Katie O'Brien will be returning for her fourth campaign as the head coach of the Falcon Volleyball program.

Last season she led the Falcons to another Peach Belt Conference tournament appearance and a berth into the NCAA Southeast Regional. The appearance marked the first for the program since 2000. She guided the team to an opening round win over Lincoln Memorial University which was the first NCAA Tournament victory in program history. 

She enters 2011 with an overall record of 243-154 (.612).

O’Brien coached a four-time conference specialist of the week, four PBC Players of the Week (Rebecca Dowd, Taylor Chapman-twice, and Manyi Ati). She also coached four All-Conference Players, two First-Team (Ati and Garrison) and two Second-Team (Chapman and Virginia Clay)  Ati and Garrison were also named to the AVCA All-Southeast Region Team.

O'Brien came to UM from Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga., where she served as the head volleyball coach for eight seasons. She guided the Lady Lions to their first-ever NCAA Division III National Tournament in 2007. With a career record of 182-109, O'Brien led her team to two Great South Athletic Conference Tournament Championships, in 2001 and in 2007. She was also voted twice named GSAC Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2007. Also serving as the school's Senior Women's Administrator, she mentored 36 Academic All-Conference honorees, 22 All-Conference selections, 12 Freshmen All-Conference picks, three GSAC Freshmen-of-the-Year selections, one league Player of the Year and two tournament MVPs.

O'Brien's players also are known for their successes in the classroom. In her first year her at Montevallo, O'Brien coached two GSC All-Academic East Volleyball Team members and 11 team members were named to the GSC Honor Roll. During her career at Piedmont, her teams' cumulative grade-point average was 3.26. The 2006 season saw O'Brien's team earn the American Volleyball Coaches Association's (AVCA) GamePlan Academic Team Award as the squad carried a 3.42 cumulative GPA.

In 2009, she coached eight players to the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll including one named to the ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The Falcons were also awarded the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Sportsmanship Award.

In 2010, she coached three players to PBC All-Academic teams and had one player named First Team Academic All-District by CoSIDA. Her team also led the UM Athletic Department for highest Spring Semester GPA.

A former intramural director at Piedmont, O'Brien is a member of the South Regional Advisory Committee and is chapter adviser of the National College Athletic Honor Society, Chi Alpha Sigma.

O'Brien received her Bachelor of Science degree in sports, health, leisure and physical studies from the University of Iowa in 1999. She earned her master's degree in public administration from Piedmont in 2001.

Prior to beginning her coaching career, she was a standout volleyball player at the University of Iowa. She is currently ranked 14th on the Hawkeyes career blocks list and is 13th in career attack percentage. Additionally, O'Brien posted back-to-back top-10 finishes in the Big-10 Conference in blocks per game (1997 and 1998).

She is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and the American Coaches Federation. She is a former member of the board of directors of the Vertical 1 Club Team and is a former coach for the Northlake Kaepa Volleyball Club.

In 2005, O'Brien married Freddie Chapman. They live in Calera.

Bailey Coleman is entering her second year as the assistant coach for the University of Montevallo volleyball program. Coleman handles the defense and serve receive for the Falcon program. She also designed and implemented a new weight program during her first season with the team. She also helps guide the academic progress of the Falcon players including running the study table throughout the year. 

She came to Montevallo after spending the two years as the graduate assistant at Oklahoma City University. She was also the Oklahoma Peak Performance Club Volleyball coach for those two seasons.

Coleman played at Georgia Southern from 2004-07. She remains in the record books for tallying the fourth most digs in a career (1,108). She also posted 858 kills and 60 service aces for here career. In her senior season, she led the Eagles in digs per game (3.28). She helped lead the team to the Southern Conference Quarterfinals three times (2005, 2006, 2007) and the semi-finals in 2004.

She began her coaching career at Oklahoma City University in August 2008 where she assisted the head coach in recruiting, practices, travel. She helped the stars to a 33-8 record in 2008 and a berth in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament semi-finals and a 51-28 record two years.  Coleman was responsible for the Oklahoma City defense and passing. She was responsible for fundraising events and she monitored all players’ academic progress.

Coleman is a 2008 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in health and education. She earned her master’s of education in applied behavioral studies in June from Oklahoma City University.