Samantha Williams enters her third season on the sideline for Jewell volleyball in 2023 and will enter her first as the interim head coach.
• July 1, 2021 - Named Assistant Volleyball Coach
• August 7, 2023 - Named Interim Head Volleyball Coach
• Led two of the top hitters and blockers in the GLVC in 2022, including Bella LaPorta who was among the top-10 in attacks, hitting percentage, and kills per set
• Comes from Park Hill South High School where she served as the head volleyball coach for the Panthers since 2015
• Led the program to five conference championships in six seasons, along with mentoring eight All-State players
• Heavily active at the club level around the metro
• Was a two-time All-American at Pittsburg State
• Earned four All-MIAA honors
• 2005 MIAA Freshman of the Year
• Finished her collegiate career as the all-time kills leader at Pitt State with 1,825 over four seasons
• Is second in attacks and sets played and ranks in the top-10 in hitting percentage, digs and blocks
• Was only the fourth player in school history to record more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career.
• Played three seasons professional with the Lindsberg Volleyball in the Swedish Volleyball Professional League
• Inducted in the Pittsburg State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022
• A native of Blue Springs, Missouri
• Earned her undergraduate degree in 2009 from Pittsburg State followed by a master's from Arizona State University in 2019
• She is the proud mother of two children
