Aleksandra Georgieva

Position:
DS
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sofia, Bulgaria
High School:
Victor Hugo

Junior Season: Appeared in 30 matches and played in 72 sets • Posted a season-high five kills in a win over Campbell (8/28/10) • Registered a season-best 11 digs in a win over SE Missouri State (9/3/10) • Matched that total with 11 digs at Miami (11/14/10) •Frequently used in serve situations, registered seven serve aces in 2010 • Turned in a pair of clutch serves in 3-2 win over No. 14 Florida State (9/30/10) • Tied her career-best with three serve aces at Florida State (11/12/10) • Finished with seven serve aces in two NCAA matches, including a career-best four against Cal in the NCAA second round.

Sophomore Season: Played in 101 sets appearing in 29 matches in 2009 • Versatile player saw action at libero, outside hitter and setter • Posted 1.82 digs per set including seven double-digit dig matches • Recorded a career-best 18 digs in back-to-back games against Wichita State and Oklahoma (9/4-9/5/09) • Led the team with 17 service aces in 2009 • Registered a career-best five kills against Georgia Tech (10/30/09) • Posted four assists as a setter at Wake Forest (11/20/09).

Freshman Season: Played in 57 sets as an outside hitter and defensive specialist in 2008 • Recorded double-digit digs on three occasions in 2008 against Georgetown (9/6/08), against UVA (10/10/08) and at Florida State (10/17/08) • Tallied 1.47 digs per game as a freshmen.

Prep: Member of two-time national champion club team Zvezdi 94 • Earned MVP honors at four different tournaments • Served as team captain five years playing primarily as a middle blocker • Named Best Hitter of the Tournament on two occasions • Member of the Bulgaria Junior National Team.

Personal: Plans to major in global studies with a minor in recreation • Hobbies include table tennis, ice skating and bowling • Lists former coach Dimitar Nikov as having the greatest influence on her athletic career • Favorite foods includes tuna, sushi, nutella and chicken • Lists "Book of Eli" and "Dinner for Schmucks" as her favorite movies and "One Tree Hill" and "Malcolm in the Middle" as her favorite TV shows • Interesting fact about herself is the word "dinosaur" is really hard to pronounce in english • Aleksandra Valentinova Georgieva is the daughter of Katya and Valentin Georgievia • Born in Sofia, Bulgaria on March 28, 1989.

Career Highs:
Digs: 18, twice - most recently vs. Oklahoma (9/4/09)
Aces: 4 at Cal (12/5/10)
Kills: 5, twice - most recently vs. Campbell (8/28/10)

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