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2019 Women's Volleyball

David Dermer
Jeff Romance

14 Nina Vattovaz

  • Position OH
  • Hometown Trieste, Italy
  • High School Liceo Artistico - Alessandro Vittoria
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Major Computer Information Systems

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2019)
NCAA South Region Championship All-Tournament Team … SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll ...  appeared in 31 matches for the Lions while making 24 starts … helped lead the Lions to the 2019 NCAA South Region Championship … part of the first Saint Leo volleyball team to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight … appeared in 104 sets … had 11 matches of double-digit kills including three-straight to close out 2019 … posted a season-high 19 kills in the opener versus Minnesota State (9/6) … had five double-digit dig performances with a high of 14 coming three times versus Tampa (10/22), versus Barry (11/1) and versus Florida Tech (11/15) … had nine matches with two or more blocks including three matches with three … member of Fall 2019 Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a perfect 4.00 GPA.

AS A JUNIOR (2018)
2018 South Region Crossover All-Tournament Team … Appeared in all 32 matches for the Lions while starting 28 … saw action in 108 of the Lions 118 sets … finished third on the team in kills with 275 and service aces with 16 … led the team in kills in seven matches while pacing the Lions in digs once … also led the team in blocks on two occasions … posted nine double-doubles … had 14 double-digit kill performances including a season-high string of seven-straight late in the year … had a career-best 23 kills against Lee (10/20) at the South Region Crossover … had a career-high three service aces against Florida Tech (9/21) … set a new career mark in digs against Embry-Riddle (10/26) with 24 … had 13 double-digit dig performances including three matches with 20 or more digs … tied a career-high mark with four blocks versus Palm Beach Atlantic (9/29)...D2ADA Academic Achievement Award winner. 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Named to the 2017 10th Annual Shark Invitational Team after helping the Lions to a 4-0 weekend with a 3-1 win over No.7 Minnesota Duluth ... SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Saw action in 27 matches and 104 sets … Tallied 115 kills and 165 digs ... notched 17 service aces … Finished with a .965 serving percentage ... recorded five double-digit kill performances including a season-high 17 kills against Tusculum on Sept. 1 with three double-doubles on the year (13 K, 11 D at Flagler; 14 K, 15 D at Florida Tech; 10 K, 15 D vs Barry) ... helped the Lions pick up four notable wins on the year: 3-1 win over #7 Minnesota-Duluth (9/1), 3-0 win over Tampa (9/26), 3-2 win over #3 Palm Beach Atlantic (10/27; first win in West Palm Beach in program history), 3-1 win over #4 North Alabama (11/30, South Regional).

AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Saw action in eight matches and nine sets … finished the season with six kills and five digs… recorded her first kill against Adelphi (9/3) ... named to the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

CAREER
Competed at Liceo Artistico - Alessandro Vittoria for Luca Pieragnoli … played club for Argentario Volley, also for Pieragnoli … earned 5th place in the B2 Italian Championship.

PERSONAL
Born on Feb. 21, 1997 in Trieste, Italy … daughter of Mauro Vattovaz and Daniela Savarin … has four siblings, sisters, Demi and Mila, and brothers, Luis and Leon … lists her best assets as her energy, her competitiveness and being a good teammate.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2016Freshman

    OH
    6'0"
    14
  • 14

    2017Sophomore

    OH
    6'0"
    14
  • 14

    2018Junior

    OH
    6'0"
    14
  • 14

    2019Senior

    OH
    6'0"
    14