PLNU Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2024)
Earned AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors for the second straight season… Named to AVCA All-West Region First Team and D2CCA All-West Region Second Team… Selected to the All-PacWest First Team… Earned Academic All-PacWest honors ... Started in all 28 matches… Ranked 24th in the nation and 3rd in the PacWest in hitting % (.363)… Ranked 3rd in the PacWest in blocks per set (1.08)… Ranked 4th in the PacWest in service aces with 38… Registered 103 total blocks, posting a career-best 20 solo blocks… Earned a season-best of 12 kills three times in wins against Simon Fraser (9/6/24), Westmont (9/21/24) and Hawai’i Pacific (10/24/24)… Had a season-best 7 blocks against Concordia (9/26/24)... Ranks 4th all-time in PLNU history in career total blocks (420)... .363 hitting % is the 6th best in a single season among Sea Lions all-time.

AS A JUNIOR (2023)
AVCA Honorable Mention All-American… AVCA All-West Region First Team… All-PacWest First Team… Started in all 28 matches… Named PacWest Defender of the Week (9/26/23)… Ranked 8th in the nation in blocks per set (1.31)… Led the PacWest in total blocks with 135… 3rd in the conference in hitting % (.333)... Averaged 2.39 kills per set… Had a total of 243 kills… Registered 19 kills and 6 blocks against Azusa Pacific (10/03/2)… Posted a season-best of 11 blocks in a win at Hawaii Hilo (09/23/23)… Had 6 or more blocks 11 times … Earned All-PacWest academic recognition.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022)
Earned a PacWest Defender of the Week recognition (Oct. 31)... Played in 16 matches for the Sea Lions, starting in 10 of them, after missing the first part of the season due to injury… Recorded 72 kills, 65 blocks, four aces and nine digs… Posted a .245 hitting percentage and 2.35 points per set… Set a season high in kills with 11 against Azusa Pacific on November 12… Set a career high in blocks with 14 against Hawaii Hilo on October 22, ranking second all-time in program history… Led the conference with 1.35 blocks/set.

AS A FRESHMAN (2021)
Earned a spot on the All-PacWest second team... Named to the Academic All-PacWest Team... Selected as PacWest Co-Player of the Week on October 25... Led the team in points with 296 with a hitting percentage at .278 and a team-best 95 blocks, which ranked third in the PacWest... She recorded a season-high 20 kills against Simon Fraser with a .563 hitting percentage over four sets... Her season high in blocks was eight, which came against Biola... Against Holy Names, she had a .524 hitting percentage with 13 kills and seven blocks.

COVID-SHORTENED SEASON (SPRING 2021)
PacWest All-Academic Team selection...Played in all six matches during the COVID shortened season, starting four…Posted a career-best 11 kills against both Biola and Concordia…Had a season-best seven blocks against Biola and Azusa Pacific...Posted a .353 hitting percentage with nine kills against Azusa Pacific.
 
PRIOR TO PLNU
2020 graduate of Faith Lutheran High School...Lettered three years in volleyball, four years in track and one year in basketball and cheer for the Crusaders...All-State and Conference first team 2019...Max Preps player of the week in 2019...Two time top five hitting percentage in the state...Holds school record for career blocks...Third place finish in state tournament...Scholar athlete award.
 
PERSONAL
Born in Las Vegas, Nev… Business marketing major…Parents Michael and Joelle Massari...Has one sibling Colette Massari.
 
OTHER STUFF
Nickname: Maserati, Annar
Pre-game rituals: Coffee
Hobbies: Photography
Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting
Favorite TV Show: Friday Night Lights & New Girl
Favorite Sports Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Role Model: My Dad