Braden Zamore has led the Southern New Hampshire women’s volleyball program since the 2023 season after spending the previous eight seasons at Saint Anselm College.
In his first two seasons, Coach Zamore has led the Penmen to the Northeast 10 Championship tournament each season, advancing to the semifinals in 2023 when the team also returned to the NCAA Division II tournament for only the second time in program history.
Among the Northeast 10 honorees the past two seasons are First Team Selection Ana Pimenta (2023), and Julia Cavalcanti (2024). In addition, Addie Garn was selected to the All-Rookie Team in 2024. Pimenta was also chosen 2023 AVCA East All-Region (First Team) and All-America Honorable Mention, and named D2CCA East All-Region (Second Team).
Before joining SNHU, Zamore led Saint Anselm volleyball from 2015-2022, guiding the Hawks to an overall record of 124-80 (.608), including 57-37 (.606) in NE10 play. He is the all-time winningest coach in Saint Anselm history. His teams finished above .500 in six of their seven full seasons (the Hawks only played two matches during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic) under Zamore's tutelage and posted 19 or more wins four times. Zamore also led Saint Anselm to the NCAA Championship on four occasions, including an East Regional semifinal berth in 2019.
From 2008-2014, Zamore was head coach at Division III Daniel Webster College, leading both the men’s and women’s teams, earning a combined 165 wins, departing as the
all-time coaching wins leader in program history for both men's and women's squads.
Zamore, who owns a career mark of 244-181 (.574) as an NCAA women's volleyball head coach (thru 2024), led the DWC women's program to three consecutive NECC Regular-Season Championships from 2008-10 and an NECC Tournament Championship in 2009.
Before Daniel Webster, Zamore spent the 2007-08 season as the head men's and women's volleyball coach and Assistant Sports Information Director at Central Maine Community College.
Zamore is the owner and director of Dynamo New Hampshire Volleyball Club, which he founded in 2019.
A native of Chesterfield, N.H., Zamore is also a 2007 graduate of Southern Maine where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication. While a student at USM, Zamore founded the Huskies' men's volleyball club and spent one season as a student assistant coach with the varsity women's program.
Zamore, an active member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, currently resides in Merrimack with his son Nolan and daughter Brooklyn.
