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2025 Women's Volleyball

15 Arianna Ugolini

  • Height 6-0
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Bologna, Italy
  • High School Liceo Malpighi
  • Prev School St. Francis Brooklyn

Biography

2025 (Senior):

  • Received the America East Player of the Year award, making her the first recipient of a Player of the Year award in the Division I era for Bryant. 
  • Named to the America East All-Conference First Team. 
  • Named to the America East All-Academic team. 
  • America East Player of the Week (9/23/25). 
  • Eclipsed 1,000 career kills and points this season. She became the fifth player in Bryant's Division I history to surpass 1,000 kills. 
  • Appeared in 28 matches and 105 sets. 
  • Finished the season with a career-best 419 kills. She also posted 255 digs on the season. 
  • Led the America East in kills (419), kills/set (3.99), service aces (43), service aces/set (0.41), points (476.5), and points/set (4.54). 
  • Recorded 10 double-doubles on the season. 
  • Posted a career-high 20 digs at Binghamton on 11/7/25. 
  • Recorded a career-high 27 kills against Fairfield on 9/17/25. 
  • Recorded a season-high 5 service aces twice this season (at NJIT - 10/17/25, at Manhattan, 10/21/25). 

2024 (Junior):

  • Named to the America East All-Conference First Team.
  • Leads the America East Conference in Aces with a total of 41 and average of .42/s.
  • Ranked 4th in overall points in the America East Conference with 379.5 points and an average of 3.91/s.
  • Ranked 5th in Kills in the America East Conference with a total of 326 and average of 3.36/s.

2023 (Sophomore): 

  • Appeared in all 31 matches and 114 sets.
  • Named to America East All-Conference 1st Team after posting 380 kills, 237 digs, and 28 blocks.
  • Led America East conference with 48 total service aces (39th in NCAA).
  • 2x America East Player of the Week (9/26 & 11/7).
  • Recorded career highs kills in back-to-back games (11/3 vs Binghamton [22] & 11/5 at NJIT [26]).
  • Posted a career high 3 blocks three times in 2023 (8/26, 10/29 & 11/17).
  • Had a personal best 7 service aces vs. St. Peter's on 9/9.

2022 (Freshman at St. Francis Brooklyn):

  • Appeared in 21 matches for St. Francis Brooklyn in her rookie year.
  • Recorded a career high 10 kills at Stonehill 10/8.
  • Posted a career high 11 digs against Merrimack 11/11.
  • Averaged 1.93 kills per set on the season.
  • Made her collegiate debut 8/26 at New Hampshire.

Before Bryant:

  • Played for nine years with clubs throughout Italy; the most recent being VTB Bologna.
  • Selected to represent home region of Emilia-Romagna at the "Trophy of the Regions," tournament in 2018 (Placing fifth).
  • Came in eighth place at the Italy Under 16 Nationals in 2019.
  • Placed second in the 2020 B2 league conference).

Personal:

  • Parents are Emanuela and Giampaolo.
  • Has two siblings, Benedetta and Tommaso.
  • Father Giampaolo played volleyball in league B and A2 until Junior year in Bologna, Italy.

Career Highs

Kills: 27, vs. Fairfield, 9/17/2025
Blocks: 5, at Fla. Atlantic, 8/30/2024
Assists: 4, vs. Binghamton 11/3/2023
Aces: 10, vs. Merrimack 9/17/2024
Digs: 20, at Binghamton, 11/7/2025

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2023Sophomore

    OH/RS
    6'0"
    15
  • 15

    2024Junior

    OH/OPP
    6'0"
    15
  • 15

    2025Senior

    OH/OPP
    6'0"
    15