Cathy Ray is entering her sixth year as the Head Volleyball Coach at Dallas Baptist University. In 2002, she started the season as the Graduate Assistant and took over the coaching leadership for the NCCAA regional tournament.  After that season, Ray was named Head Coach.  

While coaching at DBU, the Lady Patriots finished second in conference with an 8-2 record and 18-16 in overall play in 2007.   In 2008, the Lady Patriots finished with an overall record of 26-18, and as National Champion runner-up at the NCCAA National Tournament.

Ray came to DBU in the fall of 1998 as a freshman from Red Oak High School.  While at DBU, she played outside hitter for the Lady Patriots leading her team and conference in overall kills and hitting percentage her senior year.  For her play, she received NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All Conference for the Red River conference.  In 2000, she helped lead the Lady Patriot Volleyball team to the NAIA regional championship finals.

While at DBU, Ray elected to be a double major in Communication and English graduating with her Bachelor of Arts in the fall of 2002.  She immediately began study on her Master of Arts in Teaching and started her certification for teaching English/Language Arts grades 8-12.  Ray received her Master of Arts in Teaching in the fall of 2005.

Coach Ray also serves as the Academic Advisor for Athletics and is in her third year as the Senior Woman’s Administrator and attends Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington.

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