Michelle Piantadosi
Assistant Coach
Michelle Piantadosi has completed her third year as an assistant coach for the NSU Volleyball program. Piantadosi helped the Sharks reach unchartered waters in her third year at Nova Southeastern University In 2008.
Not only did Piantadosi help coach NSU to their second consecutive NCAA bid, but NSU captured their first ever NCAA Division II South Regional Title to advance further than any team in program history.
As a mentor, she helped Valia Petrova and Emily Carle blossom into the first NCAA All-America players in NSU Volleyball program history.
In 2007, the Sharks had a 15 win improvement over the previous year, a second place finish in the ultra-competitive Sunshine State Conference, and the program's first birth and win in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament.
In her first season in 2006, the Sharks notched 11 victories, which eclipsed the win total of the previous two seasons combined. During the season, NSU also fashioned an impressive four-match sweep on the road in the C.W. Post Tournament in early September.
Piantadosi came to NSU following a highly successful four year career at the University of Tennessee where she was a two-year captain. During her time with the Vols, Piantadosi was a four-year starter and earned Honorable Mention All-American Honors after her senior season, while also being selected to the USA volleyball A2 team.
Following her career at Tennessee, Piantadosi extended her playing career by playing professionally in Salzburg, Austria and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
During her collegiate and professional careers, she held various coaching positions such as heading up a high school and two beginner level teams in Salzburg as well as working three years at Tennessee Summer Volleyball Camps and two years at East Tennessee State University.
She holds a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee.
