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3 Carsen Mata

  • Position Setter/Libero
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Moanalua
  • Hometown Honolulu, Hawai'i

Biography

2014: Second Team All-MAAC… MAAC All-Academic Team…Appeared in all 118 sets and was the only Stag to start all 31 matches in her first season as the club’s primary setter…Distributed 1,174 assists to average 9.95 helpers per frame…Also recorded 2.37 digs per set and landed a team-leading 26 service aces…Rounded out her statline with 44 kills and 24 blocks…Racked up 16 double-doubles, including a stretch of four straight from Aug. 30 to Sept. 6…Handed out 40 or more assists in 17 matches, including five outings with 50 or more…Dished out a career-best 64 assists – the most by a Stag since 2007 – at Manhattan on Nov. 9…Averaged 12.91 assists per set in Fairfield’s three MAAC Championship contests…Picked up a season-high 16 digs against Manhattan on Sept. 21, matching the mark on Oct. 29 at Siena…Had a career-high six kills on eight errorless swings (.750) in the four-set win over Saint Peter’s on Oct. 26.

2013: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... MAAC All-Academic Team ... MAAC Libero of the Week (11/5) ... Appeared in all 32 matches and all 119 sets ... Finished with 488 digs, 231 assists, and 21 aces ... Had nine digs in NCAA Tournament First Round versus Nebraska ... Tallied 15 digs and two aces in the MAAC Championship final against Marist ... Had 18 digs in the MAAC Championship semifinal versus Manhattan ... Tallied 17 digs and two aces at Canisius ... Recorded 1,000th career dig at Niagara, finishing with 14 on the day ... Tallied 25 digs and two assists against Iona ... Recorded 12 digs and six assists against Manhattan ... Had 21 digs at Rider ... Recorded 13 digs at St. Peter’s ... Posted 16 digs, including the 900th of her career against Quinnipiac ... Had 17 digs at Siena ... Registered 23 digs at Marist ... Had 25 digs, five assists, and three aces against Niagara ... Tallied 28 digs, including the 800th of her career, with six assists against Canisius ... Had 22 digs, four assists, and a kill against Rider ... Recorded third double-double (35A, 13D) and five kills at Iona ... Posted second double-double (48A, 11D) versus Siena ... Notched  first double-double (41A, 12D) of the year and posted two blocks in MAAC opener at Quinnipiac ... Had 10 digs and seven assists at LIU Brooklyn ... Had 23 digs, including career dig 700, and nine assists against Colgate ... Had 12 digs against Bryant ... Notched 21 digs and four assists at Boston College ... Had 13 digs against Mizzou ... Tied a career-high with 25 digs against Utah State ... Had 19 digs, including career dig 600, at Utah ... Opened the year with eight digs against UNI.

2012: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 108 sets, recording 295 digs (2.73/s), and 23 aces ... Had four digs in first round of the NCAA Championship at No. 4 USC ... Tallied 22 digs in MAAC Championship final victory over Siena ... Had 25 digs and four assists in MAAC Semifinal versus Niagara ... Had 10 digs and three assists against Niagara ... Had seven digs against Loyola ... Notched six digs, two kills, and a block assist versus Rider ... Posted first career double-double (19A, 15D) with four kills and two aces against Iona ... Had a career-best 25 digs at Manhattan ... Tallied nine digs and two kills at Saint Peter’s ... Had 15 digs at Niagara ... Posted eight digs, four assists, and two aces at Canisius ... Served 10-straight points in a set, collected eight digs, two aces, and two assists against Marist ... Had nine digs against Siena ... Tallied five digs at Loyola ... Had seven digs at Rider ... Posted five digs at Marist ... Had nine digs at Iona ... Had eight digs at Siena ...Posted 19 digs and three aces against Manhattan ... Had seven digs, two kills, and two aces versus Saint Peter’s ... Tallied eight digs and a kill at Sacred Heart ... Notched 12 digs and two assists against Central Florida ... Recorded two kills and nine digs versus Dartmouth ... Posted six digs against Quinnipiac ...Got the start against Dartmouth and notched seven digs ... Tallied six digs at UConn ... Had four digs at Duke ... Posted nine digs, two kills, and two assists in season opener against UW-Milwaukee.

2011: Played in all 30 matched, appearing in 113 of 114 sets ... Led the team with 30 aces ... Also had 279 digs and 33 assists ... Tallied 14 digs in MAAC Championship final against Niagara ... Posted six digs and a kill in MAAC Championship semifinal against Siena ... Notched 10 digs and a kill in season finale at Iona ... Had seven digs at St. Peter’s ...  Had eight digs at Manhattan ... Tallied seven digs and a kill versus Marist ... Tallied seven digs, two aces, and three assists at Niagara ... Tallied nine digs and two aces against Iona ... Had four digs and a pair of aces versus St. Peter’s ... Recorded a kill against Manhattan ... Had a kill and eight digs against Siena ... Had 10 digs and three aces against Rider ... Tallied seven digs against Loyola ... Had 16 digs, a kill, an ace, and an assist at Siena ... Recorded 11 digs at Marist ... Recorded eight digs against Niagara ... Tallied 19 digs in MAAC opener against Canisius ... Tallied eight digs, two aces, and a kill against Indiana State ... Notched 14 digs and four assists at UNH ... Had 19 digs, three assists, and two aces against St. Francis ... Notched 15 digs and two assists against NJIT ... Had 13 digs and two assists at Hofstra ... Posted 11 digs and two assists against Princeton ... Tallied nine digs and three aces against UC Riverside ... Made collegiate debut against FIU, recording nine digs and six assists.

Before Fairfield: Transferred from NC State after red-shirting the 2010 season.

High School: A three-year captain at Moanalua High School, helping the Menehune to a combined 45-13 record and a league championship over four seasons … Three-time All-State selection … Four-time All-County pick … Inducted into the Moanalua High School Hall of Fame … Also a member of the Student Council, the Robotics Club, Math Club, and Business Plan Club … Vice president of DECA and treasurer of Mock Trial.


Personal: Daughter of Leslie and Ferdinand Dimaya … Has one sibling … Cousin, Melanie Dungo, was a member of the Fairfield University field hockey team … Named to the Athletics Department 3.0 Club ... Named to the University's Dean's List ... Graduated from Fairfield in May 2014 with a degree in international studies and is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2011Freshman

    S/DS
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2012Sophomore

    Setter/DS
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2013Redshirt Senior

    Setter/DS
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2014Graduate Student

    Setter/Libero
    5'7"
    3