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5 Marissa Cataldo
Marissa Cataldo
  • Birth Date:
    August 1
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Melrose, Mass.
  • High School:
    Melrose
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    2.27
  • h %
    .108
  • a/s
    0.15
  • b/s
    0.11
  • sa/s
    0.33
  • d/s
    2.32

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 & Economics
  • Career Aspirations: CPA
  • Favorite Movie: Sisters
  • Favorite Book: The Great Gatsby
  • Favorite Pre-match Meal: Z-Bar
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Ice Cream
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: The Quad
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Getting 23 kills in one game
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Aly Raisman

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 20 Colby-Sawyer College L, 3-2
Oct 24 Keene State College L, 3-0
Oct 25 at Western New England University L, 3-2
Oct 27 vs. Regis College W, 3-0
Oct 27 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-1
Oct 30 at Rivier University L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 27 12
Sets 95 44
Kills 216 94
Kills per set 2.27 2.14
Errors 134 54
Total Attacks 762 348
Hitting Percentage .108 .115
Assists 14 7
Assists per set 0.15 0.16
Service Aces 31 17
Service Errors 13 7
Service Aces per set 0.33 0.39
Receptions 360 160
Reception Errors 35 18
Digs 220 115
Digs per set 2.32 2.61
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 9 5
Block Total 10 6
Blocks per set 0.11 0.14
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 252.5 114.5
Points per set 2.7 2.6
Matches started 26 12

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 5 at Eastern Nazarene College L, 3-1 1 4 14 6 38 .211 1 16.0
Sep 8 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-1 1 4 13 5 34 .235 0 13.0
Sep 8 vs. Norwich University W, 3-0 1 3 8 4 30 .133 1 9.0
Sep 11 at Becker College W, 3-0 1 3 11 6 32 .156 1 12.0
Sep 13 Curry College L, 3-2 1 5 17 8 52 .173 0 20.5
Sep 18 University of Massachusetts - Boston L, 3-1 1 4 4 1 13 .231 0 6.0
Sep 20 Fisher College W, 3-1 1 3 7 3 26 .154 1 9.0
Sep 22 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 25 -.040 0 4.5
Sep 26 Anna Maria College W, 3-0 1 3 12 3 24 .375 1 15.5
Sep 27 at Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 8 6 33 .061 0 9.0
Sep 29 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 3-0 1 3 9 3 26 .231 2 10.0
Sep 29 vs. Husson University W, 3-0 1 3 12 5 28 .250 1 12.0
Oct 3 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 27 .074 2 7.0
Oct 4 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 3 5 15 -.133 0 3.5
Oct 6 Suffolk University L, 3-2 1 5 11 6 43 .116 0 14.0
Oct 6 U. of New England L, 3-0 1 3 6 5 22 .045 1 7.0
Oct 10 Simmons University L, 3-1 1 4 2 5 18 -.167 1 2.5
Oct 11 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 4 14 -.286 0 0.0
Oct 13 at Lasell University L, 3-1 1 4 6 5 42 .024 0 9.5
Oct 16 at Salem State University L, 3-0 - 2 2 3 10 -.100 1 2.0
Oct 18 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 13 10 41 .073 1 13.5
Oct 20 Colby-Sawyer College L, 3-2 1 5 12 5 46 .152 0 14.5
Oct 24 Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 8 6 29 .069 0 9.0
Oct 25 at Western New England University L, 3-2 1 5 10 5 30 .167 0 11.0
Oct 27 vs. Regis College W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 24 .292 0 13.5
Oct 27 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-1 1 4 3 5 20 -.100 0 6.0
Oct 30 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 3 6 20 -.150 0 3.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 5 at Eastern Nazarene College L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Norwich University W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 at Becker College W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Curry College L, 3-2 1 5 5 0 1 0 1 1
Sep 18 University of Massachusetts - Boston L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 Fisher College W, 3-1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 26 Anna Maria College W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 27 at Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 29 vs. Husson University W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 6 Suffolk University L, 3-2 1 5 19 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 U. of New England L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 Simmons University L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 11 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 at Lasell University L, 3-1 1 4 14 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 16 at Salem State University L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 14 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 20 Colby-Sawyer College L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 24 Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Western New England University L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 27 vs. Regis College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 27 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 5 at Eastern Nazarene College L, 3-1 1 4 2 2 15 2
Sep 8 at Albertus Magnus College W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 9 0
Sep 8 vs. Norwich University W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 9 1
Sep 11 at Becker College W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 14 2
Sep 13 Curry College L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 18 1
Sep 18 University of Massachusetts - Boston L, 3-1 1 4 2 2 24 3
Sep 20 Fisher College W, 3-1 1 3 2 0 10 0
Sep 22 at Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 16 3
Sep 26 Anna Maria College W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 6 1
Sep 27 at Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 15 1
Sep 29 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 9 0
Sep 29 vs. Husson University W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 8 0
Oct 3 at Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 21 2
Oct 4 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 18 1
Oct 6 Suffolk University L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 29 3
Oct 6 U. of New England L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 11 0
Oct 10 Simmons University L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 16 4
Oct 11 Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 13 4
Oct 13 at Lasell University L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 14 0
Oct 16 at Salem State University L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 6 2
Oct 18 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 1
Oct 20 Colby-Sawyer College L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 14 2
Oct 24 Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 15 1
Oct 25 at Western New England University L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 15 0
Oct 27 vs. Regis College W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 10 0
Oct 27 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-1 1 4 3 1 10 1
Oct 30 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 15 0

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 27 95 216 2.27 134 762 .108 14 0.15 252.5 2.7
Conference 12 44 94 2.14 54 348 .115 7 0.16 114.5 2.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 11 41 82 2.00 51 302 .103 4 0.10 101.5 2.5
Away 13 45 103 2.29 70 378 .087 8 0.18 116.5 2.6
Neutral 3 9 31 3.44 13 82 .220 2 0.22 34.5 3.8
Result                      
Wins 9 29 86 2.97 38 244 .197 7 0.24 100.0 3.4
Losses 18 66 130 1.97 96 518 .066 7 0.11 152.5 2.3
Month                      
September 12 41 119 2.90 55 361 .177 8 0.20 136.5 3.3
October 15 54 97 1.80 79 401 .045 6 0.11 116.0 2.1

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 95 220 2.32 1 9 10 0.11
Conference 12 44 115 2.61 1 5 6 0.14
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 41 89 2.17 0 5 5 0.12
Away 13 45 108 2.40 1 3 4 0.09
Neutral 3 9 23 2.56 0 1 1 0.11
Result                
Wins 9 29 73 2.52 0 2 2 0.07
Losses 18 66 147 2.23 1 7 8 0.12
Month                
September 12 41 100 2.44 0 3 3 0.07
October 15 54 120 2.22 1 6 7 0.13

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 27 95 31 0.33 360 35
Conference 12 44 17 0.39 160 18
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 11 41 17 0.41 174 20
Away 13 45 11 0.24 159 14
Neutral 3 9 3 0.33 27 1
Result            
Wins 9 29 13 0.45 85 5
Losses 18 66 18 0.27 275 30
Month            
September 12 41 16 0.39 153 14
October 15 54 15 0.28 207 21