Club Coaches

Molly Bohman

Molly is in her first year coaching at WVC. She brings over 12 years of playing experience and a love and passion for the game that she loves to share with others. Originally from Arizona, Molly was a standout playing for Seton Catholic HS, AZ East Valley Jrs., and Grand Canyon Juniors. She then continued her career at the College of William and Mary (NCAA Division I) where she played as a Middle Blocker (2005-2008).

After graduating from The College of William and Mary, Molly served as the Varsity Head Coach at Walsingham Academy. The Walsingham team was transformed from a group of girls eager to learn about the sport into a group of skilled volleyball players. Her team made great strides over the course of the season which resulted in earning a spot in the TCIS tournament.

Teams: 13 Black

John Critzer

John Critzer is currently an Assistant Volleyball Coach at the College of William and Mary. Prior to joining the coaching staff at W&M, John spent four years in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he was the varsity head coach at Mesa Ridge High School from 2006-08. While coach, Mesa Ridge achieved the first winning season in school history. He was also a head coach within the Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club since 2006. His Colorado Juniors teams produced nine collegiate recruits and a top-five finish at the Asics National Championships in 2009.

Before heading west, he spent four years in Roanoke, Virginia coaching at all three levels, collegiate, high school, and club. From 2002-03 Critzer was a volunteer assistant at Radford University, where he was involved in all aspects of the practice and training regimen. From 2002-06, he served at Salem High as the junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant, and developed the school's first off-season training and conditioning program. His work with the middle and outside hitters on the varsity team helped Salem reach the postseason three out of four years, and his JV team had a four-year record of 57-23. On top of all that, Critzer was also an assistant and head coach with the Roanoke Juniors Volleyball Club, responsible for the training of middle hitters and helping to produce nine college signees including six Division I recruits.

From 1998-2002, John served as the head coach at Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, helping build a program that had only existed since 1996 into a state contender while overseeing budgeting, fundraising, and community relations. His athletes had an average GPA of over 3.6 in the classroom, and reached the state finals in 1998 after winning the regional championship. The Rams reached the regional semifinals each of the next three years, and Critzer was honored as the Bay Rivers District Coach of the Year in 2002.

Teams: 15 Black

Lewis Edwards

Recreation Department Liaison to WVC Board , Facility Coordinator

A 1975 graduate from NCSU with a B.S. in Recreation and Parks Administration, a B.A. in Sociology, and a BSer in all disciplines, Lewis has been Athletics Director/Recreation Supervisor with the Williamsburg Recreation Department for 32 years. He has been coordinating the city’s volleyball programs, including youth leagues and camps, for over 30 years. He also runs the city’s tennis and adult basketball programs and is the city Liaison to the Historic Triangle Senior Center. Lewis initiated the area’s first Co-Ed Adult Volleyball Leagues in 1978. Over the years, that program expanded from 8 teams the first season to as many as 90 teams per season in Co-Ed, Men’s and Women’s Leagues. Interest stoked by the Rec Leagues sparked the formation of the Williamsburg Volleyball Club, which was initially an adult organization with men’s and women’s teams that played in USAV tournaments.

Lewis was instrumental in the formation of the Club and its partnership with Williamsburg Recreation. The WVC eventually added Junior teams in the late ‘80s. Lewis became the first WVC Juniors Director when it morphed into a Juniors only club after many of the adults, including Lewis, became too old and decrepit to play competitively without constant laughter and derision from opponents, referees, spectators, and worst of all, teammates.

Along with other WVC founders and then Williamsburg Recreation Director Paul Hudson, Lewis was a member of the “Let’s Build a Gym” Committee in the late ’80 which spearheaded City’s effort to build Quarterpath Gym. He is also helped initiate the Revolutionary Rumble and has been the tournament director since it’s inception in 2003. Lewis has played volleyball, the world’s greatest sport, for 45 years and officiated it for 40 years, including over 30 years as a USAV and VHSL referee. He was a founder and the first Commissioner of the Bay Rivers Volleyball Officials Association.

Lewis’ better half, Joan (a U Md. Terp), has endured 31 years as a volleyball widow. In spite of that they proudly boast two lovely daughters: Kimberly, a JMU grad and paralegal in DC; and Jessica, a Longwood grad employed by CW. Both are planning to head to graduate school in the fall with unlimited moral support from mom and dad.

Greg Koon

Greg Koon begins his third season with the Williamsburg Volleyball Club, having coached the 13Black team for two season. Greg played four years as a junior in the Chesapeake Region. Following juniors, Greg played collegiately at George Mason University. During his time at GMU, Greg played in two Final Four NCAA Division I Tournaments, finishing 3rd in 1985 and 4th in 1988. As a collegian, Greg received an invitation to attend try-outs for the US National/Olympic Team, competing in the 1986 World Champions and 1988 Olympics.

From 1986 until the 1992 Greg played on the AVP Pro Beach Tour. From 1984 through 1992, Greg played on three different teams earning bids to Nationals in the Men’s Open Division.

Greg’s coaching career began while at GMU. Greg instructed at high performance camps teaching boys and girls volleyball fundamentals. Greg holds a USA Volleyball IMPACT Certification.

Teams: 14 Black

Ron Metzger

In his first year with WVC, Ron Metzger is coaching the 12Red team. His prior experience includes 15 seasons as the head varsity coach at West Point High School in West Point, VA. During his tenure, West Point won numerous Tidewater District championships, district tournament championships, and a Region A championship. His teams made three Group A state tournament appearances, reaching the final four in 2000. During that time, Coach Metzger was awarded one Region A and a handful of Tidewater District coach of the year honors. Back in the late '90s, he organized and coached the Tri-Rivers Juniors Volleyball Club, a team comprised of players in the Tidewater District area of the Northern Neck. He is also a veteran of the JCC Rec girls' volleyball program, having coached many of the 12-Red players during the last few seasons. Coach Metzger stepped away from high school volleyball a few years ago in order to focus his time and energy on his three young children, who are now involved in a host of community activities. His daughter, Abby, currently plays on the 12Red team.

Teams: 12 Red

Pat Moughon

Pat graduated from James Madison University where she played volleyball for four years. After graduation, Pat started teaching physical education in Middlesex County and began a club volleyball team there. This was the beginning of the Tidewater/Northern Neck District Volleyball with only two teams competing. While at Middlesex, Pat took two teams to the State tournament. In 1991 she began teaching in Mathews County. After a year of High School refereeing, the school began a junior varsity team, and Pat took on that team. After three JV championships Pat moved up to the varsity coaching position where she continues to coach. Her team has won the district title the last 5 years and the Region A Tournament 4 of those 5. Her teams have competed at the State Tournament all of those seasons, advancing to the final four on two occasions.

Pat participated in USAV player for a number of years until her children started competing in the Williamsburg Volleyball Club. Her son, Kirby, played with the boys teams from age 12 until he was 17. He is currently a student at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. Her daughter Brooke, who sets for Lynchburg College, played in the club starting at age 10. Pat’s youngest has also played for WVC since age 10. She is married to Chris Moughon and lives on Gwynns Island in Mathews County.

Teams: 16 Black

Jill Nowadly

Jill is entering her first season as a Williamsburg Volleyball Club coach, after 7 years as a WVC player (12s - 18s). She graduated from Walsingham Academy in 2005 and went on to play for four years at the College of William and Mary, starting as the team’s libero during her junior and senior seasons. Jill graduated from the College in 2009, is currently finishing up her masters work, and will enter VCU’s dental school in the fall.

Teams: 14 Red

Keith Nowadly

Keith Nowadly is entering his 14th season with the Williamsburg Volleyball Club, and his third as club director. Prior to taking over as club director, he served three years as assistant club director, and seven years as coaching coordinator. He has sat on the WVC Board of Directors for six years. Keith has coached nine years at the high school level; seven seasons with Walsingham Academy and two seasons with Lafayette HS. He compiled a record of 180-39, including consecutive State Volleyball Championships (2005, 2006) and three straight conference and tournament titles at Walsingham Academy. Under his guidance, the Lady Trojans set a school record with 53 consecutive conference victories over four seasons. This past season, Lafayette HS made the state AA tournament for the first time since 2002.

Over his 14 seasons, Keith has coached at all age levels. He has been to the US Junior National Championships with four WVC teams. He has earned CAP I and Gold Medal Squared volleyball accreditations, and attends the AVCA meetings annually. He serves as the assistant tournament director for the WVC Revolutionary Rumble.

Teams: 16 Black

Joe Ortiz

Joe has 22 years of coaching experience. He received his B.S. in Kinesiology/Mathematics from The University of Texas, where he was a Student Assistant for the Men’s Basketball Team from 1987-1992. Upon graduating, he was offered a teaching (mathematics) and coaching (basketball and football) position in Grand Prairie, Texas, at South Grand Prairie High School and Truman Middle School. From 1992-1995, his role included being the Varsity Assistant basketball coach at SGPHS; the Head Basketball Coach for TMS; and the Defensive Coordinator and Offensive Line coach for the Football team at TMS. After three successful years in Grand Prairie, Joe moved to Williamsburg to pursue his Master’s Degree at The College of William and Mary. He was the Athletic Director, Head Basketball and Baseball Coach for Tabb Middle School in York County, Virginia from 1995-1997, and from 1997-1998 he was the JV Basketball Coach at Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia. Since 1998, Joe has been coaching his children in youth basketball, soccer, football, and volleyball. In 2008 Joe was the Club Director for the Toano Storm Volleyball Club. Joe is IMPACT Certified and 2009 is his first year with The Williamsburg Volleyball Club. Joe is married to Marci Ortiz and they have 5 children: Emily, Kyler, Keagan, Austin, & Allie. Joe's daughter Emily, and Marci's daughter Kyler, both play for the 16 Black team.

Teams: 16 Red

Marci Ortiz

Marci has been playing both indoor and beach volleyball for 24 years, and she has been coaching various levels of youth and junior volleyball for the last 11 years; she has also coached youth basketball, softball and soccer. In 1999, she began coaching youth volleyball for the Williamsburg Recreation Center. In 2006, she helped develop and start a youth volleyball camp in Newport News. In 2008 Marci coached the JV volleyball team at Williamsburg Christian Academy; this team finished 2nd in the Metro Conference District tournament. Marci is IMPACT Certified. In 2008 she was the coach of the Toano Storm Volleyball Club's 15's team, and 2009 is her first year with The Williamsburg Volleyball Club. Marci is married to Joe Ortiz and they have 5 children: Emily, Kyler, Keagan, Austin, & Allie. Marci's daughter Kyler, and Joe's daughter Emily, both play for the 16 Black team.

Teams: 16 Red

Lindsey Pflugner

Lindsey is a newcomer to the Williamsburg Volleyball Club coaching staff, bringing over 9 years of playing experience. Originally from Sarasota, Florida, Lindsey played for numerous clubs, including Whitesands Volleyball Club, Sarasota Volleyball Academy, and Tampa Bay Juniors. She graduated from Riverview High School in 2006 and earned a full scholarship to play for the College of William and Mary. Transitioning from an outside hitter to a defensive specialist after her sophomore season, Lindsey finished her career as CAA Defensive Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-American, the first ever in W&M volleyball history. She will graduate from the College in May with a major in chemistry and is looking to attend medical school.

Teams: 14 Red

Kevin Riley

Kevin brings a variety of coaching experiences to the Williamsburg Volleyball Club. First as Coach/Player in Adult Rec League Volleyball,then as a coach for his daughter's recreation youth league teams and now coaching the 12's Old Dominion Region Volleyball Team. Along with Volleyball Coaching, Kevin has gained experience from coaching his two son's Youth League, Midget League, and Junior League Baseball Teams. He also coached and played competitive league Softball for over twenty years. Kevin was also Head Coach for VPSU Swim Team that included over one hundred and twenty swimmers from ages 5 to 18.

He has worked at Anheuser Busch Inbev for over 25 years in Operations Department, where he has been an active Safety Instructor and Certified EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). Kevin is USAV Impact Certified and places a lot of emphasis on Safety while developing Volleyball skills and TEAM playership.

Teams: 12 Red

Percy Smith

Percy Smith has been a fixture in the Williamsburg volleyball community for the past 16 years, coaching men's, women's and youth recreation teams. He had been the head varsity coach at Williamsburg Christain Academy for 7 years. He is a head coach in the Williamsburg Volleyball Club where he has coached 13, 14 and 15-year-old Junior Olympic volleyball teams for the past 10 years. For 2 years now, he is the coach for Toano Middle School Volleyball. Coach Smith holds I.M.P.A.C.T. and C.A.P. Certification. He is also currently Bruton High School's JV coach.

Teams: 13 Black

Tom Stephenson

Tom Stephenson begins his 12th season with the Williamsburg Volleyball Club. He serves the as club's treasurer and sits on the WVC Board of Directors. Tom has coached at the High School level for 13 seasons; eight at Middlesex HS and the last five at Jamestown HS where he has compiled a 109-20 record. In his tenure at Jamestown, Tom has three District Championships, a District Tournament Championship and three State Tournament appearances.

Tom has coached Girls age groups 14-18 and Boys 14-15, and has taken two teams to the US Junior Nationals finishing 13th in the Open Division both of those seasons. He has earned CAP II and Gold Medal Squared volleyball accreditations, and is a member of the VHSCA and AVCA.

Teams: 14 Black

Larry Stolarski

Larry started playing USA club volleyball over 30 years ago. He has been coaching volleyball for 25 years. His coaching career started with his men's club team and has continuned on to the juniors program for the past 15 years at the Williamsburg Volleyball Club. At WVC he has coached boys 15's through 18's and all levels of girls. He is one of the founding fathers of the Williamsburg Volleyball Club and is Impact and CAP 1 certified. Larry has also been a volleyball official for 30 years at the high school, USAV and college levels.

Teams: 12 Red

Lee Thornhill

Lee Thornhill has been associated with the Williamsburg Volleyball Club on and off in one capacity or another since the early 90's when he was a student at William and Mary and played club volleyball for the Tribe. Over the last few years, he has served as an assistant coach for the boy’s 16’s team, helping lead them to the US Junior National Championships tournament. He has coached nearly all age levels in the girl’s program, settling in with the 15’s and 16’s over the last three years. He is IMPACT certified.

In the area High School programs, he has spent the last couple of years assisting Keith Nowadly at Lafayette HS, where they made the state AA tournament this past season for the first time since 2002. Prior to Lafayette, he was the head coach at Tabb HS, leading them to their first AA Regional berth ever, and earning Bay Rivers District coach of the year honors along the way. He has also been the JV coach at Poquoson HS and assistant coach at Mathews HS.

Outside of coaching, he has a Master’s and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics from Georgia Tech and is a senior atmospheric scientist for SSAI at the NASA Langley Research Center.

Teams: 15 Black