Jane Lois Ward (April 30, 1928 – November 24, 2024) was an American volleyball player and coach.

[1][2] She attended the University of Buffalo,[3] where she majored in physical education, played hockey, and was a star player on semi-pro softball and basketball teams.

[4] In the early 1950s, Ward moved to Southern California, where beginning in 1954, she played as an outside hitter and setter in the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA), primarily for the Long Beach Ahern Shamrocks.

She was a dominant player in the league until her retirement in 1968; her teams won 13 national championships, she was All-American each year, and she was USVBA MVP five times.

[1][2][5][8] After retiring as a player in 1968, Ward coached women's volleyball for 20 years.