New York, NY - The City College of New York Interim Director of Athletics Steve Macias has named Dalliana Toussaint '13, a former standout student-athlete and CCNY Athletics Hall of Famer, the next head coach of the women's volleyball program. 
 
"I am incredibly excited to welcome Dalliana home to CCNY," said Macias. "As a proud alumnus of City College, Dalliana's track record as a scholar-athlete, talented coach and ability to develop student-athletes on and off the floor makes her the perfect choice to lead our women's volleyball program. 

Toussaint returns to her alma mater with nearly a decade of coaching experience. 
 
Toussaint began her collegiate coaching career at CCNY, previously serving as head coach for two seasons from 2014-15. In her previous stint with the Beavers, the program made consecutive postseason appearances in the CUNY Athletic Conference Tournament, reaching the semifinals in 2014 and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2015. Toussaint produced three CUNYAC All-Stars selections, including two First Team selections in 2014.
 
Toussaint returned to the college coaching level in 2017, becoming the head coach of Yeshiva University's men's and women's volleyball programs. With the Maccabees, Toussaint led the women's volleyball program for three seasons (2017-19). With the men's program, she served as head coach for two seasons (2018-19), guiding the Maccabees to two consecutive Skyline Conference Championship Tournaments, the program's first appearances since 2010, and developed four Skyline All-Conference players
 
A standout student-athlete in her time at CCNY, Toussaint was a four-year starter for the Beavers (2009-2012). She was a three-time CUNYAC First Team All-Conference honoree and was named the 2012 CUNYAC Player of the Year in her senior season. In her freshman season, she helped lead CCNY to the CUNYAC Championship, earning an NCAA Tournament berth, the program's first since 2004. In addition, she also earned the conference's Sportsmanship Award twice in 2010 and 2012, highly touted for her respect for the game, teammates, opponents, and officials during her career. She concluded her career at CCNY with 1,124 career kills, 1,423 digs, 187 service aces, 33 solo blocks, and 70 block assists, playing in 143 contests.
 
In 2018, Toussaint was inducted into the CCNY Alumni Varsity Association Athletics Hall of Fame.
 
Toussaint has also served as the Head Volleyball Coach at Asphalt Green and Mary McDowell Friends School.
 
A CCNY graduate, Toussaint earned her bachelor's degree in English Language and Literature/Letters in 2013. Off the court, Toussaint is currently a second-grade teacher at Success Academy in Bronx, NY.