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5 Marissa Cataldo
Marissa Cataldo
  • Birth Date:
    August 1
  • Height:
    5'7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Melrose, Mass.
  • High School:
    Melrose
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    1.97
  • h %
    .073
  • a/s
    0.30
  • b/s
    0.07
  • sa/s
    0.22
  • d/s
    3.27

Bio

AS A SENIOR...

  • Played in and started all 29 contests, playing in a team-high 100 sets on the season
  • Served as a team captain
  • One of only four players in the GNAC to tally over 150 kills and 300 digs during the year, finishing the season with 197 kills and a career-best 327 digs
  • Posted 10+ kills in seven different matches, 10+ digs in 17 matches and had six double-double matches on the year
  • Collected a career-high 25 digs on October 5 vs. Suffolk University
  • Enjoyed a stellar Senior Day game vs. Norwich University on October 26, posting a season-high 17 kills to go along with 21 digs
  • Finished the season averaging 3.27 digs per set to rank 14th in the GNAC while ranking 21st in kills per set at 1.97 kps
  • Added 30 assists, 22 aces and seven total blocks
  • Named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll during the week of October 14
  • Named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference Team for the third straight year

AS A JUNIOR...

  • Enjoyed a strong year, collecting 216 kills to rank second on the team and 19th in the GNAC averaging 2.27 kills per set
  • One of only 14 players in the GNAC to tally over 200 kills and digs during the year, finishing the season with 220 digs
  • Posted 10+ kills in 11 different matches, 10+ digs in eight matches and had five double-double matches on the year
  • Added 31 aces, 14 assists and 10 total blocks over 95 sets played for the Saints
  • Named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll three times during the season
  • Earned GNAC Academic All-Conference honors as well as the Team Academic Award for the second straight year

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 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: Pitch Perfect
  • Favorite Book: Diary of a Whimpy Kid
  • Favorite Pre-match Meal: Z-Bar
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: NRH
  • 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 24 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1
Oct 26 Regis College L, 3-1
Oct 26 Norwich University L, 3-2
Oct 31 Rhode Island College L, 3-2
Nov 2 at Rivier University L, 3-0
Nov 2 vs. Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 29 12
Sets 100 45
Kills 197 101
Kills per set 1.97 2.24
Errors 140 60
Total Attacks 786 363
Hitting Percentage .073 .113
Assists 30 9
Assists per set 0.30 0.20
Service Aces 22 10
Service Errors 10 3
Service Aces per set 0.22 0.22
Receptions 506 213
Reception Errors 48 22
Digs 327 153
Digs per set 3.27 3.40
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 7 2
Block Total 7 2
Blocks per set 0.07 0.04
Block Errors 1 1
Ball Handling Errors 3 0
Points 222.5 112.0
Points per set 2.2 2.5
Matches started 29 12

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 at Western Connecticut State University L, 3-1 1 4 10 5 45 .111 2 12.0
Aug 31 vs. Penn St.-Berks L, 3-0 1 3 8 10 35 -.057 0 8.0
Aug 31 vs. Smith W, 3-0 1 3 6 10 30 -.133 2 7.0
Sep 10 at Lesley University W, 3-0 1 3 3 4 12 -.083 2 3.0
Sep 12 Becker College W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 9 .000 2 1.0
Sep 14 at Curry College L, 3-1 1 4 11 8 36 .083 2 14.0
Sep 14 vs. Husson University W, 3-0 1 3 6 6 17 .000 2 6.0
Sep 17 at Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 23 -.043 0 4.0
Sep 21 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 3 3 29 .000 0 3.5
Sep 24 at University of Massachusetts - Boston L, 3-0 1 3 5 2 21 .143 0 6.0
Sep 26 Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 2 3 14 -.071 2 3.0
Sep 27 vs. Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 1 7 21 -.286 1 1.0
Sep 27 at Anna Maria College W, 3-0 1 2 6 4 18 .111 0 8.0
Oct 3 Eastern Nazarene College L, 3-0 1 3 6 2 18 .222 4 7.5
Oct 5 at Colby-Sawyer College L, 3-1 1 4 8 3 26 .192 1 9.0
Oct 5 vs. Suffolk University L, 3-2 1 5 7 4 27 .111 0 8.0
Oct 9 Lasell University L, 3-1 1 4 7 6 31 .032 0 8.0
Oct 10 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 27 .222 0 8.5
Oct 12 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 36 .306 1 14.0
Oct 12 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 3-2 1 5 12 8 42 .095 2 14.5
Oct 17 #8 WPI L, 3-0 1 2 3 3 19 .000 0 3.0
Oct 19 at Simmons University L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 13 -.077 0 1.0
Oct 23 Fisher College W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 24 .125 0 7.0
Oct 24 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 5 7 31 -.065 2 6.0
Oct 26 Regis College L, 3-1 1 4 16 7 36 .250 2 16.0
Oct 26 Norwich University L, 3-2 1 5 17 8 57 .158 0 18.0
Oct 31 Rhode Island College L, 3-2 1 5 10 7 33 .091 1 11.0
Nov 2 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 6 7 30 -.033 0 7.0
Nov 2 vs. Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 26 .192 2 7.5

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 at Western Connecticut State University L, 3-1 1 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Penn St.-Berks L, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. Smith W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Lesley University W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 12 Becker College W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Curry College L, 3-1 1 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. Husson University W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 14 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 24 at University of Massachusetts - Boston L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 2
Sep 26 Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 vs. Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 at Anna Maria College W, 3-0 1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 Eastern Nazarene College L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 5 at Colby-Sawyer College L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 vs. Suffolk University L, 3-2 1 5 25 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 Lasell University L, 3-1 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 12 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 3-2 1 5 15 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 17 #8 WPI L, 3-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 at Simmons University L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 Fisher College W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 24 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 2 0 2 1
Oct 26 Regis College L, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Norwich University L, 3-2 1 5 21 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 31 Rhode Island College L, 3-2 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 vs. Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 1 0 1 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 30 at Western Connecticut State University L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 23 1
Aug 31 vs. Penn St.-Berks L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 16 1
Aug 31 vs. Smith W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 17 3
Sep 10 at Lesley University W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 10 2
Sep 12 Becker College W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 10 0
Sep 14 at Curry College L, 3-1 1 4 3 0 19 0
Sep 14 vs. Husson University W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 12 1
Sep 17 at Keene State College L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 19 1
Sep 21 Wentworth Institute of Technology L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 12 0
Sep 24 at University of Massachusetts - Boston L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 27 5
Sep 26 Emerson College L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 14 2
Sep 27 vs. Johnson & Wales University L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 20 3
Sep 27 at Anna Maria College W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 8 0
Oct 3 Eastern Nazarene College L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 31 3
Oct 5 at Colby-Sawyer College L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 22 2
Oct 5 vs. Suffolk University L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 27 4
Oct 9 Lasell University L, 3-1 1 4 1 0 12 0
Oct 10 at MIT L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 7 0
Oct 12 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 14 0
Oct 12 St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 3-2 1 5 2 0 24 1
Oct 17 #8 WPI L, 3-0 1 2 0 0 12 3
Oct 19 at Simmons University L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 26 5
Oct 23 Fisher College W, 3-0 1 3 2 1 13 1
Oct 24 Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 25 2
Oct 26 Regis College L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 8 1
Oct 26 Norwich University L, 3-2 1 5 1 2 12 1
Oct 31 Rhode Island College L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 26 1
Nov 2 at Rivier University L, 3-0 1 3 1 0 27 4
Nov 2 vs. Albertus Magnus College W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 13 1

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 29 100 197 1.97 140 786 .073 30 0.30 222.5 2.2
Conference 12 45 101 2.24 60 363 .113 9 0.20 112.0 2.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 13 48 100 2.08 59 379 .108 16 0.33 112.5 2.3
Away 10 32 62 1.94 42 251 .080 7 0.22 72.5 2.3
Neutral 6 20 35 1.75 39 156 -.026 7 0.35 37.5 1.9
Result                      
Wins 8 24 47 1.96 31 172 .093 11 0.46 53.5 2.2
Losses 21 76 150 1.97 109 614 .067 19 0.25 169.0 2.2
Month                      
August 3 10 24 2.40 25 110 -.009 4 0.40 27.0 2.7
September 10 30 42 1.40 43 200 -.005 11 0.37 49.5 1.6
October 14 54 118 2.19 63 420 .131 13 0.24 131.5 2.4
November 2 6 13 2.17 9 56 .071 2 0.33 14.5 2.4

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 100 327 3.27 0 7 7 0.07
Conference 12 45 153 3.40 0 2 2 0.04
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 48 147 3.06 0 5 5 0.10
Away 10 32 102 3.19 0 1 1 0.03
Neutral 6 20 78 3.90 0 1 1 0.05
Result                
Wins 8 24 89 3.71 0 1 1 0.04
Losses 21 76 238 3.13 0 6 6 0.08
Month                
August 3 10 38 3.80 0 0 0 0.00
September 10 30 99 3.30 0 1 1 0.03
October 14 54 170 3.15 0 5 5 0.09
November 2 6 20 3.33 0 1 1 0.17

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 29 100 22 0.22 506 48
Conference 12 45 10 0.22 213 22
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 13 48 10 0.21 213 15
Away 10 32 10 0.31 188 20
Neutral 6 20 2 0.10 105 13
Result            
Wins 8 24 6 0.25 97 8
Losses 21 76 16 0.21 409 40
Month            
August 3 10 3 0.30 56 5
September 10 30 7 0.23 151 14
October 14 54 11 0.20 259 24
November 2 6 1 0.17 40 5