MIAMI, Fla. – Graduate student Roberta Ribeiro and junior Giada Bianchi were named to the Conference USA Preseason All- Conference Team on Thursday, Feb. 23 as voted by the league's six head coaches. 

2023 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference Team

Giada Bianchi, Jr., FIU
Roberta Ribeiro, Gr., FIU
Ellie Austin, Sr., Florida Atlantic
Julie Honzovicova, So., Florida Atlantic
Courtney Moon, Sr., Florida Atlantic
Marketa Svozilova, So., Florida Atlantic
Kylee Quigley, Sr., Jacksonville State
Mollie Ebertin, Gr., Tulane
Samantha Mehlman, Sr., Tulane
Kendall Peters, Sr., Tulane
Maddie Speicher, Jr., Tulane
Adriana Pereira, Jr., UAB 
 
Last season, Bianchi earned AVCA Second Team All-American honors and AVCA Flight One honors. Bianchi recorded a 24-8 overall record as No. 1 pairing with Paige Kalkhoff as the 24 victories led the Panthers.

She was victorious in six straight matches including an 8-2 record in the final 10 matches. At the end of the 2022 season, she was named to the C-USA All-Conference First Team. Bianchi and Kalkhoff recorded wins over then-ranked No. 4 Loyola Marymount, No. 5 LSU and two wins over No. 19 Stetson. 

In her second season at FIU, Ribeiro posted a 16-12 overall record while having a 14-9 record paired with Zuzanna Bielak. In flight 2 she was 9-6, 1-1 in flight 3, and 4-2 in flight 4. In her first season with the Panthers, Ribeiro went 23-7 overall and was named to the CCSA All-Conference Team and was an AVCA First Team All-American.

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