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5 Marissa Cataldo
Marissa Cataldo
  • Birth Date:
    August 1
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Melrose, Mass.
  • High School:
    Melrose
  • Position:
    OH/DS
  • m
    26
  • k/s
    1.96
  • h %
    .095
  • a/s
    0.20
  • b/s
    0.11
  • sa/s
    0.16
  • d/s
    1.48

Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Played in 26 matches, earning 19 starts over the year while appearing in 85 total sets.
  • Collected 167 kills, averaging just under 2.0 kills per set while also tabulating 126 digs, good for 1.48 digs per frame.
  • Broke out for a career-high 23 kills against Lasell College on October 21 and followed it up with an 18 kill outing against Framingham State on October 26.
  • Posted a season-high 12 digs on October 4 vs. Keene State.
  • Finished the year with 37 aces, 31 assists and 21 total blocks. 
  • Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team while also earning the 2017 Team Academic Award.
  • Selected as the 2017 Women's Volleyball Unsung Hero by the coaching staff.

AS A FRESHMAN...

  • Appeared in all 33 matches, starting 17 of them for the Saints in her rookie campaign
  • Cataldo totaled 155 kills, 113 sets, and 23 service aces on offense. Defensively she added 220 digs for the Saints in 2016.
  • The outside hitter has twice tallied a career high 11 kills in a match.  
  • On October 18 in a conference matchup against Simmons College Cataldo recorded a career high 22 digs adding nine kills on the day.

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Cataldo was a three-year starter on the varsity team at Melrose High School (Melrose, Mass.)
  • Was named a Middlesex League All-Star as a junior, as well as being named the team's unsung hero
  • Was the team captain as a senior and was named Middlesex League MVP and team MVP
  • Chosen as a Boston Globe All-Scholastic Player as a senior and was a member of the Division II MGVCA team

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Accounting  Minor: Economics
  • Career Aspirations: Accountant
  • Favorite Movie: Mean Girls
  • Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
  • Favorite Pre-match Meal: Trail mix
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Cereal
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: The Quad
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Being Middlesex League Champions every year I was on varsity at Melrose HS
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Aly Raisman

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 18 at Simmons University L, 3-1
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1
Oct 21 Regis College L, 3-1
Oct 21 Lasell University L, 3-2
Oct 26 Framingham State University L, 3-0
Oct 28 at Albertus Magnus College L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 26 11
Sets 85 36
Kills 167 65
Kills per set 1.96 1.81
Errors 105 46
Total Attacks 654 264
Hitting Percentage .095 .072
Assists 17 8
Assists per set 0.20 0.22
Service Aces 14 9
Service Errors 12 5
Service Aces per set 0.16 0.25
Receptions 314 155
Reception Errors 39 18
Digs 126 64
Digs per set 1.48 1.78
Block Solo 2 1
Block Assist 7 4
Block Total 9 5
Blocks per set 0.11 0.14
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 186.5 77.0
Points per set 2.2 2.1
Matches started 19 8

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 vs. Endicott College L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 17 -.118 0 4.5
Sep 1 at Skidmore L, 3-1 - 4 9 0 16 .563 0 9.0
Sep 2 vs. Westfield State University L, 3-0 - 3 8 5 27 .111 0 9.0
Sep 6 at Babson College L, 3-0 1 3 4 1 15 .200 0 4.0
Sep 7 Eastern Nazarene College W, 3-0 1 3 9 7 37 .054 1 11.0
Sep 9 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-0 1 3 5 5 33 .000 3 8.5
Sep 9 Southern Me. L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 34 .118 0 8.5
Sep 12 at Plymouth State University L, 3-2 1 5 8 9 40 -.025 0 9.0
Sep 16 at Anna Maria College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Salem State University L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Norwich University W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Sep 27 at Suffolk University L, 3-0 1 2 6 3 17 .176 1 6.0
Sep 28 Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 9 2 21 .333 1 9.0
Sep 30 Mount Ida College L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0.0
Sep 30 Dean W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 18 .111 0 4.0
Oct 4 at Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 33 .091 4 6.5
Oct 5 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 9 .111 1 3.0
Oct 7 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 3-1 - 4 5 3 27 .074 0 5.0
Oct 7 vs. Salve Regina University L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 24 .083 0 4.0
Oct 12 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 2 8 25 -.240 1 2.0
Oct 14 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 19 .211 0 7.5
Oct 14 at Rhode Island College L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 14 .000 0 3.0
Oct 18 at Simmons University L, 3-1 1 4 4 6 40 -.050 0 5.0
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 6 7 38 -.026 1 7.0
Oct 21 Regis College L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 26 .077 0 8.5
Oct 21 Lasell University L, 3-2 1 5 23 9 55 .255 1 24.5
Oct 26 Framingham State University L, 3-0 1 3 18 7 47 .234 1 18.0
Oct 28 at Albertus Magnus College L, 3-0 1 3 6 4 19 .105 1 10.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 vs. Endicott College L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 1 at Skidmore L, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 vs. Westfield State University L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Babson College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Eastern Nazarene College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 9 Southern Me. L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 12 at Plymouth State University L, 3-2 1 5 6 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 16 at Anna Maria College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Salem State University L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Norwich University W, 3-2 - 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Suffolk University L, 3-0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 30 Mount Ida College L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 Dean W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 5 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 vs. Salve Regina University L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 12 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 0
Oct 14 at Rhode Island College L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Simmons University L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Regis College L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 21 Lasell University L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 1 0 1 1
Oct 26 Framingham State University L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Albertus Magnus College L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 1 vs. Endicott College L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 21 4
Sep 1 at Skidmore L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 6 1
Sep 2 vs. Westfield State University L, 3-0 - 3 1 1 5 0
Sep 6 at Babson College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 17 4
Sep 7 Eastern Nazarene College W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 9 0
Sep 9 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-0 1 3 3 2 18 3
Sep 9 Southern Me. L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 0
Sep 12 at Plymouth State University L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 4
Sep 16 at Anna Maria College W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 21 Salem State University L, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Norwich University W, 3-2 - 4 0 0 - 1
Sep 27 at Suffolk University L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 12 3
Sep 28 Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 18 1
Sep 30 Mount Ida College L, 3-2 - 1 0 0 3 0
Sep 30 Dean W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 4 0
Oct 4 at Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 0
Oct 5 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 12 0
Oct 7 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 11 0
Oct 7 vs. Salve Regina University L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 9 1
Oct 12 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 12 0
Oct 14 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 10 0
Oct 14 at Rhode Island College L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 18 1
Oct 18 at Simmons University L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 24 6
Oct 19 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 24 4
Oct 21 Regis College L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 25 1
Oct 21 Lasell University L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 21 2
Oct 26 Framingham State University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 10 1
Oct 28 at Albertus Magnus College L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 19 2

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 33 113 155 1.37 116 696 .056 14 0.12 184.5 1.6
2017-18 26 85 167 1.96 105 654 .095 17 0.20 186.5 2.2
2018-19 27 95 216 2.27 134 762 .108 14 0.15 252.5 2.7
2019-20 29 100 197 1.97 140 786 .073 30 0.30 222.5 2.2
Total 115 393 735 1.87 495 2898 .083 75 0.19 846.0 2.2

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 33 113 220 1.95 1 11 12 0.11
2017-18 26 85 126 1.48 2 7 9 0.11
2018-19 27 95 220 2.32 1 9 10 0.11
2019-20 29 100 327 3.27 0 7 7 0.07
Total 115 393 893 2.27 4 34 38 0.10

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2016-17 33 113 23 0.20 290 48
2017-18 26 85 14 0.16 314 39
2018-19 27 95 31 0.33 360 35
2019-20 29 100 22 0.22 506 48
Total 115 393 90 0.23 1470 170

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 26 85 167 1.96 105 654 .095 17 0.20 186.5 2.2
Conference 11 36 65 1.81 46 264 .072 8 0.22 77.0 2.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 10 32 90 2.81 49 311 .132 8 0.25 99.0 3.1
Away 13 44 62 1.41 44 275 .065 9 0.20 70.0 1.6
Neutral 3 9 15 1.67 12 68 .044 0 0.00 17.5 1.9
Result                      
Wins 5 17 23 1.35 17 116 .052 5 0.29 28.5 1.7
Losses 21 68 144 2.12 88 538 .104 12 0.18 158.0 2.3
Month                      
September 13 40 73 1.82 43 278 .108 7 0.17 82.5 2.1
October 13 45 94 2.09 62 376 .085 10 0.22 104.0 2.3

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 26 85 126 1.48 2 7 9 0.11
Conference 11 36 64 1.78 1 4 5 0.14
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 32 43 1.34 0 4 4 0.13
Away 13 44 73 1.66 2 2 4 0.09
Neutral 3 9 10 1.11 0 1 1 0.11
Result                
Wins 5 17 23 1.35 0 1 1 0.06
Losses 21 68 103 1.51 2 6 8 0.12
Month                
September 13 40 52 1.30 1 3 4 0.10
October 13 45 74 1.64 1 4 5 0.11

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 26 85 14 0.16 314 39
Conference 11 36 9 0.25 155 18
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 10 32 7 0.22 138 12
Away 13 44 5 0.11 141 22
Neutral 3 9 2 0.22 35 5
Result            
Wins 5 17 5 0.29 42 4
Losses 21 68 9 0.13 272 35
Month            
September 13 40 7 0.17 119 21
October 13 45 7 0.16 195 18