National Championship Appearances: 3
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Penny Siqueiros, former coach and player at Florida State, was appointed the first Emory University head softball coach in the summer of 1998. In 11 seasons at Emory, Siqueiros has amassed a career record of 345-117 with three softball World Series appearances, three NCAA regional championships, eight NCAA tournament berths and three conference titles.

Entering the 2010 season, she ranks tenth among all active NCAA Division III coaches for best career winning percentage (.746). Siqueiros has directed the Eagles to eight seasons of 30 or more wins.

She has been honored as the NCAA Division III regional Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association in 2002, 2006 and 2007. She and her assistants have been honored four times as the conference Coaching Staff of the Year.

Siqueiors has mentored five different players to a total of six All-America berths, the most recent being Kim Bandy who earned a spot on the 2009 NFCA Second Team All-America team.
In 2009, the Eagles manufactured a final won-lost mark of 32-12 and were slotted as the No. 27 team in the nation in the final NFCA Poll. Emory nailed down its fourth consecutive and eighth NCAA Tournament bid when they were awarded an at-large entry and drew the No. 3 seed in the Salisbury Regional. In the team statistical department, Emory ended 2009 ranked prominently on the national scene in hitting (32nd., .334), ERA (17th, 1.38), 31st in slugging percentage (..479) and 33rd in fielding percentage (.965). The team did establish a school mark with 25 home runs which surpassed the previouw standard of 21 set by the 2007 squad.

In 2008, Emory compiled a final mark of 29-12 and were ranked 27th nationally in the NFCA Poll. The Eagles secured their third consecutive and seventh NCAA Tournament bid when they were selected as an at-large entry. Helping the Eagles land the post-season spot was a strong second half of the year that saw saw captured 16 of their final 20 regular-season contests. Emory ended the campaing ranked nationally in a number of statistical categories including batting average (t-14th, .346), ERA (15th, 1.49), fielding percentage (7th, .973), and stolen bases per game (12th, 2.20).

In 2007, the Eagles rolled to an overall record of 33-8, the seventh straight season of 30 or more victories. Along the way, Emory posted an 18-game win streak, the second-longest in school history, while posting a No. 7 final national ranking, the program's highest finish since 2003. After earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, Emory rattled off four straight wins in regional action that propelled it into the NCAA Championships for the third time in her tenure as head coach.

In 2006, the squad earned the program's fifth bid to the NCAA Tournament in six seasons and closed out the year with an overall record of 36-11, the sixth consecutive campaign of 30 or more wins.

In 2004, the team earned its fourth consecutive berth in the NCAA national tournament despite graduating an All-American and two all-region players.

In 2003, the team was ranked No. 1 in the nation for four weeks before finishing fourth at the Division III World Series and fourth in the final NFCA poll. Emory compiled a 38-6 record, setting a school record with an .863 season win percentage. Emory won the NCAA regional championship for a second consecutive year and the conference title for the third year in a row.

In 2002, the program's fourth season varsity competition, Emory finished third at the NCAA Division III national finals in their first-ever appearance. The Eagles advanced by winning the NCAA regional championship for the first time. The team set a school record for victories (43) in a season and finished with its highest ever national ranking (third) from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The Eagles won the conference title for the second consecutive year.

In 2001, its third year of existence, the Eagles won 37 games, nearly doubling their previous best total. Coach Siqueiros led the team to its first-ever conference championship and first-ever berth in the NCAA national tournament.

The team needed only two years to enjoy its first winning season with a 21-13 record in 2000 along with a second-place finish at the University Athletic Association championship.

Siqueiros was an assistant coach for three years at Florida State which was ranked as high as 10th in the nation among NCAA Division I schools. She served primarily as the outfield and hitting coach helping the Seminoles finish 13th in the nation for team batting average in 1995 and 15th nationally in 1993.

As a player, Siqueiros was named the female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference her senior year. The shortstop was twice voted to the all-region team by the coaches' association. She helped Florida State to the College World Series three times, finishing third, fifth and seventh, respectively. As a junior, Siqueiros was honored as the team's Most Valuable Player and Most Inspirational Athlete.

Siqueiros earned her undergraduate (1992) and master's (1995) degrees from Florida State. Prior to joining Emory, she spent three years as a Facilitator & Coordinating Instructor at The Disney Institute in Orlando, Fla.