University of Mount Union

Email: mahnkeml@mountunion.edu

Melissa Mahnke-Morrison is in her 11th year as the head volleyball coach at Mount Union. 

In 2023, Mahnke-Morrison led the Purple Raiders back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014 earning a bid and made the OAC Championship game for the first time since 2014. 

In 2021, the Purple Raiders played for the conference title on the final day of the regular season and ended up tied for second and advanced to the OAC Tournament semifinals.

She has led the Purple Raiders to eight winning seasons and has continued a run of the program making the OAC Tournament quarterfinals for 17 of the last 20 seasons.

She spent five years as an assistant coach with the Raiders and was part of a staff that won three OAC regular season titles, three OAC tournament titles made four NCAA Tournament appearances.

As a player at Mount Union, she was a two-time All-American at Mount Union and is the school's all-time kills leader with 1,604.  In 2008, she was part of a team that won a then school-record 30 victories and then followed up in 2009 leading the Purple Raiders to their first-ever NCAA Tournament bid.

A three-year captain, she was a three-time All-OAC selection, an Academic All-OAC pick and a two-time All-Great Lakes Region and All-American pick in 2008 and 2009.

The North Royalton, Ohio, native graduated from Mount Union in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in middle childhood education and also has a master's degree in sports psychology from California University of Pennsylvania.

Her and her husband Andrew along with their two sons reside in Alliance.

Updated August 7th, 2025