Bella Cardello
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- Birth Date:
- Dec. 19, 2005
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Hometown:
- Fountain Hills, Ariz.
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- Position:
- MB
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
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- Instagram:
- bella_cardello34
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- m
- 30
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- k/s
- 1.07
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- h %
- .198
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- a/s
- 0.06
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- b/s
- 0.97
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- sa/s
- 0.00
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- d/s
- 0.12
Bio
2024 (Freshman): Played in 18 sets across 8 matches. Registered her first collegiate kills against Tusculum on Oct. 15 where she also notched six blocks. Posted a career high five kills against Lander on Oct. 17.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for under Head Coach Holly McLaine. Recorded 85 blocks her senior season, leading Class 5A en route to earning Second Team All-Conference honors. Led the Saints to a 2022 Arizona State Championship.
PERSONAL: Her dad, Greg, played basketball at Salem State (Mass.) and later professionally in Europe. Her mom, Michelle, was on the cheer squad at Salem State, and her brother, Tyler, is currently on the basketball team at Elmira College.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 30 | 18 |
| Sets | 101 | 61 |
| Kills | 108 | 59 |
| Kills per set | 1.07 | 0.97 |
| Errors | 48 | 23 |
| Total Attacks | 303 | 160 |
| Total Attacks per set | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Hitting Percentage | .198 | .225 |
| Assists | 6 | 2 |
| Assists per set | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Service Total Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 |
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Receptions | 6 | 1 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 12 | 4 |
| Digs per set | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| Block Solo | 13 | 9 |
| Block Assist | 85 | 50 |
| Block Total | 98 | 59 |
| Blocks per set | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| Block Errors | 12 | 10 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 2 | 2 |
| Points | 163.5 | 93.0 |
| Points per set | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Matches started | 27 | 16 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Chowan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | .100 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sep 5 | vs. West Va. Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | .273 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bluefield St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -.071 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Sep 6 | at Glenville St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Sep 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | .063 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 12 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | .333 | 2 | 9.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Mount Olive | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .063 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 21 | .381 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Sep 16 | at Lee | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | -.308 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Sep 19 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 23 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sep 26 | #21 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 30 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .364 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Oct 3 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Oct 7 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .200 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Oct 14 | Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Coker | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Oct 21 | Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Oct 24 | Catawba | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -.100 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 28 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -.600 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Oct 31 | at #19 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Nov 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Nov 8 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Nov 11 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nov 14 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 18 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. #15 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Flagler | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .286 | 0 | 5.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Chowan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. West Va. Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bluefield St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Glenville St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Mount Olive | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Lee | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | #21 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Coker | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | Catawba | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at #19 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. #15 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Flagler | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Chowan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | vs. West Va. Wesleyan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bluefield St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Glenville St. | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Francis Marion | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at USC Aiken | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Mount Olive | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. North Greenville | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Lee | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | #21 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Anderson (S.C.) | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Tusculum | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Coker | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Mars Hill | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | Catawba | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at #19 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Catawba | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at Mars Hill | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | Newberry | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | Virginia-Wise | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. #15 Wingate | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | vs. Flagler | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 30 | 101 | 108 | 1.07 | 48 | 303 | 3.00 | .198 | 6 | 0.06 | 163.5 | 1.6 |
| Conference | 18 | 61 | 59 | 0.97 | 23 | 160 | 2.62 | .225 | 2 | 0.03 | 93.0 | 1.5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 10 | 32 | 29 | 0.91 | 9 | 74 | 2.31 | .270 | 1 | 0.03 | 43.5 | 1.4 |
| Away | 12 | 42 | 42 | 1.00 | 19 | 126 | 3.00 | .183 | 4 | 0.10 | 71.0 | 1.7 |
| Neutral | 8 | 27 | 37 | 1.37 | 20 | 103 | 3.81 | .165 | 1 | 0.04 | 49.0 | 1.8 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | 83 | 96 | 1.16 | 41 | 262 | 3.16 | .210 | 6 | 0.07 | 142.5 | 1.7 |
| Losses | 6 | 18 | 12 | 0.67 | 7 | 41 | 2.28 | .122 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.0 | 1.2 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 14 | 47 | 55 | 1.17 | 28 | 173 | 3.68 | .156 | 5 | 0.11 | 83.0 | 1.8 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 25 | 0.89 | 14 | 70 | 2.50 | .157 | 1 | 0.04 | 38.5 | 1.4 |
| November | 7 | 22 | 25 | 1.14 | 5 | 53 | 2.41 | .377 | 0 | 0.00 | 36.5 | 1.7 |
| December | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 | .286 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 101 | 12 | 0.12 | 13 | 85 | 98 | 0.97 |
| Conference | 18 | 61 | 4 | 0.07 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 0.97 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 32 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 0.81 |
| Away | 12 | 42 | 4 | 0.10 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 1.21 |
| Neutral | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0.22 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 0.78 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 24 | 83 | 10 | 0.12 | 8 | 77 | 85 | 1.02 |
| Losses | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0.11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.72 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 14 | 47 | 8 | 0.17 | 3 | 50 | 53 | 1.13 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0.07 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.71 |
| November | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0.09 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 0.95 |
| December | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 30 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Conference | 18 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Neutral | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 24 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Losses | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
News mentions
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