| Arlisa Hagan Williams |
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 | Position: Head Coach
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 | Experience: Second Season
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 | Alma Mater: Wisconsin '93
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Coach Hagan Williams can be reached via email at anh9@georgetown.edu or in her office at (202) 687-3828.
Arlisa Hagan Williams is in her second
year as the head coach of the Georgetown
volleyball program. In her first season at the
helm, the Hoyas posted a 8-19 record with a
2-12 mark in BIG EAST Conference action.
Hagan Williams arrived on the Hilltop
after a successful four-year stint as an assistant
at the University of Florida, where
she helped the Gators reach two Final Fours
and was the program's recruiting coordinator,
bringing in two classes that were rated
among the top-10 in the country.
During her four years at Florida, Hagan
Williams was responsible for training and skill
development, as well as handling recruiting
duties. In her first full year as recruiting coordinator,
Hagan Williams' class was ranked
No. 2 in the country by PrepVolleyball.com,
and she followed that up in 2005 with a
class that was rated No. 10, quite a feat
considering no other top-10 team had less
than three commitments and the Gators had
only two.
Hagan Williams helped lead Florida to
its first appearance in the national championship
game in 2003 and was part of two
Final Four appearances during her four years
with the Gators. Florida finished 33-3 in
2005, its third 30-win season in the last four
years. In addition, she coached players who
combined for 14 All-America honors and 19
All-Southeastern Conference honors.
Prior to her stint at Florida, Hagan
Williams helped lead American University to
an impressive 52-8 record during her two
seasons at the school. The Eagles went 14-0
in the Patriot League in 2001 and earned
the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA
Tournament, just one year after winning the
Colonial Athletic Association title.
Before working at American, Hagan
Williams served as a graduate assistant
coach at Virginia Tech during the 1994 and
1995 seasons, earning a master's degree in
education and student personnel services.
Hagan Williams earned a bachelor
of arts degree in African-American studies
in 1993 from the University of Wisconsin,
where she was a standout middle blocker
for the school. She was a three-time All-Big
Ten selection (1990-92) and a two-time
All-Region honoree (1990-91). She set the
Wisconsin career records for kills (1,495)
and blocks (618) during her final year with
the Badgers. Hagan Williams was a member
of Wisconsin's 1990 Big Ten Championship
team and was a captain in her senior year.
Hagan Williams resides in Washington,
D.C. with her husband Simon. The couple
has been married since 2006 and welcomed
their first son, Alexander, on March 9, 2007.