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2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

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15 Catherine Vento

  • Position Middle Blocker/Outside HItter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Coram, NY
  • Highschool Newfield
  • Major Management Info Systems

Biography

CAREER
Finished seventh in program history with 266 career assisted blocks

2024
  • Liberty League First-Team All-Conference
  • Finished second in the Liberty League with a .315 hitting percentage over 29 matches played and started.
  • Led the conference and finished 29th nationally with a career-high 114 total blocks while finishing second in the conference with 1.01 blocks per set. 
  • 13 kills on .379 attacking along with five digs and two solo blocks in five-set win at St. Vincent (Aug. 30).
  • 13 kills without an error on 23 swings (.565%) in four-set loss to Westminster (Pa.) (Aug. 31).
  • 10 kills and .471 attacking in 3-0 win over Fredonia (Sept. 14).
  • 14 kills in four-set win over Bard (Oct. 11)
  • 12 kills without an attack error on 21 swings (.571%) and seven assisted blocks in 3-1 win over Oswego (Nov. 5). 
  • Closed the regular season with career-highs of 15 kills on .545 hitting and 10 total blocks (9 assisted) in four-set loss at Brockport (Nov. 9).
  • 13 kills, five digs and four total blocks in Liberty League Quarterfinal victory at Union (Nov. 12).
2023
  • Compiled 154 kills and 1.59 kills per set in 29 matches played, including 27 starts.
  • Led the Tigers with 82 total blocks, including a team-high 13 solo, to average 0.85 blocks per set.
  • Nine kills on .467 attacking and two assisted blocks in four-set loss at Brockport (Sept. 19).
  • Eight kills on .571 hitting and three blocks (one solo) in three-set sweep of Oneonta (Oct. 17).
  • Season-high 12 kills along with five blocks (one solo) in Liberty League Quarterfinal loss at Clarkson (Nov. 7).
2022
  • Appeared in 21 matches, starting 19.
  • Led team in blocks/set (0.87) while finishing fourth in total blocks (53).
  • Had best hitting percentage (.316) among Tigers who appeared in at least five matches.
  • Finished fourth on the team in kills/set (1.51) and fifth on the team in points/set (2.13). 
  • Had a season-high eight kills on four occasions.
  • Dean's list member in fall 2022 and spring 2023
2021
  • Played 22 matches
  • Totaled a season-high 13 kills on 19 swings (.526 H%) to go along with four block assists in 3-2 win over Clarkson (Sept. 24)
  • Added nine kills on .643 hitting and a pair of service aces in 3-0 sweep of Medaille (Sept. 3)
  • Logged eight kills on nine swings (.889 H%) and for block assists in 3-0 win over Nazareth (Oct. 29)
BEFORE RIT
  • All-League player at Newfield High School
  • National Honor Society, NYS Public High School Scholar-Athlete Award (2017-19)
  • Presidential Academic Award 2021
PERSONAL
  • Catherine Vento was born in Stony Brook N.Y.
  • Parents are Suzanne and Daniel Vento, one younger brother - Nicholas
  • Has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and at a local soup kitchen 
  • Cites her club coach, Deb Deslauriers, as having the most influence on her playing career, "She saw something in me from the very beginning and pushed me like no coach had before. She continues to be one of my biggest supporters."
  • Favorite quote is, "Don't let perfection be the enemy of good" because it is a reminder that, just because something you did isn't perfect, it doesn't mean you aren't progressing
  • Started playing volleyball in 7th grade
  • Played the violin for 12 years. 
  • Enjoys snowboarding, and spending time with friends in her spare time
  • Favorite professional athlete: Victoria Browne
  • Favorite athletic-related moment: Hosting NCAA's freshman year

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2021First Year

    Middle Blocker/Outside HItter
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2022Sophomore

    Middle Blocker/Outside HItter
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2023Junior

    Middle Blocker/Outside HItter
    6'1"
    15
  • 15

    2024Senior

    Middle Blocker/Outside HItter
    6'1"
    15