2020 Women's Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
2020* - BEACH
Went 9-0 on court one with partner Federica Frasca…. Named to the CCSA Preseason Team.
2019 – BEACH
Posted a 22-6 overall record with partner Federica Frasca… Named to the CCSA Preseason Team and CCSA All-Conference Team… Earned AVCA All-American honors… Posted a 20-5 record on court one… Recorded a 2-1 mark on court two.
2018 - INDOOR
Named All-Conference USA Second Team... Earned AVCA All-South Region honors... Voted to the Conference USA All-Tournament team... Took home C-USA All-Academic honors.... Started 31 matches and played in 117 sets... Led the Panthers with 388 kills abd a 3.43 kills per set average... Posted a .265 hitting percentage...Ranked second on the squad with 1.49 assists... First on the team with 32 service aces,,, Defensively, recorded 2.27 digs and 0.57 blocks per set.... Tallied 11 double-doubles during her senior campaign... Logged a season-best 23 kills against Southern Miss (10/21).... Recorded 18 digs against Wofford 9/7)... Tallied five block assists against UAB (9/21)... Served five aces against Florida Atlantic (9/28).
2018 – BEACH
Posted a 27-8 overall record with partner Federica Frasca…. Named to the CCSA All-Conference team and the CCSA All-Tournament Team… Earned AVCA All-American honors… Helped FIU to first ever NCAA tournament… Posted a 27-8 mark on court one.
2017 - INDOOR
Led the team in points (283), kills (241) and service aces (21)...second on the team with 220 digs...also recorded 21 assists and 40 blocks...was one of three Panthers to play in all 80 sets and all 22 matches...had a season-high 27.5 points and a season-high 23 kills at Louisiana Tech (10/22)...had a season-high 22 digs against IUPUI (8/26)...had double-digit kills in 14 of 22 matches.
2017 – BEACH
Went 30-6 for the season… With partner Federica Frasca, posted a 20-5 record and a 7-1 record against league opponents… Recorded a 10-5 mark on court one while also going 2-0 on court two, 5-0 on court threw, 2-0 on court four and 1-0 on court five with Frasca…Logged a 10-3 record and a 4-0 mark with partner Tajia Thomas… Posted a 1-0 record on court four... Went 9-3 on court five.
PRIOR TO FIU
Transfer student from St. John’s University…recorded 291 kills, 35 service aces, 197 digs, 60 blocks and five double-doubles as a sophomore (2016)…named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Sept. 5)…chosen to the All-Tournament Team at the Jack Kaiser Classic and San Francisco Challenge…as a freshman, racked up 237 kills, 29 assists, 16 service aces, and 181 digs in 29 matches (2015)…was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll (Nov. 16)…attended Liceo Classico Paritario G. Bertoni where she was a two-time U21 Italian National Champion in beach volleyball (2013 with Alice Teli and 2014 with Monica Lestini)…named MVP at the U21 Italian National Volleyball Championships (2014)…placed eighth at the U21 European Championship with Federica Frasca (2014)…during her indoor season, placed first at several competitions including the U18 Nationals (2012-13), U18 Regionals with Veneto (2012-13), U18 State Tournament with Venezia (2012-13) and the U16 Regionals with Emilia Romagna (2010-11)…named MVP at both the Global Challenge Invitational in 2013 and the Regional Tournament (2013-14).
PERSONAL
Daughter of Claudio Bianchin and Maria Carolina Barbazza…hobbies include listening to music… major is international relations and plans to return to Italy and find a good job or play beach volleyball professionally upon graduation.
* - remaining duals cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak
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