Giovanna Bello
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- Height:
- 5'8
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- Hometown:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Position:
- DS
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- CEL Intercultural School
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- Major:
- Undecided
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- m
- 29
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- k/s
- 0.02
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- h %
- .250
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- a/s
- 0.27
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- b/s
- 0.00
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- sa/s
- 0.11
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- d/s
- 1.66
Bio
*NJCAA All-Academic 2nd Team (2019)
*Suncoast Conference All-Academic Team (2019)
*FCSAA Academic All-State Team (2019)
Freshman (2019): Bello saw action in 20 matches as a freshman, averaging 1.56 digs per set for the Bucs. She put together her best three matches of the season in succession, pulling up a career 16 digs in a win over Eastern Florida and backing that up with 13 and 12 dig performances against Richard Bland and Miami Dade the Bucs next two times out.
High School: Bello came to FSW from beautiful Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she prepped at CEL Intercultural School. She helped CEL to a pair of second place finishes in the Indoor School Nationals and also a second place finish on the beach in 2017. She played at three different clubs including Tijuca Tenis Clube, Botafogo Futebol e Regata, and Fluminense Futebol Clube. She led her club squads to a number of championships, most recently at the Taça Paraná de Volei Indoor Championship. Bello also participated in Handball at CEL.
Personal: Born August 18, 2000, she is the daughter of Gilberto and Priscila. She has one brother, Thaigo (16).
| Career Highs | |
| Assists | 6 vs. SCF (2/16/21) |
| Aces | 2 vs. Richard Bland (9/14/19) |
| Digs | 16 vs. Eastern Florida (9/14/19) |
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 29 | 8 |
| Sets | 88 | 23 |
| Kills | 2 | 1 |
| Kills per set | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Total Attacks | 4 | 1 |
| Total Attacks per set | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| Hitting Percentage | .250 | 1.000 |
| Assists | 24 | 9 |
| Assists per set | 0.27 | 0.39 |
| Service Total Attempts | 23 | 0 |
| Service Aces | 10 | 3 |
| Service Errors | 32 | 10 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.11 | 0.13 |
| Receptions | 248 | 36 |
| Reception Errors | 10 | 0 |
| Digs | 146 | 24 |
| Digs per set | 1.66 | 1.04 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 0 | 0 |
| Block Total | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 1 |
| Points | 12.0 | 4.0 |
| Points per set | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Matches started | 2 | - |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Daytona State College | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jan 22 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 23 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 23 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. #15 Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Jan 30 | vs. #10 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Jan 30 | at #5 Odessa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Feb 5 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Feb 9 | at St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 11 | #9 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Feb 14 | #6 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 14 | #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.000 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Feb 16 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0.0 |
| Feb 18 | Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 2 | at #7 Polk State | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 4 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mar 6 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mar 9 | at Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.0 |
| Mar 12 | at Indian River State College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mar 26 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Mar 27 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Daytona State College | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 22 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 23 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. #15 Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | vs. #10 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | at #5 Odessa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 9 | at St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11 | #9 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #6 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 16 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 18 | Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | at #7 Polk State | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | at Indian River State College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | Daytona State College | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jan 22 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 23 | Indian River State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jan 23 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. #15 Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs. New Mexico Military Institute | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | vs. #10 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Jan 30 | at #5 Odessa | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
| Feb 5 | at Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Feb 9 | at St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 11 | #9 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #6 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | at State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Feb 18 | Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | St. Petersburg College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | at #7 Polk State | W, 3-1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | State College of Florida | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | Palm Beach State College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | at Indian River State College | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | vs. Hillsborough Community College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #8 Polk State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | vs. #1 Miami Dade | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Spartanburg Methodist | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. #9 Navarro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 15 | vs. #3 Snow | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Apr 16 | #2 Odessa | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Apr 17 | #4 Utah State Eastern | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 29 | 88 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 4 | 0.05 | .250 | 24 | 0.27 | 12.0 | 0.1 |
| Conference | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1.000 | 9 | 0.39 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 12 | 31 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 3 | 0.10 | .000 | 5 | 0.16 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Away | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 11 | 0.44 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Neutral | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1.000 | 8 | 0.25 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 56 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 1.000 | 18 | 0.32 | 10.0 | 0.2 |
| Losses | 9 | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 | -.500 | 6 | 0.19 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| January | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | .500 | 6 | 0.29 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| February | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | .000 | 9 | 0.41 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| March | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 8 | 0.24 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| April | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - | 1 | 0.09 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 88 | 146 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Conference | 8 | 23 | 24 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 31 | 50 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 7 | 25 | 32 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 10 | 32 | 64 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 56 | 87 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Losses | 9 | 32 | 59 | 1.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 7 | 21 | 32 | 1.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| February | 8 | 22 | 32 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| March | 10 | 34 | 54 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| April | 4 | 11 | 28 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 29 | 88 | 23 | 10 | 0.11 | 32 | 248 | 10 |
| Conference | 8 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0.13 | 10 | 36 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0.13 | 11 | 93 | 4 |
| Away | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 11 | 52 | 2 |
| Neutral | 10 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0.13 | 10 | 103 | 4 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 56 | 0 | 8 | 0.14 | 20 | 125 | 4 |
| Losses | 9 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 0.06 | 12 | 123 | 6 |
| Month | ||||||||
| January | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0.14 | 10 | 70 | 2 |
| February | 8 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 10 | 52 | 2 |
| March | 10 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0.12 | 8 | 87 | 4 |
| April | 4 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0.09 | 4 | 39 | 2 |
News mentions
Which coast is the best coast? Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Kellen Valentim will soon be able to answer that question as the Bucs right side hitter will head across the country next season where she will play for the University of San Francisco after signing her National Letter of Intent on Monday.
The #6 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers pushed the #1 Miami Dade Sharks to the wire Saturday afternoon in the FCSAA State Tournament Semifinals, doing something no other team has done all season, take two sets from the Sharks, but in the end, Miami Dade remained undefeated, nipping the Bucs 15-12 in the fifth set to win 3-2. The Bucs will now play in a second semifinal on Sunday morning against #8 Polk State with the winner taking on the Sharks in the Championship game at 2 PM.
Tuesday, Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Yasso Amin signed her National Letter of Intent to make the move from Southwest Florida, to just the Southwest period, inking with the UTEP Miners where she will finish her collegiate career.
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers top hitter in program history will continue to wear purple for all four years of her collegiate career; just for the next two years, it will have a different accent color. Tuesday, FSW sophomore Julia De Sa signed her National Letter of Intent with James Madison University where she will head to Harrisonburg, Virginia to play for the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association Champion Dukes.
Florida SouthWestern State sophomore Giovanna Bello will be headed from one of the top NJCAA Volleyball programs in the country to one of the top NAIA Volleyball programs in the country next season as Tuesday the Bucs' defensive specialist signed with Park University, the 2020 Heart of America Champions and #1 ranked team in the country.
After anchoring the back line for the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers over the past two seasons, libero Viktoriya Ivanova is headed to the Division I level, signing her National Letter of Intent to play at Gonzaga University next season.
The murderer's row portion of the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers schedule came to a close on Sunday at Suncoast Credit Union Arena. The 12th ranked Bucs opened the day with their second straight win over a top 10 ranked opponent, sweeping #6 Daytona State 3-0 before dropping a highly contested 3-0 battle with #1 Miami Dade in the nightcap of their busy day.
We continue our ‘On This Date in History’ series with the FSW Volleyball team, who one year ago, stretched their season long winning streak to five games with a sweep of the Jacksonville Tournament.
