Collins played professionally in Italy and France, winning two
French League titles.[5] After retiring as a player in 1992, she began her coaching career.[6] She was hired as an assistant at
Houston under Bill Walton in 1993, and subsequently served the same role at
Northern Arizona and
South Alabama.[6] Collins accepted her first head coaching position at
UNLV in 1996, where she spent eight seasons.[6] She had further head coaching stints at
Cornell and
San Diego State before joining the
Coastal Carolina staff as an associate head coach in 2021.[7] Collins joined the
Arizona staff as an assistant coach for the 2023 season.[8] In December 2023, it was announced that she was hired as an assistant coach for the
San Diego Mojo of the
Pro Volleyball Federation ahead of its inaugural 2024 season.[9]