Biography
AWARDS
2019 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2018 All-MAAC SECOND TEAM
2018 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2017 MAAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2016 MAAC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 11, vs. Montana State (8/24/2018)
Digs: 25, vs. Charlotte (9/14/2019)
Assists: 61, vs. Manhattan (10/8/2016)
Aces: 5, 3x (last: vs. Fairfield, 11/16/2019)
Blocks: 6, at Marist (10/12/2019)
Hitting Percentage: .625, at Saint Peter's (10/23/2016)
2019 • SENIOR SEASON
• Named to MAAC All-Academic Team.
• Selected to Preseason All-MAAC Team.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at the Sacramento State Invitational, Jack Kaiser Classic and Charm City Challenge.
• Selected as the MAAC Player of the Week on Sept. 17.
• Played in all 31 matches, appearing in 120 sets for the Griffs.
• Totaled 1,025 assists, the seventh-most for a Canisius player in a single season.
• Posted career highs with 378 digs and 58 block assists, also tallying 97 kills and 29 aces.
• Notched 40-plus assists on 11 occasions, including a season-high 51 assists in a Nov. 16 win over Fairfield.
• Had four matches with 20-or-more digs, setting a career-high with 25 digs against Charlotte on Sept. 14.
• Tallied double-digit digs in 20 of the team’s 31 matches.
• Registered a career-best six block assists on Oct. 12 in a win at Marist, putting up three-plus blocks six times throughout the campaign.
• Matched a career high with five service aces in the Nov. 16 win against Fairfield, doing so for the third time in her career.
• Recorded a season-high seven kills on three separate occasions (Aug. 31 vs. CSU Bakersfield, Sept. 21 at Buffalo and Nov. 17 vs. Quinnipiac).
• Posted two solo blocks in the Aug. 31 win over CSU Bakersfield, adding on three block assists in the contest.
• Ended career with the second-most assists (3,729) in Canisius history.
• Finished career on Main Street with 117 service aces, ranking sixth in program history.
2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Selected to the All-MAAC Second Team
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
• Named to All-Tournament Team at both the CSU Invitational and the Akron Invitational
• Started all 29 matches, appearing in every set with the Blue and Gold.
• Finished junior campaign averaging 9.76 assists per set (led team), 2.50 digs per set (second on the team) and 1.09 kills per set.
• Totaled 1,015 assists on the season, ranking seventh in program history.
• Her 113 kills marked the first time a Canisius setter has recorded 100-plus kills since Janelle Davis in 2011.
• Was third on team with .298 hitting percentage.
• Recorded ten assist/dig double-doubles during the campaign.
• Opened season with a triple-double versus Montana State on Aug. 24, setting a career high with 11 kills, matching a career-high 19 digs and tacking on 25 assists.
• Had three consecutive contests with a double-double, spanning Sept. 15 through Sept. 22, recording 118 assists and 34 digs.
• Posted 30-plus assists in 21 matches, with 10 of those being 40-plus assist performances.
• Tallied a season-high 49 assists in a five-set win over Marist on Oct. 21, adding on 11 digs, six kills and two service aces.
• Matched career high with four total blocks in win over Fairfield on Oct. 6.
• Registered a season-high four aces in a Oct. 27 sweep of Manhattan.
• Notched 85 assists, 19 digs and six kills over two games at the MAAC Championship.
• Ended season ranked third in program history with 2,704 career assists.
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team
• Finished her second campaign with the Blue and Gold with 902 assists and a 9.02 assists per set average to lead the team in both categories.
• Posted a career-best in digs against Buffalo on August 25, recording 18.
• Finished the season with 12 assist/dig double-doubles.
• Registered a career-best 46 assists a win against Niagara on Oct. 26.
• Completed the season ranked fourth in the conference in assists per game (9.02) and fifth in services aces per set (0.41).
• Registered a career-best eight kills in a loss against Siena on Nov. 5.
• Recorded three-or-more kills in 18 matches.
2016 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team
• Finished her freshman campaign having played in 98 sets and 27 matches.
• Led the team in in assists per set with an 8.03 mark.
• Finished the year with a digs per set average of 2.47 (second on the team), while posting a 0.59 kills per set mark.
• Posted the Griffs first triple-double (kills/assists/digs) since 2004, as she recorded 10 kills, 30 assists and 12 digs.
• Posted a career-best 61 assists against Manhattan on Oct. 8.
• Recorded 14 double-doubles (assists/digs) during the course of the year, including a streak of eight-straight matches accomplishing the feat.
• Notched a career-best 19 digs against Iona on Oct. 9.
• Made collegiate debut against her sister, Lael, and East Carolina in the Griffs' season opener, recording a double-double in the match.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Served as team captain of her volleyball team for two years.
• Earned the honor of team MVP during her high school career.
• Was the SRHS Tournament MVP in two of her four years at Scripps Ranch.
• Named a Western League Second Team selection in 2015.
• Was a Western League first team member and All-CIF second team in 2016.
• Also played softball for a year, playing shortstop and pitcher during the season.
• Was a four-year Union Tribune All-Academic team members.
• Volunteered with Special Olympics and Yalla Mentoring.
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Geoff and Dylann Ceriani.
• Has one brother, Duncan; and three sisters, Lael, Piper and Scout.
• Brother, Duncan, played middle blocker at San Diego State, while her sister Lael, played outside hitter at UT-Martin and East Carolina.
• Her grandfather, Doug Duncan, played basketball at the University of Utah and Iowa.
• Her mother Dylann (nee Duncan) was a two-time All-American in volleyball at BYU and played for the USA National Team.
• Majoring in biology.
