Serafini, a standout defensive specialist for the Rams from 2001-04, returns to her alma mater as an assistant coach on Cornell's volleyball staff.
Serafini was a four-year volleyball letterwinner at Cornell and team co-captain in 2004. She is the school-record holder for digs in a season (739 in 2004) and ranks second in career digs (1,677).
Serafini graduated from Cornell in 2005 with a degree in business and economics. She received her master's in business administration from the University of Dubuque in 2011.
Serafini is a native of Calumet City, Ill., and attended Seton Academy, where she lettered in volleyball, basketball and softball.
After graduating from Cornell, Serafini spent four seasons (2005-08) as head sophomore and assistant varsity coach at Linn-Mar High School. The past two seasons she was an assistant at the University of Dubuque, where she completed her MBA.
Serafini resides in Mount Vernon and works at Pearson in Iowa City.
