Shaquana Miller was introduced as the new Head Volleyball Coach at Edward Waters College on February 10th, 2020.
Miller comes to EWC after serving as the Head Volleyball Coach at Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA from 2014-2017, where she built a successful volleyball program and developed numerous 1st Team All-Conference and All-CIAA Rookie Recognitions.
Prior to working at VUU she served as a volleyball coach/trainer in Japan, where she trained high-school as well as college-aged student-athletes. She spent a total of two years overseas preparing student-athletes for college careers.
In addition to her training student-athletes, Miller created a Special Olympics program in Japan. The program consisted of training Japanese and American citizens with and without intellectual disabilities to play in the largest unified sporting event to date in Asia-Pacific.
Miller has coached numerous high school volleyball and track & field teams in the U.S.A., including AAU National Teams.
Miller was selected to attend the NCAA Women Coaches Academy- Alliance of Women Coaches in 2015-Class of 37 and served on the CIAA Volleyball Coaches Committee and NCAA Division II All-Region Committee for the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Miller is no stranger to the championship realm as she was a stand-out player at Fayetteville State University from 2004-2008. She was the co-captain of the 2007 CIAA Championship Volleyball team and was named First Team All-CIAA as a libero (defensive specialist). Career honors also include All-CIAA Second team honors in 2005 and First team honors in 2006. Shaquana led the teams in digs for three seasons from 2005 to 2007. Her total number of digs increased from 380 her sophomore year to 578 in her senior season. Totaling over 1500 digs in her college career. She led the conference in digs from her sophomore year to her final year as a libero. Additionally, Shaquana's play on the court, landed her Top 50 as a defensive specialist and 2nd Team All-American Honors.
As a result of her athletic prowess and success, she was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Fayetteville State University on February 15, 2020.
Miller, a Richmond, VA native earned her Bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Fayetteville State University in 2008 and received her Master's in Sports Management from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
A proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Miller is married to EWC Vice President For Student Success And Engagement, Mr. Mandrake Miller.
