2019 Women's Volleyball

5 Marissa Cataldo

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Melrose, Mass.
  • High School Melrose
  • Position OH

Biography

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

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016First Year

    OH/DS
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2017Sophomore

    OH/DS
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2018Junior

    OH
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2019Senior

    OH
    5'7"
    5