2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2023-24 (SENIOR)
ECC honorable mention… helped Daemen to a 26-6 overall record and the Wildcats' third straight undefeated East Coast Conference season (12-0)... 2023 ECC Tournament champions... season ended in the NCAA East Regional final to Bentley... started in 31 of Daemen’s 32 matches for a team-high 111 total sets… ranked fourth on the team in kills with 180 (1.62 kills per set)... finished sixth in the league with a .253 hitting percentage on the year... finished fourth on the team with 28 service aces (0.25 aces per set)... led the team with 71 total blocks (second in the ECC)... ranked 10th in the league with 0.64 blocks per set... ranked first on the team with 54 assisted blocks... posted a season-high 12 kills against St. Thomas Aquinas on Oct. 22
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
First Team All-ECC... AVCA All-Region... D2CCA All-Region... helped lead Daemen to a 20-6 overall record and the Wildcats' second straight undefeated East Coast Conference season (10-0) and regular season championship title... 2022 ECC Tournament champions... season ended in the NCAA East Region in quarterfinal loss to Saint Anselm... started in 22 of Daemen's 26 matches for 74 sets... led all Daemen players with a .330 hitting percentage... led the team with 31 service aces (0.42 aces per set)... one of five Wildcats to post triple digit kills, ranking fourth on the team with 160 kills (2.16 kills per set)... led the team with 41 of Daemen's 118 blocks to average 0.55 blocks per set... recorded her 100th career block this season...  ranked second in the ECC in hitting percentage... recorded double-digit kills in seven matches... career-high six aces against Le Moyne on Oct. 5... career-high three blocks twice this season (vs. AIC on Sept. 9 and vs. Molloy on Nov. 12)... recorded multiple blocks in 12 of the 22 matches she played in... three-time ECC Defensive Player of the Week and ECC Player of the Week once
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
Part of team's historic season that included winning program's first NCAA East Regional title and advancing to Elite Eight for first time in school history... season ended as seventh-seed against Western Washington in national quarterfinals held in Tampa on Dec. 9... 2021 East Coast Conference Tournament champions... started all 33 matches...ranked third on the team in totaled kills (224) and fourth in kills per set (1.95)...registered a team-high 78 blocks...totaled 14 kills in an early season 3-0 win over Notre Dame College...registered a career-high 16 kills in a 3-2 loss to New Haven...named MVP of the ECC Tournament after totaling 14 kills and a career-high eight blocks in a 3-2 win over Bridgeport in the championship game...named to the NCAA Regional all-tournament team.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in all six matches and 18 of a possible 21 sets during a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic... totaled 25 kills on a .156 hitting percentage as well as eight blocks... averaged 1.39 kills and 0.44 blocks per set... recorded season-highs in kills (10) and digs (5) during her collegiate debut March 25 vs. Mercyhurst... recorded three blocks at D'Youville on April 8... hit a season-high .571 with five kills in seven attempts during the season finale vs. Roberts Wesleyan on April 23.
BEFORE DAEMEN
Competed for the Glenbrook South Titans and coach Kelly Dorn ... four-time recipient of the Academic Award for Sports ... four-time recipient of the Captain Award ... led the Titans to a 26-11 record and a regional championship as a senior ... also competed for Sky High Volleyball Club.
PERSONAL
Born Vanessa Joanna Kuliga on March 9, 2002 in Park Ridge, Ill. ... daughter of Roman & Joanna Kuliga ... has one sister, Abby Kuliga ... hobbies include drawing, driving and listening to music, taking organized notes ... lists her bucket list items as visiting Greece and Hawaii, and going backpacking in the mountains ... favorite TV show is One Tree Hill ... favorite movie is Moana ... favorite holiday is Thanksgiving ... favorite vaction location is Riviera Maya, Mexico ... chose to attend Daemen because "it felt like family from the first day I met the girls and coaches, they were so kind to me and made me feel like I was at home, even though I was nine hours away from my real home" ... majoring in physical therapy.Â
CAREER HIGHS
| Stats |
# |
Opponent |
Date |
| Kills |
16 |
vs. New Haven |
Sept. 17, 2021 |
| Kill Attempts |
30 (2x) |
last vs. Bridgeport |
Nov. 20, 2021 |
| Hitting % (10+ attempts) |
.727 |
vs. Molloy |
Nov. 12, 2022 |
| Assists |
1 (3x) |
last vs. Gannon |
Apr. 3, 2021 |
| Service Aces |
6 |
vs. Le Moyne |
Oct. 5, 2022 |
| Digs |
7 |
vs. Saint Rose |
Oct. 2, 2021 |
| Total Blocks |
8 |
vs. Bridgeport |
Nov. 20, 2021 |
SPECIALTY STATS
| Matches With... |
2020 |
CAREER |
| 10+ Kills |
1 |
1 |
| 10+ Assists |
0 |
0 |
| 10+ Digs |
0 |
0 |
| Double-Doubles |
0 |
0 |
| 5+Â Service Aces |
0 |
0 |
| 5+ Blocks |
0 |
0 |
| .300+ Hitting % |
1 |
1 |
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2020Freshman
Middle Blocker
6'0"
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2021Sophomore
Middle Blocker
6'0"
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2022Junior
Middle Blocker
6'0"
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2023Senior
Middle Blocker
6'0"
