Volleyball - #6 Cristina Nazario

Catamount Volleyball is off to a great start this season, lets get to know the team a little better.

Today we'll highlight another Catamount sophomore

#6 Cristina Nazario

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Columbia, S.C.
High School: Spring Valley
Height: 5-11
Position: S




2014 (Freshman): Appeared in all 31 of the team's matches with 30 starts in 2013 ... Had 983 assists to lead the team ... Finished with 9.27 assists per set ... Ranked eighth in the Southern Conference ... Averaged 1.89 digs per set, 0.36 blocks per set and 0.77 blocks per set ... Has four matches with ten or more digs, all four were double-doubles ... Led the team in assists in 29 matches, blocks three times and digs once ... Recorded a double-double with 31 assists and 19 digs in her collegiate debut against Northern Kentucky (08/24) ... The 19 digs in the match was a career-high ... Handed out 47 assists at UNC Asheville (09/04) ... Passed out a career-high 54 assists against Campbell (09/08) ... Earned a double-double with 29 assists and 18 digs against North Florida (09/14) ... Had three consecutive 40-plus assists matches with 44 against UNCG (09/29), 45 against Appalachian State (10/04) and 40 against Davidson (10/06) ... Earned third double-double 43 assists and 10 digs against The Citadel (10/19) ... Followed with 52 assists against the College of Charleston (10/21) ... Had 47 assists and nine digs against Elon (10/27) ... Had 41 assists and 11 digs for fourth and final double-double of the season at Georgia Southern (11/03).

High School: Played on the Spring Valley varsity team all four years of high school ... Named Best All-Around Player as a freshman ... Received the Captain's Award three of her four years ... Named First Team Palmetto Region as a freshman and a sophomore ... Named All-Region as a junior and senior ... Named All-State as a senior ... Also played soccer.

Personal: Daughter of Jenaro and Carmen Nazario ... Has a pair of twin siblings, Maritere and Ana ... Maritere played volleyball for Presbyterian College ... Mother, Carmen, played at the University of Pittsburgh and for the Puerto Rican National Team ... Speaks Spanish ... Plays the violin.

Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations