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Naomi Franco Season 2023

#17
PosRS
Ht6-3
YearSenior
HometownFayetteville, Ga.
Previous SchoolSyracuse

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SENIOR (2024)

  • Competed in 22 matches and 40 sets for the Tigers
  • Tallied 17 kills in the 2024 campaign
  • Recorded four kills and a block against Kansas City (9/13)
  • Tallied three kills against Southeast Missouri State (10/9)
  • Recorded a block in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Texas State (12/05)
  • Posted three kills against SMU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (12/6)

SENIOR (2023)

  • Appeared in 33 sets and 19 matches for the Tigers in 2023 
  • Clocked a total 22 kills, along with five digs and four blocks during the season 
  • Made her Mizzou debut against Illinois State (8/25)
  • Tallied her first kill for the Tigers against Northern Kentucky (9/1)
  • Recorded a season-high seven kills against Buffalo (9/8)
  • Scored five kills against Eastern Illinois to complement a season-high two blocks (9/14)
  • Posted two kills, a dig and a block against Tennessee (9/20)
  • Surpassed 500 career kills after registering a pair of kills in Tigers’ matchup against Mississippi State (11/3)
  • Put a kill away against top-seeded Nebraska in the 2023 NCAA Tournament (12/2)

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (SYRACUSE 2020-22)

  • Spent three seasons at Syracuse (2020-2022)
  • In three seasons with the Orange, totaled 479 kills, 143 total blocks (13 solo, 130 assists) and 110 digs
  • In 2022, was third on the Orange with 257 kills (2.5 kills/set) on a .227 hitting clip (second on team)
  • Started all 28 matches (103 sets) in 2022
  • Chipped in 68 blocks (four solo, 64 assists), good for third on the team in 2022
  • Recorded a career-high 23 kills at Wake Forest (9/30/22) and served as a team captain in 2022

HIGH SCHOOL (FAYETTE COUNTY)

  • Earned AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honors
  • First-team all-region selection
  • Recorded 333 kills, 89 blocks and 55 aces in her high school career
  • Team captain as a junior and senior
  • Also lettered in basketball (freshman and sophomore) and lacrosse (freshman)
  • Competed for A5 South club team

PERSONAL

  • Born Naomi Kyvonnee Franco on June 25, 2002
  • Daughter of Tanya and Kwesi Franco
  • Has one brother, Micah
  • Majoring in General Studies at Mizzou
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Senior
2024

RS
6-3 / -