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Volleyball

Head Coach Natasha Marquis

2012 – Natasha Marquis had a successful first season guiding the Chadron State College volleyball program.

The Eagles, who went 2-24 in 2010, improved under Marquis' guidance, earning five wins. CSC also improved in nearly every team statistical category, including attack percentage, kills per set, digs per set, blocks per set, assists per set and points per set.

Prior to becoming the 13th head volleyball coach at Chadron State, Marquis was a graduate assistant at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

She joined the UNK staff in the summer of 2008 and helped guide the Lopers to three consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships. The Lopers also qualified for the NCAA Division II playoffs three times and had a cumulative record of 96-12, including a 54-2 mark in the RMAC.

In 2010, UNK advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division II National Championship and ended the season ranked fifth in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll.

Marquis is hoping her accomplishments as an assistant translate to success at Chadron State.

“I’m really excited for the opportunity and I appreciate the support I’ve received,” she said. “I truly enjoyed everyone I met while in Chadron. It’s going to be a great atmosphere and I’m looking forward to all the potential this team has.

In addition to her coaching duties at UNK, Marquis was an assistant coach for the Nebraska Gold club team and was an assistant director and coach for the Lopers’ summer volleyball camps.

She had a solid collegiate career as a right side and middle hitter at Division I Albany (N.Y.) for two years after playing two seasons at Butte College in California.

For the Albany Great Danes, Marquis was part of a program that won 44 matches in 2006 and 2007.

At Butte, she hit .319 and averaged 2.44 kills per game as a sophomore, helping the Roadrunners win a second straight Golden Valley Conference title.