Florida Tech Panthers

2021 Spring: Played in three matches collecting 12 kills, two assists, and two aces. Elena posted 12 digs and three block assists...Graduated with a Marketing and Strategic Communication degree and plans to go back to Italy for the summer and find a job in the marketing and advertising field abroad.

2019: Appeared in 31 matches and 88 sets... Recorded 172 kills, 4 assists, 7 service aces, 190 points, 20 blocks and 67 digs... Posted a season-high kills performance (14) against Lee University (Oct. 19) and season-high 15.5 points in the same game... Named the Florida Tech Athletic Director's Honor Roll

Previous College: Attended Hillsborough Community College from 2017-2019

High school: Attended San Giovanni Bosco High School in Colle di val d'Elsa

Club: Played for Virtus Pallavolo for 10 years

Personal: Daughter of Luca Ciulli and Laura Bandini... Has one sibling, Fillipo... Chose Florida Tech for the athletic and academic departments along with the large number of international students... She most admires her brother for how smart he is and his volleyball talents... Post-grad plans include becoming an interpreter or continuing her volleyball career.