Gina Coffaro

  #13
  Position: RS    Ht.: 5-11
  Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
  Previous School: Seton HS
  Eligibility: Sr.  Major: Business Administration

2008: Saw action in all 33 matches in her junior campaign... Only player on the Tusculum roster to play in all 123 sets... Averaged 2.54 kills and 2.99 digs per set... Opened the season with four straight matches with double-digit kills, including the first of 10 double-doubles on the year with 14 kills and 13 digs against Pfeiffer (Aug. 29) at the Catawba Invitational... Recorded a season-best 16 kills in home win over Lincoln Memorial (Oct. 29)... Opened the season with double-digit kills in 12 of her first 17 contests... Tallied 10+ digs in six straight matches (Sept. 6-13), including season-high 27 digs against Anderson (Sept. 6)... Enjoyed one of her best matches of her career with a .609 hitting percentage (15-1-23) in home win over Montreat (Nov. 10)... Added 21 digs in home win over Anderson (Sept. 13) and 20 in road victory at Limestone (Sept. 6)... Accounted for four service aces against Milligan (Oct. 18).

2007: Appeared in 21 matches where she played in 66 sets… Averaged 1.33 kills and 0.74 digs per set… Tallied a .214 hitting percentage… Recorded a season-best 12 kills in home win over LMU (Oct. 31)… Finished with a .308 hitting percentage (12-4-26) against LMU to go along with a season-best nine digs and six service aces… Recorded seven blocks in a five-set win over Catawba (Sept. 29)… Added six blocks against Newberry (Sept. 28)… Accounted for four assists vs. Brevard (Oct. 6).

2006: Appeared in 79 games where she averaged 2.08 kills per set and a .206 hitting percentage… Recorded a season-best 10 aces against Johnson C. Smith (Sept. 8), which was one shy of a school single-match record… Tallied 14 kills in road win at Brevard (Sept. 26)… Accounted for double-digit kills on eight occasions.

High School: Attended Seton HS in Cincinnati, Ohio... Coached by Betsy Jones and Kerry Butkovich... Lettered two years on the volleyball court... Two-time All-League Second Team... Member of the honor roll four times... Led her team to an Ohio Division I State Championship while garnering All-City honors for a second consecutive season… Member of a prep squad that advanced to the Ohio DI State Final Four in 2004.

Personal: Full name is Gina Patrice Coffaro... Born Oct. 2, 1987 in Cincinnati, Ohio... Nickname: “G”… She is the daughter of Roger and Patrice Coffaro… Has an older brother, Tony (26)… Majoring in Business Administration… Activities include: volleyball, reading, watching television and other sports, hiking and bike riding...Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

More About Gina: Favorite Book: “Harry Potter” series; Favorite Class at Tusculum: Hebrew and Christian Traditions; Favorite midnight snack: Ice cream; Favorite Movie: “Remember the Titans”; Favorite musical artists: Kenny Chesney, Beyonce, Taylor Swift; Favorite saying by Coach Robinson: “That’s quality”; Favorite Song: “Single Ladies” by Beyonce; Favorite Sports Teams: Cincinnati Bearcats, Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds, Seton Saints, Elder Panthers; How Gina gets ready for a match: Dance really, really crazy; Gina can’t imagine a week without: Talking to her family; Gina chose her jersey No. 13 because it’s her lucky number; Gina is as good as anyone at: Badminton; Least favorite food: Onions; Favorite Athlete: Tiger Woods; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the state championship in high school during her senior year; Advice to kids: “Have fun and live it up”; Favorite color: Pink; Favorite food: Famous Coffaro Meatballs and Chipolte; Favorite sport other than volleyball: Basketball; Person Gina admires the most: Her father; Shoe size: 11; Best advice Gina has ever been given: “God helps those who help themselves”; Best thing about Gina: She gets along with everyone; The most important thing Gina has learned at Tusculum: Time management, laundry; The thing Gina admires most about Coach Robinson: His lovable personality; Toughest part of being a student-athlete: The long bus rides; Toughest player Gina has ever played against: Danielle Meyer; Two words to describe the way Gina plays volleyball: Smart, tricky; What people don’t know about Gina: She loves to play tennis; When she was a kid, Gina tried to be like: Her older brother; When people first meet Gina, they think: “Wow, that girl is pretty”; Why Gina chose Tusculum: Pretty campus.