Norfolk State University Athletics

2021 (Sophomore Year): Named to the AD's Honor Roll in the fall ... Competed in 24 matches with 77 sets played ... finished the season with 178 kills, 65 digs, 38 blocks (six solo, 32 assist), 20 aces, and four assists ... Averaged 2.31 kills per set with a .231 attack percentage.

2020 (Freshman Year): Named to the MEAC All-Rookie Team … Earned the MEAC Co-Rookie of the Week Award on Jan. 25 … Member of the AD’s Honor Roll in the spring … Competed in all 21 sets and six matches, starting five … Averaged 1.62 kills, 1.05 digs and 0.57 blocks per set while hitting .188 … Finished the season with 34 kills, 22 digs, 12 blocks and two assists.
 
High School: Member of the Puerto Rican U-18 National Team that played in the Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup in Mexico in 2019 … Competed with the national team in Lima, Perú in U-20 in 2019 and in Cairo, Egypt the same year on the Mundial … Competed in the AAECA conference for three years with De Diego, as the team also played with other schools from across Central America … Also traveled to India for competition … Competed for CIEM Private School her freshman year in 2016-17 and in the LACC (Latin American and Caribbean Chapter) Conference … Helped her school win The Tournaments … An honors student in Spanish, English, history and science during her high school days.
 
Club: Played for Fajardo Cariduras Volleyball Club for eight years under coach Jose Lopez.
 
Personal: Full name is Paola Michelle Matos Carrasquillo … Name is pronounced Pow-OH-lah MAH-tose … Born on Dec. 24, 2002 … Daughter of Maria Carrasquillo and Delvin Matos … Has one younger brother, Gabriel … Father played basketball and represented Puerto Rico while a member of the national team … Majoring in mass communications with a concentration in journalism … Wants to pursue a pro career in Europe and travel the world … Enjoys working out, watching movies and spending time with family.
 

CAREER HIGHS
Kills	9, at North Carolina A&T (2-11-21)
Total Attacks	21, vs. VCU (1-29-21)
Hitting Percentage	.389 (9-2-18), at North Carolina A&T (2-11-21)
Assists	2, at North Carolina A&T (2-11-21)
Service Aces	N/A
Digs	9, vs. George Mason (1-24-21)
Block Assists	3 (2x), last: vs. Delaware State (2-4-21)
Total Blocks	3 (2x), last: vs. Delaware State (2-4-21)
Points	10.0, at North Carolina A&T (2-11-21)