LOS ANGELES – Head Coach John Mayer has promoted Angela "Benny" White to Associate Head Coach following two highly successful seasons with the LMU Beach Volleyball Program.
 
"We've been so fortunate to have Benny in our program these past two years," said Mayer. "She has been the perfect fit for our team as she is caring, thoughtful, creative and most importantly she's a learner. Benny has been incredibly committed to every aspect of this program and has helped us raise the level in so many facets of our team. She is an outstanding coach and she's an exceptional role model as a mom and person for our LMU student athletes. I'm glad we can honor her hard work with this promotion!"
 
In just two seasons working with the Lions, Coach White has teamed up with Coach Mayer to advance to the National Title game this past May and be only one of five programs nationally to win four or more NCAA Tournament games over the last two seasons. White has been a part of 66 total duals won, at a winning percentage over 75 percent, and helped LMU set a new program record for total wins in a season with 38 in 2025. White has not lost a conference game since arriving in Los Angeles, helping the Lions win the last two West Coast Conference Championships.
 
"I'm incredibly excited for this opportunity and deeply honored for Craig, Ashley and especially John's belief in me," said White. "The LMU community and this team are truly something special—the energy, the support, and the sense of family make it feel like home. John has built an amazing program and I'm beyond grateful to be a part of it and excited for the future."
 
As a mentor, White has helped coached Michelle Shaffer (2024 First Team and 2025 Second Team), Vilhelmiina Prihti (2024 First Team), and Chloe Hooker (2025 Second Team) to AVCA All-American seasons. Five pairs have earned AVCA Top Flight Awards since the 2024 season. The Lions have also claimed back-to-back WCC Pair of the Year recipients, back-to-back WCC Defensive Players of the Year, 11 members of the All-WCC First Team, five members of the All-WCC Second Team, six members of the WCC All-Academic Team, and five members of the WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention Team.
 
In December of 2023, White was named one of a Volleyball Magazine's College Coaching Hotshots.
 
Born and raised in Plano, Texas, White played collegiately on the indoor team at LSU before starting her professional career both on the court and in the sand. Her stops as a professional player include playing indoor in Italy before transitioning to beach volleyball with the AVP and USA Volleyball.
 
Prior to arriving at LMU, White served as Assistant Director of Silver Beach Volleyball Club in Austin, Texas where she was named 2022 AVCA Beach Volleyball Coach of the Year. Previous coaching experience includes time with East Coach Power in Philadelphia, Penn., The Winward School in Mar Vista, Calif., and Elite Beach Volleyball Club in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
 
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