2019 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Daniella Molinari
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pompano Beach, FL
- High School:
- Cardinal Gibbons HS
CSUN - 2020 (Senior)
Daniella Molinari played in all five matches for the Matadors as a senior ... paired with Lauren McMurray for all five matches as CSUN's No. 4 pair, posting a 4-1 record ... the pair was 2-0 in dual matches and 2-1 in tournament matches ... opened the season with straight-set wins over The Master's and Cal State LA (Feb. 29) before suffering its only loss in three sets to San Francisco at the Big West/West Coast Conference Challenge (Mar. 7) ... rebounded to finish the tournament and season with victories over Santa Clara and Saint Mary's (Mar. 7) ... had one of the Matadors' two wins in the 3-2 loss to Saint Mary's ... three of the pairs' four wins came in straight sets ... has 25 individual wins in her CSUN career which ranks eighth in program history ... in four seasons, has a career record of 25-41 (.379).
CSUN - 2019 (Junior)
Molinari played in all 28 of CSUN's beach matches during her junior season ... finished the season with an overall record of 4-24 playing with Seyvion Waggoner ... the pair posted a 4-22 record at No. 1 and an 0-2 record at No. 2 ... finished with a 3-15 dual match record and a 1-9 tournament record ... picked up wins over Vanguard (2-1), Marymount (2-0, 2-0) and UC Davis (2-1) ... came back from one set down to defeat the Aggies in the opening match of the Big West Tournament at Zuma Beach (Apr. 26) ... was one of three Matadors named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2018 (Sophomore)
Molinari played in all 25 of CSUN's matches as a sophomore ... finished the season 13-12 overall with a 9-6 mark in dual matches … teamed primarily with Erin Indermill for an 11-12 record including 7-6 in duals at the No. 4 position… played one match at No. 3, falling to Cal Poly, 21-11, 21-10 at the Big West Tournament (Apr. 27) ... posted wins over also went 2-0 with Sawnee De Oliveira at the No. 5 position ... posted wins over Vanguard and CSU Bakersfield.
CSUN - 2017 (Freshman)
Molinari played in eight of CSUN's 18 matches in her first season of beach volleyball at CSUN ... finished 4-4 playing with Cassidy Rosso ... posted a 1-1 record at No. 5 and was 3-3 playing in the extra match ... the pairs .500 winning percentage ranked third on the team ... with Rosso, posted wins over CSU Bakersfield, Colorado Mesa, Stanford and Concordia.
CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOL
Molinari lettered in both volleyball and basketball at Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. ... was named Player of the Year by the Miami Herald and was also first team All-Broward County following her senior season ... recorded 295 kills, 174 digs and 103 blocks during her senior season ... the Chiefs won the state championship with a 27-7 record in 2015 ... played middle blocker (all around) for coach Kathryn Reeber ... was a guard for the basketball team in 2013 ... graduated in 2016 with a 3.8 grade point average.
PERSONAL
Born July 1, 1997 in Margate, Fla. ... parents are Stacie and Marcelo Mollinari ... has one older sister, Graciella who plays volleyball for Regis College ... both parents played high level basketball in Brazil ... played club volleyball for Ocean Breeze Volleyball ... favorites include USA Volleyball player Karsta Lowe, actors Channing Tatum and Megan Fox, the TV show "Scandal" and the movie "She's the Man" ... says she chose CSUN because of the "location and coaches" ... says the best thing about being an athlete is "having fun and staying in shape" ... majoring in Communication Disorders.
