Ester Talamazzi

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  • Talamazzi

  • Position
    Outside Hitter
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • Height
    6' 0
  • High School/Other
    Liceo Scientifico A. Antonelli
  • Club Team
    Volleyro' - Casal de' Pazzi
  • Hometown
    Campo Ligure, Genoa, Italy
Click on a season/game below to show/hide the game-by-game stats/boxscore.
Attack Serve Block
YearSPMP-MSKETAPct.KPSAstSASEDigBSBABEBHEPTS
201710631-26290168888.1372.7424274722902450329
201810630-28245148822.1182.3124343828223071296
20193716-23129122.0160.841071568140041
Career24977-565663451832.1212.275868100579358121666

Updated: December 6, 2017

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 business ... Born on Jan. 12, 1996.