CeCe Blanchard

Coach Blanchard begins her third year as an important part of Head Coach Christa Fabre’s team at Lee. The pair directed the 2024 Lady Flames to a 19-16 record. The team earned a spot in the semifinal round of the Gulf South Conference Tournament for the first time since 2013. A year earlier Fabre and Blanchard combined to direct the 2023 to the program’s first winning year since 2018 (17-14). 

Blanchard served as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville for four seasons. At UAH she began as a volunteer assistant, then in 2020, was promoted and became the assistant coach for the Charger program.

Before her time at UAH, she worked one season as a student assistant at Union University. She was a four-year player with Union, competing from 2014-17. During her senior season Blanchard played under Coach Fabre, who was the assistant coach at Union at the time. As a standout player, she appeared in 118 matches and played in over 380 sets. The former Bulldog had 720 kills and 280 digs as an outside hitter. She was also a three-time GSC academic honor roll member.

Said Coach Fabre, “Cece has been a huge part of our success as a program over the last two seasons. She is a dynamic coach, finding ways to connect with our athletes and consistently bringing energy into our gym. She has contributed to the recruiting process as well and has brought in some phenomenal athletes that I believe will keep us moving in the right direction. Cece is more than a coach that I work with, she is family. I am so grateful for her work and investment in our program here at Lee!”
A native of Huntsville, Ala., Blanchard graduated from Madison Academy before playing collegiately at Union.