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Maryland had a record setting season in Doria's second season on staff. The Terps posted a 38-19 record, their best since 2011. Doria led the Maryland defense to a program-best .977 fielding percentage, which led the Big Ten. She also played a crucial role in the Terp's offense which produced 36 home runs this season, the most since 2013. 

Doria reunited with Montgomery for the 2021-22 season after serving as associate head coach at Louisiana Tech beginning in 2014.

The San Antonio, TX native joined the Terrapins from Southwestern University, where she has served as head coach since July of 2019.  "I am looking forward to being in the Big Ten coaching alongside Coach Montgomery once more," Doria said. "I'm ready to get to work and am excited to be part of the Maryland community!"

Emerald Doria joined Mark Montgomery's staff at Louisiana Tech in 2014 and just completed her second season as the associate head coach after earning the much-deserved promotion following her work during her days in Ruston.

Doria, who played for Montgomery during her collegiate days at Centenary College in Shreveport, was instrumental in helping Louisiana Tech record five straight 30-plus win seasons – a feat that hadn’t been accomplished by the program since the 1990s – and three conference titles (2019 regular season, 2017 & 2019 tournament) over her final three seasons.

Included in that success was LA Tech's 2019 Conference USA regular season title – first in program history – and its 2017 and 2019 C-USA Tournament titles as well as a pair of NCAA Regional appearances in her last three years with the team.

She helped the Lady Techsters win 45 games, the second most in program history, while claiming both the regular season and tournament championships. Tech broke numerous team and individual single season offensive marks along the way. She was part of the 2019 staff that was named the NFCA Mideast Region co-Coaching Staff of the Year and served alongside head coach Mark Montgomery, who was named the C-USA and LSWA State co-Coach of the Year.

Doria, who handled the Lady Techster infielders and serves as the primary hitting coach, was a big reason why LA Tech has broken more than three dozen single season and career offensive records during the past six years. The former Centenary star also oversees the video editing aspect of the program while also being heavily involved in recruiting.

Updated June 26, 2023.