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2014 Women's Volleyball

3 Yaidimar Santiago

  • Position LB
  • Hometown Cataño, Puerto Rico
  • High School Colegio Carmen Sol HS
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2014)
Competed in 33 matches for the Green and Gold… Broke the single-season digs record by posting 689 across the season, averaging a Saint Leo program-best 5.60 digs per set… Notched a match-high 35 digs against Lynn University (Sept. 20)… Amassed double-digit digs in 32 matches… Earned Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors twice on Oct. 6 and Oct. 13… Named to the All-SSC First Team… Selected to the AVCA All-South Region First Team and the Daktronics All-South Region First Team… Garnered AVCA All-America Third Team honors.


AS A JUNIOR (2013)
Competed in all of the Lions' 34 matches during her first season with the green and gold... Led her team with 549 digs on the year, averaging 4.69 digs per set, which ranked 4th in the Sunshine State Conference... Earned a career-high 37 digs against Shorter (10/18/13)... Collected ten or more digs in 28 of the Lions' contests... Selected to the All-SSC Newcomer team.   

CAREER 
Graduate of Colegio Carmen Sol HS... Also competed at Hillborough Community College where she made the All-Conference Team as an outside hitter... During her sophomore year, she was the 2012 team captain and received All-Conference honors... Was named 2012 FCSAA Defensive Player of the Week... Earned a spot on the All-State tournament team... Was nationally ranked 3rd in digs per set... Ranked 9th overall for digs in a single season... Named defensive player of the year. 

PERSONAL
Born August 24 in Catano, Puerto Rico.... Believes her best asset to their team is her ability to be a vocal leader... Names her favorite athletes as Yadier Molina and Michael Jordan... Lists her favorite sports teams as the Saint Louis Cardinals and the Brazil National Women's Volleyball Team... Chose Saint Leo because of the coaching philosophy and the academics... Daughter of Andres and Maria.... Has one brother, Andru.... Father is a baseball player and coach for the Puerto Rican league... Brother is a minor league pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as well as a member of the Puerto Rican National Team, where he played in the 2012 World Baseball Series. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2013Junior

    LB
    5'8"
    3
  • 3

    2014Senior

    LB
    5'8"
    3