Roy Watson

Biography

Roy Watson is headed into his seventh season as the head women's volleyball coach for Penn State Abington. In 2024, Abington finished the year with 21 victories matching the 2016 team for most wins in the program's NCAA era. The Nittany Lions also advanced to the postseason for the fifth time in the program's NCAA era. Abington earned the seventh seed in the United East and advanced to the quarterfinal round. It marked the first time under Watson that the team qualified for the postseason in back-to-back seasons (2023 & 2024). In his first season at the helm in 2019, Watson guided the Nittany Lions to 18 wins, along with a NEAC Tournament appearance, two North Eastern Athletic Conference All-Conference players, and a Rookie of the Year. Coach Watson joined Penn State Abington Coaching Staff as the head women's volleyball coach in 2019 after leading his New Hope Solebury High School program to three consecutive Bicentennial League Championships, three consecutive Suburban One AA District Championships, and three consecutive PIAA State tournament appearances. Coach Watson is also a two-time recipient of the Bicentennial Athletic League Coach of the year award. Coach Watson is also a club director at High Line Volleyball Club where he serves as the lead technical coach, club administrator and head coach for several Junior Olympic teams. Over the past decade, Coach Watson has coached successful Junior Olympic programs from ages 13 through 18 years old. He is a Double-Goal member