2020 Court Coaches:

Kara Matthews
Head Coach, Randolph College
Kara is the head coach at Randoph College and the all-time winningest coach in the college's history! She started as the assistant coach in 2012, then took over as the head coach in 2014. Before coming to Randolph, she played 4 years at Lynchburg College, and was a member of the LC's beach team as well! She graduated for Douglass Freeman High School in Richmond in 2008.  She played for Richmond Volleyball Club for 5 years as a DS/OH, and has coached for the Heart Of Virginia club in Lynchburg for the past 5 years. You can find our more about Coach Matthews here. You can contact Coach Matthews at kmatthews@randolphcollege.edu.

Ruthanne Duffy
Head Coach, Ferrum College
Coach Duffy became the head coach at Ferrum before the 2015 season.Duffy played volleyball four years at the University of Virginia at Wise, starting as an outside hitter. She helped lead the Cavaliers to the 2007 NAIA Region XII title and a berth in the NAIA National Tournament. A starting outside hitter for UVA Wise, Duffy earned second-team All-Tournament at the 2008 Converse Tournament. Duffy's coaching experience includes working as an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Appalachia High School in the fall of 2012, where she helped lead the Bulldogs to their first-ever VHSL Regional appearance. She also served a year as a Student Assistant Coach at UVA Wise. You can find out more about Coach Duffy here. You can email Coach Duffy at RDuffy@Ferrum..edu

Katey Holley
Assistant Coach, University of Va @ Wise
Katey is the assistant coach at UVaWise. She spent the past two years as the assistant coach at Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory NC.You can find out more about Coach Holley here. She was a 4-year member of the Averett University volleyball team in Danville, Va, and graduated in May 2016.  She is a 2012 graduate of Westover Christian in Danville, Va, where she was named Danville Player Of The Year in her senior year!! She played school ball for 6 years, club ball for 3 years. She has assisted with thirty-two STAR camps, has been a division director ten times, and enjoys helping athletes learn the game she loves.  You can contact Katie at katelyn.holley@my.lr.edu

Kelsey Goodman
Assistant Coach, Randolph College
Kelsey is the assistant volleyball coach at Randolph College in Lynchburg, Va. She is a 2019 graduate of Roanoke College, where she played on the volleyball team all 4 years. Kelsey graduated from Midlothian High in Richmond in 2016, where she played 6 years. She also played 7 years of club volleyball. You can find out more about Kelsey here. Kelsey has worked nearly 40 STAR camps the past 4 summers. Her sister Amy is also playing at Eastern Mennonite University. The sisters were regular participants in the Expectations Camps at Sweet Briar! You can contact Kelsey at kgoodman@randolphcollege.edu.

Macon Frey
Assistant Coach, Bridgewater College
Macon just finished her 2nd season as the assistant volleyball coach at Bridgewater College near Harrisonbrug, Va. She is a 2018 graduate of Bridgewater, where she was a three-year starter at libero, an All-ODAC selection as a junior and senior, and the all-time leader in digs with 1534. She also graduated with 78 service aces and set a Bridgewater record for most digs in a match in 2016 with 45. Macon is a 2014 graduate of Great Bridge High School. You can find out more about Macon here and you can contact Macon at efrey2@bridgewater.edu

List of Camp Assistants:

Maribeth Kern
Maribeth played 4 years of college volleyball. Her first two years were at King University in Bristol Tenn.  Her other two years were at Liberty University in Virginia. Her Liberty bio can be seen here.  After college, he spent two years in California competing in beach doubles. She is a 2012 graduate of James River High in Botetourt County, Va where she made 1st team all-district 3 consecutive years. Her junior year was unforgettable: District player of the year, 1st team all-state, and her team won the Virginia single-A state championship. She also played 5 years of club ball. You can contact Maribeth at mkern2@liberty.edu !

Bre Lockhart
Bre is a senior at Randolph-Macon, and just completed her 4th season as a member of the volleyball team. She was a captain the past 2 seasons. She is a 2016 graduate of Hidden Valley High School. She played 5 years of school vball and 5 years of club vball. She was a primary hitter and server on the Hidden Valley team that won the AA Virginia State Championship in the fall of 2013. The Roanoke STAR Newspaper did an article on her in Oct 2015 here. Bre starting working STAR camps after her 9th grade, and has now been a part of 28 of them! She also works camps for RM and gives private lessons. You can contact Bre at BreLockhart@aol.com!

Sydney Shelton
Sydney played 2 seasons on the Danville Community College Knights volleyball team. Before that she played at Gretna High School for 5 years. She just graduated from Marshall University in West Va in December 2019 in Public Relations with a concentration in Sports. She will staying there to work on her masters degree. She has worked 45 STAR camps the last 6 summers and gives private lessons! You can contact Sydney at swshelton97@gmail.com!

Harper Scollo
Harper has completed four years on the Averett University volleyball team where she was a captain as a senior. Her AU bio page is here! She is a 2016 graduate of Chatham High School where she played 5 years of school volleyball and 5 years of club volleyball. As a senior, she was first team all-conference libero and one of the team's captains. Later that year, she drove to Roanoke to play on NRV's top 18's team! She is presently coaching the Piedmont South 18s team in Danville, Va. Harper will be graduating in May from Averett with a degree in Art Education. You can contact Harper at HarperCScollo@gmail.com!

Elizabeth Giles
Elizabeth just finished her second season on the volleyball team at Sewanee University in Tennessee where she has earned significant playing time! She is a 2018 graduate of North Cross School in Roanoke, Va. During both her junior and senior year, she was named 1st team All-Conference, 1st All-Tournament and her team advanced to the state final 4. As a senior, she was 1st team All-State. She has played 6 years of school volleyball and 5 years of club volleyball in Roanoke. You can reach Elizabeth at BugGiles16@yahoo.com!

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We again are using the Sweet Briar College gym in 2020. It's an incredible facility!!

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What was the difference between
High Expectations and College Expectations.

A High Exp. camper needs to be at least:
* a rising 8th grader, with;
* three seasons of competitive ball. 

A College Exp. camper needs to be at least:
* a rising freshman, with;
* five seasons of competitive ball.

(A "season" does not include an equal playing time middle school team, a rec league, a county league, or a summer league. But, if an athlete doesn't have the minimum requirements, contact us. We sometimes make special exemptions for outstanding athletes....tell us about your daughter....send us video....and we may admit her!)