2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 28
Lara Gilardi
- Position:
- Right Side
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Colégio Evangélico Jaraguá/Mineral Area College
- Hometown:
- Curitiba, Brazil
2026 (Junior at SFA - Indoor Volleyball): Through Oct. 3, appeared in 13 sets across seven matches with three starts at right side... Recorded 13 kills, 1.00 kill per set and a .196 hitting percentage on 46 attacks... Added one ace and totaled 18.5 points for the Ladyjacks.
2026 (Sophomore at SFA - Beach Volleyball): Recorded five wins while competing in flights one through four... Earned four victories in flight three with Annabella Howerton... Named the team's MVP at the Golden Axes... Selected to the Southland Conference All-Academic Team and Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2025-26 (Sophomore at Mineral Area College - Indoor Volleyball): Named Region 16 Player of the Year, a First-Team NJCAA All-American and an all-tournament All-American... Recorded 380 kills, 3.49 kills per set, a .317 hitting percentage, 21 assists, 47 aces, 84 blocks and 256 digs... Averaged 2.35 digs per set... Posted a season-high 20 kills twice and recorded seven double-doubles.
2024-25 (Freshman at Mineral Area College - Indoor Volleyball): Named First-Team All-Conference and All-Region 16... Recorded 282 kills, 2.76 kills per set, a .308 hitting percentage, six assists, 20 aces, 84 blocks and 180 digs... Averaged 1.76 digs per set... Set a career high with 23 kills against Jefferson College and recorded five double-doubles.
Club: Played for ADV Jaraguá do Sul/SECEL... Won the 2022 and 2023 U19 state championships and the 2022 Joguinhos title... Placed fourth at the 2023 Brazilian Interclub Championship.
Personal: Born Jan. 20, 2005... Daughter of Luciana Gilardi Parra de Souza and Gerson Ismael de Souza... Has one sister, Isabela Gilardi Parra de Souza... Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in chemistry... Also plays indoor volleyball and knows how to tap dance... Enjoys thrillers and lists *Coraline* as her favorite animated movie... Favorite food is Brazilian barbecue, favorite movie is *Notting Hill*, favorite athlete is Brazilian volleyball standout Giba, favorite app is Instagram, favorite color is green and favorite season is fall.
2026 (Sophomore at SFA - Beach Volleyball): Recorded five wins while competing in flights one through four... Earned four victories in flight three with Annabella Howerton... Named the team's MVP at the Golden Axes... Selected to the Southland Conference All-Academic Team and Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2025-26 (Sophomore at Mineral Area College - Indoor Volleyball): Named Region 16 Player of the Year, a First-Team NJCAA All-American and an all-tournament All-American... Recorded 380 kills, 3.49 kills per set, a .317 hitting percentage, 21 assists, 47 aces, 84 blocks and 256 digs... Averaged 2.35 digs per set... Posted a season-high 20 kills twice and recorded seven double-doubles.
2024-25 (Freshman at Mineral Area College - Indoor Volleyball): Named First-Team All-Conference and All-Region 16... Recorded 282 kills, 2.76 kills per set, a .308 hitting percentage, six assists, 20 aces, 84 blocks and 180 digs... Averaged 1.76 digs per set... Set a career high with 23 kills against Jefferson College and recorded five double-doubles.
Club: Played for ADV Jaraguá do Sul/SECEL... Won the 2022 and 2023 U19 state championships and the 2022 Joguinhos title... Placed fourth at the 2023 Brazilian Interclub Championship.
Personal: Born Jan. 20, 2005... Daughter of Luciana Gilardi Parra de Souza and Gerson Ismael de Souza... Has one sister, Isabela Gilardi Parra de Souza... Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in chemistry... Also plays indoor volleyball and knows how to tap dance... Enjoys thrillers and lists *Coraline* as her favorite animated movie... Favorite food is Brazilian barbecue, favorite movie is *Notting Hill*, favorite athlete is Brazilian volleyball standout Giba, favorite app is Instagram, favorite color is green and favorite season is fall.
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