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Ester Talamazzi Season 2018

PositionOH
Height6-0
ClassSophomore
HometownCampo Ligure, Genoa, Italy
High SchoolLiceo Scientifico A. Antonelli
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2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019: 
Has played in 16 matches … Recorded a season high of six kills, five digs and three blocks against Virginia (11/27) … Posted six digs versus NC State (10/4) … Tallied five kills and two digs against UVA (9/27) … Finished with 11 digs and tied a season-high two aces against Charlotte (9/21) … Tallied a season-high five kills along with four digs versus Chattanooga (9/20) … Recorded two kills, one assist, one block and two digs at Air Force (9/14) … Collected four kills and eight digs at Liberty (9/7) … Scooped up a season-high 12 digs against Elon (9/6) … Tallied two kills and a dig at Miami (Ohio) (8/30) … Posted four kills, two service aces and three digs against USC Upstate (8/30) in the season opener.

2018: Appeared in all 30 matches and started 28 … Recorded seven double-doubles on the season … Notched career bests in assists (3) versus Robert Morris (9/1), aces (8) against William & Mary (8/31), digs (22) at Charlotte (8/25) and blocks (5) versus Boston College (11/16) … Her eight aces versus William & Mary was tied for the second-most in school history … Put down a season-high 15 kills against Robert Morris (9/1) … Finished with a season-best hitting percentage of .333 at Georgia Tech (10/5) and Louisville (10/12).

ACC Academic Honor Roll
ACC Freshman of the Week (9/4/17)
A-State Invitational MVP
A-State Invitational All-Tournament Team


2017: Played in all 31 matches with 26 starts … Set career highs in all major offensive and defensive statistics … Posted 17 kills against Notre Dame (10/8) … Averaged five kills per set against Florida State (11/17) … Had her highest hitting percentage of the season (.462) against South Dakota State (8/25) … Logged 16 digs against Virginia (9/27) … Had four service aces against Virginia both times they played (9/27, 11/22) … Tallied four blocks against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (8/26) … Named the A-State Invitational MVP and to the All-Tournament Team … Posted seven double-doubles … Ended the season with 290 kills and 27 service aces, second-highest on the team … Ranked third highest on the team with 229 digs … Tied with Annie Spicer for eighth all-time in freshman kills.

Before Virginia Tech: An athletic hitter who could see playing time immediately on the outside … Coached by Luca Pieragnoli on the Italian Youth National team and Luca Cristofani on the National U19 and U23 squads … Played a key role on her club team which took home the 2013-14 U18 National Championship ... Was a part of two club teams - Igor Volley Novara (2014-15) and Omia Volley Cisterna (2015-16) ... From 2011-2014, Talamazzi lived in Rome for three years playing volleyball for Volleyro' - Casal de' Pazzi.

Personal: Daughter of Francesca Timossi and Ugo Talmazzi … Has one sister, Silvia, and two brothers, Guido and Fabio … Majoring in marketing ... Born on Jan. 12, 1996.