Eddie Rivera

Photo by: Lucas Carter

Photo by: Lucas Carter

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Carolina, P.R.
High School:
Saint Francis School

2014 SEASON
Named to All-MIVA Second Team…Second on team with 305 kills (2.99 per set), earning a .288 attack percentage…Second on team with 183 digs (1.79 per set)…Led team with 37 aces…Earned 22 assists…Recorded 46 blocks…Tied career high six blocks against Ohio State on March 5…Earned season high 19 kills against Ohio State on March 5…Recorded season high 14 digs against Lewis on February 20

2013 SEASON

First Team All-MIVA selection...Played in 101 sets for the Mastodons...Led the team in kills with 326 on the year...Averaged of 3.23 kills per set, ranking 27th overall in the NCAA...Started in all 26 matches and recorded a double figure kill total in 19 games...Led the team with four double-doubles...First double-double of the year came at Ball State with 14 kills and a season-high 13 digs (2/13)...Second double-double came during the same weekend with 17 kills and 12 digs at Ohio State (2/15)...Put down 15 kills and 10 digs vs. nationally-ranked Penn State (3/9)...Final double-double came vs. George Mason with 13 kills and 10 digs (3/14)...Season-high kill total of 21 came at Lindenwood (4/5)...Notched 18 kills at NJIT (1/19)...Hit .429 with 14 kills vs. Sacred Heart (3/8) and matched that effort by reaching .429 again vs. Pfeiffer with nine kills and zero errors (3/29)...Reached 20 points two times on the year with a season-high 22 points at Lindenwood and 20 points at NJIT...Recorded a season-high four assists at NJIT...Reached a season-high with three service aces vs. Lourdes (1/25) and matched it again with three more vs. Sacred Heart...Season-high block total of five came vs. Ohio State.

2012 SEASON
Named to All-MIVA Second Team...Placed second on the team in both kills and digs, powering 240 kills and 187 digs...Blasted a career-high 21 kills against Grand Canyon (3/17)...Totaled a career-high 20 digs against Carthage (3/24)...Accumulated four double-doubles to lead team...Led Mastodons with 26 service aces, earning a career-high seven against Mount Olive (1/27)...Made 39 blocks on the season, totaling a career-best six against Loyola (4/20).

2011 SEASON
Selected to All-MIVA Second Team...Competed in 93 sets over 27 matches...Ranked second on the team in total kills with 236...Tagged a season-best 17 kills against George Mason (3/4), posting double-digit kill totals in 12 matches...Placed second on squad with 158 digs, recording a career-high 12 against George Mason...Led team with 36 service aces, including a season-best five against St. Francis (4/15)...Recorded 28 assists, dishing a season-high five against Ohio State (2/25).

CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 21- Twice
Attacks: 58 – vs. Ball State (1/31/14)
Attack pct.: .571 – vs. Grand Canyon
Assists: 5 – Three times
Aces: 7 – at Mount Olive (1/27/12)
Digs: 20 – vs. Carthage (3/24/12)
Blocks: 6 – Three times
Blocks Solo: 2 – Four times
Block Assists: 6 – Twice

HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Saturnino Angulo at the Saint Francis Pumas...Graduated with high academic honors.

PERSONAL
Son of Eddie Rivera and Luz Marin...Has one sister, Gabriela Rivera...Majoring in medical engineering.