Beach Volleyball Completes 2020 Signing Class with Addition of Laura Masciullo
Aug 12, 2020 | Women's Beach Volleyball
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane beach volleyball head coach Eyal Zimet announced on Wednesday the addition of Laura Masciullo to complete the team's 2020 signing class.
"We are happy to welcome Laura into our TUBVB family," Zimet said. "The latest addition to complete our solid incoming class for the 2020-21 season. Laura brings so much experience, playing at a competitive volleyball atmosphere both in the U.S. and abroad. We are excited to add international exposure to our entire roster and are looking for Laura's tremendous personality to shine and help her and the team push through inevitable tough times this year. With a decorated NCAA career at Hofstra, Laura also brings the type of dual commitment to academics and athletics at the highest level that we pride our team on."
The La Spezia, Italy, native comes to New Orleans from Hofstra University, where she spent four years as an outside hitter on the team's indoor volleyball team. A three-year captain with the Pride, Masciullo was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-East Region honoree in 2018, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Preseason Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 and was also selected to the All-CAA First Team in all four years on the squad.
Additionally, Masciullo was tabbed the CAA Championship's Most Outstanding Performer in 2018, the CAA Rookie of the Year in 2016 and was part of a CAA regular season and tournament champion team in 2018.
The Green Wave newcomer ranks second all-time at Hofstra in kills (1,739), fourth in kills per set (3.71) and third in total attempts (4,497). Before heading to Hempstead, New York to compete at the Division I level, Masicullo also trained with the Italian volleyball national team in Milan, Italy from 2012-14.
Masciullo joins nine new additions to the team's 2020 roster, including Avery Arellano of Plano, Texas, Sophia Gammarino of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Amanda Krahl of Pearland, Texas, Allie Olsonoski of New Orleans, Louisiana, Addison Peeler of Los Angeles, California, Savka Popovic of Chicago Heights, Illinois, Julia Soeller of Vancouver, British Columbia, Maddie Speicher of Allen, Texas and Lara Torruella of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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