Flavia Siqueira

Head Volleyball Coach at Auburn University at Montgomery

On Monday, January 22, 2019 Auburn University at Montgomery Director of Athletics Jessie Rosa announced the hiring of Flavia Siqueira as the new head coach of the women’s volleyball program. Siqueira comes to AUM from Lynn University where she has spent the last two seasons as the top assistant for the Fighting Knights.

Siqueira led the Warhawks to one of their most successful seasons in 2021. In an abbreviated 2020-21 season, the Orange & Black recorded a 6-2 record. In Group B play, AUM went 4-1 and earned the number two seed in the Spring Championship Series tournament. The Warhawks notched their second Gulf South Conference postseason victory with a 3-0 sweep over Valdosta State in the opening round of the SCS. The Warhawks also graduated four players at the Spring Commencement ceremony.

2019 was a special season for the Orange & Black and for Siqueira. The Warhawks earned their first winning season in program history, going 17-16 with a 7-9 record in Gulf South Conference action. AUM won eight home games in 2019 and finished sixth in the conference which qualified them to participate in the GSC Championships. The Warhawks played the Valdosta State Lady Blazers in its first-ever tournament game and defeated VSU 3-1 for their inaugural GSC postseason victory. AUM moved on to face West Georgia in the GSC Quarterfinals but the Orange & Black faltered in a five-set thriller to the Wolves. Siqueira helped outside hitter Sommer Rhea earn second team all-GSC honors which marked the first postseason award for an AUM volleyball player.

Prior to her arrival at Lynn, Siqueira served as the inaugural head coach of the College of Central Florida’s volleyball program in Ocala, Fla., from 2011-16. During her tenure the Patriots went 188-59 overall and 47-3 in the Mid-Florida Conference. The program also claimed a FCSAA State Championship, two runner-up finishes and a National Junior College Athletic Association District P Championship.

For her efforts she was named the league’s Coach of the Year in each of her six seasons while winning the MFC Championship six years in a row.

Known for her player development, Siqueira helped produce five NJCAA All-Americans, three Mid-Florida Conference Players of the Year, two FCSAA State Players of the Year and one NCJAA National Player of the Year during her time at CCF.

Before starting the program at CCF Siqueira spent three seasons as head coach at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo., where she led the Trappers to a 90-38 overall record. While at Northwest her squad won a regional championship while also earning a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament in 2009.

In nine seasons in the NJCAA as a head coach she amassed a record of 278-97. In 2009 she earned the ’30 Under 30’ Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, one of two coaches from the two-year program ranks to garner the honor.

Since 2013 she has been the head coach of Team Florida of USA Volleyball High Performance Girls Select volleyball club, which has won five consecutive national titles.

Siqueira began her coaching career in 2007 at the University of the Southwest in Hobbs, N.M.

Before her coaching days, Siqueira was a part of two top four national finishes at Western Nebraska Community College. While with WNCC she earned All-Region and Academic All-American honors before being named a NCAA Division II All-American at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., leading the program to its first ever national top-10 ranking.

A three-time All-Conference and All-Region selection in college, Siqueira played Confederation Volleyball in Brazil for Sao Paulo from 1997-1999 prior to her arrival to WNCC.

Siqueira graduated from the U-Mary with a B.S. in Physical Education with a minor in coaching before earning her Master’s Degree in College Teaching.