Allen McCreary is in his second year as the head coach of the UC Merced women's volleyball team.  Coach McCreary returns to the program which finished fifth in California Pacific Conference play during their inaugural year (2011-12) with a 4-13 record overall and 2-8 in the Cal Pac. 

McCreary, an Atwater native, comes to UC Merced from Towson University, an NCAA Division I school in Maryland, as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Before that, he was an assistant coach for two years at Angelo State University, a Division II school in Texas, and the head coach for two years at Holy Names University.

At Holy Names — one of UC Merced's California rivals — McCreary led the Hawks to the NAIA Region II playoffs in 2007 and was named the California Pacific Conference's coach of the year. As the head coach at Hughson High from 1999 to 2004, McCreary compiled a 136-40 record and led the team to six consecutive playoff appearances. He was also an assistant coach at Merced College from 2004 to 2006.