11 Laura De Marchi
Laura De Marchi
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    5th
  • Hometown:
    Milan, Italy
  • High School:
    Whittemore-Prescott (Mich. - U.S.)
  • Position:
    S
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    0.81
  • h %
    .356
  • a/s
    11.38
  • b/s
    0.49
  • sa/s
    0.29
  • d/s
    3.04

Bio

Spring 2021: Named GLIAC Player of the Year, GLIAC Setter of the Year, GLIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, All-GLIAC First Team, and received the GLIAC Commissioner’s Award … Named a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American … Led NCAA Division II with 12.72 assists per set … Set school record for assists per set in a season … Set the school record for career assists against Northern Michigan (Apr. 2) while also reaching 1,000 career digs … Had 11 double-doubles and hit the 50-assist mark eight times with a season-high 65 assists at Grand Valley State (Mar. 27) … Appeared in all 15 matches and totaled 725 assists, 170 digs (2.98 per set), 36 kills, 32 blocks, and 12 service aces … Named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.6 assists per set in the three matches … Tallied 61 assists and 13 digs versus Ferris State (Mar. 13) after racking up 60 assists and 17 digs the night before.

2019: AVCA Honorable Mention All-American … All-Midwest Region by the AVCA and D2CCA … CoSIDA Academic All-District … GLIAC Setter of the Year … All-GLIAC First Team … Received GLIAC Commissioner’s Award … Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team … Named Team MVP … Named to NCAA Midwest All-Tournament Team and Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Team … Team captain … Tallied 3,000th career assist on October 4 and ranks third in program history with 3,588 assists … Led the GLIAC in assists per set at 11.59 to rank seventh in the nation and sixth in program history … Tallied 1,124 assists and had 13 matches with 40 assists, six with 50 assists, and one with 60 while also notching 13 double-doubles … Also tallied 260 digs (2.68 per set), 81 kills (0.84 per set), 40 blocks (0.41 per set), and 20 service aces (0.21 per set) … Named the GLIAC North Division Player of the Week on September 23 after tallying 50 assists and 17 digs at Davenport (Sept. 20) and 39 assists, 12 digs, and three blocks at Grand Valley State (Sept. 21) … Had 60 assists, 13 digs, and four kills versus Upper Iowa (Sept. 7) … Tallied 52 assists, six kills on six attempts, eight digs, and two blocks against Bemidji State (Sept. 13).

2018: AVCA All-America Honorable Mention … AVCA All-Midwest Region … D2CCA Second Team All-Region … GLIAC Setter of the Year … All-GLIAC First Team … Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team … Played in all 30 matches played in 107 sets en route to being named the first repeat GLIAC Setter of the Year in program history … Recorded 1,254 assists (11.72 per set), 311 digs (2.91 per set), and 31 total blocks … Became the first Husky since to be named 2008 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American … Set a personal-best 64 assists against Alaska Anchorage (Aug. 25) … Had eight matches with 50 or more assists … Had 19 matches with 40 or more assists … Had 24 matches with 30 or more assists … Named to the Midwest Region Crossover All-Tournament Team for totaling 149 assists (12.42 per set) and 45 digs (3.75 per set) … Named AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week and GLIAC North Division Player of the Week for totaling 119 assists (11.9 per set), 30 digs (3.0 per set), and a .300 hitting percentage against Wayne State (Sept. 28) and Ashland (Sept. 29).

2017: Named GLIAC Setter of the Year, GLIAC Freshman of the Year, and All-GLIAC First Team... Played in 29 matches as the team's primary setter for the season... Led the GLIAC with 11.75 assists/set (1210 total assists) ... Averaged 3.15 digs per set (324 total digs)... Second in the GLIAC in service aces per set with 0.38 (39 total service aces)... Recorded 50+ assists 6 times throughout the season with a career-high 59 assists twice in a home win against Tiffin on October 7 and a road win against Northern Michigan on November 4. 

High School: Played the 2015 season at Whittemore-Prescott High School and was named team MVP … DeMarchi was a two-time state champion in Milan, Italy once in 2012 in the Under 14 category and the second in 2013 in the Under 16 group ... The teams were four-time district champions (2011-14) and three-time regional champs (2012-14) … Received Best Setter Award in 2012 at the regional and state level and was recruited to play for the Milan team  … Played club for Amatori Atletica Orago in 2013 and 2014 and UniAbita Volley in 2015 and 2016.

Personal: Majoring in Biomedical Engineering … Born on June 30, 1998 ... Daughter of Giuseppa Susino and Nicola De Marchi ... Has a sister Chiara De Marchi.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Nov 13 at Wayne State W, 3-0
Nov 17 Northwood W, 3-0
Nov 20 Davenport W, 3-1
Nov 21 Ferris State L, 3-2
Dec 2 vs. Wayne State W, 3-2
Dec 3 vs. Hillsdale L, 3-2
  Overall Conf
Matches 31 15
Sets 107 47
Kills 87 35
Kills per set 0.81 0.74
Errors 14 4
Total Attacks 205 82
Hitting Percentage .356 .378
Assists 1218 538
Assists per set 11.38 11.45
Service Aces 31 17
Service Errors 46 23
Service Aces per set 0.29 0.36
Receptions 5 1
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 325 126
Digs per set 3.04 2.68
Block Solo 7 1
Block Assist 45 17
Block Total 52 18
Blocks per set 0.49 0.38
Block Errors 6 4
Ball Handling Errors 11 8
Points 147.5 61.5
Points per set 1.4 1.3
Matches started 26 14
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Sep 2 Minnesota Duluth W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 6 .667 42 1 0 0 0 11 0 1 1 1 0 5.5
Sep 3 Minnesota State L, 3-2 1 5 3 1 9 .222 54 0 2 0 0 13 0 2 0 2 1 4.0
Sep 3 St. Cloud State L, 3-2 1 4 2 0 6 .333 51 1 2 1 0 18 1 4 0 5 0 6.0
Sep 4 Concordia-St. Paul L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 vs. McKendree W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 10 vs. NW Missouri State W, 3-1 - 4 3 0 7 .429 59 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 2 0 4.0
Sep 11 vs. Lake Erie W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 3 .667 19 1 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 3 0 4.5
Sep 11 at Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 4 .750 40 1 3 0 0 14 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 17 Grand Valley State L, 3-2 1 5 4 0 11 .364 57 1 1 0 0 17 0 0 1 0 1 5.0
Sep 18 Davenport W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 42 2 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 1 4.5
Sep 19 Ferris State W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 4 .000 30 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 24 at Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 6 .167 20 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2.0
Sep 25 at Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 10 .600 32 0 4 0 0 9 0 2 0 2 1 7.0
Oct 1 Wayne State W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 5 .400 52 1 4 0 0 15 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 2 Saginaw Valley State W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 5 .200 37 1 1 0 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 3.5
Oct 9 Northern Michigan W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 5 .800 36 0 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 15 vs. Lewis W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 32 0 0 0 0 17 0 2 1 2 0 5.0
Oct 15 vs. Missouri S&T W, 3-2 1 5 3 1 5 .400 50 4 2 0 0 14 1 0 0 1 0 8.0
Oct 16 vs. Hillsdale W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 9 .222 39 1 2 0 0 10 1 4 0 5 0 7.0
Oct 22 at Parkside W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 21 2 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Oct 23 at Purdue Northwest W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 3 -.333 24 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 2 0.5
Oct 26 at Minnesota Duluth L, 3-2 1 5 5 0 9 .556 55 0 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 0 2 5.0
Oct 30 at Northern Michigan W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 8 .125 33 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Nov 5 Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 .667 41 0 0 1 0 8 0 4 1 4 0 4.0
Nov 6 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 4 .750 38 2 1 0 0 5 0 3 2 3 0 6.5
Nov 12 at Saginaw Valley State W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 6 .500 40 1 2 0 0 10 0 2 0 2 2 5.0
Nov 13 at Wayne State W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 4 .250 35 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 5.0
Nov 17 Northwood W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 .333 37 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 2.5
Nov 20 Davenport W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 6 .667 45 1 2 0 0 22 0 1 0 1 0 5.5
Nov 21 Ferris State L, 3-2 1 5 7 1 17 .353 53 2 3 0 0 23 1 1 0 2 0 10.5
Dec 2 vs. Wayne State W, 3-2 1 5 7 1 16 .375 44 1 2 2 0 8 2 2 0 4 0 11.0
Dec 3 vs. Hillsdale L, 3-2 1 5 1 4 13 -.231 60 0 1 0 0 13 0 4 0 4 0 3.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2017-18 29 103 68 0.66 11 164 .348 1210 11.75 39 0.38 6 0 324 3.15 2 33 35 0.34 125.5 1.2
2018-19 30 107 75 0.70 25 234 .214 1254 11.72 22 0.21 2 0 311 2.91 2 29 31 0.29 113.5 1.1
2019-20 29 97 81 0.84 24 221 .258 1124 11.59 20 0.21 6 1 260 2.68 3 37 40 0.41 122.5 1.3
2020-21 15 57 36 0.63 8 108 .259 725 12.72 12 0.21 2 0 170 2.98 3 29 32 0.56 65.5 1.1
2021-22 31 107 87 0.81 14 205 .356 1218 11.38 31 0.29 5 0 325 3.04 7 45 52 0.49 147.5 1.4
Total 134 471 347 0.74 82 932 .284 5531 11.74 124 0.26 21 1 1390 2.95 17 173 190 0.40 574.5 1.2
    m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Event Total 31 107 87 0.81 14 205 .356 1218 11.38 31 0.29 5 0 325 3.04 7 45 52 0.49 147.5 1.4
Conference 15 47 35 0.74 4 82 .378 538 11.45 17 0.36 1 0 126 2.68 1 17 18 0.38 61.5 1.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 51 41 0.80 4 89 .416 615 12.06 14 0.27 2 0 173 3.39 2 21 23 0.45 67.5 1.3
Away 9 28 23 0.82 2 53 .396 300 10.71 10 0.36 1 0 77 2.75 1 7 8 0.29 37.5 1.3
Neutral 8 28 23 0.82 8 63 .238 303 10.82 7 0.25 2 0 75 2.68 4 17 21 0.75 42.5 1.5
Result Wins 25 78 65 0.83 8 140 .407 888 11.38 27 0.35 3 0 226 2.90 5 34 39 0.50 114.0 1.5
Losses 6 29 22 0.76 6 65 .246 330 11.38 4 0.14 2 0 99 3.41 2 11 13 0.45 33.5 1.2
Month September 12 38 31 0.82 2 71 .408 446 11.74 8 0.21 1 0 112 2.95 2 16 18 0.47 49.0 1.3
October 10 35 26 0.74 5 62 .339 379 10.83 12 0.34 1 0 109 3.11 2 11 13 0.37 45.5 1.3
November 7 24 22 0.92 2 43 .465 289 12.04 10 0.42 1 0 83 3.46 1 12 13 0.54 39.0 1.6
December 2 10 8 0.80 5 29 .103 104 10.40 1 0.10 2 0 21 2.10 2 6 8 0.80 14.0 1.4

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Volleyball receives USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

The Michigan Tech volleyball team received the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award.

July 18, 2022

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De Marchi named nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year

Laura De Marchi has been selected as a nominee for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

July 14, 2022

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Five Huskies honored with volleyball team awards

The Michigan Tech volleyball team had five Huskies honored with its annual team awards.

April 20, 2022

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De Marchi named First Team Academic All-American

Michigan Tech senior Laura De Marchi has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II volleyball first team.

December 17, 2021

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De Marchi and Jonynas named AVCA All-Americans

Michigan Tech volleyball seniors Laura De Marchi and Anna Jonynas were named AVCA All-Americans on Tuesday

December 7, 2021

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Volleyball season ends in NCAA Midwest Semifinal

The Michigan Tech volleyball season came to an end Friday in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal.

December 3, 2021

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Huskies advance in NCAA with five-set win over Wayne State

No. 20 Michigan Tech advanced to the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal for the second straight tournament with a 3-2 victory over Wayne State.

December 2, 2021

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PREVIEW: Volleyball heads to NCAA Midwest Regional

No. 20 Michigan Tech plays Wayne State in the NCAA Midwest Regional Quarterfinal Thursday at noon.

December 1, 2021

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De Marchi named AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year

Michigan Tech senior setter Laura De Marchi has been named the AVCA Midwest Region Player of the Year.

December 1, 2021

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Utlak breaks dig record; De Marchi & Jonynas on GLIAC All-Tournament Team

Michigan Tech’s NCAA volleyball matchup against Wayne State has been set for a noon first serve at Ferris State’s Jim Wink Arena.

November 24, 2021

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Huskies fall in five in GLIAC Championship

Ferris State defeated No. 20 Michigan Tech 3-2 Sunday (Nov. 21) in the GLIAC Championship Match.

November 21, 2021

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Jonynas named GLIAC Player of the Year; 5 Huskies honored

The GLIAC announced its award winners and all-conference teams on Saturday (Nov. 20) between the GLIAC Semifinals.

November 20, 2021

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Huskies advance to GLIAC Championship

The No. 20-ranked Michigan Tech volleyball team advanced to the GLIAC Championship Match with a 3-1 victory over Davenport Saturday.

November 20, 2021

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PREVIEW: Volleyball hosts GLIAC Semfinals

No. 20 Michigan Tech hosts fifth-seeded Davenport in the GLIAC Semifinal.

November 19, 2021

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Laura De Marchi named CoSIDA Academic All-District

Laura De Marchi has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for the third straight season.

November 18, 2021

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Huskies advance to GLIAC Semis with sweep of Northwood

No. 20 Michigan Tech advanced to the GLIAC Tournament Semifinals with a 3-0 sweep of Northwood Wednesday.

November 17, 2021

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PREVIEW: Huskies open postseason Wednesday against Northwood

No. 20 Michigan Tech is the No. 1 seed in the GLIAC Tournament and hosts No. 8 Northwood Wednesday in the GLIAC Quarterfinal.

November 16, 2021