Youell Tabbed As Assistant Coach

Youell Tabbed As Assistant Coach

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Amanda Youell has joined the Augusta State Volleyball program as an assistant coach, Jaguar head coach Sharon Bonaventure announced Wednesday.

A 2010 graduate of East Tennessee State, Youell played three seasons for the Buccaneers and also was a member of the women's track team. As a setter, she tallied 1074 assists in 2009 and recorded 125 kills, 23 service aces and 205 digs. She began her collegiate career at Jacksonville University in 2006.

The Jags return four starters and eight letterwinners from their 2009 squad that racked up 22 victories -- the second-most in school history -- and registered the second-best turnaround in a single season in the 25-year history of the program.