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7 Manuel Velez
Manuel Velez
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    San Jose, Costa Rica
  • High School:
    The Country Day School
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    1.04
  • h %
    .023
  • a/s
    0.12
  • b/s
    0.22
  • sa/s
    0.05
  • d/s
    1.32
Bio

AS A FRESHMAN...

  • Appeared and started in all 29 contests for the Saints in his rookie campaign
  • Velez made his collegiate debut on January 21, in a matchup against crosstown opponent MIT
  • Recorded one or more dig in 27 contests; recorded one or more kill in 24 contests
  • The outside hitter tallied a career high 14 digs on February 11 against St. Josephs (L.I)
  • On April 1, Velez hit a career high 13 kills in a GNAC matchup agaisnt crosstown rivla Emerson College
  • Wrapped up his maiden season with 121 digs, 96 kills, 20 total blocks and 11 assists

BEFORE EMMANUEL

Velez was a starter for all 4 years of his career at The Country Day (San Jose Costa Rica). He played for the San Jose under-21 team for 2 seasons as well.

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Business Management
  • Career Aspirations: Entreprenuer
  • Favorite Book: 100 Years of Solitude
  • Favorite Pre-Game Meal: Pasta La Carbonera
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Pistachios
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Costa Rican National Games
  • Most respected professional Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 1 Emerson College L, 3-1
Apr 1 Mount Ida College W, 3-0
Apr 6 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0
Apr 8 vs. Lasell University L, 3-0
Apr 8 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0
Apr 11 at Rivier University L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 29 14
Sets 92 44
Kills 96 54
Kills per set 1.04 1.23
Errors 87 48
Total Attacks 387 192
Total Attacks per set 4.21 4.36
Hitting Percentage .023 .031
Assists 11 6
Assists per set 0.12 0.14
Service Aces 5 2
Service Errors 52 29
Service Aces per set 0.05 0.05
Receptions 330 130
Reception Errors 24 6
Digs 121 44
Digs per set 1.32 1.00
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 20 10
Block Total 20 10
Blocks per set 0.22 0.23
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 111.0 61.0
Points per set 1.2 1.4
Matches started 29 14
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 21 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 9 .444 1 6.0
Jan 21 vs. Sage L, 3-1 1 4 4 4 16 .000 0 4.0
Jan 22 North Central (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 9 .333 1 3.5
Jan 31 at Elms College L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 12 -.083 0 1.5
Feb 2 at Dean College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 8 .250 0 4.0
Feb 4 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 7 .714 0 6.0
Feb 8 at Endicott College L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 20 -.100 1 3.5
Feb 11 vs. St. Joseph's (L.I.) W, 3-1 1 4 7 4 25 .120 0 7.5
Feb 11 at Hunter College L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 5 .000 0 1.0
Feb 12 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 18 .333 1 8.0
Feb 12 at Kean University L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 8 .250 0 3.5
Feb 16 Elms College L, 3-0 1 3 4 6 22 -.091 1 4.0
Feb 18 Mt. St. Vincent W, 3-1 1 4 1 5 14 -.286 0 1.0
Feb 22 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 0 5 12 -.417 0 0.0
Feb 25 Emmanuel Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 -.250 0 0.0
Mar 15 Johnson & Wales University L, 3-2 1 5 2 2 6 .000 0 2.0
Mar 18 vs. Mount Ida College W, 3-0 1 3 7 7 23 .000 0 8.5
Mar 18 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 -.250 1 0.0
Mar 21 Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 5 -.400 0 0.0
Mar 23 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 4 -.250 1 1.0
Mar 25 at Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 2 5 18 -.167 0 3.0
Mar 28 Lasell University L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 20 .050 0 5.5
Mar 30 Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Apr 1 Emerson College L, 3-1 1 4 13 7 32 .188 0 13.5
Apr 1 Mount Ida College W, 3-0 1 3 6 3 16 .188 0 6.5
Apr 6 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 3 6 16 -.188 0 5.0
Apr 8 vs. Lasell University L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 16 .000 1 3.0
Apr 8 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 6 3 17 .176 3 6.0
Apr 11 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 2 7 20 -.250 0 2.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 21 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 21 vs. Sage L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 North Central (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 1
Jan 31 at Elms College L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 2 at Dean College W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 4 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 at Endicott College L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 11 vs. St. Joseph's (L.I.) W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 11 at Hunter College L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 12 at Kean University L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 16 Elms College L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 18 Mt. St. Vincent W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 25 Emmanuel Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 15 Johnson & Wales University L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 18 vs. Mount Ida College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 18 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 at Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 28 Lasell University L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 30 Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 Emerson College L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 1 Mount Ida College W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 6 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 4 0 4 1
Apr 8 vs. Lasell University L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 11 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Jan 21 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 21 3
Jan 21 vs. Sage L, 3-1 1 4 0 3 25 3
Jan 22 North Central (Ill.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 27 2
Jan 31 at Elms College L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 20 2
Feb 2 at Dean College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 10 1
Feb 4 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 8 1
Feb 8 at Endicott College L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 17 1
Feb 11 vs. St. Joseph's (L.I.) W, 3-1 1 4 0 3 11 0
Feb 11 at Hunter College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 14 1
Feb 12 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 6 0
Feb 12 at Kean University L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 7 1
Feb 16 Elms College L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 13 2
Feb 18 Mt. St. Vincent W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 8 1
Feb 22 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0
Feb 25 Emmanuel Alumni   - - - - - -
Feb 28 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 9 0
Mar 15 Johnson & Wales University L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 6 0
Mar 18 vs. Mount Ida College W, 3-0 1 3 1 4 10 1
Mar 18 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 0
Mar 21 Springfield College L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 6 1
Mar 23 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 1 3 4 0
Mar 25 at Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 20 0
Mar 28 Lasell University L, 3-0 1 3 0 4 8 1
Mar 30 Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 2 0 2 2 0
Apr 1 Emerson College L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 16 0
Apr 1 Mount Ida College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 2 0
Apr 6 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 4 0
Apr 8 vs. Lasell University L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 22 2
Apr 8 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 0 2 22 1
Apr 11 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 3 6 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 29 92 96 1.04 87 387 4.21 .023 11 0.12 111.0 1.2
2017-18 27 92 73 0.79 49 287 3.12 .084 16 0.17 88.5 1.0
Total 56 184 169 0.92 136 674 3.66 .049 27 0.15 199.5 1.1

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 29 92 121 1.32 0 20 20 0.22
2017-18 27 92 142 1.54 0 9 9 0.10
Total 56 184 263 1.43 0 29 29 0.16

Career Stats: Defense

  m s sa sa/s r re
2016-17 29 92 5 0.05 330 24
2017-18 27 92 11 0.12 392 33
Total 56 184 16 0.09 722 57

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 29 92 96 1.04 87 387 4.21 .023 11 0.12 111.0 1.2
Conference 14 44 54 1.23 48 192 4.36 .031 6 0.14 61.0 1.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 12 39 38 0.97 37 149 3.82 .007 3 0.08 43.0 1.1
Away 12 36 30 0.83 31 140 3.89 -.007 6 0.17 37.0 1.0
Neutral 5 17 28 1.65 19 98 5.76 .092 2 0.12 31.0 1.8
Result                        
Wins 8 25 37 1.48 21 112 4.48 .143 1 0.04 42.5 1.7
Losses 21 67 59 0.88 66 275 4.10 -.025 10 0.15 68.5 1.0
Month                        
January 4 13 13 1.00 7 46 3.54 .130 2 0.15 15.0 1.2
February 11 35 33 0.94 29 143 4.09 .028 3 0.09 38.5 1.1
March 8 25 17 0.68 22 81 3.24 -.062 2 0.08 21.0 0.8
April 6 19 33 1.74 29 117 6.16 .034 4 0.21 36.5 1.9

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 92 121 1.32 0 20 20 0.22
Conference 14 44 44 1.00 0 10 10 0.23
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 39 53 1.36 0 8 8 0.21
Away 12 36 41 1.14 0 8 8 0.22
Neutral 5 17 27 1.59 0 4 4 0.24
Result                
Wins 8 25 43 1.72 0 5 5 0.20
Losses 21 67 78 1.16 0 15 15 0.22
Month                
January 4 13 18 1.38 0 4 4 0.31
February 11 35 62 1.77 0 5 5 0.14
March 8 25 20 0.80 0 4 4 0.16
April 6 19 21 1.11 0 7 7 0.37

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 29 92 5 0.05 330 24
Conference 14 44 2 0.05 130 6
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 12 39 1 0.03 105 7
Away 12 36 3 0.08 151 11
Neutral 5 17 1 0.06 74 6
Result            
Wins 8 25 3 0.12 57 4
Losses 21 67 2 0.03 273 20
Month            
January 4 13 0 0.00 93 10
February 11 35 3 0.09 105 8
March 8 25 2 0.08 60 3
April 6 19 0 0.00 72 3

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive