
Maurizia was born in Carrara on 6 April 1973 from
parents, Franco (father) and Rita(mother). She has a
brother, Manolo and a sister, Suzanna. She was doing
gymnastic before change it to volleyball. This happened
when she was 14 after a coach discovered her when she
was practising artistic gymnastic on the beach. She
choose number 7, her favourite number as her squad
number both in her club and in national team. At 1.78 cm
height, she becomes a good setter. In 1998 world cup
championships in Japan, she was nominated as the best
setter. With her current club she plays for,
Foppapedretti Bergamo, she has won three Italian
Championships, two Champions Cups, four Italian Cups and
three Italian Supercups. She also won CEV Cup with
Napoli Centro Ester, her previous club. With the
national team, she had won 1999 European Championship
Bronze Medal.
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