Emily Hayes

Emily Hayes has been named an assistant coach for the MIT women's volleyball team as announced by head coach Paul Dill. In addition to coaching, her primary responsibilities will include recruiting and opponent scouting. Hayes brings almost a decade of Division III head coaching experience to the staff. She spent four years at the helm of Bates College following a tenure at Lewis & Clark College where she won Coach of the Year honors in 2018-19 after turning the Pioneers' record around from 2-21 in 2017 to 13-10 in 2018. Originally hailing from Austin, Texas, Hayes attended Hope College in Michigan, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Studies in 2014. She played setter for two years at Hope before assisting the Flying Dutch, seeing three consecutive NCAA tournament berths including advancing to the Elite Eight in 2013. After graduation, Hayes was an assistant coach for men's and women's volleyball for a year at Lourdes University, then joined the staff at St. Lawrence