Samantha Bricio

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Samantha Bricio
Bricio at USC
Personal information
Full nameSamantha Estephania Guadalupe Bricio Ramos
NicknameSamy
NationalityMexican
Born (1994-11-22) November 22, 1994 (age 29)
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
HometownJalisco, Mexico
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Spike302 cm (119 in)
Block283 cm (111 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Southern California
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number12
National team
2010–presentMexico
Last updated: April 2017

Samantha Bricio (born November 22, 1994) is a Mexican

2011, finishing twelfth. She received the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Best Scorer and Best Server awards and the Best Scorer award in the 2011 Youth Pan-American Cup, 2011 Junior Pan-American Cup and the 2013 Pan-American Cup
.

Personal life

Bricio, 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighing 58 kilograms (128 lb), was born on November 22, 1994[1] in Guadalajara, Jalisco[2] and attended Preparatoria de Universidad del Valle de Atemajac de Guadalajara High School in Guadalajara.[3] Bricio's brother, Irving Alberto José, was a member of the Mexico senior national team[4] who won the 2007 Pan-American Cup[5] and winner of the top Mexican sports award[6] (the Luchador Olmeca).[6][7] Bricio received bachelor's degree in psychology in 2016 from University of Southern California.[8]

Career

2008

After winning the gold medal in the Mexican National Games (Olimpiada Nacional) in the 13–14-year-old category, Bricio won the silver in the NORCECA U-18 Championship and qualified for the 2009 U-18 World Championships.[9] She placed sixth with her national junior team in the 2008 NORCECA U-20 Championship,[10] winning the Rising Star award for her performance at such a young age.[11]

2009

Bricio played in the

2009 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship at Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand[12] as the team's youngest competitor, age 14.[13] Her team made the second round for the first time,[14] finishing ninth.[15] Bricio's performance attracted the interest of the Mexican Volleyball Federation for the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2012 Olympics.[16]
At the end of the year, Bricio and her brother Irving received an award from the Guadalajara city council.[17]

2010

She played in the Guadalajara Volleyball Festival as a junior before the National Games.

2011 Girls Youth World Championship.[19] During her first international games with the senior team at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, she won the Best Scorer and Best Server awards as Mexico finished fifth.[20] At age 15, Bricio was the youngest player ever on the Mexico national team.[21] She later won the Private High Schools National Championship with Preparatoria de Universidad del Valle de Atemajac de Guadalajara.[3] Bricio received the Medal of Sporting Merit from the Guadalajara city council for her achievements in the NORCECA Continental Championship and the Central American and Caribbean Games,[22]
and won an athletic scholarship.

2011

In March, Bricio helped Jalisco (her regional team) to qualify for the National Games.[23] Playing again with Mexico's junior team in the first Junior Pan-American Cup, she contributed to the team's fourth-place finish[24] and received the Best Scorer award.[25] Bricio later played in the first Girls' Youth Pan-American Cup, winning a silver medal[26] and the Best Scorer award.[27] She played in the High Performance championship in Tucson, Arizona, and was scouted by several colleges[28] before deciding to attend the University of Southern California.[29]

Bricio represented Mexico at the

2011 Girls Youth World Championship,[30] where her team finished twelfth after a 0–3 loss to Italy.[31] She and several teammates joined the National Junior Olympic Program to develop players for the 2011 Pan American Games and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.[32]

In September Bricio played in the senior continental championship, guiding her team to a fifth-place finish.[33] She later represented Mexico at the 2011 Pan American Games, where her team finished eighth after a 3–1 loss to Canada.[34] Bricio said she felt excited, but pressured, about playing at home.[35] She won a one-year athletic scholarship and her second Medal of Sporting Merit[36] from the Guadalajara city council.[37]

2012

Bricio helped Preparatoria de Universidad del Valle de Atemajac de Guadalajara win the Private High Schools National Championship, and was selected for the All-Star team.[38] She received a full athletic scholarship to the University of Southern California after receiving 12 offers,[39] leading the Trojans in August to a Texas A&M Invitational win and receiving the Most Valuable Player and Pac-12's Freshman of the Week awards.[40][41] The Mexican Volleyball Federation used a machine translation of Bricio's performance during the Invitational,[42] leading to several mistranslations.[43]

After her first college season, Bricio was Volleyball Magazine's NCAA Freshman of the Year and made the All-America third team.[21] The American Volleyball Coaches Association gave her an All-America honorable mention.[21] Bricio was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team, the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and the All-Pacific Region Team; she was named the AVCA Pacific Region and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year,[44] and received the team's Best Scorer and Best Server awards.[45] She represented Jalisco at the Mexican National Games (Olimpiada Nacional),[46] winning the 17–18-year-old junior silver medal.[47][48]

2013

Bricio began the year as #60 on the Smartasses Magazine Top 100 Sexiest Women List.

2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship,[51] receiving the Best Scorer award.[52]
May 25, 2016

2016

While at USC, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best collegiate female volleyball player in 2016.[53][54]

Bricio played with the American Premier Volleyball League club Chesapeake Rising Tide from Chesapeake Bay[55] at the 2016 league tournament held along the Open National Championships.[56] She helped her team to win the bronze medal after they lost to Team Iowa Ice but defeated Great Lakes Lightning to achieve the third place.[57]

She signed with the Italian league champion club

Imoco Volley Conegliano for two years,[58] starting in the 2016/17 season.[59] She made the All-Star game selection[60] and later won the Italian Supercup defeating 3–1 to Foppapedretti Bergamo, where she became Most Valuable Player after leading her team with 24 points.[61][62]

2017

In the 2016–17 CEV Champions League, Bricio helped her team in the pool play against[63] and Chemik Police,[64] another victories in the Italian Cup[65] and helping to retake the domestic league first place.[66] After that, she was sidelined from playing in February when she got a virus,[67][68] even though, her team won the Italian Cup.[69]

She suffered a sprain during the second domestic league quarterfinals match,[70] being unable to play the CEV Champions League Final Four[71] hosted by her club,[72] who claimed the silver medal.[73]

Clubs

Awards

College

  • 2012 Texas A&M Invitational Most Valuable Player
  • 2012 AVCA All-America honorable mention
  • 2012 AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year
  • 2012 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
  • 2012 All-Pacific Region Team
  • 2012 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
  • 2012 Pac-12 All-Conference Team
  • 2012 Volleyball Magazine's NCAA Freshman of the Year
  • 2012 Volleyball Magazine's All-America third team
  • 2015 AVCA National Player of the Year
  • 2015 Volleyball Magazine's Player of the Year
  • 2015 espnW National Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2015 PrepVolleyball.com National Player of the Year
  • 2015 HERO Sport's National Volleyball Player of the Year
  • 2016 Honda Sports Award for volleyball[54]

Individuals

Clubs

  • 2016 Premier Volleyball League – Bronze medal, with Chesapeake Rising Tide
  • 2016 Italian SuperCup - Champion, with Imoco Volley
  • 2016-17 Italian Cup - Champion, with Imoco Volley
  • Imoco Volley Conegliano
  • Imoco Volley Conegliano
  • 2020 Russian Super Cup - Champion, with Dinamo Kazan Динамо-Ак Барс
  • 2020 Russian Cup - Champion, with Dinamo Kazan Динамо-Ак Барс

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