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7 Manuel Velez
Manuel Velez
  • Height:
    6'1
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    San Jose, Costa Rica
  • High School:
    The Country Day School
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    0.79
  • h %
    .084
  • a/s
    0.17
  • b/s
    0.10
  • sa/s
    0.12
  • d/s
    1.54
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
Mar 31 Regis College W, 3-2
Apr 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0
Apr 8 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1
Apr 8 vs. Rivier University L, 3-0
Apr 10 Lasell University W, 3-2
Apr 12 at Rivier University L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 14
Sets 92 49
Kills 73 43
Kills per set 0.79 0.88
Errors 49 21
Total Attacks 287 141
Total Attacks per set 3.12 2.88
Hitting Percentage .084 .156
Assists 16 8
Assists per set 0.17 0.16
Service Aces 11 5
Service Errors 36 17
Service Aces per set 0.12 0.10
Receptions 392 168
Reception Errors 33 11
Digs 142 81
Digs per set 1.54 1.65
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 9 3
Block Total 9 3
Blocks per set 0.10 0.06
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 2
Points 88.5 49.5
Points per set 1.0 1.0
Matches started 19 9
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 20 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 26 -.038 0 2.0
Jan 20 Alvernia L, 3-2 1 5 3 2 25 .040 1 5.5
Jan 27 Newbury College W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 5 -.200 2 1.0
Jan 27 Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 9 .000 0 1.0
Jan 28 New York University L, 3-2 1 5 8 5 18 .167 2 9.5
Feb 3 vs. Wells L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Sage L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 13 .000 1 4.5
Feb 10 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 11 .273 0 3.0
Feb 10 vs. Eastern Nazarene College W, 3-1 1 3 5 1 11 .364 0 6.0
Feb 21 Johnson & Wales University W, 3-2 1 5 10 3 25 .280 0 11.0
Feb 24 vs. New Paltz St. L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 17 .000 0 3.0
Feb 24 at St. Joseph's (L.I.) L, 3-1 1 2 0 5 10 -.500 0 1.0
Mar 10 Southern Vermont College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Pine Manor College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Emerson College W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 15 .333 2 6.5
Mar 17 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 5 .400 1 2.0
Mar 20 at Lasell University L, 3-0 1 1 2 0 3 .667 0 2.0
Mar 22 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 11 .000 0 2.0
Mar 24 at Emerson College W, 3-2 1 5 5 5 27 .000 0 6.5
Mar 24 vs. Mount Ida College W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 7 .000 0 1.0
Mar 25 Cal Lutheran L, 3-0 1 3 2 2 9 .000 0 2.5
Mar 25 Lesley University W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 2 .500 0 3.0
Mar 27 at Regis College W, 3-0 1 3 2 4 10 -.200 2 3.0
Mar 31 Lasell University W, 3-1 1 4 2 1 5 .200 0 2.0
Mar 31 Regis College W, 3-2 - 5 7 4 18 .167 0 9.5
Apr 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 1 1.0
Apr 8 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Apr 8 vs. Rivier University L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Apr 10 Lasell University W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Apr 12 at Rivier University L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 20 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 Alvernia L, 3-2 1 5 8 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 Newbury College W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 New York University L, 3-2 1 5 13 0 3 0 3 0
Feb 3 vs. Wells L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Sage L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 10 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 vs. Eastern Nazarene College W, 3-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 21 Johnson & Wales University W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 vs. New Paltz St. L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 24 at St. Joseph's (L.I.) L, 3-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 10 Southern Vermont College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Pine Manor College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Emerson College W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 17 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 20 at Lasell University L, 3-0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 24 at Emerson College W, 3-2 1 5 6 0 1 0 1 1
Mar 24 vs. Mount Ida College W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 Cal Lutheran L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 25 Lesley University W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 27 at Regis College W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Lasell University W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 31 Regis College W, 3-2 - 5 10 0 1 0 1 1
Apr 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 8 vs. Rivier University L, 3-0 - 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 10 Lasell University W, 3-2 - 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 12 at Rivier University L, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 20 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 14 1
Jan 20 Alvernia L, 3-2 1 5 23 2 4 22 1
Jan 27 Newbury College W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 6 0
Jan 27 Ramapo W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 2 10 0
Jan 28 New York University L, 3-2 1 5 14 0 3 21 3
Feb 3 vs. Wells L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Sage L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 20 1
Feb 10 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 12 1
Feb 10 vs. Eastern Nazarene College W, 3-1 1 3 13 1 4 9 0
Feb 21 Johnson & Wales University W, 3-2 1 5 18 1 5 29 0
Feb 24 vs. New Paltz St. L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 17 5
Feb 24 at St. Joseph's (L.I.) L, 3-1 1 2 6 1 0 10 2
Mar 10 Southern Vermont College W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Pine Manor College W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Emerson College W, 3-1 1 4 17 0 0 14 0
Mar 17 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 2 19 0
Mar 20 at Lasell University L, 3-0 1 1 5 0 1 5 0
Mar 22 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 15 0 1 12 2
Mar 24 at Emerson College W, 3-2 1 5 22 1 2 18 1
Mar 24 vs. Mount Ida College W, 3-0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0
Mar 25 Cal Lutheran L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 25 2
Mar 25 Lesley University W, 3-0 - 1 7 2 0 1 0
Mar 27 at Regis College W, 3-0 1 3 16 1 2 19 1
Mar 31 Lasell University W, 3-1 1 4 - 0 1 - 1
Mar 31 Regis College W, 3-2 - 5 - 2 0 - 0
Apr 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 - 3 13 0 1 12 1
Apr 8 at Mount Ida College W, 3-1 - 4 - 0 0 - 3
Apr 8 vs. Rivier University L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 28 1
Apr 10 Lasell University W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 31 1
Apr 12 at Rivier University L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 38 6
  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 ta sa sa/s se r re
2016-17 29 92 276 5 0.05 52 330 24
2017-18 27 92 233 11 0.12 36 392 33
Total 56 184 509 16 0.09 88 722 57

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 27 92 73 0.79 49 287 3.12 .084 16 0.17 88.5 1.0
Conference 14 49 43 0.88 21 141 2.88 .156 8 0.16 49.5 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 14 52 47 0.90 26 173 3.33 .121 9 0.17 57.5 1.1
Away 9 28 17 0.61 18 78 2.79 -.013 7 0.25 21.0 0.8
Neutral 4 12 9 0.75 5 36 3.00 .111 0 0.00 10.0 0.8
Result                        
Wins 13 48 41 0.85 23 135 2.81 .133 9 0.19 50.5 1.1
Losses 14 44 32 0.73 26 152 3.45 .039 7 0.16 38.0 0.9
Month                        
January 5 19 15 0.79 13 83 4.37 .024 5 0.26 19.0 1.0
February 6 19 25 1.32 16 87 4.58 .103 1 0.05 28.5 1.5
March 11 35 32 0.91 20 112 3.20 .107 5 0.14 40.0 1.1
April 5 19 1 0.05 0 5 0.26 .200 5 0.26 1.0 0.1

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 92 142 1.54 0 9 9 0.10
Conference 14 49 81 1.65 0 3 3 0.06
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 52 82 1.58 0 7 7 0.13
Away 9 28 46 1.64 0 2 2 0.07
Neutral 4 12 14 1.17 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 13 48 79 1.65 0 3 3 0.06
Losses 14 44 63 1.43 0 6 6 0.14
Month                
January 5 19 32 1.68 0 4 4 0.21
February 6 19 23 1.21 0 1 1 0.05
March 11 35 57 1.63 0 4 4 0.11
April 5 19 30 1.58 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 27 92 233 11 0.12 36 392 33
Conference 14 49 126 5 0.10 17 168 11
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 52 136 7 0.13 21 204 11
Away 9 28 77 3 0.11 10 134 16
Neutral 4 12 20 1 0.08 5 54 6
Result                
Wins 13 48 115 8 0.17 16 137 7
Losses 14 44 118 3 0.07 20 255 26
Month                
January 5 19 64 2 0.11 11 73 5
February 6 19 58 3 0.16 14 97 9
March 11 35 97 6 0.17 10 113 7
April 5 19 14 0 0.00 1 109 12

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive