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Malia Witherspoon Last College: Morgan State '99 Position: Assistant Coach (7th season) Phone/E-mail: 410-293-5565/withersp@usna.edu

Malia Witherspoon begins her seventh season as a member of the Navy coaching staff this fall.

A native of Cranford, N.J., Witherspoon is a 1999 graduate of Morgan State where she was a four-year letterwinner for the Lady Bears. She led Morgan State in blocking during her senior year, while also knocking down 2.2 kills per game and hitting .310 on the season.

The middle blocker helped lead Morgan State to a conference championship and a berth in the 1997 NCAA Tournament. After graduating from Morgan State, Witherspoon served as an assistant coach at Towson for one year before arriving at the Naval Academy in the summer of 2000.

Witherspoon, who currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade (Lt. j.g.) as an officer in the Navy as part of the service's fleet support officer program, has competed for the All-Navy volleyball team in 2003 (gold), '04 and '05 (gold).

Malia and her husband, Michael, became parents in April with the birth of their son, Omari.