Sacramento State

A member of the Sacramento State Volleyball Hall of Fame, Angela Lewis returned to her alma mater to serve as Hornets’ head beach coach. She will enter her second season at the helm in 2026. 

In her first season as coach, Lewis helped tutor both Ellie Tisko and Ashlynn Archer to 16 wins, easily the most single-season victories in program history. In fact, the pair went 16-10 at the No. 2 spot in the lineup. In addition, both Bridgette Smith and Caitlin Volkmann were named second team all-Big West Conference after tallying 13 wins from the No. 1 spot.

Lewis, who played indoor for the Hornets (1996-99) and is one of the top players in program history, also had a long and successful pro career on the AVP Beach Tour from 2003-11. Among her numerous accolades as a beach player, Lewis was ranked among the top 10 doubles teams in the nation from 2007-10.
 
At the Hermosa Beach Open in 2010, Lewis and Priscilla Lima (longest running partnership for Lewis) had a run in the winners bracket that included a three-set win over Misty May-Treanor and Nicole Branagh. Lewis also played with beach legends Holly McPeak, Angie Akers and Jenny Kropp at the Hot Winter Nights Showcase Tour.
 
The Sacramento native has six years of beach coaching experience, including stops at SPVC Beach Club in Sacramento, Sierra College, and private instruction.
 
While Lewis excelled on the beach professionally, she also made a big stamp as an indoor player with the Hornets. Inducted into the program’s Hall of Fame in 2023, Lewis was a four-year starter who started 97 straight matches between her sophomore and senior seasons. A two-time all-conference selection (unanimous first team in 1999), Lewis helped lead the Hornets to three NCAA Tournament appearances, two Big Sky Tournament crowns, and three Big Sky regular season championships.
 
She finished her career with averages of 3.42 kills, 3.76 digs and 0.71 blocks per set. She had 1,439 career kills and 1,581 digs, and remains one of just six players in Hornet history to finish with better than 1,400 in both categories. Overall, she ranks among the program’s career top 10 leaders in six categories, including eighth in both kills and digs, and ninth in points (1,711).
 
As a senior, she averaged 4.52 kills and 4.28 digs per set, one of just five Hornets to average 4 and 4 in a season.

Lewis graduated from Sacramento State in 2000 with a degree in graphic design.