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Emma Olson

Emma Olson

Emma Olson was hired as head coach of the Owls volleyball program in the summer of 2022.

Previously, Olson served for three seasons as an assistant coach at Washington and Lee University, an NCAA Division III institution in Lexington, Virginia. In that time, the Generals put together a combined 66-18 record, including a 31-3 performance within Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) competition. She helped direct teams to a pair of conference championships while coaching two players who collected American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America honors, four who earned all-region accolades and seven who were named to all-conference teams.

Her duties and responsibilities at Washington and Lee included, but were not limited to, creating and implementing practice plans, scouting and film analysis of opponents, recruiting, specialization in  setter training, as well as providing assistance in installing offensive systems for each Generals' match.

During the 2021 campaign, the Generals registered a 26-8 overall record, won the ODAC and made an appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Earlier in the calendar year, the Generals, playing in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rang up a 16-0 record to go along with a No. 22 national rank.

Prior to her time at Washington and Lee, Olson, a 2017 graduate of the University of Mary Washington, returned to her alma mater in 2018 and served as the Eagles assistant coach. That season, the team went 21-12 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Following the season, Olson served as interim head coach for a few months. In her time at Mary Washington, she coached one All-American, two all-region and three all-conference student-athletes.

In her own playing days at Mary Washington, Olson was a setter who piled up 3,461 career assists, a total that still ranks third best in the team’s record book. She was the first All-America honoree in program history, and, in her senior season of 2016, led the Eagles to 31-4 record and a run all the way to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.

In 2021, Olson earned a master of science in sports management from Southern New Hampshire University.