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2020 Volleyball Roster

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Players

  • OH OH 6'0"
    2

    Ana Martinovic

    Sr. Business Analytics Belgrade, Serbia Zemunska Gimnazija
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    Senior Business Analytics Belgrade, Serbia Zemunska Gimnazija
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  • OH OH 6'2"
    3

    Bianca Bucciarelli

    Fr. Undecided-HCLAS Carate Brianza, Italy Istituto Sociale di Torino
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    Freshman Undecided-HCLAS Carate Brianza, Italy Istituto Sociale di Torino
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  • OH/RS OH/RS 6'0"
    5

    Madeline Matheny

    So. Management Wilmington, DE Charter School of Wilmington
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    Sophomore Management Wilmington, DE Charter School of Wilmington
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  • MB MB 6'0"
    6

    Dubravka Krakovic

    Sr. Management Užice, Serbia Economic School Uzice
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    Senior Management Užice, Serbia Economic School Uzice
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  • L L 5'10"
    7

    Juliana Vaz

    Sr. Economics (Business) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa/Trinity Valley CC
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    Senior Economics (Business) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa/Trinity Valley CC
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  • S S 6'1"
    8

    Mariana Volponi e Giordan

    Jr. Business Analytics Casa Branca, São Paulo, Brazil Montverde Academy (FL)/Hillsborough CC
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    Junior Business Analytics Casa Branca, São Paulo, Brazil Montverde Academy (FL)/Hillsborough CC
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  • L/DS L/DS 5'5"
    11

    Sarianna Anglero

    So. Health Science San Juan, Puerto Rico Montverde Academy (FL)
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    Sophomore Health Science San Juan, Puerto Rico Montverde Academy (FL)
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  • S S 5'10"
    12

    Mackenzie Jefferson

    Fr. Psychology Aubrey, TX Prosper
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    Freshman Psychology Aubrey, TX Prosper
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  • MB MB 6'5"
    13

    Athina Dimitriadis

    So. International Business Thessaloniki, Greece SLZB (Germany)
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    Sophomore International Business Thessaloniki, Greece SLZB (Germany)
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  • MB/RS MB/RS 6'6"
    15

    Luz Divina Nunez Sierra

    Sr. Fine Arts Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic Colegio Metas/Seward County CC
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    Senior Fine Arts Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic Colegio Metas/Seward County CC
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  • L/DS L/DS 5'6"
    17

    Kat Verastegui

    So. Chemistry and Secondary Education Long Beach, NY Long Beach/Molloy
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    Sophomore Chemistry and Secondary Education Long Beach, NY Long Beach/Molloy
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  • MB/RS MB/RS 6'2"
    18

    Sarah Pierre

    So. Sports Science (master's) Bloomfield, NJ Bloomfield
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    Sophomore Sports Science (master's) Bloomfield, NJ Bloomfield
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  • OH/RS OH/RS 6'1"
    19

    Zyare Abdul-Rahim

    So. Criminology Baltimore, MD George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
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    Sophomore Criminology Baltimore, MD George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
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  • S/DS S/DS 5'8"
    21

    Maddie Appleton

    Jr. Health Science Milford, MI Milford
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    Junior Health Science Milford, MI Milford
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  • S S 5'4"
    22

    Maria Branco

    Fr. Political Science Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Colégio Expoente
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    Freshman Political Science Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Colégio Expoente
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  • MB MB 6'2"
    23

    Damla Tokman

    Fr. Fine Arts Balikesir, Turkey Okyanus Kolejleri
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    Freshman Fine Arts Balikesir, Turkey Okyanus Kolejleri
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  • L/DS L/DS 5'3"
    24

    Sheryl Mathew

    Jr. Finance Floral Park, NY Floral Park Memorial
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    Junior Finance Floral Park, NY Floral Park Memorial
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Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Emily Mansur

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  • Assistant Coach

    Steve Klosterman

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  • Assistant Coach

    David Gilroy

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  • Volunteer Assistant Coach

    Cristian Velasco

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  • Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

    Jimmy Prendergast

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  • Assistant Athletic Trainer (VB, SB)

    Bob Tirado

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2020 Volleyball Roster
# Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown High School Major
2 Ana Martinovic OH 6-0 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia Zemunska Gimnazija Business Analytics
3 Bianca Bucciarelli OH 6-2 Fr. Carate Brianza, Italy Istituto Sociale di Torino Undecided-HCLAS
5 Madeline Matheny OH/RS 6-0 So. Wilmington, DE Charter School of Wilmington Management
6 Dubravka Krakovic MB 6-0 Sr. Užice, Serbia Economic School Uzice Management
7 Juliana Vaz L 5-10 Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa/Trinity Valley CC Economics (Business)
8 Mariana Volponi e Giordan S 6-1 Jr. Casa Branca, São Paulo, Brazil Montverde Academy (FL)/Hillsborough CC Business Analytics
11 Sarianna Anglero L/DS 5-5 So. San Juan, Puerto Rico Montverde Academy (FL) Health Science
12 Mackenzie Jefferson S 5-10 Fr. Aubrey, TX Prosper Psychology
13 Athina Dimitriadis MB 6-5 So. Thessaloniki, Greece SLZB (Germany) International Business
15 Luz Divina Nunez Sierra MB/RS 6-6 Sr. Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic Colegio Metas/Seward County CC Fine Arts
17 Kat Verastegui L/DS 5-6 So. Long Beach, NY Long Beach/Molloy Chemistry and Secondary Education
18 Sarah Pierre MB/RS 6-2 So. Bloomfield, NJ Bloomfield Sports Science (master's)
19 Zyare Abdul-Rahim OH/RS 6-1 So. Baltimore, MD George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Criminology
21 Maddie Appleton S/DS 5-8 Jr. Milford, MI Milford Health Science
22 Maria Branco S 5-4 Fr. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Colégio Expoente Political Science
23 Damla Tokman MB 6-2 Fr. Balikesir, Turkey Okyanus Kolejleri Fine Arts
24 Sheryl Mathew L/DS 5-3 Jr. Floral Park, NY Floral Park Memorial Finance

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Volleyball - Coaching Staff
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Emily Mansur Emily Mansur Head Coach
Steven Klosterman Steve Klosterman Assistant Coach
David Gilroy David Gilroy Assistant Coach
Hofstra All-American Logo Cristian Velasco Volunteer Assistant Coach
Photographer: Philip Hinds Jimmy Prendergast Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
Bob Tirado Bob Tirado Assistant Athletic Trainer (VB, SB)

Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff