Fabiana Castro
5 Fabiana Castro
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Pembroke Pines, Fla.
  • High School:
    Divine Savior Academy
  • Position:
    OH/OPP
  • m
    11
  • k/s
    1.79
  • h %
    .107
  • a/s
    0.14
  • b/s
    0.33
  • sa/s
    0.21
  • d/s
    2.60

Bio

2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 11 matches and 43 sets for the Bulldogs in 2021 … Averaged 1.79 kills and 2.60 digs per set … Finished third on the team with 112 digs … Posted a stat line of 14 kills (career-high), 15 digs, and two blocks at Fairleigh Dickinson for her lone double-double of the year … Earned two-straight NEC Rookie of the Week nods … Blocked a career-best of five at Sacred Heart.

Before Bryant 
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Divine Savior Academy under head coach Matt Willems ... Helped her high school squad hoist four-straight District Championships ... Led her team to a Regional and State Championship title as a junior ... Finished her high school career with a .333 hitting percentage, 36 blocks, 531 digs, 228 aces, and a school record of 1,002 kills ... A four-time Team MVP ... Named Class 3A MVP as a sophomore ... Two-time All-Tournament MVP ... Named to the Under Armour All-American Watch List as a senior ... An AVCA All-Region player ... Played with Team Florida in 2018-19 and helped her squad win two championships ... Played club volleyball with 305 VBC from 2017-2019 under head coach Alan Obrador and helped her club team to three-straight Junior Olympic appearances ... Earned Honor Roll in 2019-20 ... Member of Model UN and Student Council. 

Personal
Daughter of Jennie Lebron and Edwin Castro ... Has one sister, Paola ... Mother, Jennie, played volleyball at La Universidad de Sagrado Corazon in Puerto Rico in 1990 ... Sister, Paola, played volleyball at South Florida State Community College from 2015-17. 

Career Single-Match Highs
Kills: 14, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 3/17/21
Assists: 1, 6x last vs. Central Connecticut, 3/23/21
Aces: 2, 2x vs. Central Connecticut, 3/23/21
Digs: 19, vs. LIU, 3/31/21
Blocks: 5, at Sacred Heart, 3/8/21

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 23 Central Connecticut W, 3-2
Mar 23 Central Connecticut L, 3-1
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn
Mar 31 vs. Long Island W, 3-2
Mar 31 vs. Long Island L, 3-1
  Overall Conf
Matches 11 10
Sets 43 39
Kills 77 67
Kills per set 1.79 1.72
Errors 52 47
Total Attacks 233 210
Hitting Percentage .107 .095
Assists 6 5
Assists per set 0.14 0.13
Service Aces 9 8
Service Errors 13 13
Service Aces per set 0.21 0.21
Receptions 192 169
Reception Errors 4 4
Digs 112 107
Digs per set 2.60 2.74
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 14 13
Block Total 14 13
Blocks per set 0.33 0.33
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 93.0 81.5
Points per set 2.2 2.1
Matches started 3 3
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a sa se r re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Feb 14 at Providence L, 3-1 - 4 10 5 23 .217 1 1 0 23 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 11.5
Mar 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 8 .750 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8.5
Mar 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 10 4 15 .400 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.0
Mar 8 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - 3 4 2 19 .105 0 1 1 18 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 6.0
Mar 8 at Sacred Heart L, 3-0 - 3 7 5 28 .071 1 1 0 30 1 9 0 5 0 5 0 10.5
Mar 17 at FDU W, 3-2 1 5 14 6 42 .190 1 0 1 27 0 15 0 2 0 2 0 15.0
Mar 17 at FDU W, 3-1 1 4 9 13 35 -.114 1 1 1 32 0 14 0 3 0 3 0 11.5
Mar 23 Central Connecticut W, 3-2 1 5 10 6 30 .133 1 2 2 22 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
Mar 23 Central Connecticut L, 3-1 - 4 5 7 16 -.125 0 1 1 14 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at St. Francis Brooklyn   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 vs. Long Island W, 3-2 - 5 2 4 12 -.167 0 0 2 12 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Mar 31 vs. Long Island L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 5 .000 0 0 2 12 0 14 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
2020-21 11 43 77 1.79 52 233 .107 6 0.14 9 0.21 192 4 112 2.60 0 14 14 0.33 93.0 2.2
Total 11 43 77 1.79 52 233 .107 6 0.14 9 0.21 192 4 112 2.60 0 14 14 0.33 93.0 2.2
    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 11 43 77 1.79 52 233 .107 6 0.14 9 0.21 192 4 112 2.60 0 14 14 0.33 93.0 2.2
Conference 10 39 67 1.72 47 210 .095 5 0.13 8 0.21 169 4 107 2.74 0 13 13 0.33 81.5 2.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 15 31 2.07 17 69 .203 2 0.13 5 0.33 38 3 30 2.00 0 1 1 0.07 36.5 2.4
Away 5 19 44 2.32 31 147 .088 4 0.21 4 0.21 130 1 49 2.58 0 13 13 0.68 54.5 2.9
Neutral 2 9 2 0.22 4 17 -.118 0 0.00 0 0.00 24 0 33 3.67 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0.2
Result Wins 6 25 51 2.04 33 142 .127 4 0.16 5 0.20 95 2 65 2.60 0 6 6 0.24 59.0 2.4
Losses 5 18 26 1.44 19 91 .077 2 0.11 4 0.22 97 2 47 2.61 0 8 8 0.44 34.0 1.9
Month February 1 4 10 2.50 5 23 .217 1 0.25 1 0.25 23 0 5 1.25 0 1 1 0.25 11.5 2.9
March 10 39 67 1.72 47 210 .095 5 0.13 8 0.21 169 4 107 2.74 0 13 13 0.33 81.5 2.1

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