THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2023: Appeared in 26 matches and played in 95 sets ... tallied 434 digs to lead the team while third in the Atlantic Sun Conference in digs per set (4.57) ... finished the season with a .940 reception percentage on 399 attempts ... offensively contributed 100 assists, 19 service aces and three kills to total 22 points ... earned her second College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honor following the season ... registered double-digit assists in all but one match, talllying over 20 assists in six matches ... accumulated her 1,000th career dig against Lipscomb on Nov. 10 ... tied her career high in digs with 27 at Queens on Oct. 15 ... had a career-high nine assists against Old Dominion on Sept. 9 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 16 ... set a career mark in service aces with five against Alabama A&M on Sept. 12.

COLLEGE: Played her undergraduate career of volleyball at Division II Barry University in Miami, Florida, under coach Leonid Yelin ... member of the Buccaneer teams that finished as conference champions (2019, 2022) and South region champions (2023) ... team also made an Elite 8 aappearance in 2022 ... individually, was named CSC Academic All-District and Defensive Player of the South region in 2022.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Gateway Legacy Christian Academy under coach Caitlynn Vann, where she played as a libero for the Lions and led her team to finishing fifth in the nation ... was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

CLUB: Played club volleyball for Circulo Militar do Paraná in Brazil, where she was part of the state championship team in 2014 & 2015 ... team also played in national tournament in 2015.

PERSONAL: Full name is Luana Bulara Cavalcante Sampaio ... Birthday is August 17 and has three siblings (two brothers & one sister) ... Majoring in the Master's program in Business Administration - Project Management.