Jaye Loyd has an extensive background in collegiate volleyball coaching, spanning 14 years before transitioning to a career in higher education. She currently works at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego.
Jaye's coaching journey includes a notable seven-year tenure as the Associate Head Coach for UC San Diego Women's Volleyball. Before that, she spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her experience also includes several years at Tulane University in New Orleans, where she contributed to both the beach and indoor volleyball programs. During her time as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Tulane's indoor team in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, she helped guide the Green Wave to an outstanding 28-4 record in her first year. Under her leadership, Tulane produced two All-Americans, three All-Conference USA First Team selections, and received accolades for Setter of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
From 2011 to 2013, Jaye served as the Director of Volleyball Operations and was an assistant coach for the Tulane beach volleyball team, which achieved a No. 10 national ranking in 2013. As the Head Sand Volleyball Coach in 2012, she led the program to its first-ever victory.
Earlier in her career, Jaye was an assistant coach at Nicholls State University in Louisiana, where she implemented a strength and conditioning program that contributed to the Colonels leading the Southland Conference and ranking 20th nationally in digs per set during the 2010 season.
In addition to her collegiate coaching experience, Jaye has served as the High Performance Coach for the USA Volleyball Delta Region team in Arkansas.
As a player, Jaye was a setter and defensive specialist, spending three years at the University of Tennessee, where she helped the Volunteers reach the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2008. She completed her collegiate playing career at Tulane in 2009, where the Green Wave also qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
Jaye holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Tennessee and a master's degree in Homeland Security from Tulane University.
Originally from Stockton, California, Jaye has called San Diego (and Wave) home for the past 7 years.