Rebekah Strange, the 2017 Atlantic-10 Conference Libero of the Year, was added to the Loyola University Chicago women’s volleyball staff as a volunteer assistant coach in August 2019. This will be Strange’s introduction to the collegiate coaching ranks, although she does have experience as a coach for Richmond Volleyball Club.
“We are excited to add Rebekah to our coaching staff,” Loyola head coach Amanda Berkley said. “Rebekah is a young and upcoming coach who had an outstanding playing career at VCU. With her playing history as a libero, Rebekah will focus on coaching the defense and help contribute to a competitive culture at Loyola.”
The Avon, Indiana native had a spectacular career as a student-athlete at Virginia Commonwealth University, earning American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-East Region as a senior in 2017 after leading the A-10 in digs per set (5.00). She finished her collegiate career ranked third in VCU history with 1,812 digs and paced the Rams in total digs in each of her four seasons on the squad.
Success has followed Strange throughout her playing days. In 2017, she helped VCU to a NCAA tournament appearance and during her prep career was a key figure of Avon High School teams that won back-to-back Indiana Class 4A state championships (2012, 2013).
