Coaching Experience
Athletic/Academic Background
College
Information obtained from The Official ASU Sun Devil Athletics Site
ASU: Heads into her senior year as one of the main
staples to the ASU program, has been a leader offensively and
defensively for the past three seasons...comes into this season with
high expectations to lead the offensive power of the Sun Devils...earned
Freshman All-Pac-10 Honors in 2005 as well as an All Pac-10 Honorable
Mention last season.
2007 (Junior): Only player on the team to start
every match and play in all 109 games on the season...was a mainstay in
the line-up of the Sun Devils with 3.51 kills per game and 2.64 digs per
game, second only to libero Sydney Donahue...collected 41 total blocks
and was second on the team in points per game with a 3.88
average...tallied 383 kills on the year...tied her career-high of 23
kills in a match twice in the 2007 season...also received an Honorable
Mention on the All Pac-10 team.
2006 (Sophomore): Only player remaining on the team
who played in all 31 matches last season, starting 28 of
them...collected 328 kills on the year, good for third on the team, as
well as a 2.90 kill per game average...had 28 service aces, second
highest total on the team...had 393 digs, second only to Sydney Donahue
and 43 total blocks...had a career-high 23 kills in a win over
Washington St. (11/16)...also had a career-high 23 digs in a win over
Butler (9/23).
2005 (Freshman): Earned Freshman All-Pac-10 Honors
after appearing in all 28 matches with 26 starts...recorded her first
career double-double in her second career match, collecting 17 kills and
13 digs at Cal State Northridge (8/26)...totalled 12 matches with ten or
more digs...tallied nine double-doubles on the year...had 16 kills and
17 digs against Oregon State (9/24)...finished second on the team with
235 kills...averaged 2.53 kills per contest...second on team in digs
with 236...compiled 28 service aces, second highest total on the
team...blocked 23 total shots.
Personal: Majoring in Tourism... full name is
Marjorie Catherine Giordano, but goes by Margie... parents are Charles
and Robin Giordano of Glendale, Ariz... has one older brother (Matt) and
one older sister (Mary)... favorite type of food is Italian, favorite
color is blue and enjoys Mr. Goodbar candy bars... also likes watching
sports on TV, snowboarding, being outdoors, shoe shopping and eating...
born July 13, 1987 in Phoenix, Ariz.
High School
A 2004 graduate of Mountain Ridge High
School in Glendale, Ariz... earned four varsity letters under head coach
Jon Devenney... led Mountain Ridge to the 5A state title in 2004 with a
41-1 record... played club volleyball for North Valley Volleyball Club
and Arizona Juniors... played on the USA Volleyball/Arizona High
Performances team in 2003... named captain of Mountain Ridge her junior
and senior seasons... named all-region as a sophomore... earned
all-state, all-region and was the Northwest Region Player of the Year as
a junior... capped her stellar prep career by being named the Gatorade
State Player of the Year in 2004... also named the Arizona Republic
State Player of the Year and made several All-America teams... named to
the all-tournament team (American Division) while playing with the
Arizona Juniors at the 2005 Nationals.
