Marcio Sicoli

Biography

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