2009 Women's Volleyball Roster

9 Giuliana De Francesco

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • High School Institute Madre Mazzarello

Biography

 

2010:  Enters first season as student assistant coach for the UALR volleyball program.

2009:  Earned first career second team All-Sun Belt Conference honor leading the Trojans in assists with 1,165, averaging 9.96 per set, and in service aces with 20…Second on the team in digs with 308, averaging 2.63 per set, and recorded 116 kills, six block solos, and 54 block assists…Earned Mississippi State Maroon Classic All-Tournament Team honors after recording 82 assists and 26 digs and UT Arlington All-Tournament Team after recording 76 assists, nine kills, 27 digs, and two double-doubles…Recorded career highs of 61 assists at Troy, 24 attempts at Arkansas State, 17 digs at FIU, and six block assists and seven total blocks at Oral Roberts…Recorded season-high of ten kills at Oral Roberts…Recorded team-high of 61 assists at Troy…Recorded 50-plus assists in five matches, double-digit digs in 17 matches, and 17 double-doubles…Finished season ranked fourth in assists overall and in conference action in the Sun Belt…Ranked sixth in UALR singles-season records in assists (1,165)…Finished career ranked second in UALR career records in assists with 2,432…Graduating with a bachelor of science in mechanical systems engineering with a mathematics emphasis.

2008:  Led the team in assists recording 1,267, 10.65 average, while playing in 119 sets...Also recorded 119 kills and 247 digs, 2.08 average...Earned T.J. Sales/Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational All-Tournament team honors after recording a career and season-high of 15 digs at Missouri State...Also recorded 15 digs against Denver...Recorded career and season-highs of 11 kills at North Texas, 57 assists at South Alabama, and three service aces at Louisiana-Lafayette...Recorded five 50-plus assists matches and 11 double-digit dig matches...Finished season ranked No. 17 in the nation, second in the Sun Belt Conference overall, and sixth in conference matches in assists...Ranked fourth in UALR single-season records in assists with 1,267 and ranked eighth in UALR career records in assists.

West Alabama:  Earned All-Gulf South Conference second team honors last season tallying 1,326 assists, averaging 12.75 per game...Helped lead her team in 2007 to a school record 18-consecutive wins to start the season and a Gulf South Conference tournament berth...Finished 2007 ranked No. 16 in the NCAA Division II in assists and second in the GSC...Freshman season finished with team high of 1,208 assists, averaging 10.32 per game.

Institute Madre Mazzzarello:  Selected in 2004-05 to play for the 15-16 Brazilian National Team...Named Most Valuable Player of the National Festival Tournament in 2003...Helped lead her team to a runner-up finish in the state tournament her senior season.

Personal:  Born on June 16, 1988...Parents are Paulo Cesar and Elane De Francesco...Has one brother, Rudi, and one sister, Gabriella...Majoring in International Business.


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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2008Junior

    Setter
    5'11"
    3
  • 9

    2009Senior

    Setter
    5'11"
    9