College of Charleston Women's Beach Volleyball

Damien Elder was named the head coach of the College of Charleston beach volleyball program in 2022 following four season as an assistant with the Cougars' i...

Caden Albert joined the Charleston beach volleyball staff in 2026 as an assistant coach. Albert most recently served as the head varsity boys volleyball coac...

Lizzy Lesley is in her eighth year at College of Charleston and serves as Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Academic Services. Lesley was elevated to that position in July of 2021 and serves as the athletic department's primary academic leader. In that role, she hires, manages and evaluates a team of academic advisors, an academic coordinator and a student workforce to enhance the student-athlete academic experience. Lesley earned her undergraduate degree in special education with a concentration in hearing and speech communication disorders from Ohio University. She earned her master's degree at the College of Charleston in teaching and learning advocacy as well as an ESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certification through College of Charleston. Lesley was also a recognized presenter at both the University South Carolina Drive in Conference in February of 2019 and the South Carolina Athletic Trainer's Association Annual Symposium in July of 2018. Originally from Waterville, Ohio, Lesley moved to the South in 2013 and spent her first four years as a special education teacher in the Charleston area. She resides in Johns Island with her husband John Scott Lesley, daughter Maize, son Tate and dog Pearl. In her spare time, you can find her at sporting events around the area, at the beach or enjoying the amazing restaurants Charleston has to offer.

Lynn Walsh enters her fourth year as the Director of Athletics Communications and Creative Content at the College of Charleston. In her role, Walsh heads the athletics communications office while serving as the primary contact for the Cougars' men's basketball, men's golf, women's golf and beach volleyball programs. She was named to the inaugural College Sports Communicators 30 Under 30 class in November 2022. Walsh helped triple the Cougars social media metrics during her first two years in Charleston. In 2022, the Cougars ranked 98th in total social interactions, 74th in interaction rate, 87th in total views and experienced the third-best growth rate in DI men's basketball following her hiring. She coordinated the Cougars' media efforts for the Cougars 2023 and 2024 March Madness teams, and has successfully gained national coverage for the men's basketball program through features with ESPN, CBS Sports, USA Today, Bleacher Report, Barstool Sports, and Fresh Features, among others. She successfully launched "On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics" in 2026, the official podcast of Charleston athletics as well as lead a complete website redesign of cofcsports.com with SIDEARM Sports in 2025. Walsh comes to Charleston by way of Bridgewater College. She joined the Eagles' athletic department in 2018 as part of an NCAA Ethnic Minorities and Women's Internship Grant before being promoted to Associate Director of Athletic Media Relations in July 2021 and assuming the title of Direc

Mike Martino is entering his third full year as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach at The College of Charleston working with softball, men's golf, women's Golf, beach volleyball, sailing, and equestrian. Prior to College of Charleston, Martino made coaching stops at Charleston Southern, Adelphi University, Siena College, and Penn State University. Outside of CofC Athletics, Martino trained Court Tennis World Champion Camden Riviere for his 2025 championship title run. He is also an active member of the CrossFit community, coaching 2 teams and several individuals to the CrossFit Games over the last decade. In 2018 he took part in a 2-year case study with Titleist Performance Institute on the effect of differing training modalities on golf performance and longevity. A former baseball player, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from SUNY Cortland and his master's in physical education from Brooklyn College.

Morgan LaPrade joins the MUSC Health Sports Medicine team as the volleyball and beach volleyball athletic trainer at Charleston. LaPrade arrived in Charleston in the Summer of 2024 after spending 2 years as the volleyball, women's tennis, and women's swimming athletic trainer at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Prior to William & Mary, she worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for Women's Soccer at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC where she earned a Master's of Science degree in Sport and Fitness Administration in 2022. She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from the University of South Carolina in 2020.