Western Illinois University Athletics

Maureen Johnson was welcomed as assistant coach for Western Illinois volleyball, announced by the program on July 1, 2021.

Johnson returns to her home state of Illinois, being a Crystal Lake native. She most recently spent the 2020-21 season at Newberry College as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator of the volleyball team.

Before her stay in South Carolina, Johnson handled a similar assistant role with Marietta College volleyball from 2018-20. Aside from coaching and recruiting duties, she stayed occupied with tasks of team travel, players' academic progress, team social media presence, and budget areas.

An earlier two years (2016-18) saw Johnson act as the Director of Volleyball Operations at Northern Illinois. No stranger to coaching numerous college camps, she also has experience as a club coach -- having spent a year with the VC United Volleyball Club.

Johnson was a three-year starter at Ashland University (2011-15), where her squad advanced to the NCAA tournament on two separate occasions. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Ashland in 2015 before completing a master's degree in Sport Management at Northern Illinois three years later.