Bio

Michele Cunha enters her 1st season as head coach after her 13th year as an assistant coach with Bethel volleyball in 2024-25.

She is from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and a graduate of Pedro II High School.

Coach Cunha was a four-year member of the Bethel volleyball team, finishing her career in 2010. While at Bethel, she received conference Libero of the Week honors six times. Cunha still holds Bethel's single season records for digs (891), digs per set (8.17) and receptions (944), all set during the 2007 campaign. She also received TranSouth Conference honors in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Coach Cunha is third all-time in most digs per set for a single season (8.17 in 2007) in the NAIA volleyball record book. Her career totals include 2,576 digs and 2,881 serve receptions, both of which are school records.

She was also a three-time conference Scholar Athlete, receiving that honor in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Coach Cunha graduated from Bethel in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She earned a Master of Arts in Education, summa cum laude, from Bethel in 2012.

Coach Cunha, her spouse Luana, daughter Ayla and son Tyler reside in McKenzie.