Shippensburg University Athletics

Xiomara Ortiz is in her first season as the full-time assistant coach for the Shippensburg University volleyball team in 2021. She began her tenure with the Raiders during the 2021 spring season.
 
Ortiz arrived at Shippensburg after four seasons as the primary assistant coach at Lehigh University, working for coaches Alexa Keckler (2018-20) and Bob Bertucci (2017). She specialized as a defensive and libero coach with the Mountain Hawks.
 
Her practice instruction at Lehigh included an emphasis on first contact and defensive development. Ortiz was active with scouting reports and game preparation, including film breakdown, statistical analysis and video study. She also conducted the team’s in-practice conditioning efforts.
   
Ortiz served as Lehigh’s recruiting coordinator – serving as the school’s first contact with prospects and club directors. Her national recruiting efforts resulted in 11 new commits to the Mountain Hawks over a two-year span, with the recruits hailing from geographically diverse areas in states such as California, Texas, Idaho, Florida and Maryland.
 
Outside of volleyball, Ortiz was involved in conversations with Patriot League coaches to initiate the Patriot League’s Anti-Racism Commission. She was also an advisor to Lehigh’s Student-Athletes of Color (SAOC) leadership group.
 
Prior to Lehigh, Ortiz spent three seasons as the primary assistant coach at Hartwick College. In addition to her coaching duties at Hartwick, Ortiz was the advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and served on institutional and NCAA departmental awards committees.
 
Ortiz has been an active club coach in her career, including a stint as a head coach at Club Lehigh Power and Whirlwind Volleyball. She has worked several high-level summer camps and also has served as a camp director for Bob Bertucci Volleyball Camps.
 
As a collegian, Ortiz thrived as a libero at Binghamton University. In a 116-match career, Ortiz set school records for single-season digs (551) and career digs (1,925), earning All-America East Second Team honors as a sophomore and America East All-Rookie honors as a freshman. She was also a three-time member of the America East Honor Roll.
 
A native of South Setauket, N.Y., Ortiz graduated from Binghamton in May 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in anthropological perspectives. She received her master’s degree in public administration from Binghamton in December 2020.