8 Mariana Velasque
8 - Mariana Velasque
Height: 5-11
Year: Junior
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
High School: Gateway Legacy Christian Academy
Previous College: Trinity Valley CC
Position: Outside Hitter
m 22
k/s 3.27
h % .177
a/s 0.15
b/s 0.34
sa/s 0.15
d/s 1.75

Junior: Competed in 22 matches for the Lakers... Led her team with 258 kills... Also totaled 138 digs, 27 blocks, 12 assists, and 12 service aces... Had a career-high 21 kills against Southwest Baptist on Oct. 15... Named All-GLIAC Honorable Mention.

JUCO: Attended Trinity Valley CC in Athens, Texas where she played for Coach Aleah Hayes in Region 14... Two-time All-Conference honors in 2021 and 2022... Two-time All-Region honors in 2021-22.

High School: Attended Gateway Legacy Christian Academy in Florissant, Mo. where she played for Coach Caitlyn Vann.

Personal: Daughter of Joel Bezerra and Renata Velasque... Has one sibling... Began practicing volleyball in 2014, but started on the beach... Mother is also a volleyball player... Enjoys reading and writing... Majoring in creative writing.

Career Match Highs
Kills - 21 (vs. Southwest Baptist, 10/15/22)#
Attempts - 48 (at Purdue Northwest, 9/10/22)
Assists - 2 (three times, vs. Davenport, 11/4/22)
Service Aces - 3 (at Purdue Northwest, 9/10/22)
Block Solos - 2 (three times, vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, 10/14/22)#
Block Assists - 3 (at Davenport, 9/24/22)
Digs - 13 (at Northern Michigan, 9/16/22)

Recent Games
Oct 24 at (RV) Ferris State L, 3-0
Oct 28 at Wisconsin-Parkside W, 3-0
Oct 29 at Grand Valley State L, 3-1
Nov 4 Davenport L, 3-0
Nov 5 Wayne State L, 3-1
Nov 9 at Ferris State L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 22 18
Sets 79 63
Kills 258 201
Kills per set 3.27 3.19
Errors 136 106
Total Attacks 690 536
Hitting Percentage .177 .177
Assists 12 11
Assists per set 0.15 0.17
Service Aces 12 10
Service Errors 23 19
Service Aces per set 0.15 0.16
Receptions 247 192
Reception Errors 10 6
Digs 138 109
Digs per set 1.75 1.73
Block Solo 7 5
Block Assist 20 17
Block Total 27 22
Blocks per set 0.34 0.35
Block Errors 6 6
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 287.0 224.5
Points per set 3.6 3.6
Matches started 22 18
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 25 vs. Upper Iowa L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 26 vs. Central Oklahoma L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 27 vs. Minnesota-Crookston W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 27 vs. Bemidji State L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 at Southwest Baptist L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 2 vs. (RV) Rockhurst L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 vs. Missouri Western State L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 at Drury L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Saginaw Valley State L, 3-0 1 3 11 6 30 .167 0 0 0 17 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Sep 10 at Purdue Northwest L, 3-1 1 4 12 12 48 .000 0 3 1 21 1 9 0 2 0 2 0 16.0
Sep 16 at (RV) Northern Michigan L, 3-2 1 5 17 8 45 .200 0 0 0 20 1 13 1 0 0 1 1 18.0
Sep 17 at (RV) Michigan Tech L, 3-0 1 3 4 8 17 -.235 1 0 0 9 1 8 0 1 1 1 0 4.5
Sep 18 (RV) Ferris State L, 3-0 1 3 9 11 34 -.059 1 0 2 6 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 11.0
Sep 23 at Wayne State L, 3-0 1 3 4 4 15 .000 0 0 1 10 1 7 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Sep 24 at Davenport L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 28 .143 1 1 2 10 1 7 0 3 2 3 0 10.5
Sep 30 (RV) Michigan Tech L, 3-0 1 3 8 5 32 .094 0 1 2 19 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 11.0
Oct 1 (RV) Northern Michigan L, 3-2 1 5 17 5 37 .324 0 1 1 33 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 18.0
Oct 8 Wisconsin-Parkside W, 3-0 1 3 16 2 30 .467 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 16.0
Oct 9 Grand Valley State L, 3-1 1 4 7 11 30 -.133 0 1 1 12 0 5 0 1 1 1 0 8.5
Oct 14 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan L, 3-1 1 4 16 6 43 .233 0 1 1 13 0 10 2 1 0 3 0 19.5
Oct 15 vs. William Jewell L, 3-1 1 4 12 8 34 .118 0 0 2 18 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Oct 15 vs. Southwest Baptist L, 3-2 1 5 21 14 52 .135 1 1 1 10 1 11 0 1 0 1 0 22.5
Oct 21 Purdue Northwest W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 27 .370 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 14.5
Oct 22 at Saginaw Valley State W, 3-1 1 4 14 4 33 .303 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Oct 24 at (RV) Ferris State L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 22 .091 2 1 2 8 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 9.0
Oct 28 at Wisconsin-Parkside W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 22 .545 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 13.0
Oct 29 at Grand Valley State L, 3-1 1 4 14 7 34 .206 1 2 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 16.5
Nov 4 Davenport L, 3-0 1 3 12 5 24 .292 2 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Nov 5 Wayne State L, 3-1 1 4 15 5 28 .357 1 0 2 8 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 15.0
Nov 9 at Ferris State L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 25 .240 0 0 0 14 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
2022-23 22 79 258 3.27 136 690 .177 12 0.15 12 0.15 247 10 138 1.75 7 20 27 0.34 287.0 3.6
2023-24 29 109 403 3.70 153 978 .256 10 0.09 18 0.17 150 12 125 1.15 11 45 56 0.51 454.5 4.2
Total 51 188 661 3.52 289 1668 .223 22 0.12 30 0.16 397 22 263 1.40 18 65 83 0.44 741.5 3.9
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s r re digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 22 79 258 3.27 136 690 .177 12 0.15 12 0.15 247 10 138 1.75 7 20 27 0.34 287.0 3.6
Conference 18 63 201 3.19 106 536 .177 11 0.17 10 0.16 192 6 109 1.73 5 17 22 0.35 224.5 3.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 31 109 3.52 54 272 .202 4 0.13 3 0.10 105 1 50 1.61 4 3 7 0.23 117.5 3.8
Away 10 35 100 2.86 54 289 .159 7 0.20 7 0.20 101 6 62 1.77 1 15 16 0.46 115.5 3.3
Neutral 3 13 49 3.77 28 129 .163 1 0.08 2 0.15 41 3 26 2.00 2 2 4 0.31 54.0 4.2
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Wins 4 13 56 4.31 10 112 .411 2 0.15 0 0.00 10 0 19 1.46 0 5 5 0.38 58.5 4.5
Losses 18 66 202 3.06 126 578 .131 10 0.15 12 0.18 237 10 119 1.80 7 15 22 0.33 228.5 3.5
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September 8 27 73 2.70 58 249 .060 3 0.11 5 0.19 112 5 62 2.30 5 8 13 0.48 87.0 3.2
October 11 42 150 3.57 66 364 .231 6 0.14 7 0.17 109 4 63 1.50 2 11 13 0.31 164.5 3.9
November 3 10 35 3.50 12 77 .299 3 0.30 0 0.00 26 1 13 1.30 0 1 1 0.10 35.5 3.5