Brynna DeLuzio

TCU

Nov 13 (Thu)

7 PM

The Buffs celebrate their careers prior to the match on senior day

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Position:
Setter/Libero
Height:
5-9
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Windermere, Fla.
High School:
The First Academy

Awards:

4X Pac-12 All-Academic Team (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13, 2021)
2X All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2021, 2017)
Pac-12 Second Team (2018)
AVCA Honorable Mention (2017)
All-Region/ District Honorable Mention - All Pacific South Region (2017)
All-Region/ District Freshman of the Year - All Pacific South Region (2017)
All-Conference - All Freshman Team (2017)
3X Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 6, 2017, Oct. 1, 2017, Sept. 18, 2017)
CU Freshman of the Year (2017)
Team Honors - Defensive MVP (2021) // Heart of the Buffalo (2018)
2X CU Athlete of the Week

Career Highs:
Kills: 4 at Colorado State (9/16/17)
Digs: 31 at Arizona State (11/12/21)
Assists: 64 vs Arizona State (11/18/17)
Aces: 4 vs Oregon State (9/29/17)
Blocks: 6 vs Washington State (11/01/17)

Cumulative Career Statistics:
Kills: 93
Digs: 1,422
Assists: 2,535
Aces: 105
Blocks: 51

2022 (GRADUATE STUDENT):

Played in all 31 matches, making 112 set appearances
Recorded double-digit assists in 18 matches
Had double-digit assists in 11 straight matches
Recorded double-digit digs in 11 matches
Finished the season with 10 kills, 241 digs, 321 assists and 19 aces

2021 (REDSHIRT SENIOR):

Started in every match for the Buffs at libero
Recorded 85 assists, 25 aces and 500 digs
Became the second CU player with 500 digs in a season
She averaged 4.67 digs per set, breaking a CU record and leading the Pac-12
Led the team in aces
Named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Had two 30+ dig performances against Oregon State and Arizona State
Named to Pac-12/BIG TEN Challenge All-Tournament team and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13)

2020 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR):

Started the season out at libero with at least nine digs in 11 of 12 matches to start the season
Recorded double-digit digs in a dozen matches
Shifted back to setter in a 6-2 offense for in 10 matches, recording a season-best 24 assists and 16 digs in a win against No.11-ranked Utah
Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Led the team with 223 digs and had 226 assists
Also had 18 aces

2019 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE):

Redshirted the season with the Buffs
Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2018 (SOPHOMORE):

DeLuzio continued to excel for the Buffs as a sophomore until her season came to an end due to medical reasons
Appeared in 83 sets and was the starting setter in a 6-2 system
Averaged 5.93 assists per set and had 492 total assists
She also had more than 150 digs overall
Was selected to the Rumble in the Rockies All-Tournament team after averaging 32 assists per match in Wyoming
Had a season-best 34 assists against Oral Roberts in the season opener
DeLuzio added three double-doubles, including 24 assists and a career-high in digs at 15 against USC
Was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team

2017 (FIRST YEAR):

DeLuzio had an outstanding freshman season for the Buffs
Started in all 34 matches for the Buffs and was an offensive leader
Led the team in assists (1411) as well as aces (29)
Recorded 50+ assists in nine matches for the Buffs, and her 1,411 total assists ranked 10th in the NCAA
Averaged 11.02 assists per set, which was the third best mark in the Pac-12 and 30th in the NCAA
Was selected to the NIKE Invitational All-Tournament team after directing CU to a .330 hitting percentage
DeLuzio was also named to the Omni Invitational All-Tournament team after guiding CU to a .321 hitting efficiency
She was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after helping CU to a 3-0 mark in the final weekend of non-conference play
This was the first of four Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for DeLuzio, which made her the first Buff ever to receive the honor more than once
DeLuzio earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and was recognized as an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention in the conclusion of her freshman campaign
She was named to the NCAA Waco Sub-Regional All-Tournament Team, as well as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American, after her performance in the NCAA Tournament
DeLuzio was a key part of the Buffs success, helping them to the Sweet 16 round for the first time in 20 years. She finished the season named to the VolleyballMag.com's freshman All-American First Team

MAJOR:

Marketing

PREP:

Deluzio was named a 2016 AVCA Under Armour Second Team All-American after helping The First Academy win its second state championship during her tenure
She finished the season with a 26-5 record
The 4A Player of the Year recorded 375 kills and hit .319 in 88 sets.
She also added 278 digs and 18 blocks.
Deluzio earned NHS AAU All-America status in 2015 as a junior
Over the course of 70 sets, she recorded 292 kills, 191 digs and 18 blocks while hitting .331
As a sophomore, she was tabbed an NSHS AAU All-American
She was also a member of the 2012 THS team that won the state title.
Deluzio played for the Top Select Volleyball Club
Her team won the AAU National Championship in 2016 and competed at the AAU championships in 2012 and ’13, as well as USA Nationals in 2012
She was recruited by Florida State, Georgia Tech and Pepperdine, but chose Colorado for her collegiate career because “it’s a different experience and both of her parents went to school here.”

PERSONAL:

Brynna Ann Deluzio was born on April 28, 1999 in Windermere, Florida
She is the daughter of Donald and Sheri Deluzio
She is the third youngest of nine kids (not all blood-related).
Her father played football at CU
Her sister Alexa played basketball at Florida State and another sister, Krystal, played basketball at Duke
Two other sisters, Loren and Erika, both played volleyball collegiately at Liberty and UConn, respectively
Deluzio’s brother Ben played baseball at FSU and another brother, Vic, was on the football team at Nav