Tilbe Yaglioglu

Title

Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Email

yaglioglu@rmu.edu
Phone

(412) 397-5961

Entering 2023, Tilbe Yaglioglu begins her second season as an assistant coach for the RMU volleyball program.

"We're thrilled to welcome Tilbe to the RMU family," Doherty said. "As the interview process went along, her passion for the game and desire to help student-athletes from a holistic perspective really stood out. Tilbe has a tremendous volleyball IQ and a wealth of experience at many levels, which will help our student-athletes grow to new heights. I can't wait to continue to build this program with her as a member of our coaching staff."

Yaglioglu joins the RMU coaching staff after spending the last two seasons as a graduate assistant coach in Harrisonburg, Va., at Eastern Mennonite University. She served as offensive coordinator with the Royals while also coaching the setters, tutoring student-athletes that finished second among Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) leaders in both kills and assists per set.

In addition at EMU, Yaglioglu oversaw travel, fundraising, social media and academics while also assisting in recruiting. During her two years with the Royals, Yaglioglu helped secure 11 student-athletes and also helped the Eastern Mennonite volleyball team record a 3.50 grade point average (GPA) during the 2020-21 academic year.

"I'm super excited to be joining the RMU volleyball program," Yaglioglu said. "I want to thank head coach Danny Doherty and the entire administration for the opportunity to be a Colonial. Danny and I share the same vision for this program since the moment we started discussing volleyball, and I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to work alongside him. I'm looking forward to helping him build a very special program."

Yaglioglu, a native of Hamm, Germany, is a 2020 graduate of James Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in communication studies. She is also pursuing a Master of Arts degree in organizational leadership from Eastern Mennonite University.

While a student-athlete with the Dukes, Yaglioglu was a three-year starter at setter from 2016-18, appearing in 87 matches (315 sets) and amassing career totals of 1,212 assists, 613 digs and 76 service aces. JMU earned consecutive Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament titles (2016, 2017) and subsequent bids to the NCAA Tournament her first two seasons, and the Dukes posted an overall record of 66-24 (.733) during Yaglioglu's three years with the program. She began her NCAA Division I career at Eastern Washington in 2015, appearing in 26 matches as the reserve setter, compiling 248 assists and 62 digs.

Yaglioglu spent a year in Turkey playing volleyball with Sariyer Belediyesi before her season with the Eagles. From a volleyball family, her mother, Yurdagül, played for the Turkish National Team from 1980-86, while her father, Suha Sami, competed for the Turkish First League Club from 1976 to 1981 and well as the German First League Club from 1982-85. At the conclusion of his playing career, Sami has been a volleyball coach in the pro and developmental ranks for over 40 years. In addition, Yaglioglu's brother, Tigin, is the head coach of Neuwied in the German First League (Bundesliga).

Fluent in three languages (German, English, Turkish), Yaglioglu earned a pair of coaching scholarships in 2021 from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), including the Coaches 4 Coaches Scholarship and the Sue Enquist Scholarship. Yaglioglu also has extensive camp experience from Horizon Edge Sports Camps and summer camps at James Madison, Texas A&M and Eastern Mennonite.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT TILBE YAGLIOGLU

Lauren Steinbrecher, James Madison Head Coach
"Danny and Robert Morris University have hit a grand slam with this hire. Tilbe is pure gold and has a bright future in this industry. Her character, passion, work ethic and connection with student-athletes will make an immediate impact. I'm thrilled to follow the success of the Colonials moving forward."

Casey Steinbrecher, Eastern Mennonite Head Coach
"We're incredibly proud of Tilbe. She was a major role player in the growth of our program over the last two years. The players and staff here at RMU will surely miss her, but we're certainly excited to watch her continue to grow as a coach and to positively impact so many more student-athletes.

Carrie Bert, Eastern Mennonite Assistant Director of Athletics & SWA
"A few words come to mind when thinking of Tilbe: mature, authentic, perceptive, wickedly smart, relational, inquisitive, confident and fun. It's not often a person holds all of those characteristics, but Robert Morris and Coach Doherty found a gem in this hire. Tilbe will bring tremendous value to this program."

THE YAGLIOGLU FILE
Birthdate: April 2
Hometown: Hamm, Germany
Alma Mater / Year: James Madison / 2020, Eastern Mennonite / 2022
Degree: Bachelor of Science (Communication Studies), Master of Science (Organizational Leadership)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Robert Morris University
(Moon Township, Pa.)
- Assistant Coach (2022-present)

Eastern Mennonite University
(Harrisonburg, Va.)
- Graduate Assistant Coach (2020-2022)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
James Madison University
(Harrisonburg, Va.)
- (2016-18)

Eastern Washington University
(Cheney, Wash.)
- (2015)

Sariyer Belediyespor Women's Volleyball
(Istanbul, Turkey)
- (2014)

Märkisches Gymnasium Hamm
(Hamm, Germany)