Giovana Melo spent two years as a setter for the Cougar volleyball team. Now, Melo has even bigger shoes to fill after being selected to succeed former coach Chris Green, who took a head coaching job at the University of Alaska-Anchorage.
All that is left before Melo can officially be named the head coach is approval from the Board of Governors at its May 21 board meeting. The announcement of the selection was made at the WNCC Athletic Banquet.
Melo was a setter for the Cougar team back in 2001 and 2002, earning second team NJCAA All-American honors her freshman year and first team All-American honors her sophomore year. She helped guide the Cougars to a 104-14 record in two seasons, including a third place finish at nationals in 2001.
After WNCC, Melo went on to play for Arizona State University, where she played two seasons, before tearing her ACL in her senior season for the Sun Devils and had to use a red-shirt season. She earned PAC-10 All-Academic honors in 2005.
But, it was Chris Green, who brought Melo over to the states from Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, and gave Melo a chance to flourish on the volleyball courts.
Once the Board of Governors officially approves the hiring, Melo will take over a Cougar program that went 54-2, and won the college’s first national championship. Green has guided the Cougars the past nine years, compiling a 453-35 overall record, including nine straight regional titles.
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