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2018 Volleyball Roster

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2 Sofia Lopez Acosta

  • Position Libero/Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mexicali, Mexico
  • High School Arizona Western College
  • Prev School Arizona Western College

Biography

2018-19 CANISIUS FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
2018 MAAC LIBERO OF THE YEAR
2018 ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM
2018 MAAC ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
2018 DIVISION 1 ALL-ECAC TEAM
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 4, at Quinnipiac (11/10/2018)
Digs: 32, vs. Rider (11/16/2018)
Assists: 7, at Marist (09/15/2018)
Aces: 5, vs. Siena (10/20/2018)
2018 • SENIOR SEASON
• Named MAAC Libero of the Year
• Selected to the All-MAAC Second Team
• Earned Division I All-ECAC Team honors
• Member of MAAC All-Championship Team
• Three-time MAAC Libero of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 23)
• Appeared in all 104 sets over 29 contests for the Golden Griffins.
• Finished the season with 577 digs, ranking sixth in program history for digs in a single-season.
• Averaged 5.55 digs per set, which led the MAAC and finished 12th among national leaders.
• Was fifth in the conference with 0.34 service aces per set, leading the Griffs with 35 total aces.
• Reached 30-plus digs on three occasions and 20-plus digs 12 times.
• Recorded double-digit digs in all but one match on the season.
• Set a then-career high with 31 digs versus Loyola Chicago on Sept. 8, her first match with 30-plus digs.
• Posted career-high 32 digs in Canisius’ MAAC Semifinal win over Rider on Nov. 16.
• Notched a career-high four kills at Quinnipiac on Nov. 10.
• Tallied five service aces in a sweep of Siena on Oct. 20, setting a career high.
• Registered a career-high seven assists in the conference opener at Marist Sept. 15.
• In the MAAC championship match against Iona, tallied 30 digs and five assists.
• Ended career as the 11th player in Canisius history to reach 1,000 career digs.
• Her 64 career aces are the most for a Griff that only played two seasons at Canisius.
2017 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Named MAAC Libero of the Week (Oct. 10)
• Finished the year with the team lead in digs with 425 total and a 4.25 digs per set average. 
• She posted a career-best 25 digs in a win over Manhattan on Oct. 8.
• She tallied her season-best six assists twice through the course of the year, achieving the feat against Duquesne and Charlotte. 
• Reached double-figure digs in 24 of 28 matches, and tallied 20-or-more in six contests. 
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Played two years at Arizona Western College, finishing with 578 total digs, and averaging 5.40 digs per set.
• She earned ACCAC Honorable Mention, and named Player of the Week on Sept. 26, 2016. 
• She competed for Baja California for six years and helped her squad to first place at the Mercosul tournament in Brazil. 
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Cesar and Isabel.
• Has two sisters, Celia and Nancy. 
• Majoring in sport management. 

Statistics

Season:
2018

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2017Junior

    Libero
    5'7"
    2
  • 2

    2018Senior

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    2