Emily Moore is the 15th head volleyball coach in Trevecca Nazarene University program history. She began her head coaching tenure at Trevecca in the 2019-2020 season after serving as the associate head coach under former head coach Jayme Crowley during the 2018-2019 campaign.
MOORE FILE
- First Season: 2019-2020
- Overall Record: 89–85
- Conference Record: 51–44
MOORE ERA AWARDS | NCAA DIVISION II / GREAT MIDWEST
2024 Season Â
- Mackenzie O'Loughlin - College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
- O'Loughlin - Gulf South All-Conference First Team — First Trevecca athlete to earn GSC First Team honors
- O'Loughlin - Gulf South Player of the Week (Sept. 24, 2024) — First Trojan named GSC Player of the Week
- Skias Hainline - Gulf South All-Conference Second Team
- Hainline - CSC Academic All-District
- Reese Payne - Gulf South Defender of the Week (Oct. 1, 2024)
- Payne - First Trojan recognized as GSC Defender of the Week
- Emma Titus - CSC Academic All-District
- Elizabeth Wells - CSC Academic All-District
2023 Season
- Emma Titus – Great Midwest All-Conference First Team
- Titus – Great Midwest South Division Player of the Week (9/18/23, 10/15/23)
- Titus – TSWA Player of the Week (9/20/23, 10/18/23)
2022 Season
- Emilee McDonald – Great Midwest Defender of the Week (9/19/22, 10/2/22)
- Ellie Buffler – Great Midwest Player of the Week (10/10/22, 10/31/22)
- Buffler – TSWA Player of the Week (10/11/22, 11/1/22)
- Ellie Buffler – Great Midwest First Team
- Emilee McDonald – Great Midwest Third Team
- Sami Raley – Great Midwest Third Team
2021 Season
- Great Midwest All-Conference:
- Austyn Baldwin – First Team
- Ellie Buffler – First Team
- Chloee McDaniel – Second Team
- Claire Hindman – Third Team
- Sami Raley – Third Team
2020 Season (Played in Spring 2021) Â
- Great Midwest All-Conference:
- Austyn Baldwin – First Team
- Ellie Buffler – Second Team
2019 Season
- Great Midwest All-Conference:
- Austyn Baldwin – First Team
- Ellie Buffler – Second Team, Freshman of the Year
MOORE ERA | YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY
| Year |
Overall |
Conf |
Postseason |
| 2024 |
14–19 |
10–10 |
1–1 |
| 2023 |
13–18 |
9–10 |
0–0 |
| 2022 |
21–12 |
11–6 |
2–1 |
| 2021 |
19–11 |
9–7 |
1–1 |
| 2020 |
6–8 |
5–6 |
0–1 |
| 2019 |
16–17 |
7–6 |
0–1 |
| Total |
89–85 |
51–44 |
4–4 |
SEASON-BY-SEASON RECAPS
2024 RECAP
Team #50 made history in its first year as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC). These Trojans became the first Trevecca team to host a Gulf South postseason contest, earning that milestone by finishing as the No. 6 seed and welcoming Union University to Trojan Fieldhouse for the GSC Opening Round.
The Trojans went on to achieve another first — becoming the first Trevecca athletic program to win a Gulf South postseason game, defeating Union in four sets. The victory advanced the Trojans to the 2024 GSC Second Round, hosted by No. 25 West Florida, where they fell to third-seeded Mississippi College.
Trevecca opened league play winning four of its first five conference matches, three on the road. A late-season surge that included five wins in seven matches — capped by three straight 3-0 sweeps — secured the Trojans’ postseason berth and the home tournament match.
The Trojans produced six 3-0 sweeps throughout the year, including their first GSC sweep on October 4, 2024, at West Alabama.
Trevecca’s inaugural GSC season was rich in milestones and marked the renewal of a longtime rivalry with Union University, serving as the Trojans’ opponent in several program firsts:
- First Gulf South opponent
- First GSC victory
- First GSC road win
- First GSC series sweep
- First GSC postseason opponent
- First GSC postseason victory
2023 RECAP
The Trojans started strong, earning an early win over No. 25 Lynn University.
Led by Emma Titus, who paced the Great Midwest in kills per set (3.72) and points per set (4.25), finishing with 406 kills, 24 aces, 61 blocks, and 463.5 points.
Maddie Wilds ranked second in kills (253) and points (303.5), led the team in aces (36), and tallied 284 digs.
Emilee McDonald led with 761 assists and notched a triple-double vs. Upper Iowa at the Region Crossover.
Katie Crutchfield led the team in digs (448) and was second in aces (32).
Reese Payne topped the team in blocks (99).
2022 RECAP
A memorable campaign with several milestones in Trevecca’s NCAA Division II era:
- Finished 21–12 overall and 11–6 in G-MAC play — most wins since 2012.
- Advanced to the Great Midwest Championship match, Trevecca’s ninth G-MAC tournament appearance in 11 years.
- Recorded five-match win streak in league play and four straight wins to open the season in the Ray Thrasher Classic.
2021 RECAP
Finished 19–11 overall, 9–7 in conference, and reached the Great Midwest Semifinals for the first time since 2015.
Opened the season 7–0 — the best start since 2003–04.
Marked the first winning season of Moore’s tenure.
2020 RECAP (Spring 2021)
Season shifted to spring due to COVID-19. Finished 6–8 (5–6 G-MAC).
Earned the 7th seed in the G-MAC Tournament before falling to Walsh.
Baldwin and Buffler earned All-Conference First Team honors.
Ended the season with a 3–2 win vs. Sewanee despite the earlier G-MAC loss.
2019 RECAP
Moore’s first season saw the Trojans open 6–2, finishing 16–17 (7–5 G-MAC).
Defeated Findlay on Senior Day / Homecoming — a signature win.
Returned to postseason for the first time in three years.
Ellie Buffler named Freshman of the Year; Austyn Baldwin named First Team All-Conference.
Moore’s 16 victories tied for second-most by a first-year head coach in program history.
TROJAN COACHING HISTORY
In the 45-year history of Trevecca volleyball before Moore, there were
14 head coaches.
However, only
two coaches led the program across the previous
22 years —
Scott Jones and
Jayme Crowley — each serving
11 seasons.
MOORE BEFORE TREVECCA
A Nashville native, Moore is a longtime high school and club volleyball coach in Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky.
Over 13 years, her high school teams made six state tournament appearances, including a TSSAA State Runner-Up finish in 2013.
- Began her coaching career at Greenwood High School (KY) while completing her B.A. at Western Kentucky University (2007).
- Helped the Gators win three district and region championships (2005–2007).
- Co-founded Vette City VBC (later BRAVO), the first club program in South-Central Kentucky.
- Became head coach at Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School (Nashville) in 2008.
- Teams won six district, three region, and three sectional titles, plus three state appearances.
- 2013 TSSAA State Runner-Up.
- Most successful public school volleyball program in Metro Nashville postseason history.
- Named Coach of the Year in 2013, 2014, and 2016.
- Mentored multiple collegiate players, including those who went on to compete at Kennesaw State, Tulane, UAB, Chattanooga, and Middle Tennessee State, as well as Trevecca alum Zakia Jackson (2016).
Moore joined Ethos Volleyball Club in 2011, where she served as Master Coach, Assistant Club Director, and Recruiting Coordinator.
She launched Ethos North in 2012 — now the club’s largest and most successful branch — and later joined the Ethos Elite program in Nashville.
EDUCATION
- B.A., Political Science and History, Western Kentucky University (2007)
- M.Ed., Education, Tennessee State University (2012)
Moore has also taught
high school geography and English and served as an
adjunct professor at
Cumberland University’s School of Education.
PERSONAL
Coach Moore is married to Jacob Stiefel.
