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Position: Opposite
Height: 6'3"
Pro Experience: 9 years
College: Tambov State University
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Pronunciation: AH-nuh lah-zuh-REE-vuh
PVF Transactions: Atlanta signed Lazareva to a contract (7/10/23) … Activated by Atlanta (2/14/24).
Professional Experience
- Atlanta Vibe - 2024
- First Team All-PVF
- Beijing BAIC Motor (China) - 2023-24
- 2023-24 China Volleyball Super League Foreign Player of the Year; Best Opposite of the China Volleyball Super League
- Fenerbahce Opet (Turkey) - 2021-22
- Federal Territory Sirius (Russia) - 2021-22
- Hwaseong IBK Altos (South Korea) - 2020-21
- Finished as the Korean League's top scorer in the 2020-21 season
- Volero Le Cannet (France) 2019-20
- Dinamo Moscow (Russia) - 2014-15, 2017-18
- Awarded "Best Young Player" recognition
- Yenisey Krasnoyarsk (Russia) - 2016-17
Pro Volleyball Federation
- Atlanta Vibe - 2024
- 2024 All-PVF First Team
- Week 6 Pro Volleyball Federation Player of the Week
- Finished the season with five 20-point performances and 13 double-digit kill outings.
- She finished her first season playing in America with a 42.6% kill percentage, making her the only non-middle blocker in the league to tally kills on more than 39% of her attacks. Her .284 hitting percentage ranks second on the team and highest among players with 500+ attacks.
- Made her PVF debut at Grand Rapids (3/2), where she led the team with 25 kills on 59 attacks, and added 17 digs in a four-set match.
- Hit .435 with 11 kills in a sweep over Columbus at home (3/27).
- Scored a season-best 30 points in a four-set win at Orlando (4/21), putting down 27 kills on 53 attacks (.415), adding 3 blocks and 13 digs.
- Helped lead the Vibe to a league-best 19-5 regular season record, giving Atlanta the first ever Regular Season Champions title.
- Put down a team-high 17 kills in the Vibe's semifinal match in the PVF Championship tournament.
International Experience & Events (Russian Olympic Committee + Team Russia)
- Competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the ROC, leading the team to three wins in the group round over Argentina, the People's Republic of China, and a sweep over eventual gold medalists USA; the ROC finished 7th in the tournament.
- 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup - Bronze Medal (Russia)
- In the 2019 FISU World University Games, took home the MVP, "Best Scorer" and "Best Spiker" awards.
Personal
- Sister Ekaterina Lazareva also plays professional volleyball, having played across Russia and France with a number of professional teams since 2010.
- Born January 31 in Moscow, Russia.