Missouri Southern State University Athletics

Mariana Silva is in her second year as an assistant coach for the volleyball program at Missouri Southern in 2022.

Year one saw the Lions have a 4-26, 1-19 MIAA record with injuries plaguing the Lions. The experience gained by the freshman and underclassmen will be valuable moving forward into 2022 and beyond. The Lions had six named onto the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was once again honored by the AVCA with the Team Academic Award.

Silva comes to Southern after serving a year and a half with the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association. She served as a full-time coach with the Volleyball Club in Northern Virginia and was also the interim technical director for the club. 

Prior to NVVA, Silva served on the staff of Division I George Mason University where she as a volunteer coach. Prior to George Mason, Silva was a graduate assistant coach at Division II Valdosta State University where she helped coach the Blazers for two seasons. 

As a player, Silva played two seasons at Florida International University where she started 22 matches as a junior and 21 as a senior. As a junior, Silva led the team in assists with 721, while ranking eighth in Conference USA for assists. As a senior, Silva moved to the front row and finished second on the team with 69 total blocks, leading the Panthers with 0.95 blocks per set. 

Prior to FIU, Silva played for coach Mader at Pratt Community College in Kansas where she was a member of the KJCAC All-Tournament team and was an All-Conference selection. 

Silva is a native of Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.