Allison Roberts begins her third season at the helm of the Cavalier volleyball program. In her first year, SGU finished 7-18 overall with a pair of all-conference players, and in her second year she led the Cavs to a 19-16 record and a fifth place finish in the conference. The Cavaliers had five athletes earn All-SAC honors in 2016, and three of those athletes return for the 2017 season.

A decorated athlete from Plano, Texas, Roberts joined the Cavaliers after serving two seasons on the coaching staff at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford. Roberts helped SWOSU match its program's third-highest win total in 2013. The Bulldogs shattered several school records for blocking that season.

Prior to arriving at SWOSU, Roberts was a four-year starter for Presbyterian College in South Carolina, splitting time playing at the right side and middle hitter positions. She played for the Blue Hose from 2009-12, starting 60 of 61 matches during the final two years of her career.

Roberts ranks among the top five in several Division I-era career records at Presbyterian, including kills, assists and blocks. She ranks second in career blocks and fourth in kills with 860. She ranked among the top three on the team in kills in each of her four seasons.

Roberts was a two-time Most Outstanding Offensive Player at Plano East High School, where she also garnered second-team all-district accolades. She earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from Presbyterian College in May 2013 and completed her master's degree at SWOSU in 2015.

Allison and her husband, Ian, were married in December 2015.

Laura Iwuchukwu is in her second season on the St. Gregory's volleyball coaching staff after a standout career at NCAA Division II West Texas A&M University.

As a senior, Iwuchukwu was named first-team All-Lone Star Conference after totaling a career-high 366 kills and 220 blocks. The LSC Defensive Player of the Year helped her team to three national tournament appearances. She also earned first-team Daktronics All-American and second-team AVCA All-American honors.

Iwuchukwu also excelled in the classroom. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and was a Capital One first-team Academic All-American.

Iwuchukwu attended Edmond North High School where she was honorable mention all-city and all-state.

Paula Barros is in her second season at St. Gregory's after serving as a graduate assistant at Langston University in 2014.

Barros graduated from the University of Texas at Brownsville with a bachelor's degree in Spanish translation and interpreting. During her three seasons at UTB, she was part of a 2011 NAIA National Championship team in addition to earning NAIA All- America honorable mention status.

Barros was named first-team RRAC All-Conference in 2011 and 2012, Defensive Specialist of the Year in 2011 and 2012, and second-team all-conference in 2010. She played at Northwest College (Wyo.) in 2009 and helped the Lady Trappers advance to the NCJAA National Championship.

During her college years at UTB, she coached the Rio Grande Valley Volleyball Club and helped with the summer camps. Barros also coordinated private volleyball and conditioning lessons, and in 2013 she coached a summer league for Port Isabel High School in Texas.

Barros is a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is the youngest daughter of Joel Barros and Divina Santos.