2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Rio Giancarlo
MARISSA LORDAHL
Rio Giancarlo

11 Chiara De Virgilio

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Rosario Santa Fe, Argentina

Biography

SPU:  One-year letterwinner.

Fifth Year (SPU, 2022-23):  Played in 15 games with two starts before her season ended with an injury during a game against Simon Fraser on Jan. 21. ... Averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds. ... Recorded her Falcon highs of 14 points, 5 assists, and 7 steals in the GNAC opener at Alaska Fairbanks on Dec. 1 , a 65-60 SPU victory. ... Grabbed 6 rebounds in two games. ... Her 72 total points pushed her past 900 for her career, giving her 916. ... Her 19 assists put her at exactly 400, with the 400th coming against Western Washington on Jan. 19. ... Hit her 300th career field goal on Dec. 3 at Alaska Anchorage. ... At the time of her injury, had the team's leading 3-point shooting percentage of .360 (18 of 50), and that mark was still the highest at the end of the season.

Senior (Keiser University (Florida), 2021-22): Started all 30 games. ... Averaged 8.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, handing out a team-high 104. ... Also came up with 37 steals. ... hit 40.5 percent from 3-point range, draining 53 of 131. 

Junior (Keiser University (Florida), 2020-21): Started all 26 games she played. ... Averaged 5.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists (leading the team with 64). ... Dished five assists in three different games. ... Shot 91.2 percent at the free throw line, hitting 31 of 34. ... Also led the team in steals with 42. ... Scored in double figures six times.

Sophomore (Jefferson College, 2019-20): Earned 2nd team All-Region honors. ... Started 29 of 30 games. ... Averaged 9.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.6 assists. ... Set a career high with 21 points against Three Rivers. ... Scored in double figures 13 times.

Freshman (Cloud County CC (Kansas), 2018-19): Started 21 of 31 games. ... Averaged 5.1 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. ... Scored a career-high 15 point against Colby CC.

Prior to college: Played with various club teams in Argentina. ... Won a U17 national championship in 2015, took 3rd in 2016 and 2nd in 2017 with the Atalaya club. ... Also won different local championships.

Personal: Chiara De Virgilio. ... Exercise Science major.

Reason she chose SPU: "One of the reasons was the location. I like the environmental diversity that Seattle presents, and I also reall liked the basketball program and the coaching staff."

Fun facts: Has been playing basketball since she was 8. ... Dumbest movie she has ever seen was "He's All That." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Divergent" by Veronica Roth. ... Favorite junk food is burgers. ... Favorite healthy food is any fruit. ... Favorite TV program is "Stranger Things." ... Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers. ... Favorite athlete is Argentine native and former San Antonio Spurs star Emanuel "Manu" Ginobili. ... Her dream car is a blue or white Nissan Versa. ... Loves to shop for shoes and clothes. ... Favorite basketball memory is the 2017 FIBA women's basketball final between Argentina and Canada. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Kobe Bryant and Manu Ginobili. She would serve some Argentinian food. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Black Widow "because I like her outfits and it looks like she's not scared of anything." ... Her friends call her Chia, Chiara, or Chi Chi. ... In 10 years, plans to be "living  good life with people I love, working on whatever I like, and traveling around the world." ... Can do magic tricks with cards. ... Wants to tour Europe and try to learn some different languages, specifically Italian and Portuguese. ... Also would like to experience a tournament with Argentina's national team.


STATISTICS
YEAR    GP   FG     Pct   3-pt   Pct    FT     Pct    Reb   Avg   PF  Ast   TO  Blk  Stl  Pts  Avg
#18-19  31  54-174 .310  31-124 .250   18-26  .652     69   2.2   60  104   83   9    37  157  5.1
&19-20  30 108-279 .387  43-122 .352   33-43  .733    154   5.1   78  109  104   3    57  292  9.7
%20-21  26  47-152 .309  26-90  .289   31-34  .912     81   3.1   43   64   62   3    42  151  5.8
%21-22  30  84-229 .367  53-131 .406   23-31  .742    109   3.6   50  104   86   5    37  244  8.1
@22-23  15  26-75  .347  18-50  .360    2-4   .500     44   2.9   26   19   17   2    12   72  4.8
TOTL   132 319-909 .351 171-517 .331  107-138 .775    457   3.5  257  400  352  22   185  916  7.0 


# 2018-19 at Cloud County Community College.
& 2019-20 at Jefferson College.
% 2020-21 and 21-22 at Keiser University.
@ 2022-23 at Seattle Pacific.

 

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