Aven Lee joined the University of Portland volleyball program in the Spring of 2020 as an assistant/recruiting coach. Lee has spent her last decade working in college volleyball at the Division 1 level, most recently being a member of the University of Hawai'i coaching staff as their Director of Operations. As a member of the Rainbow Wahine, Hawai'i reached the NCAA Tournament and finished 2nd in the Big West consecutively from 2017 to 2018.
"We are extremely excited to welcome Aven Lee to our Pilot volleyball family and the University of Portland community," said Burton. "(Lee) is the right person to help our volleyball program develop great people in the classroom, on the volleyball court, and in the community."
Prior to her time at Hawai'i, Lee has been an assistant coach at Sacramento State, Nevada and Pacific. Lee has been involved with USA Volleyball where she's coached at various USA High Profile camps and teams, including the 2009 Women's National A2 Team and the 2008 Girls Junior National A2 Team.
"I'm extremely honored to be a part of the Pilots volleyball program and the University of Portland community," said Lee. "I'm excited to work together as a staff, along with our student-athletes towards success on and off the court. I want to thank Scott Leykam, Karen Peters and last but not least Megan Burton for this opportunity. I'm ready to hit the ground running."
Lee played for five years at Hawaii, earning a 120-15 record over the course of her career, including a perfect 60-0 record in the Western Athletic Conference. Playing both as an outside hitter and defensive specialist during her career, Lee played in an NCAA champion match (1996), a Final Four appearance (2000) a Sweet Sixteen (1999), as well as four conference titles.