Tania Schatow

Schatow, Assistant Coach for Pacific volleyball, joins Rage Volleyball after six seasons at Miami-Ohio as an assistant coach, working primarily as the recruiting and offensive coordinator. She’ll continue her career in Stockton serving in a similar role as the main volleyball recruiting contact at Pacific.

While at Miami-Ohio, she helped guide the RedHawks to back-to-back MAC Championships in 2018 and 2019, resulting in two postseason appearances in the NIVC. The RedHawks boasted a consistently strong hitting percentage during her time, including a .238 hitting percentage in 2020. In her first two seasons, the team was averaging over two blocks per game.

With a primary focus on middle blockers, Schatow was an integral part of the development of two All-Conference First Team members, including a Co-Female Athlete of the Year at Miami and a MAC Freshman of the Year. She developed her athletes into different systems while assisting in strengthening multiple aspects of the offensive strategy. In addition to her coaching duties, she worked in building the social media presence of the team.

Prior to Miami, Schatow returned to her alma mater LSU where she served as a volunteer assistant, learning the ins and outs of coaching at the Division 1 level. In her season with the Tigers in 2017, she worked primarily with the middle hitters, broadening their development in all facets of the game while crafting the team’s blocking system. She also worked in organizing practice plans and helped scout opponents. During that year, LSU went 20-10 and returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014.

Before LSU, she spent time overseas developing and the under-16 girls and under-16 boys teams in Belgium, getting her coaching start during her time there as a professional volleyball player.

After graduation, Schatow turned professional, playing in Europe for six years. She was a starting middle hitter on Oostende Volley in Belgium from 2013-17. In 2014, she was named Best Blocker in the league. She also had stints with Albi Volley in France (2012-13) and De Hann Volley in Belgium (2011-12).

Schatow is a 2011 graduate of Louisiana State University where she attained her bachelors degree in Kinesiology. She played all four years as a middle blocker on the indoor volleyball team. She made 4 NCAA tournament appearances in her tenure while garnering two SEC Academic Honor Roll recognitions. While at LSU, she was crowned a SEC Champion in 2009.