Volleyball
- Title:
- Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- a.wilson@missouri.edu
| Arielle Wilson Career | ||
| 2008-2011 | Penn State | Player |
| 2011-2016 | Professional Career | Player |
| 2016-2017 | DePaul | Assistant Coach |
| 2018-2019 | Michigan State | Volunteer Assistant Coach |
| 2019-2023 | Georgia Tech | Assistant Coach |
| 2023- | Missouri | Defensive & Recruiting Coordinator |
Arielle Wilson joined the University of Missouri volleyball staff in March 2023 as the Defensive and Recruiting Coordinator.
In 2024, she helped lead the Tigers to the NCAA Sweet 16 with a 22-9 overall record. MU earned the seventh seed in the NCAA Tournament and finished the campaign ranked in the top-25.
Mizzou registered 20-plus overall wins and 10-plus SEC wins in a season for the first time since 2019. MU finished tied for third in the SEC this season with an 11-5 mark after being selected to finish sixth in the preseason poll.
The Tigers also surpassed their SEC (9) and overall win (18) totals from 2023, when Sullivan was named SEC Coach of the Year in her first season in Columbia.
Mizzou picked up a five-set win over No. 9 Texas Nov. 1 in Austin, Texas. The Tigers also downed No. 10 ranked and second-seeded SMU in Dallas to advance to the Third Round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Missouri went on a nine-match win streak (eight SEC matches) from Oct. 9 to Nov. 10. It marked MU's longest win streak since 2016 (13 matches, nine SEC matches).
Wilson coached four All-SEC players, four AVCA Central All-Region players and a trio of All-Americans in 2024.
Graduate outside hitter Mychael Vernon was tabbed an AVCA Third-Team All-American while senior right side hitter Jordan Iliff and junior libero Maya Sands were selected AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans.
Vernon, the 2024 SEC Newcomer of the Year and the 2024 AVCA Central Region Player of the Year, ranked third in the SEC with 504 kills (4.27 kills/set, ninth in the SEC) and 561.5 points (4.76 points/set, ninth in the SEC) in 2024.
Iliff ranked fifth in the SEC for points (546.5, 4.63 points/set, 10th in SEC) and seventh for kills (449, 3.81 kills/set, 11th in SEC) this season. She also recorded a Mizzou single-season record 68 aces which led the SEC (sixth in the NCAA, 0.58 aces/set, eighth in NCAA).
Sands, the 2023 and 2024 SEC Libero of the Year, led the SEC with 4.53 digs per set and ranked second in the league with 535 total digs (35th in the NCAA) this season. Her 535 digs this campaign rank sixth all-time for a single season at Mizzou.
Setter Marina Crownover was named All-SEC and to the AVCA Central All-Region Team. The redshirt sophomore ranked second in the SEC with 10.85 assists per set and fourth in the league with 1,139 assists. In the NCAA, Crownover was 15th for assists per set.
In Wilson's first season, Mizzou earned an impressive 18-13 mark including a .500 (9-9) record in SEC play with Dawn Sullivan earning SEC Coach of the Year.
In SEC play, Missouri went on both three-match and four-match win streaks in 2023, while also securing five wins over top-50 AVCA (based on KPI, Pablo, and RPI rankings) teams and nine wins over top-100 AVCA teams including two ranked wins over Auburn (#23 and #24, Oct. 20 & Nov. 12).
The eight-win overall improvement from 2022 (nine wins), tied for 12th nationally and ranked second among Power Five institutions and helped propel Missouri to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers secured a first-round win over Delaware before being eliminated by top-seed Nebraska.
Under her guidance, three Tigers earned All-SEC honors, while two received 2023 AVCA Southeast All-Region recognition.
Sophomore libero Maya Sands was named SEC Libero of the Year and selected to the All-SEC Team. Additionally, she also earned a spot on the 2023 Southeast All-Region Team. Sands paced the SEC with a career-best 542 digs (4.71 digs/set) in 2023. She ranked 32nd in the NCAA for digs and produced double-digit digs in every match of Mizzou's regular season (29 of 31 total matches)
Junior right side Jordan Iliff was also tabbed as an All-SEC team member, after leading the Tigers in 2023 with a career-best 388 kills (3.40 kills/set, 10th in the SEC), which ranked seventh in the SEC. She also accounted for 468 of Mizzou’s points (4.11 points/set, eighth in the SEC) for sixth in the league. Iliff was also named a Southeast All-Region Honorable Mention for her play in 2023.
Freshman setter Sierra Dudley made her way onto the seven-member All-Freshman Team. Dudley posted 20 or more assists in 17 straight matches this season, with nine or more assists in every SEC contest this campaign including 30 or more assists in 14-straight matches from Sept. 24 to Nov. 12. She was the top true freshman setter in the conference in 2023.
GEORGIA TECH (2019-2023)
Wilson joined Sullivan’s staff after spending four seasons as an Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Georgia Tech. Wilson played a pivotal role within the Yellow Jackets program, leading them to four postseason appearances.
Georgia Tech advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2021 and earned three NCAA Tournament bids with Wilson on staff. The Yellow Jackets also captured their first NIVC Championship in 2019 after a second-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Wilson coached three student-athletes to All-American honors at Georgia Tech including three-time All-American outside hitter Julia Bergmann.
Prior to her time at Georgia Tech, Wilson served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach at Michigan State during the 2018 season. She specialized in middle blocker training and team blocking techniques.
Wilson also coached at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, and served as a coach for the outdoor beach volleyball program with First Alliance Volleyball Club.
Wilson was a standout volleyball player at Penn State, leading the Nittany Lions to four NCAA Championships and four Big Ten Championships. Wilson was recognized as a three-time AVCA All-American and named team captain.
The Broadview, Illinois, native, graduated in 2011 from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology.
Professionally, Wilson played five seasons in Poland, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, and Italy, before entering the coaching ranks. She was also a USA Women's National Team Member in 2013.
