Emma Rohde
Head Volleyball Coach
Emma Rohde returned to her alma mater in 2024 to assume the role of head coach for the University of Mary Washington (UMW) women’s volleyball program. As a student-athlete at UMW, she distinguished herself as the program’s first American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American after leading the Eagles to the 2016 NCAA Division III national quarterfinals, the best finish in school history. During her playing career she tallied a 93-36 record and guided the team to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in her junior and senior seasons.
Prior to returning home, Rohde gained coaching experience as an assistant at UMW, then at Washington & Lee University, where she contributed to two Old Dominion Athletic Conference championships and played key roles in recruiting, scouting, film-breakdown, and athlete development. She then served as head coach at Kenyon College, where her team captured the North Coast Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles in 2022. In 2023-24 she worked as Administrative Assistant for Academic Success and Student Engagement at Richard Bland College, further broadening her student-athlete development experience. With a deep connection to UMW, Rohde has stated that the opportunity to lead her former program is “a dream come true,” and she brings to the role a mixture of elite playing pedigree, coaching experience across multiple institutions, and a commitment to both academic and athletic excellence.