Isabella Melo

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1 Isabella Melo
Isabella Melo
  • Height:
    5'6"
  • Hometown:
    Webster, MA
  • Position:
    Outside Hitter/Right Side
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Bartlett
  • Major:
    Early Childhood Education
  • Minor:
    Spanish
  • m
    17
  • k/s
    0.78
  • h %
    .143
  • a/s
    0.55
  • b/s
    0.05
  • sa/s
    0.05
  • d/s
    1.20
Bio

As a Junior:

Appeared in 17 matches...recorded 31 kills with 22 assists and 48 digs  for 34 points

As a Sophomore:

Appeared in 13 matches...recorded eight kils on 38 receptions...

Personal:
Isabella was born in Worcester, MA...is majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Spanish at Worcester State...the daughter of Dennis Melo and Luldelin Cruz-Doughty...has five siblings, Dante and Ariana, Jessiaha, who ran track and played rugby at Nichols, Jaethan and Jayden...favorite spot on campus is the student center...chose Worcester State for the education program and the volleyball team

Before Worcester State:
Isabella is a 2023 graduate of Bartlett High School in Webster, MA...played four years of varsity volleyball and softball for the Indians...3x SWCL All-Star Team selection for Volleyball...2x SWCL All-Star Team selection for Softball...2x Coaches Award Winner for Volleyball...Coaches Award Winner for Softball...transferred after playing one year of Volleyball at Bay Path University

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 17 4
Sets 40 8
Kills 31 4
Kills per set 0.78 0.50
Errors 13 1
Total Attacks 126 14
Total Attacks per set 3.15 1.75
Hitting Percentage .143 .214
Assists 22 10
Assists per set 0.55 1.25
Service Total Attempts 54 15
Service Aces 2 1
Service Errors 4 1
Service Aces per set 0.05 0.13
Receptions 30 2
Reception Errors 4 0
Digs 48 17
Digs per set 1.20 2.13
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 2 0
Block Total 2 0
Blocks per set 0.05 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 34.0 5.0
Points per set 0.8 0.6
Matches started - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 1 at Smith L, 3-0
Nov 1 vs. Curry W, 3-1
Nov 4 Keene St. L, 3-1
Nov 8 Westfield St. L, 3-0
Nov 11 at MCLA W, 3-0
Nov 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 3 .000 0 1.0
Aug 29 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 1 3 11 -.182 0 1.0
Aug 30 vs. Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 4 0 6 .667 0 4.0
Aug 30 vs. Alma L, 3-1 - 4 3 3 27 .000 1 3.0
Sep 2 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 2 0 1 9 -.111 0 0.0
Sep 6 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bay Path W, 3-1 - 2 2 0 11 .182 0 2.0
Sep 9 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - 2 4 1 12 .250 0 4.5
Sep 13 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0.0
Sep 13 Connecticut Col. L, 3-0 - 2 3 0 8 .375 0 3.0
Sep 16 at WPI L, 3-0 - 1 0 1 2 -.500 0 0.0
Sep 20 vs. Rhode Island Col. W, 3-0 - 3 8 2 20 .300 0 8.5
Sep 20 at Suffolk W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Framingham St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 6 .333 0 2.0
Oct 1 MCLA L, 3-1 - 2 1 1 3 .000 1 2.0
Oct 4 vs. Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 1 1.000 5 2.0
Oct 4 at MIT L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 6 0.0
Oct 10 Salem St. W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0.0
Oct 14 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 4 .250 9 1.0
Oct 18 vs. Smith L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Clark University W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Smith L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 vs. Curry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Keene St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Westfield St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at MCLA W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 29 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Alma L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 2 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bay Path W, 3-1 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Connecticut Col. L, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at WPI L, 3-0 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Rhode Island Col. W, 3-0 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 20 at Suffolk W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Framingham St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 MCLA L, 3-1 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 vs. Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 at MIT L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 Salem St. W, 3-1 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 vs. Smith L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Clark University W, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Smith L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 vs. Curry W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Keene St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Westfield St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at MCLA W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 29 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 3-0 - 2 6 0 0 8 2
Aug 29 vs. Wooster L, 3-1 - 4 18 0 1 20 2
Aug 30 vs. Kalamazoo L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 30 vs. Alma L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 2 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 at Eastern Conn. St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 vs. Bay Path W, 3-1 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Rhode Island Col. L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Plymouth St. L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 13 Connecticut Col. L, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 16 at WPI L, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 vs. Rhode Island Col. W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Suffolk W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at Framingham St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 at Anna Maria W, 3-0 - 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 1 MCLA L, 3-1 - 2 3 1 0 2 0
Oct 4 vs. Mount Holyoke L, 3-0 - 3 7 1 1 0 0
Oct 4 at MIT L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 0 0
Oct 10 Salem St. W, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Mass. Maritime W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 1 0 0
Oct 18 vs. Smith L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Salve Regina L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Clark University W, 3-2 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Fitchburg St. W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Smith L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 vs. Curry W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Keene St. L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Westfield St. L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at MCLA W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Bridgewater St. L, 3-2 - - - - - - -
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2024-25 13 19 8 0.42 9 48 2.53 -.021 0 0.00 8.0 0.4
2025-26 17 40 31 0.78 13 126 3.15 .143 22 0.55 34.0 0.8
Total 30 59 39 0.66 22 174 2.95 .098 22 0.37 42.0 0.7
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2024-25 13 19 6 0.32 0 0 0 0.00
2025-26 17 40 48 1.20 0 2 2 0.05
Total 30 59 54 0.92 0 2 2 0.03
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2024-25 13 19 1 0 0.00 0 38 3
2025-26 17 40 54 2 0.05 4 30 4
Total 30 59 55 2 0.03 4 68 7
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 17 40 31 0.78 13 126 3.15 .143 22 0.55 34.0 0.8
Conference 4 8 4 0.50 1 14 1.75 .214 10 1.25 5.0 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 6 4 0.67 1 14 2.33 .214 1 0.17 5.0 0.8
Away 7 15 8 0.53 4 36 2.40 .111 15 1.00 8.5 0.6
Neutral 6 19 19 1.00 8 76 4.00 .145 6 0.32 20.5 1.1
Result
Wins 5 11 13 1.18 2 42 3.82 .262 9 0.82 13.5 1.2
Losses 12 29 18 0.62 11 84 2.90 .083 13 0.45 20.5 0.7
Month
August 4 13 9 0.69 7 47 3.62 .043 1 0.08 9.0 0.7
September 8 15 19 1.27 5 70 4.67 .200 0 0.00 20.0 1.3
October 5 12 3 0.25 1 9 0.75 .222 21 1.75 5.0 0.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 17 40 48 1.20 0 2 2 0.05
Conference 4 8 17 2.13 0 0 0 0.00
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 6 4 0.67 0 0 0 0.00
Away 7 15 19 1.27 0 1 1 0.07
Neutral 6 19 25 1.32 0 1 1 0.05
Result
Wins 5 11 19 1.73 0 1 1 0.09
Losses 12 29 29 1.00 0 1 1 0.03
Month
August 4 13 17 1.31 0 0 0 0.00
September 8 15 9 0.60 0 2 2 0.13
October 5 12 22 1.83 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 17 40 54 2 0.05 4 30 4
Conference 4 8 15 1 0.13 1 2 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 6 3 1 0.17 0 2 0
Away 7 15 25 0 0.00 2 8 2
Neutral 6 19 26 1 0.05 2 20 2
Result
Wins 5 11 13 0 0.00 1 0 0
Losses 12 29 41 2 0.07 3 30 4
Month
August 4 13 24 0 0.00 1 28 4
September 8 15 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
October 5 12 29 2 0.17 3 2 0
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