Women's Volleyball

The Siedlik Coaching File

Trish Siedlik enters her 20th season at the helm of the Bellevue University volleyball program in 2025 and has taken the Bruins to the NAIA National Tournament in 16 of the past 18 seasons. She was also promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Events and Banquets, effective July 1, 2020.

Siedlik has a 540-200 (.730) record in 19 seasons at BU and a 664-221 (.750) career record in 23 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Her .750 career-winning percentage ranks sixth among active coaches in the NAIA, and her 664 wins rank fourth among active NAIA coaches.

The Bruins, under the guidance of Siedlik, wrapped up the 2024 season as the NAIA National Runner-Up with an overall record of 32-5. Bellevue captured the North Star Athletic Association regular season and post-season tournament titles while advancing to the NAIA National Tournament for the 17th time in school history. Their second-place finish at Nationals was the best showing in school history, as was their No. 2 final national ranking.

She led the 2023 BU squad to its eighth-straight appearance in the NAIA National Tournament, finishing with a 26-10 overall record and an 8-4 conference ledger. The Bruins finished with a No. 18 final national ranking and finished second in the NSAA regular season and runner-up in the NSAA Tournament. 

Siedlik guided the 2022 Bruins to the NAIA National Tournament, finishing with a 28-8 overall record and a 13-1 NSAA mark. Bellevue finished with a No. 14 final national ranking and shared the NSAA regular-season crown with Viterbo. 

The 2021 Bruins advanced to the NAIA National Tournament quarterfinals for the first time since the 2000 season, finishing with a 26-8 overall record and a No. 9 final national ranking. Siedlik led the Bruins to their 14th appearance in the NAIA National Tournament in 2021 and to a second-place finish in the North Star Athletic Association regular season and post-season tournament. 

During the 2020 season, Siedlik led the Bruins to their first-ever NSAA regular-season title, finishing with a 12-2 league record and a 17-7 overall mark. For her efforts, she earned NSAA Coach of the Year honors. BU finished the season ranked No. 18 in the nation.

Siedlik guided the 2019 BU volleyball team to a 28-10 overall record and a No. 19 final national ranking. In 2017, Siedlik led the Bruins to a 30-13 record, marking the 10th time in Siedlik's career she has guided her squad to 30 or more wins in a season. 

She led the 2016 Bruins to the NAIA National Tournament, finishing with a 32-12 overall record and a No. 23 final national ranking. The 32 wins were the fourth-highest in school history. 

The 2013 season marked the seventh-straight season Siedlik guided the Bruins to the NAIA National Tournament, claiming both the MCAC regular season and tournament titles. Siedlik earned MCAC Coach of the Year accolades for the ninth time in her career and for the seventh time in the last 10 seasons after leading BU to an overall record of 34-9 and a No. 25 final national ranking.

She led the Bruins to a school-record 36 wins in 2012, finishing the season with an overall record of 36-11 and a No. 17 final national ranking.

Siedlik was also the head coach for the Great Plains Tornados in their inaugural season in 2013. The semi-professional league, which USA Volleyball sanctioned, was comprised of former collegiate athletes. 

Prior to BU, Siedlik was the head coach at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha from 2002-2005. During her four years, the Flames compiled a 124-21 record, including a conference record of 60-3, winning four MCAC regular season and tournament titles, two Region IV titles, and three NAIA National Tournament appearances, making it to the Elite Eight in 2004.

In her 13 seasons of coaching in the MCAC, Siedlik guided her teams to 10 regular-season league titles and 11 conference tournament championships. She collected six regular season and seven tournament titles at Bellevue.

Siedlik led her squads to the MCAC Tournament title match in 12 of 13 seasons as a head coach and compiled an 11-1 record in the MCAC championship match.

She has coached 42 NAIA All-Americans, 96 first-team all-conference players, 15 conference Players of the Year, 59 all-region athletes, and 75 NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Siedlik played collegiate volleyball at CSM from 1995-98 and was named the MCAC Player of the Year in 1997 while also earning honorable mention All-American honors. She graduated with a computer graphics degree in 1999.

She is married to Michael Siedlik Jr., who is employed with the Omaha Fire Department. They have two sons, Brandon and Luke, and one daughter, Mandy.

In addition to her coaching duties, Siedlik also serves as an Assistant Athletic Director for the Bruin athletic programs. 

Updated Dec. 18, 2024