Our first Panther in the countdown to the first home match of the 2014 Georgia State Sand Volleyball season on March 11 is graduate student Moriah Bellissimo. Bellissimo comes to Georgia State after a four-year court volleyball career at Georgia Southern. She was a two-time winner of Georgia Southern's Student-Athlete of the Year and was named a Capital One All-American in 2012. She played in a total of 121 of matches over four years, totaling 783 kills, 1,555 digs, 202 blocks, 185 assists and 87 aces in her four-year career.
When did you start playing sand volleyball? August 2013
Who is your sand volleyball idol? Misty May
Favorite part of the sand volleyball game? How relentless you must be to play
Main goal for sand volleyball career? TBD
What is your dream job? Host an international traveling TV show about food
Winter or summer? Easily summer
Twitter or instagram? Definitely Instagram
Movie or novel? Depends on the movie and novel
Will Ferrell or Steve Carrell? Steve Carrell
Favorite quote? "God's love is gloriously persistent and He is faithful even when we are faithless." –Sammy Rhodes
Favorite book? The Count of Monte Cristo
Favorite food? Chicken marsala
What is one food that you will not eat? Cockroaches
Favorite movie? The Sandlot or Aladdin
Favorite movie quote? "This pop isn't workin', Benny! I'm bakin' like a toasted cheeser! It's so hot here!" –Ham Porter
Biggest fear? Breaking my femur in an extremely painful way
Most played song on your ipod? Any Jimmy Needham song
If money was no object, what would you do all day? Fly to California, visit vineyards, fly to beaches and eat amazing food
If you could spend a day with anyone, who would it be? Tim Tebow
Where do you most want to travel but never been? St. Croix
If you were stranded on an island, what two books would you bring? A Bible and a book on how to escape a stranded island
What is the one thing that makes you laugh the hardest? Kevin Hart
What subject should they add to school? Food tasting
What is your favorite outfit to wear? Shorts, t-shirt and tennis shoes
Where do you see yourself in 20 years? Working with professional athletes as a sports dietitian (and hopefully blissfully married).
Bellissimo and the 14 other Panthers will make their 2014 debut in Atlanta on March 11 in the Diggin' Duals Tournament with South Carolina, FIU and Mercer.
