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5 Olivia Matela
Olivia Matela
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Swampscott, Mass.
  • High School:
    St. Mary's
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    13.8
  • fg %
    40.7
  • 3pt %
    36.6
  • ft %
    59.3
  • reb/g
    3.9
  • a/g
    2.1
Bio

CAREER BESTS

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
25 (1/31/23 vs. Norwich) 16 (2/18/23 @ Rivier) 7 (Twice, last 1/28/23 vs. Anna Maria)  6 (1/14/23 @ Colby-Sawyer)  1 (Three times, last 2/26/23 @ St. Joseph's (ME)) 

 

AS A JUNIOR...

  • Played and started in all 28 games for Emmanuel as a junior, joining only one other player to start all 28 games. Averaged 13.8 points, second-most on the team, while playing a team-high 27.3 minutes per game
  • Finished the season with career-highs in scoring average (13.8 PPG), field goal percentage (40.7 percent), and three-point field goal percentage (36.6 percent)
  • Among GNAC players, Matela had the second-most three-pointers made (71) on the season and fifth-best three-point shooting percentage
  • Scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting on Jan. 31, 2023, in an 82-62 win vs. Norwich
  • Finished with at least 10 points in 23 of the Saints 28 games in the 2022-23 season
  • Recorded a career-high 16 rebounds at Rivier in a win on Feb. 18, 2023
  • Finished with a career-high of six steals in a game on Jan. 14, 2023 at Colby-Sawyer
  • Voted to the GNAC Third Team following the 2022-23 campaign
  • Recipient of the team's Unsung Hero Award following the season

AS A SOPHOMORE...

  • Appeared in all 27 games for the Saints during the team's GNAC Championship campaign.
  • Finished the year averaging 7.7 points and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc, all in an average of 14.8 minutes per game.
  • By season's end, Matela was ninth in the conference in three-point percentage (34.8 percent) while making the 12th-most three-pointers (39) in the 2021-22 campaign.
  • Made collegiate debut on Nov. 13, 2022, coming in a 76-60 win over Salve Regina.
  • Scored a career-high 18 points in Round One of the NCAA tournament vs. Brooklyn. Matela was 8-of-14 from the floor, playing a career-high 26 minutes.
  • A three-point threat all season, Matela made at least one three-point field goal in 22 of the Saints 27 games in the 2021-22 season.
  • Named to the GNAC Honor Roll on Week 6 of the conference's weekly report.
  • Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team.

AS A FIRST YEAR...

  • The 2020-21 season was cancelled due to the COVID19 pandemic forcing the ECWBB team to not compete in any games
  • Honored as the program's Coaches' Appreciation Award during rookie campaign

BEFORE EMMANUEL...

  • Two-sport varsity athlete at St. Mary's (Lynn, Mass.), playing both basketball and lacrosse for the Spartans
  • Selected to the CCL All-Conference team while earning team MVP accolades
  • Honored as the Offensive Player of the Year during junior and senior campaign
  • Holds the single-season program records for most 3-pointers and highest field goal percentage 

PLAYER PROFILE

Major: Business
Career Aspirations: To be successful in whatever I do and help people that are less fortunate than me
Favorite Movie: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Favorite Book or Podcast: The Hunger Games
Favorite Pre-game Meal: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and some fruit
Favorite Late Night Snack: Popcorn
Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Muddy River Cafe
Favorite Class at EC: Macroeconomics
Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Playing at TD garden twice and making the game-winning shot to send us to the MA State Championship
Most Respected Professional Athlete: LeBron James

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 73-69
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College W, 78-55
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 83-61
Feb 21 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 70-67
Feb 24 at Albertus Magnus College W, 66-55
Feb 26 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-67
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 28 17
Games started 28 17
Minutes 764 462
Minutes per game 27.3 27.2
FG 150-369 95-225
FG Pct 40.7 42.2
3PT 71-194 45-116
3PT Pct 36.6 38.8
FT 16-27 10-20
FT Pct 59.3 50.0
Off rebounds 15 12
Def rebounds 94 58
Total rebounds 109 70
Rebounds per game 3.9 4.1
Personal fouls 34 21
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 59 34
Turnovers 59 44
Assist to turnover ratio 1.0 0.8
Steals 49 33
Blocks 3 2
Points 387 245
Points per game 13.8 14.4
Points per 40 min 20.3 21.2
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 at Army West Point L, 77-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 MIT W, 60-52 1 25 4-9 44.4 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 11
Nov 19 Medgar Evers W, 94-20 1 9 4-7 57.1 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 8
Nov 20 Brooklyn W, 104-66 1 21 8-10 80.0 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 22
Nov 29 at #3/7 Amherst College L, 58-53 1 31 1-10 10.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 3 at Albertus Magnus College L, 89-72 1 33 4-13 30.8 0-6 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Dec 6 at Trinity (Conn.) L, 60-45 1 29 4-15 26.7 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 10
Dec 7 Colby-Sawyer College W, 68-45 1 22 7-13 53.8 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 16
Dec 10 Elms College W, 84-39 1 16 6-7 85.7 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 16
Dec 11 #15/16 Springfield College L, 81-72 1 33 6-17 35.3 5-13 38.5 0-0 - 17
Dec 29 vs. Colby College W, 72-46 1 23 6-14 42.9 3-9 33.3 1-2 50.0 16
Dec 30 vs. North Central (Minn.) W, 95-59 1 25 7-16 43.8 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 16
Jan 5 Dean College W, 106-30 1 14 5-15 33.3 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 12
Jan 7 at Norwich University W, 84-41 1 23 4-11 36.4 4-9 44.4 0-2 0.0 12
Jan 11 at Regis College W, 61-54 1 36 3-17 17.6 2-11 18.2 4-5 80.0 12
Jan 14 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 49-48 1 32 4-18 22.2 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 12
Jan 17 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 83-67 1 36 5-13 38.5 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 13
Jan 19 Lasell University W, 84-55 1 31 7-17 41.2 3-7 42.9 1-1 100.0 18
Jan 26 Rivier University W, 87-70 1 33 7-12 58.3 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 16
Jan 28 Anna Maria College W, 119-62 1 18 6-10 60.0 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 17
Jan 31 Norwich University W, 82-62 1 33 10-17 58.8 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 25
Feb 4 at Johnson & Wales University W, 87-44 1 21 6-12 50.0 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 16
Feb 8 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 72-55 1 26 5-11 45.5 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 73-69 1 34 3-12 25.0 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College W, 78-55 1 27 8-14 57.1 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 19
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 83-61 1 27 5-13 38.5 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 14
Feb 21 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 70-67 1 40 4-14 28.6 0-7 0.0 3-3 100.0 11
Feb 24 at Albertus Magnus College W, 66-55 1 35 7-20 35.0 3-12 25.0 2-2 100.0 19
Feb 26 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-67 1 31 4-12 33.3 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 9
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 7 at Army West Point L, 77-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 MIT W, 60-52 1 25 0 2 2 1 2 1 0
Nov 19 Medgar Evers W, 94-20 1 9 1 1 2 2 0 4 0
Nov 20 Brooklyn W, 104-66 1 21 2 2 4 5 2 1 0
Nov 29 at #3/7 Amherst College L, 58-53 1 31 0 4 4 0 3 1 0
Dec 3 at Albertus Magnus College L, 89-72 1 33 2 4 6 2 3 2 0
Dec 6 at Trinity (Conn.) L, 60-45 1 29 0 4 4 1 1 2 0
Dec 7 Colby-Sawyer College W, 68-45 1 22 1 2 3 1 3 1 0
Dec 10 Elms College W, 84-39 1 16 0 2 2 0 2 1 0
Dec 11 #15/16 Springfield College L, 81-72 1 33 0 4 4 1 1 1 0
Dec 29 vs. Colby College W, 72-46 1 23 0 2 2 3 2 2 0
Dec 30 vs. North Central (Minn.) W, 95-59 1 25 0 4 4 3 1 0 0
Jan 5 Dean College W, 106-30 1 14 1 0 1 2 1 1 0
Jan 7 at Norwich University W, 84-41 1 23 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Jan 11 at Regis College W, 61-54 1 36 0 1 1 2 2 1 0
Jan 14 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 49-48 1 32 1 1 2 0 1 6 0
Jan 17 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 83-67 1 36 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 19 Lasell University W, 84-55 1 31 1 3 4 0 2 4 1
Jan 26 Rivier University W, 87-70 1 33 1 5 6 7 5 0 0
Jan 28 Anna Maria College W, 119-62 1 18 0 10 10 7 3 2 0
Jan 31 Norwich University W, 82-62 1 33 0 1 1 3 1 2 0
Feb 4 at Johnson & Wales University W, 87-44 1 21 0 2 2 2 1 3 1
Feb 8 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 72-55 1 26 2 4 6 2 4 2 0
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 73-69 1 34 1 4 5 1 3 0 0
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College W, 78-55 1 27 2 2 4 3 6 0 0
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 83-61 1 27 0 16 16 1 7 3 0
Feb 21 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 70-67 1 40 0 6 6 4 2 0 0
Feb 24 at Albertus Magnus College W, 66-55 1 35 0 6 6 2 0 4 0
Feb 26 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-67 1 31 0 1 1 3 1 0 1
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 7 at Army West Point L, 77-53 - - - -
Nov 12 MIT W, 60-52 1 3 - 0.5
Nov 19 Medgar Evers W, 94-20 1 0 - -
Nov 20 Brooklyn W, 104-66 1 0 - 2.5
Nov 29 at #3/7 Amherst College L, 58-53 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 3 at Albertus Magnus College L, 89-72 1 2 0 0.7
Dec 6 at Trinity (Conn.) L, 60-45 1 0 - 1.0
Dec 7 Colby-Sawyer College W, 68-45 1 2 - 0.3
Dec 10 Elms College W, 84-39 1 0 - 0.0
Dec 11 #15/16 Springfield College L, 81-72 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 29 vs. Colby College W, 72-46 1 1 - 1.5
Dec 30 vs. North Central (Minn.) W, 95-59 1 1 - 3.0
Jan 5 Dean College W, 106-30 1 0 - 2.0
Jan 7 at Norwich University W, 84-41 1 2 - -
Jan 11 at Regis College W, 61-54 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 14 at Colby-Sawyer College W, 49-48 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 17 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 83-67 1 3 0 -
Jan 19 Lasell University W, 84-55 1 0 - 0.0
Jan 26 Rivier University W, 87-70 1 0 - 1.4
Jan 28 Anna Maria College W, 119-62 1 0 - 2.3
Jan 31 Norwich University W, 82-62 1 1 - 3.0
Feb 4 at Johnson & Wales University W, 87-44 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 8 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 72-55 1 0 - 0.5
Feb 11 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 73-69 1 1 - 0.3
Feb 14 at Anna Maria College W, 78-55 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 18 at Rivier University W, 83-61 1 0 - 0.1
Feb 21 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 70-67 1 0 - 2.0
Feb 24 at Albertus Magnus College W, 66-55 1 0 - -
Feb 26 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 74-67 1 4 0 3.0
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 27 14.8 3.1-7.6 1.4-4.1 0.1-0.3 7.7
2022-23 28 27.3 5.4-13.2 2.5-6.9 0.6-1.0 13.8
2023-24 27 32.1 5.0-13.7 2.1-6.6 1.3-1.9 13.3
Total 82 24.8 4.5-11.5 2.0-5.9 0.7-1.0 11.7

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 27 - 399 83-206 40.3 39-112 34.8 4-9 44.4 209
2022-23 28 28 764 150-369 40.7 71-194 36.6 16-27 59.3 387
2023-24 27 27 867 135-369 36.6 56-178 31.5 34-50 68.0 360
Total 82 55 2030 368-944 39.0 166-484 34.3 54-86 62.8 956

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 27 399 14.8 8.3-20.7 3.9-11.2 34.8 0.4-0.9 21.0
2022-23 28 764 27.3 7.9-19.3 3.7-10.2 36.6 0.8-1.4 20.3
2023-24 27 867 32.1 6.2-17.0 2.6-8.2 31.5 1.6-2.3 16.6
Total 82 2030 24.8 7.3-18.6 3.3-9.5 34.3 1.1-1.7 18.8

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 27 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.0
2022-23 28 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.1
2023-24 27 0.5 3.1 3.6 2.7 3.2 2.1 0.4
Total 82 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.9 2.0 1.6 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 27 - 24 48 72 26 22 25 0
2022-23 28 28 15 94 109 59 59 49 3
2023-24 27 27 13 84 97 72 87 56 12
Total 82 55 52 226 278 157 168 130 15

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 27 2.4 4.8 7.2 2.6 2.2 2.5 0.0
2022-23 28 0.8 4.9 5.7 3.1 3.1 2.6 0.2
2023-24 27 0.6 3.9 4.5 3.3 4.0 2.6 0.6
Total 82 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.1 3.3 2.6 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 28 27.3 5.4-13.2 2.5-6.9 0.6-1.0 13.8
Conference 17 27.2 5.6-13.2 2.6-6.8 0.6-1.2 14.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 14 25.4 5.9-12.2 2.6-6.6 0.4-0.6 14.8
Away 12 30.1 4.6-14.0 2.4-7.4 0.8-1.4 12.3
Neutral 2 24.0 6.5-15.0 2.5-6.0 0.5-1.0 16.0
Result            
Wins 22 26.0 5.7-13.1 2.7-6.9 0.7-1.1 14.8
Losses 6 32.2 4.0-13.3 2.0-7.2 0.2-0.3 10.2
Month            
November 4 21.5 4.2-9.0 2.5-4.8 0.0-0.0 11.0
December 7 25.9 5.7-13.6 2.4-6.9 0.4-0.9 14.3
January 9 28.4 5.7-14.4 3.1-7.7 0.8-1.3 15.2
February 8 30.1 5.2-13.5 2.0-7.2 0.8-1.1 13.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 28 28 764 150-369 40.7 71-194 36.6 16-27 59.3 387
Conference 17 17 462 95-225 42.2 45-116 38.8 10-20 50.0 245
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 14 14 355 82-171 48.0 37-93 39.8 6-8 75.0 207
Away 12 12 361 55-168 32.7 29-89 32.6 9-17 52.9 148
Neutral 2 2 48 13-30 43.3 5-12 41.7 1-2 50.0 32
Result                    
Wins 22 22 571 126-289 43.6 59-151 39.1 15-25 60.0 326
Losses 6 6 193 24-80 30.0 12-43 27.9 1-2 50.0 61
Month                    
November 4 4 86 17-36 47.2 10-19 52.6 0-0 - 44
December 7 7 181 40-95 42.1 17-48 35.4 3-6 50.0 100
January 9 9 256 51-130 39.2 28-69 40.6 7-12 58.3 137
February 8 8 241 42-108 38.9 16-58 27.6 6-9 66.7 106

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 28 764 27.3 7.9-19.3 3.7-10.2 36.6 0.8-1.4 20.3
Conference 17 462 27.2 8.2-19.5 3.9-10.0 38.8 0.9-1.7 21.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 14 355 25.4 9.2-19.3 4.2-10.5 39.8 0.7-0.9 23.3
Away 12 361 30.1 6.1-18.6 3.2-9.9 32.6 1.0-1.9 16.4
Neutral 2 48 24.0 10.8-25.0 4.2-10.0 41.7 0.8-1.7 26.7
Result                
Wins 22 571 26.0 8.8-20.2 4.1-10.6 39.1 1.1-1.8 22.8
Losses 6 193 32.2 5.0-16.6 2.5-8.9 27.9 0.2-0.4 12.6
Month                
November 4 86 21.5 7.9-16.7 4.7-8.8 52.6 0.0-0.0 20.5
December 7 181 25.9 8.8-21.0 3.8-10.6 35.4 0.7-1.3 22.1
January 9 256 28.4 8.0-20.3 4.4-10.8 40.6 1.1-1.9 21.4
February 8 241 30.1 7.0-17.9 2.7-9.6 27.6 1.0-1.5 17.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 28 0.5 3.4 3.9 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.1
Conference 17 0.7 3.4 4.1 2.0 2.6 1.9 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.6 2.2 1.4 0.1
Away 12 0.4 3.5 3.9 1.4 2.1 2.3 0.2
Neutral 2 0.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.5 1.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 22 0.6 3.5 4.0 2.4 2.3 1.9 0.1
Losses 6 0.3 3.0 3.3 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.2
Month                
November 4 0.8 2.3 3.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 0.0
December 7 0.4 3.1 3.6 1.6 1.9 1.3 0.0
January 9 0.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 1.7 2.3 0.1
February 8 0.6 5.1 5.8 2.3 3.0 1.5 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 28 28 15 94 109 59 59 49 3
Conference 17 17 12 58 70 34 44 33 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 14 14 10 46 56 36 31 20 1
Away 12 12 5 42 47 17 25 27 2
Neutral 2 2 0 6 6 6 3 2 0
Result                  
Wins 22 22 13 76 89 52 50 42 2
Losses 6 6 2 18 20 7 9 7 1
Month                  
November 4 4 3 9 12 8 7 7 0
December 7 7 3 22 25 11 13 9 0
January 9 9 4 22 26 22 15 21 1
February 8 8 5 41 46 18 24 12 2

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 28 0.8 4.9 5.7 3.1 3.1 2.6 0.2
Conference 17 1.0 5.0 6.1 2.9 3.8 2.9 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 14 1.1 5.2 6.3 4.1 3.5 2.3 0.1
Away 12 0.6 4.7 5.2 1.9 2.8 3.0 0.2
Neutral 2 0.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 2.5 1.7 0.0
Result                
Wins 22 0.9 5.3 6.2 3.6 3.5 2.9 0.1
Losses 6 0.4 3.7 4.1 1.5 1.9 1.5 0.2
Month                
November 4 1.4 4.2 5.6 3.7 3.3 3.3 0.0
December 7 0.7 4.9 5.5 2.4 2.9 2.0 0.0
January 9 0.6 3.4 4.1 3.4 2.3 3.3 0.2
February 8 0.8 6.8 7.6 3.0 4.0 2.0 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min