New Beginnings for FIU Volleyball with Coach Flavia Siqueira

Miami, FL – At the end of the 2025 volleyball season, FIU Athletics announced that Coach Cristina Robertson would not return. Fans wondered who would lead the team in 2026. We now have our answer for FIU Volleyball: Coach Flavia Siqueira.

Coach Siqueira has a track record of success, which is a great trait as she and her new staff rework this roster and the transfer portal. After spending the past two seasons in Atlanta coaching the Georgia State Panthers, she is ready to bring her talents to Miami and to the Panther community. At Georgia State, Coach Siqueira boasted a record of  35-23.

Looking ahead, Coach Siqueira will have an opportunity to build her staff and recently announced the addition of Coach Camilo Guerci, who returns to FIU after serving as the head recruiting coordinator for Miami Hype Volleyball Club. Now returning to FIU, he will serve as an assistant coach and assist with recruiting. 

Returning is assistant coach Chen Abramovich, who continues to bring leadership and experience from her time with the 2018 National Champions, the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

 

 

 

 

 

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The first signee of the Siqueira campaign is sophomore setter Ivona Lazovic, who is transferring from St. Mary’s College of California. Her freshman season was highlighted by her 420 assists in a competitive West Coast Conference. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Another new Panther is opposite hitter Gina Fedrigo, who joins FIU after graduating from Eisenhower High School in Macomb, Michigan. During her high school career, she recorded over 900 kills, earned two team MVP awards, and was selected to the All-Conference and All-Region teams.

And the newest addition is Middle Blocker, Morgan Sears. Who joins FIU as a freshman and could come in and make an immediate impact.

If you missed Kevin Barral’s interview with FIU’s new volleyball coach, Flavia Siqueira, it’s available to stream on LemonCityLive’s YouTube Channel.

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