Naomi Franco

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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)