University of California - Riverside Women's Volleyball

Desirée Sukhov enters her first year as an assistant coach with UC Riverside Women’s Volleyball.  Sukhov played professionally in Peru (2022) and Albania (2024) as an outside hitter, leading Regatas Lima to its second straight Peruvian Women’s Volleyball League title and eighth overall.  Sukhov completed an internship with the Director of Volleyball Operations at her alma mater of Fresno State in 2020-21. In the role, Sukhov focused on event planning, donor relationships, social media, team operations, and assisting the coaching staff.  She was named to the 2019 Mountain West Academic All-Conference Team and was tabbed Mountain West Newcomer of the Year that year after leading the Bulldogs to their fourth top-six conference finish since 2012.  Sukhov began her college career as a two-year starter at Cal State Bakersfield, leading the Roadrunners to a Western Athletic Conference title and an NCAA Tournament berth as a freshman in 2017. She also competed in beach volleyball at Bakersfield in the spring of 2018 and won nine matches at the No. 2 position while qualifying for the Big West tournament.  Sukhov has been actively involved in the Fresno community and has coached at various volleyball clubs. She also earned her real estate license, and has practiced in California since July of 2022.  Sukhov was born and raised in Murrieta.

Two-time AVCA All-American, four-time All-MPSF honoree, and Riverside native Maurice Torres joined the UC Riverside Women’s Volleyball coaching staff in August of 2025.  Torres comes to UCR from Division II West Regional power Cal State Los Angeles, where he led the Golden Eagles to a second-place finish at the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Tournament and a spot in the NCAA Tournament Regional Quarterfinals.  Torres also managed the girls' volleyball program at La Salle College Prep from the ground up in 2023 and 2024. Torres engineered an astonishing single-season turnaround at La Salle, taking a 3-23 squad to the CIF Quarterfinals the following year for the school’s first postseason appearance in two years.  He also coached at OC Riptides and Spectrum Volleyball Club while playing for the legendary Marv Dunphy at Pepperdine from 2009 to 2013. Torres enjoyed a highly successful decade of professional volleyball in Europe and Asia from 2013 to 2022, additionally captaining the Puerto Rican National Team from 2018 to 2020. He led Puerto Rico to two World Championship appearances, two Olympic Qualifiers, and multiple North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) tournaments.  At the club level, Torres was most recently a silver medalist at the Turkish Cup and a two-time bronze medalist in the Turkish Superleague with Galatasaray. Torres also played in Japan, France, Italy, and Poland, where he led Zaka KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE to a fourth-place Champions League finish.  Torres’ name is all over the Pepperdine record book. He currently ranks in the top 10 in career kills, aces, points, and sets played. He led the Waves in kills all four years, aces three times, and digs twice. He received All-American status from the AVCA and Volleyball America, also immediately putting his stamp on the legendary program with an MPSF All-Freshman honor.  Torres earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Pepperdine in 2013.