The 2018-19 season marked Deirdre Moore's 11th campaign as head coach of the LIU Post women's basketball team. Moore is just one of two coaches in the history of LIU Post women's basketball to surpass the 100-win total for her career.

Despite finishing the regular season fourth in the conference standings during the 2018-19 campaign, Moore led the Pioneers to an ECC Championship appearance after defeating Roberts Wesleyan during the quarterfinals and Saint Thomas Aquinas during the semifinals. During the campaign, Moore helped mentor the ECC Player of the Year in Sasha Patterson, who averaged a double-double on the year and ranked second in Division II with 152 offensive rebounds.

After finishing eighth in the ECC during the 2016-17 season, the Pioneers captured the regular season championship during the 2017-18 season with a 17-1 record in conference play. The one loss was the fewest losses in league play in over 20 seasons, and the Pioneers entered the postseason as the number one overall seed. Moore was recognized as the ECC and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Coach of the Year for her leadership, as the Pioneers clinched a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fifth time during her tenure. 

Moore led the Pioneers to a 17-12 overall record in 2014-15 and another appearance in the East Coast Conference Tournament. The Pioneers were buoyed by the success of senior guard Chelsea Williams, who led the conference in four statistical categories and won the ECC scoring title (21.9 PPG). Williams was named an All-ECC, All-Met and ECAC All-Star First Team performer, while earning Daktronics/CCA Second Team accolades. Additionally, junior center Nyasia Davis blossomed into a force to be reckoned with in the low post, averaging a double-double and recording that feat in 17 contests on the season. Davis was also an All-ECC First Teamer along with an All-Met Second Team performer.

Moore was the recipient of the ECC Coach of the Year award in 2013-14 after leading the Pioneers to their first-ever ECC regular season championship and first-ever "Sweet 16" appearance in the NCAA Tournament before falling to eventual national champion and top-ranked Bentley.  The Pioneers finished with an overall record of 24-7, the second-highest win total in program history.  Junior guard Chelsea Williams was named East Coast Conference Player of the Year, along with garnering Daktronics First Team All-East Region and First Team All-Met accolades.  Senior guard Alexis Peters was an All-Met and All-ECC Second Team selection, and knocked down a buzzer-beating jump shot to lift LIU Post to their first NCAA Tournament win in 1983.  Both Williams and Peters joined the 1,000-point club in the 2013-14 season.

Moore, the 2013-14 All-Met Division II Women's Coach of the Year, reached two milestones of her own during the season.  Moore won her 97th career game on January 8, 2014 as the Pioneers toppled Bridgeport 81-65 in Brookville, surpassing Pat Lamb for the second-most wins in program history.  Just ten days later on January 18, the Pioneers defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 85-73 in Sparkill, giving Moore career win No. 100. 

Moore coached the Pioneers to an ECC Tournament and NCAA Regional Tournament berth for the third straight year during the 2012-13 season. After a ECC Championship Quarterfinal upset win over No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas, the Pioneers fell to Dowling in the semifinals, 58-55. In the NCAA tournament, the Pioneers squared off with No. 3 Bentley, but fell to the Falcons, 68-57. Following the season, senior Nicolette Marciniak was named to the All-ECC First Team.

In 2012, the Pioneers defeated NYIT in the first round of the ECC tournament, but then fell in the semi-finals to the eventual conference champions Dowling College. In the NCAA tournament, Southern Connecticut State University beat the Pioneers in a nail-biting 58-57 contest. Following the season, senior Felicia Joyner was tabbed ECC Player of the Year, All-Met First-Team, ECAC Player of the Year, Daktronics, Inc. All-Region First-Team, and Daktronics, Inc. All-America Honorable Mention recognition. Joyner was offered a post-graduate scholarship to play basketball at Durham University in England for the 2012-13 academic year. Junior Nicolette Marciniak was named ECC Second-Team, and Chelsea Williams was named to the All-Rookie Squad.
 
During the 2011-12 season, the Pioneers registered one of their finest seasons as they captured the East Coast Conference Championship title to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001 after eliminating regular season champion, St. Thomas Aquinas, in the semifinal round before defeating Bridgeport in the final. In addition, Senior Janea Aiken was voted the ECC Player of the Year, All-Met Player of the Year and ECAC Player of the Year as well as Daktronics, Inc. All-Region.  Felicia Joyner was named ECC Second-Team and Kenyatta Sears was named to the All-Rookie Squad.  She also registered her 1,000 point while in a Pioneer uniform during the ECC Tournament.
 
The Pioneers made strides in 2009-10 as they posted a 20-9 overall record – their highest win total since the 1987-88 season. LIU Post was 9-3 when playing away from the Pratt.  In addition, Aiken was voted both the ECC and ECAC Player of the Year.  The Pioneers also boasted three 1,000 career point scorers in Aiken, Gina Catherall and Jasmine Moore.
 
In her first season at the helm in 2008-09, Moore coached the Pioneers to a 13-14 overall record with a 10-8 clip in conference play. LIU Post advanced to the semifinal round of the East Coast Conference Championships after an 83-67 win over Bridgeport in the quarterfinals. At the conclusion of the season, the Pioneers boasted three all-conference selections, including senior Whitney Murrer, who was also named Second Team All-Met and went on to play for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican basketball league.
 
Prior to her appointment as head coach, Moore served 11 years as an assistant coach for the Pioneers. She worked primarily with the back court and helped the Pioneers post a record of 166-152. This included an appearance at the NCAA tournament in the 2000-01 season, and appearances in the East Coast Conference Championships in 2006-07 and 2007-08. Moore recruited 1,000 point scorers Basimah Thompson and Thalia Jackson to the program.

Moore also worked as a mathematics special education teacher for 11 years in Queens, and is currently working towards earning another master’s degree, in electrical engineering. In addition to her involvement with numerous camps, clinics, and community outreach programs, she has been involved with the Empire State games since 2000, coaching three different teams in the summer competition. She helped the New York City region team achieve a gold medal finish for the first time in 19 years.  Moore has also lent her expertise to the LIU Post Mathematics and Physics departments, serving as a tutor.
 
Moore serves on the Employer Advisory Board (EAB), which works closely with employers from all backgrounds at different locations on Long Island. The EAB puts together programs to help all students connect with employers and educate students as to appropriate ways to act when employed as well as help them learn how to network.  Monthly programs are held to benefit all students at LIU Post and the program sponsors a Women’s Achievement dinner each year.
       
Moore was also a member of A-SAAC (Academic Student Affairs Advisory committee). This committee planned different programs to enhance the academic success and achievement of our current students.  Some projects included choosing books for incoming freshmen to read in College 101 as well as putting together information for professors on how to deal with difficult behaviors in the classroom.
 
Moore serves as a liaison between athletics and academic counseling and helps organize student athlete registrations online by enlisting the help of academic counseling. She also sets up academic tutoring for student athletes when requested.
 
The Elmont, N.Y. native played her collegiate career as point guard for the Pioneers from 1992-96. She tallied 276 assists, placing 11th on the team’s all-time list. Moore graduated from LIU Post in 1996 with a degree in pre-engineering/math and physics.  She earned her master’s degree from LIU Post in Math Education.