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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
    33
  • k/s
    0.04
  • h %
    .147
  • a/s
    1.02
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.12
  • d/s
    5.09

Bio

As a Graduate - AVCA Second Team All-American...Named to NCAA South Regional All-Championships team...AVCA All-South Region Team Selection...Earned All-SSC First Team Honors...SSC Defensive Player of the Week (9/12)...SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Played in all 33 matches...Recorded a total of 570 digs and now ranks 2nd all-time in UT history with 1922 career digs...Recorded double-digit digs in 26 of 33 matches...Single-match highs in kills (2), attacks (7), and assists (9).

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
Nov 11 #16 Barry W, 3-0
Nov 12 Saint Leo W, 3-0
Nov 13 Florida Tech W, 3-0
Nov 18 Spring Hill W, 3-1
Nov 19 West Florida W, 3-0
Nov 20 Barry L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 33 20
Sets 112 71
Kills 5 2
Kills per set 0.04 0.03
Errors 0 0
Total Attacks 34 19
Hitting Percentage .147 .105
Assists 114 68
Assists per set 1.02 0.96
Service Aces 13 7
Service Errors 12 7
Service Aces per set 0.12 0.10
Receptions 444 260
Reception Errors 7 6
Digs 570 365
Digs per set 5.09 5.14
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 0 0
Points 18.0 9.0
Points per set 0.2 0.1
Matches started - -

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 25 at Wingate   - - - - - - - -
Aug 26 vs. North Greenville W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 3 1.0
Aug 26 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Aug 27 vs. Wingate W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Aug 27 vs. Lee W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Sep 2 Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Sep 3 #24 Colorado Mesa W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 6 .167 3 2.0
Sep 3 Wheeling W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 4 .250 4 3.0
Sep 9 at Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0.0
Sep 10 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 6 1.0
Sep 16 at Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 2 1.0
Sep 17 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 .000 9 0.0
Sep 23 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 6 0.0
Sep 24 Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 - 3 2.0
Oct 7 at Saint Leo W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Oct 8 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 4 1.0
Oct 11 at Eckerd L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 14 vs. Montevallo W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 2 .500 5 1.0
Oct 15 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 5 1.0
Oct 15 vs. Union (Tenn.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 5 1.0
Oct 21 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 5 0.0
Oct 22 Lynn W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 2 .500 1 1.0
Oct 25 Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 8 0.0
Oct 28 at Rollins W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Oct 29 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Nov 1 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 2.0
Nov 4 at #8 Barry L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 3 .000 6 0.0
Nov 5 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0.0
Nov 11 #16 Barry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 2 .000 3 0.0
Nov 12 Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0.0
Nov 13 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 2 1.0
Nov 18 Spring Hill W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 4 0.0
Nov 19 West Florida W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 3 0.0
Nov 20 Barry L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 2 0.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 25 at Wingate   - - - - - - - -
Aug 26 vs. North Greenville W, 3-0 - 2 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 26 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 27 vs. Wingate W, 3-1 - 4 22 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 27 vs. Lee W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 #24 Colorado Mesa W, 3-2 - 5 28 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 3 Wheeling W, 3-1 - 4 22 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 3 27 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 21 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-2 - 5 20 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 23 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 - 3 19 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Saint Leo W, 3-1 - 4 28 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 8 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 18 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 11 at Eckerd L, 3-2 - 5 27 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 vs. Montevallo W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 - 3 16 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 15 vs. Union (Tenn.) W, 3-1 - 4 28 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Lynn W, 3-2 - 5 30 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Rollins W, 3-1 - 4 27 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 at #8 Barry L, 3-2 - 5 29 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 #16 Barry W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 12 Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 Spring Hill W, 3-1 - 4 23 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 19 West Florida W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 20 Barry L, 3-0 - 3 17 0 0 0 0 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 25 at Wingate   - - - - - -
Aug 26 vs. North Greenville W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0
Aug 26 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 3 0
Aug 27 vs. Wingate W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 18 0
Aug 27 vs. Lee W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 3 0
Sep 2 Tusculum W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 12 0
Sep 3 #24 Colorado Mesa W, 3-2 - 5 1 0 48 0
Sep 3 Wheeling W, 3-1 - 4 2 2 20 0
Sep 9 at Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 17 1
Sep 10 Eckerd W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 15 0
Sep 16 at Lynn W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 16 1
Sep 17 at Nova Southeastern L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 22 1
Sep 23 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 9 0
Sep 24 Rollins W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 6 0
Oct 7 at Saint Leo W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 11 0
Oct 8 at Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 11 0
Oct 11 at Eckerd L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 26 1
Oct 14 vs. Montevallo W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 13 1
Oct 15 vs. Shorter W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 6 0
Oct 15 vs. Union (Tenn.) W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 12 0
Oct 21 Nova Southeastern W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 3 0
Oct 22 Lynn W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 15 0
Oct 25 Florida Southern W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 10 0
Oct 28 at Rollins W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 14 1
Oct 29 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 10 1
Nov 1 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 11 0
Nov 4 at #8 Barry L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 13 0
Nov 5 at Palm Beach Atlantic W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 11 0
Nov 11 #16 Barry W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 14 0
Nov 12 Saint Leo W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 16 0
Nov 13 Florida Tech W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 10 0
Nov 18 Spring Hill W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 23 0
Nov 19 West Florida W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 13 0
Nov 20 Barry L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 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 33 112 5 0.04 0 34 .147 114 1.02 18.0 0.2
Conference 20 71 2 0.03 0 19 .105 68 0.96 9.0 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 16 53 4 0.08 0 24 .167 53 1.00 12.0 0.2
Away 10 40 0 0.00 0 7 .000 33 0.82 2.0 0.1
Neutral 7 19 1 0.05 0 3 .333 28 1.47 4.0 0.2
Result                      
Wins 29 94 5 0.05 0 29 .172 96 1.02 18.0 0.2
Losses 4 18 0 0.00 0 5 .000 18 1.00 0.0 0.0
Month                      
August 4 9 0 0.00 0 0 - 13 1.44 1.0 0.1
September 9 32 2 0.06 0 17 .118 40 1.25 9.0 0.3
October 11 41 2 0.05 0 9 .222 40 0.98 5.0 0.1
November 9 30 1 0.03 0 8 .125 21 0.70 3.0 0.1

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 33 112 570 5.09 0 0 0 0.00
Conference 20 71 365 5.14 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 16 53 251 4.74 0 0 0 0.00
Away 10 40 224 5.60 0 0 0 0.00
Neutral 7 19 95 5.00 0 0 0 0.00
Result                
Wins 29 94 477 5.07 0 0 0 0.00
Losses 4 18 93 5.17 0 0 0 0.00
Month                
August 4 9 38 4.22 0 0 0 0.00
September 9 32 174 5.44 0 0 0 0.00
October 11 41 232 5.66 0 0 0 0.00
November 9 30 126 4.20 0 0 0 0.00

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 33 112 13 0.12 444 7
Conference 20 71 7 0.10 260 6
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 16 53 8 0.15 238 0
Away 10 40 2 0.05 151 6
Neutral 7 19 3 0.16 55 1
Result            
Wins 29 94 13 0.14 370 5
Losses 4 18 0 0.00 74 2
Month            
August 4 9 1 0.11 24 0
September 9 32 7 0.22 165 3
October 11 41 3 0.07 131 4
November 9 30 2 0.07 124 0

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