Having emerged as one of Bryant's strongest leaders,Geonnotti will play a crucial role in setting the example andmotivating a very young Bulldog team. Geonnotti, who will return toher natural position at outside hitter after filling into thesetter role as a junior, enters her senior season ranked No. 17 onBryant's all-time kills list (729) and No. 20 in all-time careerpoints (851.5).
In the record books: Geonnotti leaves Bryantwith a number of single-game, single-season and career records...SINGLE-GAME: tied for sixth in blockassists (8 at Brown, Sept. 10, 2009); tied for 18th in total blocks(9 at Brown, Sept. 10, 2009)...SINGLE-SEASON: fourth in serve percentage(.962, 2007); fifth in serve percentage (.961, 2009); 16th in servepercentage (.931, 2006)... CAREER: thirdin serve percentage (.942); eighth in assists (665); 12th in kills(883), block assists (173) and matches played (152); 13thin sets played (501); 14th in points (1055.5); 18th in total blocks(183) and 20th in digs (816).
As a senior: Appeared in all 34 matches and all126 sets as a senior captain, doubling as an outside hitter andsetter for the second season... Finished the season second on theteam in assists with 444... Finished third on the year in bothblocks with 64 (2s, 62a) and digs with 268... Finished her finalseason with 154 kills, 17 service aces and 204 points, commitingjust three reception errors in 59 attempts for a .949 receptionpercentage... Recorded eight double-doubles in 2009... fell just asingle block short of her second-career triple-double against Brownon Sept. 18, collecting 18 assists, 13 digs and a career-high nineblocks... Registered nine double-digit dig performances and 22double-digit assist outings... Collected a season-best 14 killsagainst Brown on Sept. 26... Collected 20 or more assists on 10occasions and a career-high 31 helpers at Columbia on Sept. 18...Named the 2009 Bryant Invitational Most Valuable Player, alsoearning an all-tournament team selection... Names to the NortheastConference Academic Honor Roll and the All-Independent All-AcademicTeam.
As a junior: Began year as an outside hitterand doubled as a setter midway through 2008 season... Recorded theprogram's first triple-double since the 1997 season when shecollected 15 kills, 21 assists and 17 digs in the season finaleagainst North Dakota... Was the only player in the NEC and one ofjust 35 DI athletes to accomplish such a feat in 2008... Played in34-of-35 matches for the Bulldogs, starting in 32 and playing in119 sets... Despite her double roles, Geonnotti finished the yearfourth in kills (156), second in assists (190), third in totalblocks (35) and fourth in points (183), collecting 100 digs andnine service aces... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a sophomore: After an impressive freshmancampaign, Geonnotti continued her success in 2007, seeing action in135 sets... Totaled 145 digs and 56 blocks... Notched 357 kills...Named to the Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic SecondTeam.
As a freshman: Played in 121 sets, recording216 kills, 303 digs and 46 service aces... Hit .875 (7-0-15) vs.Saint Michael's and .632 (12-0-19) vs. Merrimack... Season-best 19kills vs. Franklin Pierce... Had 13 kills in three-set win overSaint Anselm... Season-high 54 swings vs. Franklin Pierce...Recorded 26 digs vs. Franklin Pierce in five-set match and 22 digsvs. Millersville... Season-best four blocks vs. Franklin Pierce...Recorded seven aces vs. So. Connecticut.
Before Bryant: A 2006 graduate of Benilde-St.Margaret's High School, Geonnotti was a starting outside hitter asa junior and senior and four-year letterwinner for coach TedFleener... Led team to two-straight North Suburban Conferencetitles... 2005 all-conference selection... Member of Red Knight'sVolunteer Corps and Red Carpet Club... Played with MI VolleyballClub.
Personal: Daughter of Paul and Lori Geonnotti,Julie E. Geonnotti was born January 5, 1988 in Bethesda, Md....Majors in marketing in the College of Business.
