Juliann Faucette

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Juliann Faucette
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Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-11-25) November 25, 1989 (age 36)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
College / University Texas Longhorns
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current team LOVB Austin
Number13
Career
YearsTeams
2011–2012Robur Tiboni Urbino
2012–2013 UYBA Volley
2013–2014 Guangdong Evergrande
2014–2015 RC Cannes
2015–2016 Fujian
2016–2017Guangdong
2017–2018 Kurobe AquaFairies
2020–2021 Bergamo
2025– LOVB Austin
National team
2008–2014 United States

Juliann Faucette (born November 25, 1989) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite spiker for the LOVB Pro team LOVB Austin. She also represented the United States national team.

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Youth and college career

Faucette's volleyball career began in 2004 when she joined the San Diego Coast team. From 2007 to 2010, she played for the Texas Longhorns. [1]

Club career

In the 2011–12 season, Faucette was signed by the Italian team Robur Tiboni Urbino, in Serie A1, while in the following season she moved to Busto Arsizio with whom she won the Supercoppa Italiana.

In the 2013–14 season, Faucette moved to Guangdong Hengda, in the Chinese Volleyball League A, but returned to Europe the following season, when she played in the French Ligue A for RC Cannes, with whom she won the championship. In the 2015–16 championship, she returned to China, this time defending the colors of Fujian; however, in the following championship he changed jersey again, arriving at Guangdong, engaged in the qualifying tournament for the Volleyball League A.

In the 2017–18 season Faucette played in the Japanese V.Challenge League with the Kurobe AquaFairies; [2] [3] she announced her retirement at the end of the season.

Faucette came out of retirement in the 2020–21 season when it was announced she was signed by Bergamo, [4] thanks to which he returned to the fields of the top Italian league. After another period of inactivity, he returned to competition in her homeland, where he took part in the first season of the LOVB Pro with LOVB Austin, [5] winning the national title. [6]

International career

In 2008, Faucette received her first call-ups to the United States national team, with whom she participated in the 2008 Pan American Cup. In 2014, with the US national team, she won the silver medal at the Pan American Cup. [7] [8]

Personal life

Faucette is the daughter of Chuck Faucette, a former football linebacker. [9] She is a single mother of three children. [10] [11]

Honours

College

Clubs

National team

References

  1. "This date in Texas history: Juliann Faucette bests Baylor with career-defining performance". Austin American-Statesman. 10 November 2024.
  2. "選手詳細". Vリーグ機構. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "2017/11/06 「ジュリアン・ジョンソン」選手入団記者会見". KUROBEアクアフェアリーズ. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. "Juliann Faucette Jonhson è il primo volto nuovo". 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "Juliann Faucette" . Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ""Unbridled Enthusiasm": Austin wins inaugural LOVB title". 13 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  7. "Pan American Cup F: 3° titolo per la Rep.Dominicana. Usa ko". Volleyball.it (in Italian). 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  8. "COPA PAN: Argentina y Colombia fuera del pódio pero clasificadas a Grand Prix 2015". CSV. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  9. Vargas, Nicole (10 October 2006). "Gymnastics' loss becomes net gain". San Diego Union-Tribune.
  10. Shames, Jon (26 February 2025). "League One Volleyball's Juliann Faucette on Coming Out of Retirement as a Single Mother". Front Office Sports.
  11. "Sports and motherhood - How a Longhorn legend is changing the game". KVUE. 16 March 2025.