Villalpando joined the Warrior Volleyball coaching staff in the spring of 2018.
She comes to Corban with a wealth of knowledge of the Big Sky Conference, as she was a defensive specialist for four seasons at Portland State University from 2007-2010. She most recently spent the 2017 season at Eastern Washington University as an assistant coach, and in 2016 season as an assistant coach at her alma mater, and helped the Portland State Vikings go 17-12 in her lone season with the team.
Prior to her one-year stint as a coach at PSU, she spent the 2013 season as the recruiting coordinator at NCAA Division III Lewis and Clark University. In addition to her recruiting duties, she worked with the Pioneer setters and defensive specialist throughout the season. Villalpando also spent seven years as a coach at the Oregon Juniors Volleyball Academy, where she was the head coach of the U16 teams, while also serving as an assistant for the U18 squad.
As a student-athlete, Villalpando was a one of the winningest NCAA Division I players in Portland State history, as the Vikings won 83 matches in her four-year career. She was also a part of five Big Sky Championships (3 regular season titles, 2 Big Sky Tournament titles) and played in two NCAA Tournaments. Her best season came as a senior in 2010, as the libero ranked eighth in the Big Sky in digs per set (3.75) and led the team in digs in 17 matches. She recorded a team-high 12 digs against No. 7 Hawai'i in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
Villalpando is a native of Troutdale, Oregon and graduated from Portland State in 2012 with a Bachelor's Degree in sociology. She is married to Daniel Leong and the couple have a daughter, Karsyn.
