Samantha Mirra
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Burlington, MA
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- Position:
- OH
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Burlington
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- Major:
- Business Administration
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- m
- 25
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- k/s
- 2.07
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- h %
- .086
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- a/s
- 0.10
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- b/s
- 0.12
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- sa/s
- 0.37
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- d/s
- 3.19
Bio
Accolades: MASCAC Fall/Winter All-Academic Team: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24,
MASCAC Player of the Week:10/31/22,
2023: Saw action in 25 matches over 71 sets for the Falcons, collecting 178 kills, nine assists, 32 service aces, 274 digs, five solo blocks and five blocking assists. Click here for season statistics.
2022: Appeared in 23 matches with 77 sets played for Fitchburg State, totaling 132 kills, 11 assists, 25 service aces, 218 digs, four solo blocks and eight blocking assists. Click here for season statistics.
2021: Played in 23 matches over 77 sets played during her rookie campaign for the Green and Gold, totaling 77 kills, six assists, 30 service aces, 203 digs, eight solo blocks and one blocking assist. Click here for season statistics.
High School: 2021 graduate of Burlington High School. Member of the volleyball and gymnastics teams. Member of the Middlesex League All-Star team.
Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Joe Mirra. Majoring in Business Administration at the University. Member of the Dean's List and the President's List. Recipient of the Vincent J. Mara Scholarship.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 25 | 7 |
| Sets | 86 | 21 |
| Kills | 178 | 35 |
| Kills per set | 2.07 | 1.67 |
| Errors | 119 | 28 |
| Total Attacks | 688 | 157 |
| Total Attacks per set | 8.00 | 7.48 |
| Hitting Percentage | .086 | .045 |
| Assists | 9 | 4 |
| Assists per set | 0.10 | 0.19 |
| Service Total Attempts | 269 | 69 |
| Service Aces | 32 | 7 |
| Service Errors | 50 | 12 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.37 | 0.33 |
| Receptions | 434 | 127 |
| Reception Errors | 59 | 14 |
| Digs | 274 | 71 |
| Digs per set | 3.19 | 3.38 |
| Block Solo | 5 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 5 | 2 |
| Block Total | 10 | 2 |
| Blocks per set | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| Block Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 217.5 | 43.0 |
| Points per set | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Matches started | 8 | 3 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Dean | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 6 | 34 | .235 | 0 | 18.5 |
| Sep 2 | Bay Path | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 2 | 24 | .250 | 1 | 11.0 |
| Sep 5 | Lesley | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3.0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Nichols | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 3 | 24 | .167 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Sep 9 | at Rhode Island Col. | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 15 | 7 | 48 | .167 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Sep 12 | Suffolk | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | 32 | -.063 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sep 14 | at Colby-Sawyer | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 4 | 25 | .160 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Sep 20 | Anna Maria | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 12 | 10 | 55 | .036 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Eastern Conn. St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 23 | .043 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 23 | at Southern Me. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 30 | .033 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Sep 26 | Mass. Maritime | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .059 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 30 | at Curry | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 10 | 6 | 42 | .095 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Albertus Magnus | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 6 | 38 | .184 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 3 | at Saint Joseph (Conn.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 30 | .167 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Oct 7 | at Worcester St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | -.095 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Oct 11 | MCLA | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | 28 | -.179 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Oct 17 | Bridgewater St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .000 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Oct 21 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 14 | .429 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Oct 21 | vs. U. of New England | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 18 | .222 | 1 | 10.0 |
| Oct 25 | at Salem St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 29 | .138 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Nichols | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | .000 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 28 | at Mount Holyoke | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -.071 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 31 | at Albertus Magnus | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 45 | .044 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nov 3 | Westfield St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 33 | .091 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Nov 7 | at MCLA | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 6 | 7 | 33 | -.030 | 0 | 7.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Dean | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | Bay Path | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | Lesley | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Nichols | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Rhode Island Col. | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Suffolk | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Colby-Sawyer | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Anna Maria | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Eastern Conn. St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Southern Me. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | Mass. Maritime | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Curry | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Albertus Magnus | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Saint Joseph (Conn.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Worcester St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | MCLA | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | Bridgewater St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. U. of New England | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Salem St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Nichols | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Mount Holyoke | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Albertus Magnus | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | Westfield St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at MCLA | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | Dean | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | Bay Path | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
| Sep 5 | Lesley | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Nichols | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | at Rhode Island Col. | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 5 |
| Sep 12 | Suffolk | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | at Colby-Sawyer | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | Anna Maria | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Eastern Conn. St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Southern Me. | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
| Sep 26 | Mass. Maritime | W, 3-1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at Curry | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Albertus Magnus | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at Saint Joseph (Conn.) | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 7 |
| Oct 7 | at Worcester St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
| Oct 11 | MCLA | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | Bridgewater St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 6 |
| Oct 21 | at Framingham St. | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. U. of New England | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | at Salem St. | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Nichols | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Mount Holyoke | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | at Albertus Magnus | L, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3 |
| Nov 3 | Westfield St. | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| Nov 7 | at MCLA | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 23 | 77 | 77 | 1.00 | 68 | 368 | 4.78 | .024 | 6 | 0.08 | 115.5 | 1.5 |
| 2022-23 | 20 | 71 | 132 | 1.86 | 125 | 607 | 8.55 | .012 | 11 | 0.15 | 165.0 | 2.3 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | 86 | 178 | 2.07 | 119 | 688 | 8.00 | .086 | 9 | 0.10 | 217.5 | 2.5 |
| 2024-25 | 23 | 78 | 137 | 1.76 | 93 | 601 | 7.71 | .073 | 6 | 0.08 | 178.0 | 2.3 |
| Total | 91 | 312 | 524 | 1.68 | 405 | 2264 | 7.26 | .053 | 32 | 0.10 | 676.0 | 2.2 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 25 | 86 | 178 | 2.07 | 119 | 688 | 8.00 | .086 | 9 | 0.10 | 217.5 | 2.5 |
| Conference | 7 | 21 | 35 | 1.67 | 28 | 157 | 7.48 | .045 | 4 | 0.19 | 43.0 | 2.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 9 | 28 | 58 | 2.07 | 45 | 238 | 8.50 | .055 | 3 | 0.11 | 77.0 | 2.8 |
| Away | 11 | 41 | 83 | 2.02 | 53 | 331 | 8.07 | .091 | 4 | 0.10 | 98.5 | 2.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 17 | 37 | 2.18 | 21 | 119 | 7.00 | .134 | 2 | 0.12 | 42.0 | 2.5 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | 28 | 70 | 2.50 | 32 | 232 | 8.29 | .164 | 2 | 0.07 | 90.5 | 3.2 |
| Losses | 17 | 58 | 108 | 1.86 | 87 | 456 | 7.86 | .046 | 7 | 0.12 | 127.0 | 2.2 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| September | 13 | 48 | 111 | 2.31 | 67 | 392 | 8.17 | .112 | 4 | 0.08 | 137.5 | 2.9 |
| October | 10 | 31 | 54 | 1.74 | 41 | 230 | 7.42 | .057 | 5 | 0.16 | 63.0 | 2.0 |
| November | 2 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 11 | 66 | 9.43 | .030 | 0 | 0.00 | 17.0 | 2.4 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 25 | 86 | 274 | 3.19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.12 |
| Conference | 7 | 21 | 71 | 3.38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.10 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 28 | 83 | 2.96 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.21 |
| Away | 11 | 41 | 150 | 3.66 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.10 |
| Neutral | 5 | 17 | 41 | 2.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 8 | 28 | 111 | 3.96 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.18 |
| Losses | 17 | 58 | 163 | 2.81 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.09 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 13 | 48 | 158 | 3.29 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.13 |
| October | 10 | 31 | 95 | 3.06 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.06 |
| November | 2 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 25 | 86 | 269 | 32 | 0.37 | 50 | 434 | 59 |
| Conference | 7 | 21 | 69 | 7 | 0.33 | 12 | 127 | 14 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 9 | 28 | 93 | 14 | 0.50 | 21 | 154 | 19 |
| Away | 11 | 41 | 135 | 13 | 0.32 | 23 | 200 | 33 |
| Neutral | 5 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 0.29 | 6 | 80 | 7 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 8 | 28 | 97 | 16 | 0.57 | 17 | 109 | 15 |
| Losses | 17 | 58 | 172 | 16 | 0.28 | 33 | 325 | 44 |
| Month | ||||||||
| September | 13 | 48 | 156 | 21 | 0.44 | 26 | 216 | 28 |
| October | 10 | 31 | 88 | 8 | 0.26 | 20 | 169 | 25 |
| November | 2 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 0.43 | 4 | 49 | 6 |
News mentions
SALEM, MA: Fitchburg State volleyball took down the Vikings of Salem State this evening in conference action.
FRAMINGHAM, MA: Fitchburg State women’s volleyball fell in both contests this afternoon, falling to Framingham State in MASCAC action and then the University of New England in non-conference action.
FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State women’s volleyball suffered a conference loss this evening to the Trailblazers of MCLA.
WEST HARTFORD, CT: Fitchburg State women’s volleyball was defeated by the Blue Jays of the University of Saint Joseph’s this evening in non-conference action.
MILTON, MA: Fitchburg State women’s volleyball came back to take down Curry College this morning in non-conference action, 3-2. The Falcons finished the tri-match with another non-conference victory over Albertus Magnus by a score of 3-1.
GORHAM, ME: Fitchburg State women’s volleyball dropped both matches to Eastern Conn. St. and Southern Maine in non-conference action this afternoon.
FITCHBURG, MA: Fitchburg State women's volleyball fell in five sets against Anna Maria this evening in non-conference action.
NEW LONDON, NH: Fitchburg State women's volleyball fell this evening to Colby-Sawyer 3-1 in non-conference action.
PROVIDENCE, RI: Fitchburg State dropped a 3-1 decision to the Bison of Nichols College before earning a 3-2, five set victory over Rhode Island College in a non-conference tri-match, hosted by Rhode Island College this afternoon.
