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]