2024 (at NIU): Saw action in 34 matches and 14 sets ... Recorded 46 digs and posted 1.35 digs per set ... Posted a season high 10 digs against Stony Brook on Sept. 14 ... Finished with 2 service aces
2023 (at NIU): Saw action in 88 sets, 26 games, and 14 starts…..Recorded one kill and had 20 aces, tied for fourth on the team….Had 144 digs, averaging 1.64 per set….Had a career best 14 digs against Eastern Michigan….Had five straight games with an ace…..Named to Academic All-MAC team
2022 (at NIU): Appeared in 14 matches and 19 sets ... Posted an ace against Southern Indiana on Sept. 17 and a dig versus Akron on Sept. 24.
2021 (at NIU): Did not see action.
High School: A three-year letterwinner at Middleton High School…Two-time Honorable Mention All-Big 8 Conference selection…Member of Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club that finished second at the 2019 Asics Junior Nationals.
Personal: Parents are Aleah and Mike Cerniglia...Father Mike lettered in hockey for UW from 1997-2001...Mother Aleah lettered for the volleyball team at Wisconsin in 1993...Has one brother, Mike, who was a tight end for the football team in 2023
Why Wisconsin?Â
"For my fifth year, I didn’t just choose a school, I chose home. This place means something deeper to me. My parents both played here as well as my brother, so I grew up knowing what it meant to wear Badger red. It’s in my blood. I’ve walked these halls and watched this team long before I ever wore the jersey myself. It’s tradition. It’s family. It’s pride. But more than that, I get the feeling of being part of something bigger than myself. Every day I get to grow as a player and a person alongside people I trust and believe in. Wisconsin isn’t just where I play volleyball, it’s where I was always meant to be."
