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Fall 2021 Women's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 17
Francesca Alupei
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Colegiul National Inochentie Micu Clain
- Hometown:
- Bucharest, Romania
Bio
2023
Alupei did not compete in a matchย โฆ rehabbed from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
2022
Alupei led UCLA in blocks (72) and led the Pac-12 in blocks per set (1.53) prior to ending her season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, sustained on Oct. 9 at Arizona โฆ recorded 5-plus blocks in six of her 15 matches played โฆ started 13 matches โฆ led UCLA in blocks a team-high 12 times despite missing the final 14 contests of the season โฆ tallied 10-plus points in six matches โฆ recorded a career-high nine blocks three times: at Hawaiโi (Sept. 9), at San Diego State (Sept. 15) and at Arizona (Oct. 9) โฆ tallied a career-high three solo blocks twice: versus Cal Poly (Aug. 27) and at Arizona (Oct. 9) โฆ totaled 76 kills at a .255 hitting percentage โฆ. set a career-high in points with 17.5 at San Diego State with a team-high 11 kills at a .529 clip, two solo blocks and nine block assists (Sept. 15) โฆ tallied seven kills for .700 versus West Virginia (Sept. 1) โฆ recorded seven kills at .313 at San Diego (Sept. 16).
Fall 2021
Alupei led the Bruins in blocks in 13 of 31 matches, ranking second on the squad with 107 total blocks โฆ tallied a season-high eight blocks on three occasions: at San Diego State on Sept. 8, at Utah on Nov. 5 and versus UCF on Dec. 4 โฆ notched five or more kills in 11 matches, including a season-high seven kills twice: versus Milwaukee for a .462 hitting percentage on Sept. 18 and at Washington on Oct. 1 โฆย her seven kills and seven block assists versus Milwaukee gave her 10.5 points โฆ followed that performance with six kills on just 12 swings and seven block assists in her first match played in Pauley Pavilion against USC on Sept. 22 โฆ six kills on eight swings (.625 hitting percentage) and four blocks versus Colorado on Oct. 8 โฆ five kills for a .500 hitting percentage and six blocks at Arizona State on Oct. 17 โฆ six kills and zero errors on nine swings versus Washington State on Oct. 29 โฆ recorded five kills in the Bruinsโ NCAA First Round match against Fairfield on Dec. 3.
Colegiul National Inochentie Micu Clain
Alupeiย prepped atย Colegiul National Inochentie Micu Clain in Bucharest, Romania ... played club with Volei Alba Blaj and CSM Bucharest under coaches Darko Zacoc and Ferhat Akbas ... won two National Championships and twice finished runner-up ... named best server in the 2018 National Championship and one of the Top 10 players in Romania in 2019 ... competed at two European Championships and finished second at the European Olympic Festival and European Challenge Cup.
Personal
Born Francesca Ioana Alupei in Bucharest, Romania ... parents are Angela and Dorin Alupei ... mother was an Olympic rowing gold medalist (lightweight double sculls) at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games ... father was a rowing world champion in 1993 and 1996, also competing in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Olympics ...ย has a younger sister, Stefania ... chose to attend UCLA because of the great academics and athletics, saying that the four letters is an important name all over the world ... says she fell in love with volleyball as a child when she saw it on television, and loves it more and more every day when training, competing and learning in the gym ... things she likes the most about volleyball are the intense rallies and the focus put on technique ... favorites include the television show "Friends", actor Ryan Reynolds, the movie "The Butterfly Effect" and singers Giveon and Chris Brown ...ย lists her biggest athletic thrill as playing in the semifinals of the European Olympic Festival against Italy ... hobbies include traveling, beach volleyball, yoga and reading ...ย sociology major.
Francesca Alupei's Match Highs
Alupei did not compete in a matchย โฆ rehabbed from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
2022
Alupei led UCLA in blocks (72) and led the Pac-12 in blocks per set (1.53) prior to ending her season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, sustained on Oct. 9 at Arizona โฆ recorded 5-plus blocks in six of her 15 matches played โฆ started 13 matches โฆ led UCLA in blocks a team-high 12 times despite missing the final 14 contests of the season โฆ tallied 10-plus points in six matches โฆ recorded a career-high nine blocks three times: at Hawaiโi (Sept. 9), at San Diego State (Sept. 15) and at Arizona (Oct. 9) โฆ tallied a career-high three solo blocks twice: versus Cal Poly (Aug. 27) and at Arizona (Oct. 9) โฆ totaled 76 kills at a .255 hitting percentage โฆ. set a career-high in points with 17.5 at San Diego State with a team-high 11 kills at a .529 clip, two solo blocks and nine block assists (Sept. 15) โฆ tallied seven kills for .700 versus West Virginia (Sept. 1) โฆ recorded seven kills at .313 at San Diego (Sept. 16).
Fall 2021
Alupei led the Bruins in blocks in 13 of 31 matches, ranking second on the squad with 107 total blocks โฆ tallied a season-high eight blocks on three occasions: at San Diego State on Sept. 8, at Utah on Nov. 5 and versus UCF on Dec. 4 โฆ notched five or more kills in 11 matches, including a season-high seven kills twice: versus Milwaukee for a .462 hitting percentage on Sept. 18 and at Washington on Oct. 1 โฆย her seven kills and seven block assists versus Milwaukee gave her 10.5 points โฆ followed that performance with six kills on just 12 swings and seven block assists in her first match played in Pauley Pavilion against USC on Sept. 22 โฆ six kills on eight swings (.625 hitting percentage) and four blocks versus Colorado on Oct. 8 โฆ five kills for a .500 hitting percentage and six blocks at Arizona State on Oct. 17 โฆ six kills and zero errors on nine swings versus Washington State on Oct. 29 โฆ recorded five kills in the Bruinsโ NCAA First Round match against Fairfield on Dec. 3.
Colegiul National Inochentie Micu Clain
Alupeiย prepped atย Colegiul National Inochentie Micu Clain in Bucharest, Romania ... played club with Volei Alba Blaj and CSM Bucharest under coaches Darko Zacoc and Ferhat Akbas ... won two National Championships and twice finished runner-up ... named best server in the 2018 National Championship and one of the Top 10 players in Romania in 2019 ... competed at two European Championships and finished second at the European Olympic Festival and European Challenge Cup.
Personal
Born Francesca Ioana Alupei in Bucharest, Romania ... parents are Angela and Dorin Alupei ... mother was an Olympic rowing gold medalist (lightweight double sculls) at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Games ... father was a rowing world champion in 1993 and 1996, also competing in the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Olympics ...ย has a younger sister, Stefania ... chose to attend UCLA because of the great academics and athletics, saying that the four letters is an important name all over the world ... says she fell in love with volleyball as a child when she saw it on television, and loves it more and more every day when training, competing and learning in the gym ... things she likes the most about volleyball are the intense rallies and the focus put on technique ... favorites include the television show "Friends", actor Ryan Reynolds, the movie "The Butterfly Effect" and singers Giveon and Chris Brown ...ย lists her biggest athletic thrill as playing in the semifinals of the European Olympic Festival against Italy ... hobbies include traveling, beach volleyball, yoga and reading ...ย sociology major.
Francesca Alupei's Match Highs
| KILLS | 11, at San Diego State (9/15/22) |
| TOTAL ATTEMPTS | 19, vs. San Jose State (9/9/22)ย |
| HITTING PCT. (MIN. 7 KILLS) | .700 (7-0-10), vs. West Virginiaย (9/1/22) |
| DIGS | 4, vs. Colorado (10/2/22) |
| BLOCK SOLOS | 3, vs. Cal Poly (8/27/22) 3, at Arizona (10/9/22) |
| BLOCK ASSISTS | 9, at Hawai'i (9/4/22) |
| TOTAL BLOCKS | 9, Three Times (last at Arizona, 10/9/22) |
| POINTS | 17.5, at San Diego State (9/15/22) |
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