2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

Zachary Chaplin
Zachary Chaplin
Anthony Nguyen

3 Grace Casagrande

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Coatesville, Pa.
  • Highschool Bishop Shanahan

Biography

College
2024: 
Earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region Honors while leading the Eagles with 555 digs ... Named the MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season ... Also named All-MAC First Team as a libero ... Named to PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team ... Made the 2024 MAC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Her 5.66 digs per set a new single-season program high, breaking her own mark of 5.44 she had last season ... Earned five MAC Commonwealth DPOTW honors (9/16, 10/14, 10/21, 11/04, and 11/11 ... Second on the team in service aces (44) and assists (93) ... Finished with 35 or more digs in five matches ... Posted a program-record 40 digs in Eastern's five-set match against Trinity on Sept. 14 ... Recorded her 2,000th career dig in the Eagles' three-set sweep of Alvernia on Oct. 23. 

2023: Earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America and All-Region Honors while leading the the Eagles with a career-best 615 digs. Her 5.44 digs per sets a single-season program high... again named MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-league libero while helping the Eagles to a third MAC Commonwealth Championship... Earned MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Week Honors on both 10/30 and 11/6... Recorded 30+ digs four times and posted a season-high 35 in Eastern's stunning reverse sweep win over Tufts int he opening round of the NCAA Tournament... Posted 34 digs in regular-season five-set win at Stevenson. Recorded 48 aces and a career-high 118 assists. 

2022: Named Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-MAC Commonwealth as a Libero for the MAC Commonwealth Champion Eagles ... Led the MAC Commonwealth in digs (528) and digs per set (5.03) ... Recorded the 10th 500-dig season in program history ... Also ranked second on the team in assists (84) and service aces (42) ... Finished with a season-high 28 digs against Marymount in the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 10 ... Earned her first MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player-of-the-Week honor on Oct. 31, finishing with 86 digs in 15 sets played. 

2021: Earned Honorable Mention All-MAC Commonwealth honors as a Libero for the MAC Commonwealth Champion Eagles... Recorded a career-high 36 digs in Eastern's five-set MAC Commonwealth Semifinal win over Messiah...495 digs is the 12th highest single-season total in program history. 

2020:  Canceled (COVID-19)

High School: Grace is from Coatesville, Pa. and attended Bishop Shanahan High School.  She was the starting libero on a Shanahan team that qualified for States three of her four years. She earned All-State, All-District and All-Chesmont First Team honors her senior season. 

Personal: Daughter of John and Terryanne…  sister, Bryn and brother Gabe. Grace is studying Elementary Education.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020First Year

    Libero/ Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2021Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2022Junior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2023Senior

    Defensive Specialist
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2024Graduate Student

    Libero
    5'6"
    3