Pepperdine University Women's Beach Volleyball

MARCIO SICOLI COACHING RECORDS An expert in both indoor and beach volleyball, Marcio Sicoli enters his 17th season with the Waves. The 2026 season will mark his eighth as Pepperdine’s head beach volleyball coach. Sicoli was a member of the indoor volleyball coaching staff for six seasons from 2008-13. After the 2013 indoor season, he turned to the sand to focus solely on the beach game, where he was Nina Matthies’ assistant coach since the sport emerged in the spring of 2012. After she announced her intent to retire after the 2018 campaign, Sicoli was directly elevated to the role of head coach at the completion of the season. In his 13 seasons on the beach, the Waves have taken home the AVCA National Championship title twice and are one of only a few teams that have earned berths in eight of the 12 possible national championships from AVCA to NCAA. Pepperdine has had 15 players to earn 22 separate AVCA All-American honors. In his seven seasons at the helm, Sicoli led the Waves to 118 wins. In his 13 years altogether, Sicoli has helped Pepperdine to 255-113 (.693) win-loss output on the sand. SEASON-BY-SEASON BREAKDOWN In 2025, the Waves posted a 19-15 (.559) record and the team made the WCC Tournament semifinal. Three Waves earned WCC postseason honors, with Clermont, Eden and Thomas all earning first team recognition. Eden was also named the WCC co-Freshman of the Year and made the All-Freshman Team. Additionally, five Waves earned WCC All-Academic honors with Clermont and

Max States is in his second season with the Pepperdine women's beach volleyball program as an assistant coach. “Noelle and I are thrilled that Max States has...

Noelle Rooke was elevated to associate head coach of the Pepperdine beach volleyball team in August 2024. The 2026 campaign will be her fourth on the staff. "I’m happy and excited Noelle accepted the position,” said Sicoli. “She has a mix of experience on and off the court which will make our program better every day. I look forward to working with Noelle for years to come.” Rooke comes to Pepperdine after spending five seasons at CSUN, where she was the assistant coach for the women’s indoor squad for four seasons and at the helm of the beach program for four seasons. “It is a dream come true for me to work and coach at Pepperdine University,” said Rooke. “I was raised in Agoura Hills, which is just through the canyon, and grew up attending Pepperdine men's volleyball games, Marv Dunphy volleyball camps, and had the pleasure of working at Marv's camps from 2007 to 2017. I have continued to admire all of our Waves teams over the years, and have wholeheartedly supported my husband, Max Rooke, as the associate head coach of our women's soccer program. “Having already worked with Jeff Stork, a former Wave, Olympic Gold Medalist and Hall of Famer, I am just elated for the opportunity to work alongside and continue to learn from Marcio Sicoli, another Olympian and one of the best trainers in the game. I am most looking forward to sharing my passion for beach volleyball and life with our stellar student-athletes and aiding in the growth and development of each of them as people, st