USD Volleyball 2006

◄◄ Assistant Coach ◄◄ Second Season ◄◄ Texas '92

◄◄ Assistant Coach ◄◄ First Season ◄◄ San Diego '02

Missy Ross will begin her second season as an assistant coach with the Toreros in 2006.

Stephanie Moreno is entering her first season as an assistant coach for the University of San Diego and will assist Interim Head Coach Brent Hill– iard will all aspects of the game. Moreno, a 2002 graduate of USO, joins the Toreros coaching staff after serving this past season as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton help– ing 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- 04) where the Oaks went a perfect 18-0 in 2004 to win the California Pacific Conference championship. While 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 com– munications, 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.

Ross, a record setting player and team captain at the University of Texas, enjoyed an extensive professional career, including playing experience on the AVP Pro Beach Tour, Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) and with Beach Volleyball America (BVA). She remains one of the most accomplished setters in Longhorn history, claiming a number of Texas all-time records, including ranking third all-time in assists, 10th all-time in career digs. As a two-time team captain at UT, Ross led the longhorns to consecutive NCAA National Semi-final appear– ances in 1990 and 1991 , while also being part of the Longhorns NCAA Championship team of 1988.

Ross earned her BA in Psychology Texas in 1992.

paul warren: ::::: ◄◄ Volunteer Assistant Coach ◄◄ First Season ◄◄ UC San Diego '92

Moreno is currently attaining her master's degree in sports management from University of San Francisco.

ryan maspero: ::::: ◄◄ Undergraduate Assistant Coach ◄◄ First Season

Paul Warren is entering his first season as an assistant coach for interim head coach Brent Hilliard and will assist the coaching staff will all aspects of the game. Warren brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Toreros as he most recently served as the head coach at America High School. While at AHS he gradually built the program into a competitive entity as the team made its first league playoff berth in eight years this past season. He has also served as the club volleyball coach for the City Beach Bay Club from 2003- 05. He also served as the head coach at Sheridan High School in Engle– wood, Colo. where he again turned around a girls volleyball program. He took the team to their first winning season in over a decade in just his sec– ond 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, while training as a setter. Warren earned his bachelors from UC San Diego in 1992 in Political Sci– ence. He resides in Oceanside, Calif. with his wife Amber and his five children.

Ryan Maspero is entering her first season as an undergraduate assistant coach for interim head coach Brent Hilliard and will assist the Hilliard with all aspects of the game. Maspero joins the coaching staff after playing for the Toreros for two sea– sons. During her playing career in a Torero uniform she played a key role in USD's NCAA Tournament team. During her freshman campaign she posted a career-high 19 kills against cross-town rival San Diego State Uni– versity. During her sophomore season she appeared in seven matches with three starts before suffering a career-ending injury. Maspero is currently a senior at USO and will attain her bachelor's degree in Communications with a minor in Real Estate this coming May. She resides in San Diego.