In a historic 2023 season, Arizona State went 28-7 in Rachel Stallman’s first season with the program. The Sun Devils reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015, winning two matches for the first time in program history. Arizona State had its second-highest win total in a season in program history with 28, which was the most wins in a season this century. To start the season, the Sun Devils went 14-0), the third-best start in team history. The team was ranked in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the last 10 weeks of the regular season, reaching as high as No. 15. The Sun Devils finished the year at No. 16 in the rankings, the first time finishing a season ranked since 2014 and the highest final ranking since 1995. The Sun Devils finished the Pac-12 in a tie for third with a 14-6 record, the most conference wins in a single season in program history. That was the best finish since tying for second in 1993 in the Pac-10. The team picked up a pair of monumental wins, sweeping both No. 5 Oregon on the road and No. 3 Stanford at home. This was the first time beating two top-10 teams in the same season since 2010, but it was the first time with two top-10 sweeps in the same year. She helped coach three All-Americans in Marta Levinska (first team), Claire Jeter (honorable mention) and Shannon Shields (honorable mention). There were also four AVCA All-District honors and five Pac-12 nods.
Stallman joined Sun Devil Volleyball as a volunteer assistant coach in January 2023 and was later promoted to full-time assistant coach in July 2023.
Stallman (formerly Kater) had been on the coaching staff at Ottawa University Arizona over in Surprise, Arizona since 2019, first as a volunteer before moving up as an assistant coach. She helped the team to be GSAC conference champions in 2021, ranking as high as No. 16 in the NAIA national ranking. A former setter herself, Stallman coached an NAIA Second Team All-American, as well as helping aid another NAIA Second Team All-American outside hitter.
Stallman coaches for the Revolution Volleyball Academy as well where she has worked with Sun Devil greats Amanda Burbridge and Lisa Stuck. The 12s team that she coached that same season was the region champion. Another Arizona State legend she has worked with is Terri Spann at USAV High Performance.
In her lone season at OUAZ in 2016, Stallman set the program record for assists in a season (951) and assists in a match (58). She added 122 kills and .340 hitting from her setter position while getting 226 digs and 36 blocks. Following the season, Stallman was named an NAIA First Team All-American.
Before making her way to OUAZ, Stallman ran the floor at MidAmerica Nazarene University for three seasons under current OUAZ head coach Kristin Steele. During her junior season in 2015, Stallman helped the Pioneers to the NAIA National Championship final site and she was named NAIA First Team All-American and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete. She was also the 2015 HAAC Player and Setter of the Year and repeated as setter of the year in 2016. For her efforts, she was named to the MNU All-Decade Team.
Stallman graduated from MNU with a degree in Kinesiology in 2017 and she earned a Master of Arts and Leadership from OUAZ in 2020. She is married to Taylor Stallman, the current men's volleyball coach at Benedictine Mesa.
Stallman joined Sun Devil Volleyball as a volunteer assistant coach in January 2023 and was later promoted to full-time assistant coach in July 2023.
Stallman (formerly Kater) had been on the coaching staff at Ottawa University Arizona over in Surprise, Arizona since 2019, first as a volunteer before moving up as an assistant coach. She helped the team to be GSAC conference champions in 2021, ranking as high as No. 16 in the NAIA national ranking. A former setter herself, Stallman coached an NAIA Second Team All-American, as well as helping aid another NAIA Second Team All-American outside hitter.
Stallman coaches for the Revolution Volleyball Academy as well where she has worked with Sun Devil greats Amanda Burbridge and Lisa Stuck. The 12s team that she coached that same season was the region champion. Another Arizona State legend she has worked with is Terri Spann at USAV High Performance.
In her lone season at OUAZ in 2016, Stallman set the program record for assists in a season (951) and assists in a match (58). She added 122 kills and .340 hitting from her setter position while getting 226 digs and 36 blocks. Following the season, Stallman was named an NAIA First Team All-American.
Before making her way to OUAZ, Stallman ran the floor at MidAmerica Nazarene University for three seasons under current OUAZ head coach Kristin Steele. During her junior season in 2015, Stallman helped the Pioneers to the NAIA National Championship final site and she was named NAIA First Team All-American and Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete. She was also the 2015 HAAC Player and Setter of the Year and repeated as setter of the year in 2016. For her efforts, she was named to the MNU All-Decade Team.
Stallman graduated from MNU with a degree in Kinesiology in 2017 and she earned a Master of Arts and Leadership from OUAZ in 2020. She is married to Taylor Stallman, the current men's volleyball coach at Benedictine Mesa.