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Jersey Number 77
Gia Milana
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Romeo H.S.
- Prev School:
- Maryland
- Hometown:
- Romeo, Mich.
โข 2019 All-Big 12 (second team)
โข 2019 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โข 2016 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
โข 2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
โข 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 14)
โข Three-time Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll selection
2019 (Senior):
Finished her career with 1,250 career kills, averaging 2.86 per setโฆCompiled 633 digs, 166 blocks, 1,383.5 points, 54 assists and 36 acesโฆNamed to the All-Big 12 Second Team for the first time in her careerโฆPosted career-best .215 hitting efficiency during senior season, putting up 241 kills in 31 matchesโฆStarted in two matches, primarily coming off the bench to play the front rowโฆRacked up eight double-digit kill matches, including a season-high 13 against Kansas, at West Virginia and against No. 14 Purdue in the NCAA Regional SemifinalsโฆHad a season-high six digs against UCLA on Aug. 30โฆHit .300 or better in 10 matches...Also posted 10 kills against No. 9 Washington in the NCAA Regional FinalโฆClosed out collegiate career as part of the winningest senior class in program historyโฆCompiled two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and two 20-win seasons after transferring from MarylandโฆBig 12 Champion and NCAA National Semifinalist team memberโฆHelped BU achieve its first No. 1 AVCA national ranking for six weeks and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA TournamentโฆPut down double-digit kills in 14 matches as a Bear and had one double-double in 2018โฆEarned Academic All-Big 12 First Team recognition for the first timeโฆAlso named to the fall Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll.
2018 (Junior):
Posted 208 kills and averaged 1.93 per set during first season with the BearsโฆPlayed primarily at opposite but also saw time at outside hitterโฆPlayed in 28 matches and 108 sets, including 22 startsโฆHit at a .168 clipโฆAlso contributed 57 digs and 48 total blocks during junior campaignโฆHad six double-digit kill performancesโฆHad 10-kill performance on .381 efficiency against North TexasโฆAdded 12 kills on .290 clip against UCLAโฆHad season-high 17 kills and 12 digs for first Baylor double-double at KansasโฆAdded double-digit performances at Oklahoma and against Iowa StateโฆHad season-high six blocks at OklahomaโฆPosted 1,000th career kill for match-winning point against Hawaii in the NCAA First RoundโฆAdded nine kills in the second round against OregonโฆNamed to the Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
2016-17 (Maryland):ย
Prior to Baylor, played two seasons at Maryland under head coach Steve AirdโฆStarted in all 64 matches as a TerpโฆEarned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors in 2016โฆAs a sophomore, started all 32 matches (113 sets) at outside hitterโฆLed the Terps with 3.14 kills per setโฆHad eight double-doublesโฆTallied double-digit kills in 18 matchesโฆPosted 14 kills and nine digs vs. Penn State...Notched 14 kills and 11 digs at MinnesotaโฆTallied 13 kills and 11 digs vs. PurdueโฆPosted 21 kills and 11 digs at NorthwesternโฆPosted 14 kills on a .500 clip and four blocks vs. Oklahoma...Notched 21 kills on a .314 clip and 13 digs vs. ToledoโฆAs a freshman, started all 32 matches (114 sets)...Led the Terps and ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 3.91 kills per set ... posted double-digit kills in 26 matches ... notched 11 kills, three service aces and three blocks vs. RutgersโฆTallied 20 kills and 11 digs vs. No. 10 Penn State...Posted 17 kills and five digs vs. No. 2 MinnesotaโฆTallied 23 kills and 10 digs at Purdue...Posted first career double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs vs. ArkansasโฆNotched 16 kills and seven digs in her college debut vs. Eastern MichiganโฆNamed to U.S. Collegiate National Team-Indianapolis program in 2016...participated in U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts in 2016...2014 U.S. Girls' Youth National Team alternate.ย
High School:ย
Under Armour First Team All-AmericanโฆRanked No. 15 in her class nationally by PrepVolleyball.com...No. 1 ranked player in Michigan...2015 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American...2015 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year...2015 Miss Volleyball Michigan ... 2014 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-AmericanโฆRecorded 773 kills, 318 digs and 105 service aces while posting a kill percentage of .657 as a senior in 2015โฆLed Romeo to the 2014 state championshipโฆ Named to USA Todayโs '60 for โ16' list...Detroit Free Press Player of the YearโฆNamed to USA Today's All-USA second team in 2014...Named a first team all-county and all-region...JVA All-American in 2013.ย
Personal:ย
Given name is Giovanna Milana, goes by Gia...Daughter of Rosario and Gina Milana...Mother played softball and basketball at University of DetroitโฆHas three younger sisters, Maria, Elisa and Salina...Majoring in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation.
โข 2019 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
โข 2016 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
โข 2016 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
โข 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 14)
โข Three-time Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll selection
2019 (Senior):
Finished her career with 1,250 career kills, averaging 2.86 per setโฆCompiled 633 digs, 166 blocks, 1,383.5 points, 54 assists and 36 acesโฆNamed to the All-Big 12 Second Team for the first time in her careerโฆPosted career-best .215 hitting efficiency during senior season, putting up 241 kills in 31 matchesโฆStarted in two matches, primarily coming off the bench to play the front rowโฆRacked up eight double-digit kill matches, including a season-high 13 against Kansas, at West Virginia and against No. 14 Purdue in the NCAA Regional SemifinalsโฆHad a season-high six digs against UCLA on Aug. 30โฆHit .300 or better in 10 matches...Also posted 10 kills against No. 9 Washington in the NCAA Regional FinalโฆClosed out collegiate career as part of the winningest senior class in program historyโฆCompiled two consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and two 20-win seasons after transferring from MarylandโฆBig 12 Champion and NCAA National Semifinalist team memberโฆHelped BU achieve its first No. 1 AVCA national ranking for six weeks and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA TournamentโฆPut down double-digit kills in 14 matches as a Bear and had one double-double in 2018โฆEarned Academic All-Big 12 First Team recognition for the first timeโฆAlso named to the fall Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll.
2018 (Junior):
Posted 208 kills and averaged 1.93 per set during first season with the BearsโฆPlayed primarily at opposite but also saw time at outside hitterโฆPlayed in 28 matches and 108 sets, including 22 startsโฆHit at a .168 clipโฆAlso contributed 57 digs and 48 total blocks during junior campaignโฆHad six double-digit kill performancesโฆHad 10-kill performance on .381 efficiency against North TexasโฆAdded 12 kills on .290 clip against UCLAโฆHad season-high 17 kills and 12 digs for first Baylor double-double at KansasโฆAdded double-digit performances at Oklahoma and against Iowa StateโฆHad season-high six blocks at OklahomaโฆPosted 1,000th career kill for match-winning point against Hawaii in the NCAA First RoundโฆAdded nine kills in the second round against OregonโฆNamed to the Big 12 Commissionerโs Honor Roll in the fall and spring.
2016-17 (Maryland):ย
Prior to Baylor, played two seasons at Maryland under head coach Steve AirdโฆStarted in all 64 matches as a TerpโฆEarned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention and Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors in 2016โฆAs a sophomore, started all 32 matches (113 sets) at outside hitterโฆLed the Terps with 3.14 kills per setโฆHad eight double-doublesโฆTallied double-digit kills in 18 matchesโฆPosted 14 kills and nine digs vs. Penn State...Notched 14 kills and 11 digs at MinnesotaโฆTallied 13 kills and 11 digs vs. PurdueโฆPosted 21 kills and 11 digs at NorthwesternโฆPosted 14 kills on a .500 clip and four blocks vs. Oklahoma...Notched 21 kills on a .314 clip and 13 digs vs. ToledoโฆAs a freshman, started all 32 matches (114 sets)...Led the Terps and ranked fifth in the Big Ten with 3.91 kills per set ... posted double-digit kills in 26 matches ... notched 11 kills, three service aces and three blocks vs. RutgersโฆTallied 20 kills and 11 digs vs. No. 10 Penn State...Posted 17 kills and five digs vs. No. 2 MinnesotaโฆTallied 23 kills and 10 digs at Purdue...Posted first career double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs vs. ArkansasโฆNotched 16 kills and seven digs in her college debut vs. Eastern MichiganโฆNamed to U.S. Collegiate National Team-Indianapolis program in 2016...participated in U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts in 2016...2014 U.S. Girls' Youth National Team alternate.ย
High School:ย
Under Armour First Team All-AmericanโฆRanked No. 15 in her class nationally by PrepVolleyball.com...No. 1 ranked player in Michigan...2015 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American...2015 Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year...2015 Miss Volleyball Michigan ... 2014 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-AmericanโฆRecorded 773 kills, 318 digs and 105 service aces while posting a kill percentage of .657 as a senior in 2015โฆLed Romeo to the 2014 state championshipโฆ Named to USA Todayโs '60 for โ16' list...Detroit Free Press Player of the YearโฆNamed to USA Today's All-USA second team in 2014...Named a first team all-county and all-region...JVA All-American in 2013.ย
Personal:ย
Given name is Giovanna Milana, goes by Gia...Daughter of Rosario and Gina Milana...Mother played softball and basketball at University of DetroitโฆHas three younger sisters, Maria, Elisa and Salina...Majoring in entrepreneurship and corporate innovation.
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