Debora Magalhaes
9 Debora Magalhaes
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • High School:
    Colegio Magnum Agostiniano
  • Previous College:
    Lee University
  • Position:
    L
  • m
    33
  • k/s
    0.02
  • h %
    -.143
  • a/s
    0.38
  • b/s
    0.00
  • sa/s
    0.18
  • d/s
    5.64

Bio

As a senior: All-NEC Second Team ... Four-time NEC Defensive Player of the Week ... Two-time ECAC Libero of the Week ... CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District ... Starting libero in all 33 matches ... One of three players in appear in all 124 sets ... Rewrote the Bulldogs' Division I record books, graduating as the program's DI leader in digs (1359, 12th all-time) and digs per set (5.41) despite playing just two seasons with the Black and Gold ... Ranked fifth in the nation in total digs (699) and eighth nationally in digs per set (5.64) as a senior in 2015, also leading the league in both categories ... Her season totals also rank third and second in single-season program history, respectively ... Registered double-digit digs in all but a single contest ... Hit the 30-dig mark on four occasions, including a career-high and program DI-record 38 at Central Connecticut Nov. 6 (tied for fifth in single-game program records) ... Posted a .951 reception percentage on the year ... Also chipped in 22 aces, 47 assists and three kills.

As a junior: All-NEC Second Team ... NEC Defensive Player of the Week ... Made an immediate impact on the Bulldogs after transferring in from Lee University, serving as the team's starting libero in all 34 matches ... Led the NEC in digs (660) and digs per set (5.20), statistics that also ranked 11th and 21st nationally ... Led the charge in limiting opponents to just a .176 attack percentage (2nd in NEC) ... Led a Bulldog defense that averaged 16.39 digs per set, good for 57th in the nation ... Finished the year with an impressive four 30-dig matches ... Recorded double-figure digs in all but three contests ... Posted a .926 reception percentage and a .960 serve percentage ... Added 11 aces and 49 assists ... Named to the Iona Tournament and UConn Tournament All-Tournament Teams ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll and the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Bryant: Played two seasons at Lee University in Cleveland, Tenn. ... Posted 263 digs in 2013 to help lead the Flames to a National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) regional title and a third-place finish in the NCCAA DI National Championships ... Team played in the NAIA in 2012, winning its conference crown and finishing eighth nationally ... Played varsity volleyball throughout her time at Colegio Magnum Agostiniano in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, also competing in swimming, basketball and handball ... Played club for Minas Tenis Clube.

Personal: Daughter of Jose Augusto Rocha Magalhaes and Graci Fatima de Freitas Magalhaes, Debora de Freitas Magalhaes was born Oct. 28, 1993 ... Has two sisters, Barbara and Vitoria.

Career Game Highs
Kills: 1, five times (last at Sacred Heart, 10/4/15)
Assists: 6 vs. La Salle, 9/13/14
Aces: 4 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn, 9/26/15
Digs: 38 at CCSU, 11/6/15
Blocks: --

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 31 FDU W, 3-1
Nov 1 Sacred Heart W, 3-2
Nov 6 at Central Connecticut W, 3-1
Nov 14 at Robert Morris L, 3-2
Nov 15 at Saint Francis U L, 3-0
Nov 21 vs. #2 Robert Morris L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 33 14
Sets 124 54
Kills 3 2
Kills per set 0.02 0.04
Errors 5 1
Total Attacks 14 3
Hitting Percentage -.143 .333
Assists 47 21
Assists per set 0.38 0.39
Service Aces 22 11
Service Errors 32 13
Service Aces per set 0.18 0.20
Receptions 634 240
Reception Errors 32 18
Digs 699 349
Digs per set 5.64 6.46
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 2 0
Points 25.0 13.0
Points per set 0.2 0.2
Matches started - -
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 28 Quinnipiac W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 12 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 28 Holy Cross W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 3 1 0 20 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Aug 29 Iona W, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 -1.000 2 3 0 22 3 20 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 1 Providence W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0 1 19 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 4 at UConn L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 1 .000 3 0 1 36 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 4 vs. James Madison L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 16 0 12 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Sep 5 vs. UMBC L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 3 28 1 28 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Sep 8 at New Hampshire L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 27 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 11 at Marist L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 2 3 36 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 12 vs. Bucknell W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 -.500 0 0 2 15 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 12 vs. La Salle W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 2 0 2 19 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 15 Hartford W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 2 17 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 18 vs. No. 23 Minnesota L, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 -1.000 1 0 1 9 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 19 at Col. of Charleston L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 13 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 19 vs. Sam Houston St. L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 19 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 22 Dartmouth W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 2 16 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 26 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 10 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 4.0
Sep 27 Long Island W, 3-1 - 4 1 0 1 1.000 1 2 1 22 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 29 at UMass Lowell L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 0 1 1 16 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 3 at FDU W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 21 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 4 at Sacred Heart L, 3-2 - 5 1 1 2 .000 0 1 1 - 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 10 Central Connecticut W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 1 7 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 13 Holy Cross W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 1 0 22 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 17 Robert Morris W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 16 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 18 Saint Francis U W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 9 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 24 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 0 1 18 1 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 25 at Long Island L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 1 0 1 22 4 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 31 FDU W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 2 1 3 16 1 28 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 1 Sacred Heart W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 30 1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 6 at Central Connecticut W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 13 1 38 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 14 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 - 3 2 0 49 4 32 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 15 at Saint Francis U L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 5 0 0 7 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 21 vs. #2 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 2 .000 3 0 1 32 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
  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
2014-15 34 127 2 0.02 1 13 .077 49 0.39 11 0.09 585 47 660 5.20 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.1
2015-16 33 124 3 0.02 5 14 -.143 47 0.38 22 0.18 634 32 699 5.64 0 0 0 0.00 25.0 0.2
Total 67 251 5 0.02 6 27 -.037 96 0.38 33 0.13 1219 79 1359 5.41 0 0 0 0.00 38.0 0.2
    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
Event Total 33 124 3 0.02 5 14 -.143 47 0.38 22 0.18 634 32 699 5.64 0 0 0 0.00 25.0 0.2
Conference 14 54 2 0.04 1 3 .333 21 0.39 11 0.20 240 18 349 6.46 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 14 53 1 0.02 2 4 -.250 19 0.36 15 0.28 238 11 299 5.64 0 0 0 0.00 16.0 0.3
Away 12 46 1 0.02 1 4 .000 18 0.39 6 0.13 258 19 278 6.04 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 0.2
Neutral 7 25 1 0.04 2 6 -.167 10 0.40 1 0.04 138 2 122 4.88 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1
Result Wins 19 71 2 0.03 3 7 -.143 25 0.35 15 0.21 324 15 410 5.77 0 0 0 0.00 17.0 0.2
Losses 14 53 1 0.02 2 7 -.143 22 0.42 7 0.13 310 17 289 5.45 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 0.2
Month August 3 12 0 0.00 1 2 -.500 6 0.50 4 0.33 54 3 62 5.17 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.3
September 16 57 2 0.04 3 8 -.125 17 0.30 12 0.21 318 11 285 5.00 0 0 0 0.00 14.0 0.2
October 9 34 1 0.03 1 2 .000 12 0.35 4 0.12 131 12 206 6.06 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 0.1
November 5 21 0 0.00 0 2 .000 12 0.57 2 0.10 131 6 146 6.95 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.1

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Photos

Debora Magalhaes action photo 1

Photo by: Dave Silverman

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Debora Magalhaes action photo 2

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Debora Magalhaes action photo 3

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Debora Magalhaes action photo 4

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Debora Magalhaes action photo 5

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Debora Magalhaes action photo 6

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