08 Gabriel Pizza
Gabriel Pizza
  • Year:
    SO
  • Hometown:
    Brazil
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    25
  • k/s
    3.86
  • h %
    .240
  • a/s
    0.22
  • b/s
    0.42
  • sa/s
    0.57
  • d/s
    1.93
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 24 at Simpson (CA) W, 3-1
Apr 5 at Saint Katherine (CA) L, 3-2
Apr 19 at RV Benedictine Mesa W, 3-1
Apr 20 at RV UC Merced W, 3-2
Apr 30 vs. Grand View W, 3-2
May 1 vs. Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 25 11
Sets 92 38
Kills 355 155
Kills per set 3.86 4.08
Errors 165 73
Total Attacks 793 349
Total Attacks per set 8.62 9.18
Hitting Percentage .240 .235
Assists 20 10
Assists per set 0.22 0.26
Service Aces 52 20
Service Errors 51 24
Service Aces per set 0.57 0.53
Receptions 179 15
Reception Errors 9 0
Digs 178 75
Digs per set 1.93 1.97
Block Solo 6 2
Block Assist 33 16
Block Total 39 18
Blocks per set 0.42 0.47
Block Errors 4 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 429.5 185.0
Points per set 4.7 4.9
Matches started 25 11
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 26 vs. RV Ottawa W, 3-2 1 3 10 3 24 .292 0 10.0
Jan 26 at #3 Park L, 3-0 1 3 7 8 24 -.042 1 10.5
Jan 27 vs. Morningside W, 3-2 1 5 15 4 29 .379 0 17.0
Jan 27 vs. Viterbo W, 3-0 1 3 11 5 22 .273 1 19.5
Feb 7 at Hope International W, 3-0 1 3 10 5 23 .217 1 12.0
Feb 9 #6 OUAZ L, 3-1 1 4 15 2 23 .565 1 16.0
Feb 10 RV Arizona Christian W, 3-2 1 5 16 5 36 .306 1 27.5
Feb 14 at #1 The Master's L, 3-1 1 4 16 4 39 .308 0 17.0
Feb 23 Saint Katherine (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 9 7 29 .069 0 11.0
Mar 1 UC Merced W, 3-2 1 5 21 12 43 .209 1 22.5
Mar 2 Simpson (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 9 6 25 .120 2 14.5
Mar 3 Pacific Union (CA) W, 3-0 1 2 2 2 7 .000 0 4.5
Mar 6 at Arizona Christian W, 3-0 1 3 17 4 31 .419 0 22.5
Mar 8 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 3 .667 1 3.0
Mar 9 at RV Benedictine Mesa L, 3-0 1 3 16 7 35 .257 0 16.5
Mar 15 RV Benedictine Mesa L, 3-2 1 5 26 12 66 .212 2 29.5
Mar 16 Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at #1 Vanguard L, 3-0 1 3 10 8 23 .087 0 10.5
Mar 22 at UC Merced W, 3-1 1 4 17 6 29 .379 1 20.0
Mar 23 at Pacific Union (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 17 1 28 .571 1 19.0
Mar 24 at Simpson (CA) W, 3-1 1 4 14 11 37 .081 0 18.5
Apr 5 at Saint Katherine (CA) L, 3-2 1 5 22 9 47 .277 2 26.0
Apr 19 at RV Benedictine Mesa W, 3-1 1 4 19 13 47 .128 1 22.0
Apr 20 at RV UC Merced W, 3-2 1 5 16 12 36 .111 1 18.0
Apr 30 vs. Grand View W, 3-2 1 5 23 9 47 .298 1 25.0
May 1 vs. Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-1 1 4 15 10 40 .125 2 17.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 26 vs. RV Ottawa W, 3-2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 at #3 Park L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 vs. Morningside W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 27 vs. Viterbo W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 1 2 0
Feb 7 at Hope International W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 9 #6 OUAZ L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 10 RV Arizona Christian W, 3-2 1 5 10 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 14 at #1 The Master's L, 3-1 1 4 7 1 0 0 1 0
Feb 23 Saint Katherine (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 1 UC Merced W, 3-2 1 5 6 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 2 Simpson (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 3 0 3 0
Mar 3 Pacific Union (CA) W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 6 at Arizona Christian W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 1 0 2 0
Mar 8 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 9 at RV Benedictine Mesa L, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 15 RV Benedictine Mesa L, 3-2 1 5 13 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 16 Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at #1 Vanguard L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 22 at UC Merced W, 3-1 1 4 11 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 23 at Pacific Union (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 0 0 2 0
Mar 24 at Simpson (CA) W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 3 0 3 0
Apr 5 at Saint Katherine (CA) L, 3-2 1 5 10 0 2 1 2 0
Apr 19 at RV Benedictine Mesa W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 2 0 2 0
Apr 20 at RV UC Merced W, 3-2 1 5 9 1 0 0 1 0
Apr 30 vs. Grand View W, 3-2 1 5 5 0 2 2 2 0
May 1 vs. Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 4 0 4 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 26 vs. RV Ottawa W, 3-2 1 3 6 0 0 2 0
Jan 26 at #3 Park L, 3-0 1 3 15 3 1 19 3
Jan 27 vs. Morningside W, 3-2 1 5 21 1 0 33 2
Jan 27 vs. Viterbo W, 3-0 1 3 22 7 3 25 1
Feb 7 at Hope International W, 3-0 1 3 15 1 4 18 1
Feb 9 #6 OUAZ L, 3-1 1 4 13 1 3 7 1
Feb 10 RV Arizona Christian W, 3-2 1 5 30 11 5 34 0
Feb 14 at #1 The Master's L, 3-1 1 4 20 0 2 17 1
Feb 23 Saint Katherine (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 12 1 5 11 0
Mar 1 UC Merced W, 3-2 1 5 17 1 1 0 0
Mar 2 Simpson (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 12 4 2 0 0
Mar 3 Pacific Union (CA) W, 3-0 1 2 9 2 2 0 0
Mar 6 at Arizona Christian W, 3-0 1 3 15 4 0 0 0
Mar 8 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0
Mar 9 at RV Benedictine Mesa L, 3-0 1 3 10 0 3 1 0
Mar 15 RV Benedictine Mesa L, 3-2 1 5 19 3 2 1 0
Mar 16 Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 19 at #1 Vanguard L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 1 0
Mar 22 at UC Merced W, 3-1 1 4 17 3 3 0 0
Mar 23 at Pacific Union (CA) W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 3 1 0
Mar 24 at Simpson (CA) W, 3-1 1 4 18 3 0 1 0
Apr 5 at Saint Katherine (CA) L, 3-2 1 5 26 3 2 0 0
Apr 19 at RV Benedictine Mesa W, 3-1 1 4 19 2 3 7 0
Apr 20 at RV UC Merced W, 3-2 1 5 23 1 4 0 0
Apr 30 vs. Grand View W, 3-2 1 5 17 1 0 0 0
May 1 vs. Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 1 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2022-23 25 93 369 3.97 165 851 9.15 .240 27 0.29 410.5 4.4
2023-24 25 92 355 3.86 165 793 8.62 .240 20 0.22 429.5 4.7
2024-25 22 78 226 2.90 91 532 6.82 .254 10 0.13 260.0 3.3
Total 72 263 950 3.61 421 2176 8.27 .243 57 0.22 1100.0 4.2

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2022-23 25 93 162 1.74 8 17 25 0.27
2023-24 25 92 178 1.93 6 33 39 0.42
2024-25 22 78 139 1.78 1 20 21 0.27
Total 72 263 479 1.82 15 70 85 0.32

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2022-23 25 93 308 25 0.27 69 428 19
2023-24 25 92 389 52 0.57 51 179 9
2024-25 22 78 253 23 0.29 45 10 1
Total 72 263 950 100 0.38 165 617 29

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 25 92 355 3.86 165 793 8.62 .240 20 0.22 429.5 4.7
Conference 11 38 155 4.08 73 349 9.18 .235 10 0.26 185.0 4.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 7 27 98 3.63 46 229 8.48 .227 7 0.26 125.5 4.6
Away 13 45 183 4.07 88 402 8.93 .236 9 0.20 215.5 4.8
Neutral 5 20 74 3.70 31 162 8.10 .265 4 0.20 88.5 4.4
Result                        
Wins 17 61 228 3.74 105 496 8.13 .248 12 0.20 286.5 4.7
Losses 8 31 127 4.10 60 297 9.58 .226 8 0.26 143.0 4.6
Month                        
January 4 14 43 3.07 20 99 7.07 .232 2 0.14 57.0 4.1
February 5 19 66 3.47 23 150 7.89 .287 3 0.16 83.5 4.4
March 11 36 151 4.19 69 327 9.08 .251 8 0.22 181.0 5.0
April 4 19 80 4.21 43 177 9.32 .209 5 0.26 91.0 4.8
May 1 4 15 3.75 10 40 10.00 .125 2 0.50 17.0 4.3

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 25 92 178 1.93 6 33 39 0.42
Conference 11 38 75 1.97 2 16 18 0.47
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 27 47 1.74 0 9 9 0.33
Away 13 45 97 2.16 5 15 20 0.44
Neutral 5 20 34 1.70 1 9 10 0.50
Result                
Wins 17 61 119 1.95 5 23 28 0.46
Losses 8 31 59 1.90 1 10 11 0.35
Month                
January 4 14 29 2.07 1 4 5 0.36
February 5 19 37 1.95 1 5 6 0.32
March 11 36 76 2.11 3 14 17 0.47
April 4 19 31 1.63 1 6 7 0.37
May 1 4 5 1.25 0 4 4 1.00

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 25 92 389 52 0.57 51 179 9
Conference 11 38 154 20 0.53 24 15 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 27 112 23 0.85 20 53 1
Away 13 45 201 20 0.44 27 65 5
Neutral 5 20 76 9 0.45 4 61 3
Result                
Wins 17 61 267 42 0.69 36 132 4
Losses 8 31 122 10 0.32 15 47 5
Month                
January 4 14 64 11 0.79 4 79 6
February 5 19 90 14 0.74 19 87 3
March 11 36 140 20 0.56 18 5 0
April 4 19 85 7 0.37 9 7 0
May 1 4 10 0 0.00 1 1 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
photo by NAIA
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Photo by: Adrian Wilson
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Photo by: Adrian Wilson
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