PRIOR TO LSU
Played two seasons at Akron (2024-2025) after beginning her collegiate career at Monroe College in 2023 … Named to the 2025 All-MAC Second Team and was a 2025 CSC Academic All-District selection …In the 2025 season, she appeared in 117 sets over 29 matches … Was the club’s primary setter, finishing with 9.74 assists per set and 1,140 total assists … Added 46 kills on a .255 hitting percentage, 38 aces, and 60 blocks, including a team-high five solo blocks, for a total of 116.5 points (0.99 points/set) … Also recorded 227 total digs … Turned in eight double-doubles and five matches with 50 or more assists in 2025 … In her two seasons at Akron, she has 1,425 assists (7.62/set), 48 kills, a .237 hitting percentage, 55 aces, 60 blocks, and 135.5 total points … In 2023 at Monroe College, she played in 32 matches and appeared in 98 sets … Averaged 7.39 assists per set (724 total), landed 41 kills, registered 44 aces, and totaled 45 blocks, including 10 solo blocks … Before coming to America, she played internationally with Clementina Volley in Italy in 2022-2023.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Mauro and Jessica Villani … Has a younger sister named Elisa, who currently plays volleyball at New Mexico Junior College.