COACHING STAFF BIOS

Head Coach: Le Valley Pattison

About:

Le Valley Pattison begins her 21st season as the head coach of the El Camino College women’s volleyball program. Pattison has a career record of 329-107, and has been named South Coast Conference “Coach of the Year” 10 times.

Pattison led the Warriors to a first-place finish in the South Coast Conference last year with a 14-0 record. The Warriors were 25-3 overall, capturing the South Coast Conference championship for the 11th time.

Pattison is the first coach in Warrior history to win 18 or more games in nine consecutive seasons. She also has the longest tenure of an El Camino College women’s volleyball coach.

Pattison is a product of the South Bay; she grew up in Manhattan Beach and attended Mira Costa High School where she was on a team that attained one of the school’s many CIF championships. She began her collegiate career as a setter for the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1982. That same year, she transferred to El Camino College where she captured regional and state tournament MVP awards for the Warriors. El Camino College won the state title that season with a 16-0 record. Pattison went on to play at California State University, Long Beach from 1984-85. Both years the 49ers competed in the NCAA tournament.

Pattison graduated from CSULB in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education with an emphasis on coaching and fitness. In 1990 she earned her master’s degree in administration from National University.

After competing for Long Beach, Pattison went on to compete on the professional beach volleyball tour from 1986–1991. In the summer of 1992 Pattison began working for the women’s professional tour as tour director; she also worked with the Olympic Challenge Series, and with the AVP touring the country.

Pattison’s first coaching job was at Mira Costa High School in 1987 as an assistant; at that time, the Mustangs were one of the top-ranked teams in the state. She then had the opportunity to coach Division I volleyball with head coach Nina Matthies at Pepperdine University from 1987-1990. The Waves were Western Athletic Conference Champions all four years and made the NCAA playoffs each season she was with the team. In 1997 Pattison was inducted into the El Camino College Athletic Hall of Fame.

The AVCA named Pattison the Regional Coach of the Year in 2004, 2006 and 2008. She was also the Southern Section Coach of the Year in those three years, and was named the 2010 Coach of the Year for the South Coast Conference.

Along with her coaching duties, she teaches a variety of physical education classes at El Camino College.

Assistant Coach: Liz Hazell

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Elizabeth was a three-sport star at West High School, playing softball, soccer and volleyball. She attended El Camino College in 2000-2001, where she was a co-captain of a volleyball team that was undefeated in conference and placed fourth in the state in 2001. Liz also garnered the conference MVP as well as “Athlete of the Year” honors at El Camino College. She was one of six players on the All State Team as an opposite hitter and setter.

From El Camino College, Elizabeth transferred to California State University, Hayward, now called California State University, Eastbay. She earned All Western Region honors for the two years she played. She was a history major and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2004. In the off-season she coaches boys’ freshmen/sophomore volleyball at Bishop Montgomery High School. She also substitutes for Torrance Unified. She completed a master’s degree in physical education from Azusa Pacific University.

She can be found hanging out at the beach, cheering for the A’s and Raiders (even when they are terrible), playing kickball, golfing, eating dinner at the Mermaid, and hanging out with good friends.

Assistant Coach: Devin Carroll

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Devin returns for his fourth season working with the women’s volleyball team at El Camino College. He was a member of the men’s volleyball team and brings a great competitive spirit and some valuable setting expertise to the team.

Devin likes to play volleyball and be with friends and family. He graduated from North Torrance High School.

During the 2010-11 boys volleyball club season, he coached the “Riptides.”

He is a kind and patient person who gets along with everybody. He wants to be a teacher and a coach when he graduates and “a man who can take care of his family.”

He is Hawaiian, Irish, Japanese, Chinese, and Portuguese, and has six brothers and two sisters. He enjoys spending time with his 11 nieces and nephews, and likes hiking, traveling and seeing the outdoors.