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2012 Women's Volleyball Roster

4 Vanessa Gemignani

  • Position Setter
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Doherty H.S.
  • Hometown Colorado Springs
  • Previous School Long Island University

Biography

  • 2012 Academic all-RMAC honor roll
  • 2011 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll

2012: Started all 29 matches and played in 111 sets at setter ... averaged 10.41 assists, 2.26 digs and 0.48 kills with a .218 hitting percentage ... totaled 1,156 assists, 251 digs, 53 kills, 33 blocks and 11 service aces ... ranked 36th in NCAA Division II in assists per set ... in conference matches, ranked fourth in the RMAC in assists per set (10.81) and helped Metro State rank third in hitting percentage (.235) ... eclipsed 40 assists 15 times and had 10 or more digs 11 times ... led MSU to a 3-1 win over No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino with 46 assists and six digs on Aug. 31 as the Roadrunners hit .265 ... helped MSU to a 3-2 win over No. 5 Central Missouri with 45 assists on Sept. 7 ... had 52 assists, a career-high 19 digs, and three kills in a win over UC-Colorado Springs on Sept. 28 ... led MSU to a .363 hitting percentage with 35 assists and three kills on Oct. 5 against New Mexico Highlands ... assisted on 53 kills in a four-set win at Colorado State-Pueblo on Oct. 11, helping the Roadrunners hit .244 ... had 51 assists in a four-set win at Western State Colorado on Oct. 12 ... helped MSU to a season-high .441 hitting percentage with 35 assists and 10 digs in a sweep over Fort Lewis on Oct. 19 ... had 57 assists and 11 digs at No. 15 Regis University on Oct. 23 ... led the Roadrunners to a .273 hitting percentage with 54 assists against No. 14 Colorado Mines on Nov. 3 ... had career highs of 59 assists and 19 digs at top-seed Regis on Nov. 29 at the NCAA tournament.

2011: Played in 27 matches with 26 starts, appearing in 89 sets as the Roadrunners played a 6-2 offense ... had 410 assists (4.61 per set), four service aces and 91 digs (1.02 per set) ... helped the Roadrunners rank 15th nationally with a .263 hitting percentage for the season ... dished out 12 assists and helped Metro hit .343 as a team in a season-opening sweep over King (Tenn.) on Sept. 2 ... had 33 assists in a
five-set loss to No. 4 Washburn (Kan.) on Sept. 10 ... added 18 assists as the Roadrunners hit .368 on Sept. 15 at Colorado Mesa ... assisted on 25 kills on Sept. 24 at Colorado Christian, helping the team hit .360 ... led Metro to a season-high .408 hitting percentage with 14 assists against Black Hills State on Sept. 26 ... hed 26 assists against Colorado Mines on Oct. 8 ... had 20 assists as Metro hit .365 against New Mexico Highlands on Oct. 13 ... continued the efficient offense the following night with 21 assists as the team hit .321 ... totaled a season-high 53 assists in a five-set win at UC-Colorado Springs on Oct. 22, also recording a season-high 11 digs and two aces.

Before Metro State: Played two seasons at NCAA Division I Long Island University ... made seven starts and played in 17 matches as LIU won the Northeast Conference championship as a freshman in 2009 ... averaged 6.98 assists and 1.07 digs in 43 sets, while battling an injury ... helped LIU hit .208 as a team ... started all 31 matches as a sophomore in 2010 ... averaged 9.62 assists and 2.09 digs in 119 sets ... honor roll member both years.

High School: 2009 graduate of Doherty High School ... four-year starter ... coached by Sherri Hawkins and Julie Ortiz ... two-time second team all-state ... two-time first team all-conference ... led DHS to the state tournament three times ... career assists leader at DHS ... honor roll member all four years ... DECA Vice President and two-time state finalist ... two-year letterwinner in tennis.

Club Team: Played for the Colorado Juniors ... qualified for nationals in the open division three times ... named regional most valuable player.

Personal: Born Jan. 20, 1991 ... daughter of Bob and Connie Gemignani ... enjoys schwomping ... has an older sister, Christina, and a younger brother, Mitch ... majoring in English and elementary education.

Career Statistics

2011 Match-By-Match Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2011Junior

    Setter
    5'9"
    4
  • 4

    2012Senior

    Setter
    5'9"
    4