2023 Volleyball Roster

Kristella Cruz
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18 Margherita Giani

18 Margherita Giani

  • Position:
    Middle Blocker
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Maissana, Italy

Summary

Biography

Stat 2023 Season High Career High
Kills 12 - 9/9 @ Corpus Christi  16 - 9/3/21 vs. UT Martin
Assists 2 - 2x, Last 9/10 vs. Tulane 2 - 3x, Last 9/10/23 vs. Tulane
Aces 0 4 - 9/18/21 vs. Tulsa
Digs 2 - 3x, Last 11/9 vs. Tarleton State 6 - 2x, Last 10/1/21 @ Bradley
Blocks 9 - 9/9 @ Corpus Christi 10 - 11/12/22 vs. Tarleton State
 

2023 (Junior): Finished career with .276 hitting percentage, ranking fifth in program history; 0.87 blocks per set, ranking fourth in program history ... Had eight kills on .316 hitting with two blocks against Grand Canyon in WAC Semifinals... Tabbed nine kills and four blocks against Tarleton State in the WAC Quarterfinals ... Had seven kills on .467 hitting with five blocks against ACU ... Tallied seven kills on .400 hitting with six blocks at Southern Utah ... Tabbed nine kills on .353 hitting at Utah Tech ... Had seven kills and five blocks at Tarleton State ... Recorded 11 kills on .562 hitting with three blocks against Grand Canyon ... Had four kills and three blocks at Seattle U ... Tallied eight kills at UT Arlington ... Tabbed seven kills on .357 hitting against CSUN ... Recorded four kills on .500 hitting with three blocks against Incarnate Word .. Hit .304 with season-best 12 kills and season-high nine blocks at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... Tabbed 10 kills on .714 hitting against Prairie View A&M ... Had seven kills and two blocks at Houston Christian ... Had four kills on .429 hitting with four blocks against Penn ... Recorded four kills and two blocks against #5 Pitt ... Tallied eight kills on .800 hitting with six blocks in season debut at Montana. 

2022 (Sophomore): Led the WAC and ranked in blocks (123) … Ranked sixth in the WAC and 254th in the NCAA in blocks per set (0.96) and 35th in the WAC and 1,064th in the NCAA in kills per set (1.83) … Reached double-figures in kills five times and blocks once en route to one double-double … Led UTRGV in blocks 16 times … Posted seven kills on .417 hitting in NIVC Quarterfinals at Davidson (12/8) … Recorded eight kills on .412 hitting with six blocks in WAC Tournament Quarterfinals vs. #8 Southern Utah (11/17) … Posted first-career double-double with 10 kills and career-high 10 blocks (four solo) vs. Tarleton (11/12) … Recorded season-high tying 12 kills on .550 hitting with six blocks vs. Abilene Christian (11/10) … Posted seven blocks with season-high four digs and six kills at Utah Valley (11/5) … Hit error-free .857 for six kills vs. UT Arlington (10/29) … Posted 11 kills on .556 hitting at Grand Canyon (10/20) … Recorded seven kills and team-high five blocks vs. New Mexico State (10/10) … Posted career-high tying eight blocks at Tarleton (9/24) … Hit error-free .538 for seven kills and three blocks at New Mexico State (9/22) … Recorded season-high 12 kills on .400 hitting with three blocks at Texas Tech (9/17) … Posted nine kills on an error-free .474 hitting with three blocks vs. SMU (9/16) … Recorded eight kills on .333 hitting with match-high five blocks at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/6) … Posted four blocks solos for five blocks and six kills on .333 hitting at Louisiana (9/2) … Recorded 10 kills on .400 hitting with five blocks and four digs at North Texas (8/27) …  Posted five kills and six blocks vs. UNLV (8/26).

2021 (Freshman, Southern Illinois): Recorded 10 kills on .563 hitting, three blocks and two aces vs. Missouri State (10/16) … Posted career-high tying six digs vs. Bradley (10/1) … Recorded 10 kills, five digs and five blocks vs. Valparaiso (9/24) …. Posted 12 kills on 524 hitting with career-high six digs and four blocks vs. Easter Illinois (9/10) … Recorded career-high 16 kills on .323 hitting with career-high eight blocks and four digs vs. UT Martin (9/3) … Posted seven kills on an error-free .538 hitting, two blocks and two aces vs. Mississippi Valley State (8/28) … Recorded eight kills with four digs and seven blocks at Southern Mississippi (8/27).

2020-21 (Freshman, Southern Illinois): Played in one set, recording a dig vs. Nothern Iowa (2/22). 

2018-21 (Prep Volleyball): Won a U16 national championship with Orago Volley … Played on the Italian B1 and B2 levels with some of the best players in the country … Played in Milan with Visette Volley for one season and earned regional honors … Then went to play for Orago before moving up to Series B2 with Normac Genova Volley … Following that season, Giani for Chieri, competing simultaneously for the U18 and Series B2 Championships … In 2019, was called up the Series B1 League with Bionatura Nottolini before returning to La Spezia.
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  • 18

    2022Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    5'10"
    18
  • 18

    2023Junior

    Middle Blocker
    5'10"
    18