USD Volleyball 2008

STEPHANIE MORENO Third Season, Assistant Coach Stephanie Moreno is entering her third season as an assistant coach for the University of San Diego and will assist head coach Jennifer Petrie will all aspects of the game . In 2007, Moreno helped lead USO to its second consecutive West Coast Conference championship and its seventh straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Moreno helped five Toreros earn all-WCC honors in 2007 . In her first season as an assistant coach with the Toreros, Moreno helped guide San Diego to its fourth West Coast Conference championship, and helped the team advance into the Sweet-16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons. Moreno also helped guide Kristen Carlson to the WCC Player of the Year, as well as helping five USO players take home AII-WCC accolades. Moreno, a 2002 graduate of USO, joins the Toreros coaching staff after serving as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton helping guide the Titans to a 14-15 record , only the fourth team in program his– tory to reach the 14 win mark. Moreno has also served as the head coach at Menlo Middle School and Menlo High School in addition to serving as an assistant for the City Beach Volleyball Club in Santa Clara , Calif. Moreno also served as an assistant coach at Menlo College for two seasons (2003- where the Oaks went a perfect 18-0 in 2004 to win the California Pacific Conference championship. WhI at Menlo, Moreno was instrumental in helping the Oaks improve from a 5-17 team in 2002 to a 21-3 team in 2004 also recruiting the 2004 CPC Freshman of the Year. Moreno , who earned her bachelors degree in English with a minor in communications , was part of the 1998 West Coast Conference championship Torero volleyball squad and was the only player to play in all 101 games that season . Both Moreno's 1998 and 1999 seasons , the Toreros advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

PAUL WARREN Third Season, Assistant Coach

Paul Warren is entering his third season as an assistant coach for head coach Jennifer Petrie and will assist the coaching staff with all aspects of the game.

Paul has been a part of USD's past two seasons WCC championships and their 2006 NCAA trip to the sweet 16. He is currently also an assistant coach for UC San Diego Men's volleyball team where in the past two seasons the Men 's team has doubled their win totals in each successive year. Paul helped guide UCSD's men's team to its best season ever this past year with wins over volleyball powerhouses UCLA and the defending National Champions UC Irvine. Prior to USO Paul had an established track record of improving volleyball programs. He served as the head coach at American High School in the Bay Area and while at AHS he gradually built the program into a competitive entity as the team made its first league playoff berth in eight years during his final season. He also served as the a club volleyball coach for the City Beach Bay Club from 2003-05. Additionally he served as the head coach at Sheridan High School in Englewood , Colo. where he again turned around the girl's volleyball program. He led the team to their first winning season and playoff birth in over a decade in just his second season at the helm.

He was a member of the Tritons men's volleyball team at nearby UC San Diego. During his collegiate career he played the swing hitter and opposite positions .

Coach Warren earned his bachelors from UC San Diego in 1992 in Political Science. He resides in Oceanside , Calif. with his wife Amber and five of their nine children .