 5-set Match (.727) 11/1/2019 vs Westminster  Most Service Aces in a 5-set Match (7 Aces) 9/29/22 vs Adams State  All-Time Single Season Program Leader in Hitting % (.387) 2022 Season  3rd?All-Time Career Service Aces (111 Aces)  7th?All-Time Career Blocks (400 Blocks) 

Kerry Will is a seasoned volleyball coach with decades of experience at a variety of levels. Playing Career (position: setter): 1991-1993: Cheyenne Central High School · 4A Southeast All-Region Selection · 4A WHSAA All-State Selection · Class 4A Wyoming State Runner-Up (1993) 1992-1993: NORCO Juniors Volleyball Club, Fort Collins, Colo. 1993: Northwest College - Powell, Wyo. 1994-1996: Metropolitan State College of Denver Coaching Career: 1998-1999: Cheyenne East High School (Assistant Volleyball Coach) 1998-1999: NORCO Juniors Volleyball Club (Head Coach) 2000-2004: University of Nebraska Kearney (NCAA Div. II) – Kearney, Neb.; (Assistant Volleyball Coach) · NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 (2000 & 2001) · NCAA Tournament 2nd Round (2002) · Elite 8; Finished 7th in poll (2003) · National Semifinalist; Ranked #1; Finished 3rd in poll (2004) “The 2004 campaign was one of the most successful campaigns not only in UNK history but D2 history as well. The Lopers became the seventh team, at the time, to go through the regular season unbeaten (33-0), were ranked No. 1 in the nation for 12 straight weeks and advanced to the national semifinals. A slew of individual honors included four Lopers earning AVCA All-American honors.” (from website: www.lopers.com) 2005-2006: Drake University (NCAA Div. I) – DesMoines, Iowa; (Assistant Volleyball Coach) 2006-2011: Cheyenne Central High School: (Head Volleyball Coach) · Class 4A State Champions · Coach of the Year · Multiple All-Region & All-State Players · Gatorade Player of the Year (Hillary Carlson) 2015-2020: McCormick Junior High School – Cheyenne, Wyo.; (Assistant & Head Volleyball Coach) Kerry lives in Cheyenne with her husband, Jon, and two sons, who are active in athletics, Jonah (14) and Kaleb (11). She teaches physical education and health at McCormick Junior High School and is grateful for the opportunity to volunteer with the LCCC Golden Eagles Volleyball program

A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Erika brings 13 years of youth and collegiate experience to LCCC. As a player, she spent her time at NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina for four years, graduating in 2012. In 2009, she was a member of the Chataucleers team that captured the Big South Conference Championship. After College, Chateau began pursuing a professional career in France for the Villejuif Club for three years from 2014 until 2016.  Her coaching career began right after college in Myrtle Beach with the Grand Strand Juniors Volleyball Club. While in France, she also spent time as the Baby Volleyball Villejuif Club head coach. After wrapping up her professional career, she returned to the United States and was the assistant Coach at Anderson University (DII) from 2016-2017.  Returning home to Colorado in 2017, Chateau coached the boys varsity team at Doherty High School and has spent time coaching multiple high school and club teams since from Florida to Wyoming, and lastly, nominated as her bases Varsity Volleyball team coach.  Traveling the world as an active duty member of the United States Air Force, Erika elects to volunteer her time by sharing her passion for the sport.  Career Accomplishments to Date:   Coaching - 2021 AVCA Thirty Under 30 Award Winner - FACA 4A District 2 Coach of the Year 2019 - 5A Regional Quarter Final Appearance 2018 - 5A Regional Quarter Final Appearance 2017 - Boys 5A State Playoff Appearance 2016 - SAC Tournament Appearance - Second-Team All-Southeast Region squad by the Division II CCA and CoSIDA (Rachel Burtz) - Honorable Mention All-Region accolades from the AVCA (Marissa Mitter) - First-Team All-South Atlantic Conference (Marissa Mitter) - SAC Freshman of the Year (Emily Conlin) - 2 Second-Team All-South Atlantic Conference (Rachel Burtz and Emily Conlin)