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Coaches

Jamiyae (Queen) Mattress

Coach Queen has been immersed in the world of volleyball since she was 7 years old, starting from rec ball, club, high school, and persisting all the way through her college years. Her educational journey led her to Framingham State University, where she majored in Chemistry and minored in Mathematics. Her time at Framingham State was more than just academics- she also embraced the role of a student-athlete, and with immense pride, her team's triumphant accomplishment as MASCAC Champs. A fun fact about Coach Queen is that the only other place she has lived outside of SC is Maine. While in Maine, her high school volleyball team won 2 state championships. At present, she's transitioned into a new role as the Varsity Head Coach at Christ Church Episcopal School following her years as the JV and Middle School coach.

Miranda Denklau

Coach Miranda is from Nebraska and grew up loving Husker volleyball and always being around it! While she went to college to on a scholarship for other sports, she always found a way to play in her free time. Miranda moved to South Carolina in 2017 and started coaching middle school volleyball shortly after. She coached middle school for five years and will be in her second year coaching high school this coming school year. She continues to watch Husker volleyball in her free time and is still learning how to be a better coach from John Cook and now DBK. Coach Miranda cannot wait to be apart of the Elevate team!