University of Nevada Las Vegas

Melody Nua joined the UNLV volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach following a one-year stint as Loyola Marymount's director of operations. Nua is a Rebel alumna who played for the Scarlet & Gray from 2005-08. At LMU, Nua helped coordinate travel, managed the team's social media accounts and helped scouts when needed. As a Rebel, Nua lettered all four seasons and helped the team to a 2007 Mountain West Championship and the program's first NCAA Tournament appearance. She was a two-time All-MW Team performer in 2007 and 2008, and was selected to the MW's 2007 All-Tournament Team. She left her name etched in UNLV's career record book in five different categories, including first in assists (4,797) and fourth in both matches played (120) and sets played (442). Additionally, she owns two of the best single-season performances in assists, as she ranks second and third with 1,433 in 2007 and 1,372 in 2005. Upon graduation with a degree in kinesiology from UNLV in 2009, Nua began coaching at the club and high school level. From 2010-12, her teams at Desert Elite and Club Vegas combined for a 45-4 overall record. The Long Beach, California, native moved back to the Golden State and coached Los Alamitos High School's JV squad in 2012-13 to a pair of top-two finishes in Sunset League play. From 2014-16, she served as the head coach at Valley Christian High School (Cerritos) and led the team to a league title in 2016. Nua has also been associated with the Seal Beach Volleyball Club coaching two teams per season dating back to 2012. Most recently, her 12-1 Division 2 team finished ninth overall in the Southern Cal region, while her 16-1 team qualified first in USA and finished 3rd in Chicago at the Windy City qualifier. During the 2015-16 season, her 16-1 squad took third in the Southern Cal region and earned a bid to the USA Nationals in the open division with a fifth-place showing, while her 18-1 team finished in Division 2 and 13th at AAU. Nua made the leap to the collegiate level in 2013 when she joined Golden West College's indoor and beach coaching staffs. At the Huntington Beach institution, she helped the indoor squad to a 41-20 overall mark with one trip to the state semifinals. In beach competition, the 2016 team won the Orange Empire Conference after two straight years of second-place finishes. The 2014 and 2015 teams concluded their seasons in third place at the state finals.