Coach Lauren Shears enters her second season at Ramapo College as assistant coach after enjoying a stellar career at William Paterson University, where she set numerous school records. Her many accomplishments in the sport include being named a four-time All-NJAC First Team selection, and one of 24 Division III players to accumulate 2,000 kills in a career. Shears set a school record with 2,160 kills and 1,557 digs. Ranked eighth nationally for kills per game, Shears led the Pioneers in kills for four seasons, and earned NJAC Player of the week honors eight times.
A 2006 graduate of William Paterson University, Shears received a B.A. in Communication and in Sociology. Shears earned several accolades for her classroom exploits in addition to her talents as an outside hitter. She was a member of the first graduating class of the Social Sciences Track in the University’s Honors College and received the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award.
Shears, is no stranger to the coaching scene—in 2008 she will enter her fifth season as an IMPACT certified Head Coach for North Jersey Volleyball Club. She also assists with various clinics at Montclair Kimberley Academy under the direction of Mike Tully, MKA Girl's Volleyball Head Coach, and at her alma mater, Montclair High School, under the direction of Major Jennings, MHS Girl’s Volleyball Head Coach.
The Montclair native currently works as a Public Information Officer for the County of Essex and is pursuing her Masters in Business Administration Degree with a marketing/management concentration from Strayer University in Pennsylvania.
