5 Olivia Matela
Olivia Matela
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Swampscott, Mass.
  • High School:
    St. Mary's
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    13.3
  • fg %
    36.6
  • 3pt %
    31.5
  • ft %
    68.0
  • reb/g
    3.6
  • a/g
    2.7
Bio

CAREER BESTS

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks
26 (11/28/23 vs. Westfield St.) 16 (2/18/23 @ Rivier) 8 (11/28/23 vs. Westfield St.)  6 (1/14/23 @ Colby-Sawyer)  2 (1/24/24 vs. Regis) 

 

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

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