Pace University Women's Volleyball

Coach Amanda Alayon-Wilkins began her collegiate volleyball experience first as an athlete, playing 4 years of Division I volleyball at Fairleigh Dickinson University from 2007-2011. Just two months after graduation at the age of 21, she was named the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at Manhattanville College, a Division III college in Purchase, NY, and was the youngest head coach in NCAA history. In her first season at Manhattanville, Coach Alayon-Wilkins guiding the Valiants to the best start to a year in program history with five straight wins and  finished the year with a 15-15 record and the most wins in a single season and the program's first .500 season in 10 years. In they years to follow, many firsts were continued to be had, as in 2013, Coach Alayon-Wilkins guided the team to an overall record of 17-15, the program's first winning season since 2001 and the most wins by a Valiant side since 2000 and in 2016, Alayon-Wilkins guided the team to it's first ever MAC Freedom Tournament appearance, and finished the season with a perfect 9-0 home match record. The 2019 season was one of the most successful in program history for Alayon-Wilkins and the Valiants. She was named Skyline Coach of the Year as she helped guide her squad to its first-ever conference title, posting a 24-6 overall record, including an 11-0 mark in Skyline play and earned the program's first-ever trip to NCAAs. In 2021, Alayon-Wilkins led her squad to another conference championship game appearance, and a regular season regionally ranking by the AVCA and NCAA. She also received the AVCA's "Thirty Under 30" award during the 2021 season. In 2022, Alayon-Wilkins was named the head women's volleyball coach at Pace University, a Division II university in Pleasantville, NY. In her three seasons at Pace, Alayon-Wilkins has showed steady progress in rebuilding the program, as they have went from 12th in 2021 in the season before she took over to 5th in 2024. In her second season in 2023, she guided the team back to the NE-10 playoffs and finished with a 13-11 record, the first time with a record over .500 and a playoff appearance since 2018. In this past season in 2024, Alayon-Wilkins led the team to another NE-10 playoff appearance, capturing 5th for the first time since 2018.  Alayon-Wilkins is also very experienced in the club volleyball season, having coached club from 2009 to 2022 for 13 straight seasons, before stepping away to focus solely on her new position at Pace. She has coached for various clubs in the region, including two different Director of Volleyball positions at both House of Sports in Ardsley, NY from 2014-2019 and Chelsea Piers in Stamford, CT from 2019-2022.