5 Matt Ferrara
5 - Matt Ferrara
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Haverhill, Mass.
High School: Central Catholic
Position: OH
Major: Nursing
m 22
k/s 2.71
h % .174
a/s 0.14
b/s 0.25
sa/s 0.48
d/s 1.25

2019:
Appeared in 63 sets during 22 matches ... Collected 171 kills, 30 service aces, 79 digs, and 16 total blocks ... Notched double-double with 18 kills and 14 digs in five-set victory over Eastern Nazarene January 24 ... Also collected 18 kills in five-set win over Emerson April 2.

Prep:
Ferrara participated in four years of volleyball and two years of track & field at Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Mass. After receiving the Coaches' Award in volleyball in 2017, he was named team MVP in 2018 and earned All-Conference honors as well as Honorable Mention All-Star recognition. He also finished in third place in the high jump at the Freshman/Sophomore State Track & Field Meet in both 2015 and 2016.

Club:
Ferrara played for the Mill City Volleyball Club from 2016 to 2018. He helped his team finish in first place in the Silver Bracket at the 2018 Hartford Winterfest Tournament. 

Personal:
Born in Methuen, Mass., Ferrara is the son of Loryn and Francis Ferrara. He has an older brother named Ryan and a younger sister named Haley. He is majoring in nursing. 

Recent Games
Mar 23 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0
Mar 30 Rivier L, 3-0
Mar 30 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0
Apr 2 Emerson W, 3-2
Apr 4 at Lasell L, 3-0
Apr 6 at Wentworth L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 22 12
Sets 63 36
Kills 171 98
Kills per set 2.71 2.72
Errors 88 52
Total Attacks 477 289
Hitting Percentage .174 .159
Assists 9 4
Assists per set 0.14 0.11
Service Aces 30 16
Service Errors 52 28
Service Aces per set 0.48 0.44
Receptions 152 99
Reception Errors 27 15
Digs 79 40
Digs per set 1.25 1.11
Block Solo 3 0
Block Assist 13 8
Block Total 16 8
Blocks per set 0.25 0.22
Block Errors 4 3
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 210.5 118.0
Points per set 3.3 3.3
Matches started 21 11
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Jan 23 MIT L, 3-0 1 3 5 4 13 .077 0 0 2 - 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.0
Jan 24 Eastern Nazarene W, 3-2 1 5 18 7 48 .229 1 2 3 - 0 14 2 3 0 5 0 23.5
Jan 29 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 4 7 26 -.115 1 0 2 17 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.5
Feb 1 Nichols L, 3-1 1 4 15 4 35 .314 1 2 4 - 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.0
Feb 6 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0 1 2 1 4 14 -.214 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Feb 9 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 19 .263 1 3 2 19 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
Feb 9 at Dean College W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Newbury College W, 3-0 1 2 9 4 18 .278 1 1 3 - 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Feb 15 at Endicott L, 3-0 1 3 4 5 13 -.077 0 0 2 13 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Feb 16 vs. Dean College W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 5 .600 0 0 4 - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Feb 20 at Rivier L, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Emerson L, 3-1 - 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Feb 27 at Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 at Bard W, 3-0 1 1 1 1 2 .000 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
Mar 16 Lasell L, 3-1 1 4 13 6 38 .184 0 1 3 24 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 14.5
Mar 16 Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 29 .207 0 1 3 - 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 10.0
Mar 19 Wentworth L, 3-0 1 3 9 3 16 .375 0 3 4 - 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Mar 21 Dean College W, 3-0 1 1 6 1 9 .556 0 3 1 - 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.0
Mar 23 at Emmanuel (Mass.) L, 3-0 1 3 12 4 25 .320 2 0 4 24 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 12.5
Mar 23 vs. Colby-Sawyer W, 3-0 1 3 5 7 25 -.080 1 2 3 21 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 7.0
Mar 30 Rivier L, 3-0 1 3 7 4 18 .167 0 0 1 - 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 7.0
Mar 30 Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-0 1 3 9 6 21 .143 0 1 2 - 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 10.5
Apr 2 Emerson W, 3-2 1 5 18 5 48 .271 0 2 4 - 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 20.5
Apr 4 at Lasell L, 3-0 1 3 8 4 25 .160 1 1 1 10 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 9.5
Apr 6 at Wentworth L, 3-0 1 3 8 7 30 .033 0 5 1 14 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 13.0
  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
2018-19 22 63 171 2.71 88 477 .174 9 0.14 30 0.48 152 27 79 1.25 3 13 16 0.25 210.5 3.3
2019-20 6 15 31 2.07 24 104 .067 3 0.20 0 0.00 88 10 28 1.87 1 6 7 0.47 35.0 2.3
2021-22 29 101 262 2.59 109 716 .214 11 0.11 29 0.29 447 32 135 1.34 5 38 43 0.43 315.0 3.1
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 57 179 464 2.59 221 1297 .187 23 0.13 59 0.33 687 69 242 1.35 9 57 66 0.37 560.5 3.1
  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 63 171 2.71 88 477 .174 9 0.14 30 0.48 152 27 79 1.25 3 13 16 0.25 210.5 3.3
Conference 12 36 98 2.72 52 289 .159 4 0.11 16 0.44 99 15 40 1.11 0 8 8 0.22 118.0 3.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 11 36 117 3.25 46 293 .242 3 0.08 16 0.44 24 16 47 1.31 2 9 11 0.31 139.5 3.9
Away 8 19 38 2.00 32 135 .044 4 0.21 9 0.47 88 8 18 0.95 1 4 5 0.26 50.0 2.6
Neutral 3 8 16 2.00 10 49 .122 2 0.25 5 0.63 40 3 14 1.75 0 0 0 0.00 21.0 2.6
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Wins 8 22 68 3.09 28 174 .230 4 0.18 16 0.73 44 7 36 1.64 2 5 7 0.32 88.5 4.0
Losses 14 41 103 2.51 60 303 .142 5 0.12 14 0.34 108 20 43 1.05 1 8 9 0.22 122.0 3.0
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January 3 11 27 2.45 18 87 .103 2 0.18 2 0.18 17 5 20 1.82 3 4 7 0.64 34.0 3.1
February 7 17 40 2.35 20 104 .192 3 0.18 6 0.35 38 6 18 1.06 0 0 0 0.00 46.0 2.7
March 9 24 70 2.92 34 183 .197 3 0.13 14 0.58 73 12 31 1.29 0 7 7 0.29 87.5 3.6
April 3 11 34 3.09 16 103 .175 1 0.09 8 0.73 24 4 10 0.91 0 2 2 0.18 43.0 3.9