2020 (Junior Year): Named the MEAC Setter of the Week Award on Jan. 25 after the first week of the season … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … Competed in all 21 sets across six matches, starting all six times … Averaged 5.05 assists 2.05 digs, 0.86 kills, 0.38 blocks and 0.24 service aces per set … Finished the year with 106 assists, 43 digs, 18 kills, eight blocks and five service aces … Ranked sixth in the MEAC in assists per set (5.05) … In a 3-2 win over George Mason on Jan. 24, posted seven highs of 36 assists, 17 digs, five kills and four blocks … Added four kills, 19 assists, six digs and a season-high three aces versus VCU on Jan. 29 … Also had four kills with 11 assists, six digs and three blocks at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 12 … Tallied 15 assists and seven digs against Delaware State on Feb. 4.
At Frontier CC (Sophomore Year – 2019): Posted 2.29 kills, 2.28 digs, 3.28 assists and 0.32 service aces per set while hitting .191 … Competed in 136 sets over 36 matches … Had 14 matches with 10 or more kills, 11 with 10 or more digs, and 24 with 10 or more assists … Included in there were seven triple-doubles … First triple-double came on Aug. 31 in a win over Lewis & Clark CC with 15 kills, 23 assists and 14 digs … Posted 15 kills, 15 assists and a season-high 22 digs in a win at MacMurray on Oct. 8 … Added 11 kills, 16 assists and 14 digs against Wabash Valley College on Sept. 28, and 10 kills, 27 assists and 13 digs at Greenville University on Oct. 3 … Two days later, tallied 11 kills, 11 assists and 13 digs against Sauk Valley CC … Had her last two triples-doubles with 12 kills, 10 assists and 11 digs in a victory at Brescia on Oct. 21 and 13 kills, 22 assists and 14 digs in a win versus Spoon River College on Oct. 25 … Slammed down a season-high 19 kills on a .417 attack percentage with 12 assists in a win over Harper College on Oct. 5 … Finished with 20 digs and 30 assists at Rend Lake College on Oct. 11 … Posted a season-high 33 assists against Rend Lake College on Sept. 21 … Had a season-high six blocks on Aug. 31 versus St. Louis CC … Member of the honor roll.
At Frontier CC (Freshman Year – 2018): Averaged 6.40 assists, 1.60 digs, 1.16 kills and 0.55 service aces … Appeared in all 32 matches and 104 total sets … Had 27 matches with at least 10 assists, and six with 10 or more digs … Tallied six double-doubles on the year … Had th first with 26 assists, a season-high 13 service ace and a season-best seven kills at Wabash Valley College on Aug. 27 … Reached the 30-assist plateau in five matches, including a season-high 49 with seven kills and seven digs against Lewis & Clark CC on Oct. 3 … Added back-to-back double-doubles with 26 assists and 10 digs against Vincennes University on Sept. 18 and 38 assists, 15 digs, six kills and five aces in a win over John Wood CC on Sept. 20 … In a pair of wins on Oct. 19 against Lindenwood College JV and at St. Louis CC, totaled 27 assists and 11 digs, followed by 33 assists, eight digs and five kills, respectively … Also had double-doubles on Oct. 6 against John A. Logan College (13 assists, 10 digs) and on Oct. 20 versus Lake Land College (15 assists, 13 digs) … Posted 39 assists and five kills at Rend Lake College on Sept. 25 … Totaled 35 assists and seven kills in a win over Rend Lake College on Sept. 14 … Member of the honor roll.
High School: Led Academia to back-to-back championships in the largest cup tournament in Puerto Rico … Was the team’s Player of the Year as a freshman … Member of the honor roll all four years.
Club: Led Corozal Volleyball club in 2015 to a third-place open finish … Also led Avoli in 2016 to a third-place open finish … Both teams qualified for the national tournament in Orlando.
Personal: Full name is Heliceliz Rivera Rivera … First name is pronounced Eh-lee-SEH-lee … Born on Nov. 24, 1999 … Daughter of Glicelis Rivera Serrano and Luis Rivera Ortega … Has one older sister, Gliayelis … Two of her cousins played volleyball at the University of Puerto Rico … Majoring in biology … Wants to go to medical school/do her internship in the Dominican Republic … Enjoys going to the beach, training and hanging out with family.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Kills |
5, vs. George Mason (1-24-21) |
| Total Attacks |
16 (2x), last: at North Carolina A&T (2-12-21) |
| Hitting Percentage |
.429 (3-0-7), at Delaware State (2-8-21) |
| Assists |
36, vs. George Mason (1-24-21) |
| Service Aces |
3, vs. VCU (1-29-21) |
| Digs |
17, vs. George Mason (1-24-21) |
| Block Assists |
4, vs. George Mason (1-24-21) |
| Total Blocks |
4, vs. George Mason (1-24-21) |
| Points |
7.0 (2x), last: vs. VCU (1-29-21) |
