Former AAC Freshman of the Year and Miami Transfer Vittoria Blasigh Joins Women's Hoops

ORLANDO - The UCF women’s basketball team, under the direction of first-year head coach Gabe Lazo, have landed yet another talented ACC guard, as former American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Vittoria Blasigh has officially signed for the Knights.

The Udine, Italy, native has been one of the nation’s top three-point shooters across three seasons and nearly 100 games played. Blasigh originally broke onto the scene at South Florida under current Dallas Wings head coach and mentor of Lazo, Jose Fernandez, where she claimed six AAC Freshman of the Week honors while averaging 13.5 points per game.

At Miami a season ago, the future Knight was a consistent feature off the bench, playing in 31 games while averaging over 20 minutes per contest. Blasigh averaged 6.7 points per game while downing 38.2 percent of her three pointers (47-123), adding 35 assists and 19 steals in the process.

Blasigh's Career Stats

SEASON	GP-GS	MIN	FG-FGA	FG%	3FG-3FGA	3FG%	FT-FTA	FT%	PTS/G	AST/G	REB/G	BLK	STL
2023-24	33-27	29.7	152-413	36.8	77-228	33.8	64-73	87.7	13.5	2.0	2.5	5	20
2024-25	34-28	25.9	133-305	43.6	47-128	36.7	39-52	75.0	10.4	1.8	2.7	6	30
2025-26	31-3	20.7	74-179	41.3	47-123	38.2	12-16	75.0	6.7	1.1	1.3	6	19
TOTAL	98-58	25.6	359-897	40.0	171-479	35.7	115-141	81.6	10.2	1.6	2.2	17	69

Blasigh ventured into double figures 11 games, including a 22-point performance against NC State on eight field goals and four three pointers. She connected on at least two shots from beyond the arc in 12 contests, highlighted by a 6-9 clip from three.

While in Tampa during her freshman and sophomore slates with the Bulls, Blasigh was vital in South Florida’s AAC title-winning squad in 2024-25, averaging 10.4 points per game across 28 starts and 34 appearances. Increasing her three-point percentage to 36.7 percent, the Italian also increased her defensive game, tallying 2.7 rebounds per game and 30 total steals.

During her record-breaking freshman season in 2023-24, the future Knight grabbed a school-record six Freshman of the Week honors, marking the third-most by a player in the conference all-time.

She boasted 20 double-digit scoring performances, seven 20-point outings and a pair of 30-point breakouts. Blasigh downed 77 three pointers which still stands among the top-10 single-season marks in program history. Against Tulsa, she scored a career-high 35 points on 13 field goals, connecting on 52 percent of her shots and an impressive five three pointers.

Blasigh has represented Italy throughout her career and ranked fifth in scoring average (16.9 ppg) at the 2023 U19 FIBA World Cup. Impact at the 2023 U20 FIBA European Championships, the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championships and the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championships highlight her decorated international career.

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