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Claudia Rivera
2 Claudia Rivera
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Gurabo, P.R.
  • High School:
    Notre Dame HS
  • Position:
    L/DS
  • Major:
    Human Performance
  • Twitter:
    @_claudiaaaa
  • Instagram:
    claudiaisabelle_
  • m
    35
  • k/s
    0.03
  • h %
    .079
  • a/s
    1.15
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.10
  • d/s
    5.44

Bio

As a Senior (2021-2022): 2021 Division II National Champion and NCAA Championships All-Tournament team Most Outstanding Player…AVCA Second Team All-American… All-SSC First Team selection… Earned D2CAA All-South Region First Team…SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Started 35 of 36 matches recording a total of 690 digs which sets the UT single-season all-time record and now ranks 8th all-time in UT history with 1356 digs…Set the Tampa single game digs record with 45 against Gannon (12/10)... Recorded a new season-high 140 digs…5 time SSC Defensive Player of the Week and tallied 20+ digs in 14 games this season. 

As a Junior (2020-21): Competed in spring 2020-21 season, receiving a Covid-19 waiver… SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Played in nine matches…She finished the season with a team-leading 105 digs…Also registered 28 assists and four service aces…Had six 10-plus dig performances…Had a season-high 20 digs at Saint Leo (4/6)…Had double-digit digs in three of final four matches…Recorded 18 digs in 3-0 win over Palm Beach Atlantic (4/10)…Credited with a season-best seven assists versus Florida Southern (4/1)…Had two service aces in a pair of matches.

As a Sophomore: Played in all 33 matches… She logged a total of 243 digs, 123 sets, and 45 assists… Had two service aces on the season along with one kill against Barry University in an NCAA South Regional game (12/06)… Recorded a career-high of 15 digs against Embry-Riddle (11/15), along with 10 different occasions of logging 10+ digs… Recorded a career-high of four assists twice against PBA (9/28) and Saint Leo (10/22).

As a Freshman: A 2018 NCAA Division II National Champion... A member of the NCAA South Regional Championship Team... A member of the 2018 SSC Championship Team... A member of PrepVolleyball's Team of the week (9/28)... PrepVolleyball Unsung Hero of the Week (9/28)... In her freshman campaign, she logged 310 digs (2.44 per set), 20 assists, 20 service aces, and one kill... She recorded 10 or more digs on 11 different occasions... She stated 14 digs against the No. 4 ranked Ferris State (9/1)... Dug the No. 3 PBA Sailfish 14 times (9/21)... Accumulated 16 digs against No. 12 West Florida (10/20)... Had six and nine digs in back-to-back games against No. 17 Palm Beach Atlantic and No. 23 Barry.

High School: Attended Notre Dame High School where she played for Coach Renato Gonzalez... Was co-captain of her high school team in both (2016, 2017)... A member of the Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance All-Star team (2015, 2017)... A member of the La Ondra Deportiva All-Star team (2016).

Personal: Played club for Magdiel Rivera...Daughter of Miguel Rivera and Anabelle Solá...Has a younger sister, Ana...Human Performance major...Born July 25. 

Career Highs

NCAA Career Statistics

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Dec 2 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0
Dec 3 vs. Nova Southeastern W, 3-1
Dec 4 vs. #5 West Florida W, 3-1
Dec 9 #8 Augusta W, 3-1
Dec 10 #5 Gannon W, 3-1
Dec 11 #3 Washburn W, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 35 20
Sets 126 72
Kills 4 3
Kills per set 0.03 0.04
Errors 1 1
Total Attacks 38 19
Hitting Percentage .079 .105
Assists 145 76
Assists per set 1.15 1.06
Service Aces 13 8
Service Errors 17 7
Service Aces per set 0.10 0.11
Receptions 657 410
Reception Errors 14 10
Digs 686 406
Digs per set 5.44 5.64
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 1
Points 17.0 11.0
Points per set 0.1 0.2
Matches started - -

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 3 Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 5 0.0
Sep 3 Augustana (S.D.) W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 2 .000 5 1.0
Sep 4 #17 Northwest Missouri State L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 4 1.0
Sep 4 Ashland W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 5 1.0
Sep 10 at Molloy W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Sep 10 at Adelphi W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 6 1.0
Sep 11 vs. Nyack W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 8 1.0
Sep 18 at Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 7 0.0
Sep 24 Barry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Sep 25 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 4 2.0
Oct 1 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Oct 2 at Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Oct 5 Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 3.0
Oct 8 #20 Nova Southeastern L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 5 0.0
Oct 12 Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1.0
Oct 15 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Oct 16 at Rollins W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 0 1.0
Oct 22 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Oct 23 vs. West Georgia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 3 0.0
Oct 23 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 3 0.0
Oct 26 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 29 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 3 0.0
Oct 30 at Barry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Nov 5 Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 5 -.200 3 0.0
Nov 6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 4 .000 4 0.0
Nov 9 at Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Nov 13 at #22 Nova Southeastern W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 8 0.0
Nov 19 Rollins W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Nov 20 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 3 .333 5 1.0
Dec 2 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Dec 3 vs. Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 2 1.0
Dec 4 vs. #5 West Florida W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 7 0.0
Dec 9 #8 Augusta W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 5 .000 5 0.0
Dec 10 #5 Gannon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 7 0.0
Dec 11 #3 Washburn W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 6 1.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 3 Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 Augustana (S.D.) W, 3-2 - 5 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 #17 Northwest Missouri State L, 3-2 - 5 30 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 Ashland W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Molloy W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Adelphi W, 3-1 - 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 vs. Nyack W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 5 29 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 18 at Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 Barry W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 25 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 22 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 9 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 #20 Nova Southeastern L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 12 Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 20 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 24 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at Rollins W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 23 vs. West Georgia W, 3-0 - 3 17 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 23 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 - 3 21 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 27 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Barry W, 3-0 - 3 25 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 5 Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 18 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-1 - 4 33 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 9 at Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 at #22 Nova Southeastern W, 3-2 - 5 24 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 Rollins W, 3-0 - 3 19 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 31 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 2 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 19 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 3 vs. Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 - 4 24 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 vs. #5 West Florida W, 3-1 - 4 17 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 9 #8 Augusta W, 3-1 - 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 10 #5 Gannon W, 3-1 - 4 44 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 11 #3 Washburn W, 3-0 - 3 23 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Sep 3 Illinois-Springfield W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 14 0
Sep 3 Augustana (S.D.) W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 24 1
Sep 4 #17 Northwest Missouri State L, 3-2 - 5 1 2 25 1
Sep 4 Ashland W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 9 0
Sep 10 at Molloy W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 19 1
Sep 10 at Adelphi W, 3-1 - 4 1 1 22 1
Sep 11 vs. Nyack W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 17 at Eckerd W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 32 2
Sep 18 at Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 13 1
Sep 24 Barry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 14 0
Sep 25 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 12 1
Oct 1 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 18 3
Oct 2 at Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 25 0
Oct 5 Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 3 1 9 1
Oct 8 #20 Nova Southeastern L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 27 0
Oct 12 Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 10 0
Oct 15 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 28 0
Oct 16 at Rollins W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 12 0
Oct 22 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 12 0
Oct 23 vs. West Georgia W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 10 0
Oct 23 vs. Alabama-Huntsville W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 13 0
Oct 26 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 15 0
Oct 29 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 20 1
Oct 30 at Barry W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 28 0
Nov 5 Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 26 0
Nov 6 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 29 0
Nov 9 at Florida Southern W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 23 1
Nov 13 at #22 Nova Southeastern W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 33 0
Nov 19 Rollins W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 17 0
Nov 20 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 19 0
Dec 2 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 8 0
Dec 3 vs. Nova Southeastern W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 15 0
Dec 4 vs. #5 West Florida W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 30 0
Dec 9 #8 Augusta W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 13 0
Dec 10 #5 Gannon W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 20 0
Dec 11 #3 Washburn W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 13 0

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2018-19 35 127 1 0.01 1 2 .000 20 0.16 21.0 0.2
2019-20 33 123 1 0.01 0 3 .333 46 0.37 3.0 0.0
2020-21 10 30 2 0.07 1 4 .250 30 1.00 8.0 0.3
2021-22 35 126 4 0.03 1 38 .079 145 1.15 17.0 0.1
2022-23 33 112 5 0.04 0 34 .147 114 1.02 18.0 0.2
Total 146 518 13 0.03 3 81 .123 355 0.69 67.0 0.1

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2018-19 35 127 310 2.44 0 0 0 0.00
2019-20 33 123 242 1.97 0 0 0 0.00
2020-21 10 30 114 3.80 0 0 0 0.00
2021-22 35 126 686 5.44 0 0 0 0.00
2022-23 33 112 570 5.09 0 0 0 0.00
Total 146 518 1922 3.71 0 0 0 0.00

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2018-19 35 127 20 0.16 423 20
2019-20 33 123 2 0.02 409 21
2020-21 10 30 6 0.20 110 3
2021-22 35 126 13 0.10 657 14
2022-23 33 112 13 0.12 444 7
Total 146 518 54 0.10 2043 65

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 35 126 4 0.03 1 38 .079 145 1.15 17.0 0.1
Conference 20 72 3 0.04 1 19 .105 76 1.06 11.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 17 62 3 0.05 1 29 .069 70 1.13 11.0 0.2
Away 12 44 1 0.02 0 3 .333 52 1.18 5.0 0.1
Neutral 6 20 0 0.00 0 6 .000 23 1.15 1.0 0.1
Result                      
Wins 33 117 4 0.03 1 37 .081 136 1.16 16.0 0.1
Losses 2 9 0 0.00 0 1 .000 9 1.00 1.0 0.1
Month                      
September 10 37 2 0.05 0 5 .400 51 1.38 7.0 0.2
October 13 43 1 0.02 0 10 .100 38 0.88 7.0 0.2
November 6 24 1 0.04 1 13 .000 26 1.08 1.0 0.0
December 6 22 0 0.00 0 10 .000 30 1.36 2.0 0.1

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 35 126 686 5.44 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 20 72 406 5.64 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 17 62 349 5.63 0 0 0 0.00
Away 12 44 229 5.20 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 6 20 108 5.40 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 33 117 643 5.50 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 2 9 43 4.78 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
September 10 37 171 4.62 0 0 0 0.00
October 13 43 225 5.23 0 0 0 0.00
November 6 24 144 6.00 0 0 0 0.00
December 6 22 146 6.64 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 35 126 13 0.10 657 14
Conference 20 72 8 0.11 410 10
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 17 62 8 0.13 296 4
Away 12 44 4 0.09 273 10
Neutral 6 20 1 0.05 88 0
Result            
Wins 33 117 12 0.10 605 13
Losses 2 9 1 0.11 52 1
Month            
September 10 37 5 0.14 184 8
October 13 43 6 0.14 227 5
November 6 24 0 0.00 147 1
December 6 22 2 0.09 99 0

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