Gianna Fazzolari is in her first season as an assistant coach with the Canisius softball program after a stellar four-year career with the Golden Griffins.
The program's career home run leader with 30, Fazzolari was a three-time All-MAAC honoree at catcher, highlighted by a pair of first-team selections in 2022 and 2023.
In addition to the career home run mark, she holds the school records in career RBI (145), home runs in a single season (11) and consecutive games with a home run (6).
A native of Newfane, N.Y., Fazzolari was also a three-time MAAC All-Academic team honoree. She graduated from Canisius with a bachelor's degree in sports and exercise health care in 2024 and is currently working on her master's degree in exercise science.