Roger Williams University Women's Volleyball

Soubliere returns for her second season as Head Coach of the RWU Volleyball program. In addition to her duties as Head Volleyball Coach, Soubliere also serves as the Assistant Athletic Communications Director.   In her first season at RWU, Soubliere led RWU to a 19-12 overall record en route to winning the programs 7 th straight Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship and 7th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Five of Soubileres student-athletes earned spots on the All-CCC team including freshman Molly Quilty, who was honored as CCC Rookie of the Year. In addition, two student-athletes received All-New England honors for RWU and six were selected to the Fall CCC All-Academic Team.   Soubliere came to Roger Williams University after spending the 2014 season as the Head Coach at Simmons College in Boston. She guided the Sharks to a 9-2 mark in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in just her first season and captured the number three seed in the league tournament for the program's highest-seeded appearance since 1999.   Under her tutelage, two of her players were named to the All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference team, with one being named GNAC Rookie of the Year.   Soubliere was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as a recipient of the Thirty Under 30 Award. The honor is bestowed upon thirty of the up-and-coming volleyball coaches under 30 years old in the sport at all levels of the game. In 2013, she was also honored by the AVCA after receiving the Coaches 4 Coaches Scholarship Award.   Prior to her arrival at Simmons, Soubliere enjoyed two successful seasons as an assistant coach at Springfield College. Over her two season with the Pride, she helped guide Springfield to a 53-14 record that included a pair of appearances in the NCAA Regional Tournament semifinals as well as a New England Womens and Mens Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship in 2013.    Soubliere was instrumental in directing an offensive unit that led the nation in 2013 with a .297 hitting percentage. She also gained valuable head coaching experience by serving as the Prides Junior Varsity mentor.    Soubliere also has experience coaching at the club and camp level, with coaching stints at the Premier Volleyball Academy and at Club O.N.E. in Ohio as well as stops at the Youngstown State University Youth Camp, the Dearing Volleyball School and the University of Connecticut Volleyball camp.   A Howell, Michigan native, Soubliere was a four-year letterwinner at Division I Youngstown State, where she was a team captain and starred for the Penguins during her junior campaign. The setter was the only player on the squad to see action in all 97 sets and started every match, while leading the Penguins with a .240 attack mark to go with 7.23 assists per set. She also served as the teams representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.   Soubliere graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services from Youngstown State and later earned a Master of Science degree in Physical Science from Springfield College.

Garcia comes to Roger Williams by way of Lasell University where he served as a team manager for the women's volleyball team and was a five-year player for the Lasers from 2020-2024.   A setter, Garcia appeared in 113 matches and 403 sets throughout his collegiate career, averaging 8.48 assists per set, 3,419 total, with 635 digs and 113 total blocks. Garcia also compiled 132 kills. During the 2023 season, Garcia had 906 total assists, setting his single-season best. Garcia has served as a coach at the club level, working with Spike and Serve Volleyball in his hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii.