#5 Raigen Cianciulli Season 2024
2021 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Graduated May 2021 – Master’s in Business Administration
LSU and SEC Record Holder with 2,260 Career Digs
Three-time AVCA South All-Region Honorable Mention (2017, 2020-21)
Two-Time LSWA Libero of the Year (2017, 2021)
Two-Time LSWA All-Louisiana First Team (2017, 2021)
2021 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11, Oct. 25, Nov. 1)
2020-21 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 22, March 22)
Graduated May 2020 – Finance
2019 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11)
2018 LSWA All-Louisiana Honorable Mention
2018 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15)
2017 USF Invitational All-Tournament
2017 SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16)
COVID SENIOR SEASON (2021)
Became the SEC’s All-Time Digs Record Holder with 2,260 career digs when the season ended…totaled 498 digs which led the SEC and ranks No. 10 for most digs in a single season in the LSU record book…also averaged 4.57 digs per set (No. 2 in the SEC and No. 6 in the LSU single season record book)…won SEC Defensive Player of the Week three times; first was when she led the team with 4.89 digs per set highlighted by 25 and 26 digs in a pair of matches against T-No. 20 Florida (Oct. 9-10)…next was when she averaged 3.92 digs over 13 sets and became the SEC all-time leader after 15 digs against No. 20 Tennessee (Oct. 24)…her third weekly award was the next week when she averaged 6.33 digs per set in the sweep at Auburn (Oct. 29)…had 11 matches with 20 or mor digs, including five consecutive matches capped with a season-high 34 digs at Mississippi State (Oct. 2)…registered 10 assists and 19 digs in a win at Georgia (Nov. 26) marking her third career double-double…ended career ranked No. 1 all-time in the LSU record book with 4.40 digs per set and No. 6 with 133 total matches played and appeared in all 109 sets in the 2021 season.
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
Became LSU’s All-Time Digs Record Holder with 1,762 career digs when the season ended as the first Tiger ever to eclipse 1,600 or 1,700 career digs… Compiled 276 digs and 3.68 digs per set, leading the team in both categories as the Tigers’ main libero… Tallied double-digit digs in 15 of her 19 matches… Had at least 10 kills in 12 of 14 matches during the spring portion of the schedule, including in 11 straight matches from January 30-March 20… Was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week after setting LSU’s career record at home against Arkansas when she tallied 36 digs in two matches vs. the Razorbacks… Exactly one month later was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time when she exploded for 47 digs in two wins at home against Georgia, including 27 in the second match… Was named to the AVCA South All-Region Honorable Mention team… Granted an extra year of eligibility because of COVID-19, which she plans to use.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Played in all 29 matches of the season, totaling 102 sets as libero for the Tigers… Led the team in digs with a total of 445…Earned the honor of SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11) following the match against Texas A&M (Nov. 10) where she recorded 19 digs on the match…Recorded 10 or more digs in 21 matches on the year and six matches in 20-plus digs… Averaged 4.36 digs per set on the season which ranked third among the SEC…Tied for first on the team with 17 service aces… ended the season third in program history in digs (1,473) and is 120 from the all-time dig record.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Played in all 29 matches of the season, totaling 113 sets, as libero for the Tigers … Led the team in digs with a total of 542 which is the second-most digs in a season by a Tiger … Named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Week on October 15 after four-straight 20-plus digs matches (Florida, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Georgia) … Had one double-double in five-set win over SMU with 10 assists and 16 digs … Registered a career-high of 35 digs in four-set win over Abilene Christian which is the second highest n program history … Tied sixth in digs in a five-set match with 32 … Recorded 10 or more digs in 25 matches on the year and 11 matches in 20-plus digs … Registered three 30-plus digs matches this season (Abilene Christian, Ole Miss, Tennessee) … Averaged 4.80 digs per set on the season … Tied for first on the team with 20 service aces … Fastest player in program history to reach 1,000 digs (Nov. 21) …
FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Started every match at libero for the Tigers this season … Led the Tigers in digs with a total of 499 which is eighth in program history for most digs in a season … Registered a career-high of 29 digs in four-set win over Auburn on November 15 … Has recorded 10 or more digs in 26 matches this season and 20 or more digs in 10 matches … Recorded 20 digs in her second match as a Tiger in five-set win over Northwestern on August 26 … Earned SEC Defensive Player of the Week on October 16 after recording a career-high at the time of 28 digs in win over Alabama and 16 digs in the Tigers’ three-set win over Auburn on the road … Averaged 4.46 digs per set on the year which was seventh in the conference … Has led the Tigers in digs in 24 matches this season … Wrapped up her freshman campaign by being named AVCA Honorable Mention All-South Region.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year letter winner for Oak Ridge High School in Texas … Compiled 2632 digs, 155 aces, 59 kills and 372 assists during her prep career … As a senior, she led her team to a 48-1 record and to the state semifinals on her way to being named a prepvolleyball.com senior ace … Led her team to a state semifinals as a junior compiling a 35-7 record and being named a Prep Defensive Dandy and to the Texas Sports Writers All-State team … As a sophomore, she Oak Ridge to a 30-6 record and averaging 6.6 digs per set earning herself First Teams All County and District Defensive Player of the Year honors … Named second team All-District and first team All-Academic as freshman helping her team on their way to a 26-11 record … Crucial piece in more than 130 wins at Oak Ridge … Three-time district MVP, one time county defensive MVP and a Prep Volleyball All-American
PERSONAL
Full name is Raigen Marie Cianciulli … Born March 23, 1999 … Parents are Dennis and Kathleen Cianciulli … Has an older brother, Tony, and a younger sister, Ashlyn … Majoring in Nutrition and Food Sciences.