University of South Florida Volleyball

As a player, Jolene Shepardson experienced individual accolades and championship-level performances. As a head coach, she has a proven track record for turning around programs and building strong foundations. Shepardson, named head coach of USF volleyball on Jan. 8, 2020, says she will blend all of those experiences to help her alma mater into a new era of prosperity. As a USF volleyball player, Shepardson was part of two conference champions and NCAA Tournament qualifiers (2000 and 2002). Prior to USF, Shepardson was the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year and an all-conference player at the University of Tampa, which she helped to the NCAA Division II national-championship game. During her high-school career at Tampa Prep, Shepardson earned Gatorade Florida Player of the Year and all-state honors, and was part of three state championship teams and one state runner-up. Shepardson came to USF with nine years of head-coaching experience, most recently guiding San Jose State for six seasons and prior to that Cal State Bakersfield for three, with both programs seeing dramatic improvement under her leadership. At SJSU, she improved the program from four wins overall to 17 and posted back-to-back winning seasons in 2017 and 2018. At Bakersfield, she led the program from zero wins to 21 wins and second-place finishes in the WAC. She also spent the 2010 season as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech, helping lead the Hokies to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. S

Amy Bonvillain has been a part of the University of South Florida Event Management team since October 2021 when she was hired as the Assistant Director of Events.

Brianna Baez joined USF Athletics as a Business Operations Coordinator in June 2021 shortly after graduation. She is currently an active member of the Collegiate

Isis Lowery is the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Enhancement, overseeing career development and the Selmon Mentoring Institute.  Prior to USF, Isis was

Jordyn Laufenberg was hired as the director of sports nutrition at South Florida in Janaury 2022. She had previously spent the past two years an an intern in the

Madison joined the USF Compliance staff in September 2022 as the Assistant Director of Compliance. She serves as the primary compliance contact for Women’s Lacrosse,

Rachael Bode enters her 1st year at the University of South Florida as an Associate Athletic Trainer. Her primary sport responsibility is women’s volleyball. In

Sam Fallis was named an assistant coach for the South Florida volleyball program in April of 2026.  A former all-conference libero, Fallis came to South Florida

Vicki Werskey was named an assistant coach for USF Volleyball in February of 2026 as she joined head coach Jolene Shepardson’s seventh Bulls staff. She brings extensive

Walter Bell is entering his thirteenth year as an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of South Florida.  Working primarily with men’s tennis,