Mariana Pilon

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Prev School:
Salt Lake Community College

2016
Finished 10th in the Missouri Valley Conference, and first on team in digs with a 3.65 digs per set average…Also finished fourth on the team in assists (.50/set)…Recorded double-digit digs in 27 matches this season, including 16 matches with 15+ digs...Recorded a season-high 24 digs in SIU's five-set win over Northern Iowa...Tallied two service aces in three matches this season...Dished out a career-best eight assists in SIU's four-set win at Indiana State.

2015
Had a career-high 27 digs against Youngstown State...Led the Salukis with an average of 3.71 digs per set for ninth in the MVC...Played in all 33 matches this season...Totaled 16 service aces...Was credited with 20 points overall...Helped the Salukis to the best season in program history with an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to SIU
Played two seasons at Salt Lake Community College...Led her team in digs in 2014 with 4.72 digs per set, totaling 529 digs on the season...Has the second-most digs in an individual season in Salt Lake Community College history with 529...Member of the 2013 Region 18 champion team

Personal
Born April 28, 1995, in Sao Paulo, Brazil to Gilberto and Margaret Pilon...Has one brother, Bruno...Majoring in speech communication...Was a judo champion in Sao Paulo in 2005 and 2006.