Brandi Melancon

HEAD COACH

Hello!  Welcome to Riverside Academy Volleyball!  My name is Brandi Melancon and I am honored to oversee our volleyball program.  Our program includes varsity, junior varsity and two middle school teams.  My favorite part of coaching middle to high school players is the growth we get to be a part of in this sport.  We look forward to continuing the strong tradition of success for our program.  The high school team is coming off a fantastic 2022 season that earned us a bid to the LHSAA state tournament quarterfinal match in ULL’s Cajun Dome.  Our season also included a district championship, three players earning 1st team All District and two players earning 2nd team all district.  We also impressed in the classroom with an overall team GPA of 3.62.  Returning for the 2023, we have four seniors, Courtney Bordelon, Kayden Ceasar, Corrin Cashio and Amber Palermo.  We are looking forward to the leadership these young ladies will bring to our team this season.  We have five juniors including three returners and two newcomers.  We have a host of underclassmen totaling four sophomores, four  freshmen, two eight graders and one seventh grader.  Stay tuned this season to see the growth of our program that includes goals to clinch a district title and work towards our program’s first state title!

Final 4: 2012, 2013

Elite 8: 2022, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 1998

Playoff Appearances: 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 09, 08, 07, 06, 05, 04, 03, 02, 01, 00, 99, 98, 97

District Champions: 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2016

All-State: Michelle Millet ’98, Kendra Turner ’13, Sydney Joseph ’16 & ’17

 

The Lady Rebel Volleyball program has experienced marked success for twenty years. Reaching new heights within the last five years, the excitement surrounding and interest in joining the program has increased.

The Lady Rebels JV volleyball program provides our girls an opportunity to polish up their game before playing on the varsity level.  The varsity coaches oversee this program and use it to assess when a player is ready for varsity.

Riverside offers as  many middle school sports as possible and volleyball is no exception.  This is where the foundation is made for our future Lady Rebel volleyball players.  The focus is on fundamentals at this level.  We do play a full schedule and participate in a number of tournaments.