Sara Gasparini

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Sara Gasparini
  • Height:
    5'10
  • Hometown:
    Brescia, Italy
  • Position:
    RS
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    1.93
  • h %
    .216
  • a/s
    0.13
  • b/s
    0.44
  • sa/s
    0.31
  • d/s
    2.24
Bio

High School: Gasparini is one of four Italians on the Bucs roster in 2023, coming to Fort Myers from Brescia where she prepped at Lunardi High School.  

Personal: Born May 15, 2004, she is the daughter of Laura Prandelli. 

Career Highs  
Kills 10, twice, last vs. #16 Polk State (Nov. 3, 2023)
Attacks 33 vs. #14 Polk State (Oct. 11, 2023)
Aces 2 vs. Hillsborough (Sept. 30, 2023)
Digs 13 vs. #14 Polk State (Oct. 11, 2023)
Blocks 3 vs. Colby (Nov. 15, 2023)

Updated 1/19/24

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 26 12
Sets 68 35
Kills 131 65
Kills per set 1.93 1.86
Errors 48 22
Total Attacks 384 189
Total Attacks per set 5.65 5.40
Hitting Percentage .216 .228
Assists 9 5
Assists per set 0.13 0.14
Service Total Attempts 85 0
Service Aces 21 15
Service Errors 29 17
Service Aces per set 0.31 0.43
Receptions 416 242
Reception Errors 28 22
Digs 152 77
Digs per set 2.24 2.20
Block Solo 5 2
Block Assist 25 11
Block Total 30 13
Blocks per set 0.44 0.37
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 169.5 87.5
Points per set 2.5 2.5
Matches started 13 6
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 4 #3 Miami Dade W, 3-0
Nov 5 Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0
Nov 15 vs. Colby Community College W, 3-0
Nov 16 vs. #10 Southern Idaho W, 3-0
Nov 17 vs. #7 Trinity Valley W, 3-0
Nov 18 vs. #3 Miami Dade W, 3-1
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 13 Central Methodist - - - - - - - -
Aug 14 Ave Maria - - - - - - - -
Aug 14 Central Methodist - - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. #16 Snow W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 .000 1 0.5
Aug 18 vs. College of Southern Idaho W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 vs. Central Wyoming College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 at #5 Salt Lake W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 15 .533 1 8.5
Aug 25 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 8 .500 0 4.5
Aug 25 #9 Utah State- Eastern W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Aug 26 #14 Monroe W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 26 #7 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 2 5 1 12 .333 0 6.0
Sep 8 vs. Coastal Alabama-South W, 3-0 - 2 4 2 11 .182 1 5.5
Sep 8 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 4 .250 0 2.0
Sep 9 vs. #15 Monroe W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Sep 13 #18 Daytona State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 #17 Polk State W, 3-1 - 4 8 2 27 .222 0 8.0
Sep 20 #12 Eastern Florida W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Sep 23 at Santa Fe College W, 3-0 - 2 4 1 7 .429 0 5.5
Sep 27 at #2 Miami Dade W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 24 .250 1 9.5
Sep 30 Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 2 5 1 9 .444 0 8.0
Oct 4 at Indian River State College W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 14 .214 2 9.5
Oct 7 at #17 Daytona State W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 15 .200 0 7.0
Oct 11 at #14 Polk State W, 3-2 1 5 10 4 33 .182 1 13.5
Oct 14 at #17 Eastern Florida W, 3-1 1 4 6 2 20 .200 0 8.5
Oct 18 Santa Fe College W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 8 .375 0 3.0
Oct 21 #6 Miami Dade L, 3-2 1 5 6 5 20 .050 1 9.0
Oct 25 Indian River State College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 #16 Polk State W, 3-1 1 4 10 4 25 .240 0 11.0
Nov 4 #3 Miami Dade W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 18 .333 0 12.5
Nov 5 Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0 1 2 5 1 12 .333 0 6.0
Nov 15 vs. Colby Community College W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 25 .120 0 8.5
Nov 16 vs. #10 Southern Idaho W, 3-0 1 3 6 5 24 .042 1 7.0
Nov 17 vs. #7 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 21 .143 0 6.5
Nov 18 vs. #3 Miami Dade W, 3-1 1 4 7 5 30 .067 0 9.5
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 13 Central Methodist - - - - - - - -
Aug 14 Ave Maria - - - - - - - -
Aug 14 Central Methodist - - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. #16 Snow W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 18 vs. College of Southern Idaho W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 vs. Central Wyoming College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 19 at #5 Salt Lake W, 3-0 - 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 25 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 25 #9 Utah State- Eastern W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26 #14 Monroe W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 26 #7 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Coastal Alabama-South W, 3-0 - 2 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 8 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 3-0 - 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 9 vs. #15 Monroe W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 #18 Daytona State W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 #17 Polk State W, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 #12 Eastern Florida W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 at Santa Fe College W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 27 at #2 Miami Dade W, 3-0 - 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 30 Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 4 at Indian River State College W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 7 at #17 Daytona State W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 11 at #14 Polk State W, 3-2 1 5 13 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 14 at #17 Eastern Florida W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 18 Santa Fe College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 #6 Miami Dade L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 25 Indian River State College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 #16 Polk State W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 4 #3 Miami Dade W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 5 Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 vs. Colby Community College W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 16 vs. #10 Southern Idaho W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 17 vs. #7 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 18 vs. #3 Miami Dade W, 3-1 1 4 8 1 1 0 2 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 13 Central Methodist - - - - - - -
Aug 14 Ave Maria - - - - - - -
Aug 14 Central Methodist - - - - - - -
Aug 18 vs. #16 Snow W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 4 0
Aug 18 vs. College of Southern Idaho W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 19 vs. Central Wyoming College W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 19 at #5 Salt Lake W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 1 15 0
Aug 25 Palm Beach State College W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 4 0
Aug 25 #9 Utah State- Eastern W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 3 0
Aug 26 #14 Monroe W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 26 #7 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 at Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 0 4 0
Sep 8 vs. Coastal Alabama-South W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 2 11 0
Sep 8 vs. Florida State College at Jacksonville W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sep 9 vs. #15 Monroe W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 #18 Daytona State W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 #17 Polk State W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 15 2
Sep 20 #12 Eastern Florida W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 3 1
Sep 23 at Santa Fe College W, 3-0 - 2 0 1 1 7 1
Sep 27 at #2 Miami Dade W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 0 18 0
Sep 30 Hillsborough Community College W, 3-0 - 2 0 2 2 4 0
Oct 4 at Indian River State College W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 1 23 4
Oct 7 at #17 Daytona State W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 0 36 2
Oct 11 at #14 Polk State W, 3-2 1 5 0 2 3 36 5
Oct 14 at #17 Eastern Florida W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 3 32 1
Oct 18 Santa Fe College W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 1 5 1
Oct 21 #6 Miami Dade L, 3-2 1 5 0 2 3 59 5
Oct 25 Indian River State College W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 #16 Polk State W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 2 23 1
Nov 4 #3 Miami Dade W, 3-0 1 3 12 3 1 21 1
Nov 5 Spartanburg Methodist W, 3-0 1 2 4 1 0 8 0
Nov 15 vs. Colby Community College W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 10 0
Nov 16 vs. #10 Southern Idaho W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 22 2
Nov 17 vs. #7 Trinity Valley W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 2 24 1
Nov 18 vs. #3 Miami Dade W, 3-1 1 4 21 1 3 28 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2023-24 26 68 131 1.93 48 384 5.65 .216 9 0.13 169.5 2.5
2024-25 9 29 77 2.66 33 211 7.28 .209 7 0.24 103.0 3.6
2025-26 1 2 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 - 0 0.00 1.0 0.5
Total 36 99 208 2.10 81 595 6.01 .213 16 0.16 273.5 2.8
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2023-24 26 68 152 2.24 5 25 30 0.44
2024-25 9 29 70 2.41 0 12 12 0.41
2025-26 1 2 1 0.50 0 0 0 0.00
Total 36 99 223 2.25 5 37 42 0.42
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2023-24 26 68 85 21 0.31 29 416 28
2024-25 9 29 129 20 0.69 11 142 7
2025-26 1 2 5 1 0.50 2 6 1
Total 36 99 219 42 0.42 42 564 36
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 26 68 131 1.93 48 384 5.65 .216 9 0.13 169.5 2.5
Conference 12 35 65 1.86 22 189 5.40 .228 5 0.14 87.5 2.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 25 50 2.00 16 127 5.08 .268 1 0.04 62.0 2.5
Away 8 25 51 2.04 14 140 5.60 .264 5 0.20 68.0 2.7
Neutral 8 18 30 1.67 18 117 6.50 .103 3 0.17 39.5 2.2
Result
Wins 25 63 125 1.98 43 364 5.78 .225 8 0.13 160.5 2.5
Losses 1 5 6 1.20 5 20 4.00 .050 1 0.20 9.0 1.8
Month
August 4 7 12 1.71 0 24 3.43 .500 2 0.29 13.5 1.9
September 9 18 35 1.94 9 95 5.28 .274 2 0.11 44.5 2.5
October 6 21 35 1.67 15 110 5.24 .182 4 0.19 50.5 2.4
November 7 22 49 2.23 24 155 7.05 .161 1 0.05 61.0 2.8
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 26 68 152 2.24 5 25 30 0.44
Conference 12 35 77 2.20 2 11 13 0.37
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 25 49 1.96 0 8 8 0.32
Away 8 25 59 2.36 2 8 10 0.40
Neutral 8 18 44 2.44 3 9 12 0.67
Result
Wins 25 63 143 2.27 5 23 28 0.44
Losses 1 5 9 1.80 0 2 2 0.40
Month
August 4 7 10 1.43 0 3 3 0.43
September 9 18 31 1.72 1 5 6 0.33
October 6 21 53 2.52 2 7 9 0.43
November 7 22 58 2.64 2 10 12 0.55
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 26 68 85 21 0.31 29 416 28
Conference 12 35 0 15 0.43 17 242 22
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 10 25 26 8 0.32 12 145 11
Away 8 25 13 11 0.44 9 171 13
Neutral 8 18 46 2 0.11 8 100 4
Result
Wins 25 63 85 19 0.30 26 357 23
Losses 1 5 0 2 0.40 3 59 5
Month
August 4 7 13 0 0.00 1 26 0
September 9 18 0 6 0.33 8 63 4
October 6 21 0 10 0.48 11 191 18
November 7 22 72 5 0.23 9 136 6
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