New associate head coach led Cal State Northridge beach volleyball team for four years before joining Pepperdine
Noelle Rooke has a new title with the Pepperdine Waves beach volleyball team: associate head coach.
Rooke, an assistant coach for two seasons, was promoted last week.
She said she was grateful to work at Pepperdine, with the Waves student-athletes, and with head coach Marcio Sicoli, who she called the best coach in the country.
“Marcio is the most supportive colleague I have had the pleasure to work alongside,” she said, “and I truly believe in what we are building and where are program is headed — back to national prominence.”
Sicoli said Rooke’s promotion was well deserved.
“Noelle excels as a coach and is a huge asset to our program,” he said. “Our student-athletes, Pepperdine, and I are lucky to have someone who possesses such great character and integrity.”
Pepperdine has made consecutive appearances in the West Coast Conference Tournament final with Rooke as a coach. The squad also has a 41 victories and a .577 winning percentage.
The Waves garnered eight conference postseason accolades in 2024 including four first-team and two second-team selections, two spots on the all-freshman team, and the Freshman of the Year.
Rooke was the head coach of the Cal State Northridge beach volleyball team for four years before joining Pepperdine.
Rooke was also an indoor volleyball head coach at four different programs, including Mercer for eight seasons.
She coached CSUN to 54 victories and had a .680 winning percentage. Rooke tallied 98 wins with Mercer and won an Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year honor once.
Rooke played collegiate indoor volleyball at Florida Southern College. She gained all-conference recognition as a senior. Her husband, Max Rooke, is associate head coach of the Waves women’s soccer team.