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Tori Dilfer
Dilfer in 2022
Personal information
Full nameVictoria Belle Dilfer[1]
NicknameTori
Nationality United States
Born (1999-02-26) February 26, 1999 (age 25)
HometownLos Gatos, California
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
College / UniversityTCU / Louisville
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current clubItaly Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia (it)
Career
YearsTeams
2017–2018United States TCU
2019–2021United States Louisville
2022United States Athletes Unlimited
2022–Italy Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia (it)
National team
2022– United States
Honours
Indoor Volleyball
Pan-American Cup
Representing the  United States
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hermosillo

Victoria Belle Dilfer (born February 26, 1999) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter. In the 2022–2023 pro season, she will play for Italian Series A1 team Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia.

Personal life

Dilfer played volleyball and was a track and field athlete at Valley Christian High School. She finished her high school volleyball career with 2,495 assists, 870 digs and 223 kills.[1]

Dilfer is the daughter of Trent Dilfer who played in the NFL for 14 years.[1]

Career

College

Dilfer played college volleyball for a total of five years, as she opted to use the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

She first attended Texas Christian University and played two seasons there. She was named to the All-Big 12 second team after racking up 1,134 assists during her sophomore year in 2018.[1]

Dilfer transferred to Louisville in 2019 and would play there for the remaining 3 years of eligibility. In her first season with the Cardinals, she led them to the program's first ever NCAA Elite Eight appearance during the 2019 NCAA Tournament.[3] In 2020, she was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Setter of the Year and an AVCA Third Team All-American.[3] In her final season in 2021, she was named as Louisville's first ever First Team All-American and helped the Cardinals finish as the national runner-ups in the 2021 NCAA tournament, only recording one loss on the season. It was Louisville's first appearance in a Final Four in school history. She was a Honda Sports Award finalist in 2021.[4] In 2021, she was invited to train with the U.S. Collegiate National team.[5] She concluded her Louisville career with 2,675 assists and 501 digs.

She graduated with a marketing degree while having minors in management and sports administration.[6]

Professional clubs

Awards and honors

College

  • AVCA First Team All-American (2021)
  • ACC Setter of the Year (2020, 2021)
  • AVCA Third Team All-American (2020)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tori Dilfer - TCU Volleyball". gofrogs.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. ^ "In Final Four loss, Louisville volleyball didn't win it all, but it did have it all". wdrb.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  3. ^ a b "Tori Dilfer - Louisville Volleyball". gocards.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  4. ^ "Dilfer Named as Honda Sports Award Finalist". gocards.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  5. ^ "Dilfer and Stevenson Picked to US Collegiate National Team". gocards.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  6. ^ "Faith And Relationships: How Coming To Louisville Was A 'Dream Come True' For Tori Dilfer". cardinalsportszone.com. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
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