N.C. A&T VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF

Millicent Sylvan · Tuamafa Reilly 

MILLICENT SYLVAN

(Alcorn State '00)

Head Volleyball Coach

First Season

Millicent Sylvan was announced as the new head volleyball coach at N.C. A&T State University on May 13, 2003. Sylvan came to N.C. A&T after a successful three year stint as head coach at her alma mater, Alcorn State University, where she compiled a 70-42 record. During her tenure, the Braves won a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Eastern Division Titles and made a pair of runner-up finishes in the SWAC Tournament. The Braves earned a number three national ranking in the NCAA I-AA Poll in 2001.

Prior to her coaching career, Sylvan accepted a position with the St. James Parish School Board as the director of athletics at Romeville Elementary School for the 2000-01 school year. Additionally, she founded the Alley Catz AAU Volleyball Club to promote the spot in the River Parish area. She also served as the strength and conditioning coach at Loyola University in New Orleans, La. 

Sylvan was one of the most decorated student-athletes during her academic career at Alcorn State. She was a two-sport performer, earning letters in track and volleyball. A two-time All-SWAC selection, she was named preseason SWAC Player of the Year in 2000, although she did not compete due to graduation. Sylvan earned team most valuable player honors twice in her career. On the track, she was a USA Track and Field Indoor National Participant in 2000, and was a provisional qualifier in the long jump, high jump, and the 100-meter high hurdles. Sylvan owns the school and SWAC record in the heptathlon with 5,071 points.  For her efforts, she was named the winner of the E.E. Simmons Award in 2000, the highest honor given to a student-athlete at the university. 

A four year SWAC scholar athlete, Sylvan was a two-time recipient of the NCAA Leadership Award. She also received the Arthur Ashe Scholar Athlete Award for outstanding academics in 2000. During her career Sylvan was active in several organizations including: NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, SWAC Student-Athlete Association (chairperson), Alcorn State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

In addition to her B.S. degree, Sylvan also earned a Master's degree in secondary education from Alcorn State and is currently pursuing an MBA.

TUAMAFA REILLY

(N.C. A&T, '04)

Assistant Coach

First Season

Tuamafa Reilly begins her first season as the Lady Aggie assistant coach after spending 2003 in the graduate capacity.

Reilly brings a competitive fire to the coaching staff that has remained her since her playing days at N.C. A&T. She has first hand knowledge of competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and will work with the Lady Aggies in their adjustments to playing Division I volleyball.

A 2004 graduate of N.C. A&T, Reilly was a two-time All-MEAC selection, garnering First Team honors in 2002. She led the Lady Aggies to consecutive 20 win seasons for the first and only time in school history during her two-year career.  A dedicated all-around player, Reilly was one of two players to rank among the MEAC top 20 in kills, assists, blocks, and aces in each of her two seasons. She finished her career with 2,130 assists, 589 digs, 389 kills, 165 blocks, and 66 service aces.