Giovanna Rocha
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- Height:
- 6'0
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- Hometown:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Position:
- RS
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- m
- 26
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- k/s
- 2.16
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- h %
- .271
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- a/s
- 0.06
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- b/s
- 0.78
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- sa/s
- 0.16
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- d/s
- 1.06
Bio
High School: One of three Rio de Janeiro natives on the Bucs roster in 2024, Rocha attended Pinheiro Guimaraes where she helped her team to a State Championship.
Personal: Born April 30, 2005, she is the daughter of Renata Farinazo and Douglas Carlos. She has two brothers, Yuri (8) and Marcus (28).
| Career Highs | |
| Kills | 13 vs. #18 Hillsborough (Oct. 5, 2024) |
| Attacks | 26 vs. #17 Daytona State (Sep. 30, 2024) |
| Blocks | 4, twice, last vs. #16 Daytona State (Oct. 19, 2024) |
| Aces | 3 vs. #12 New Mexico Military (Aug. 30, 2024) |
| Digs | 14 vs. #12 New Mexico Military (Aug. 30, 2024) |
Updated 10/28/24
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 26 | 12 |
| Sets | 77 | 34 |
| Kills | 166 | 74 |
| Kills per set | 2.16 | 2.18 |
| Errors | 53 | 22 |
| Total Attacks | 417 | 193 |
| Total Attacks per set | 5.42 | 5.68 |
| Hitting Percentage | .271 | .269 |
| Assists | 5 | 3 |
| Assists per set | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Service Total Attempts | 146 | 56 |
| Service Aces | 12 | 5 |
| Service Errors | 18 | 7 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.16 | 0.15 |
| Receptions | 3 | 1 |
| Reception Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Digs | 82 | 32 |
| Digs per set | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| Block Solo | 1 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 59 | 23 |
| Block Total | 60 | 23 |
| Blocks per set | 0.78 | 0.68 |
| Block Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Points | 208.5 | 90.5 |
| Points per set | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Matches started | 21 | 8 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | Ave Maria University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 18 | New College of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 23 | Missouri State University - West Plains | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | .053 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Aug 23 | #4 Salt Lake | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Aug 24 | #11 Utah State-Eastern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 20 | .300 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Aug 24 | #5 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | -.176 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Aug 30 | vs. #12 New Mexico Military | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | .000 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Aug 30 | vs. #3 Northeastern | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | at Laramie County Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. #16 Casper | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | .643 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Sep 4 | at New College of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 11 | at #16 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 | .238 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Sep 14 | #19 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .429 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Sep 17 | at #2 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | .130 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Sep 21 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .167 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Sep 25 | #17 Daytona State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 30 | #17 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 26 | .269 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Oct 2 | at Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 | .636 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Oct 5 | #18 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 22 | .455 | 0 | 14.5 |
| Oct 9 | at Eastern Florida State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 14 | at #13 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -.063 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Oct 16 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Oct 19 | at #16 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 24 | .250 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 23 | #1 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .182 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Oct 26 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Nov 1 | Daytona State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nov 2 | #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 17 | .529 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. USC Sumter | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Eastern Wyoming College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Nov 21 | vs. #8 Utah State Eastern | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 23 | .261 | 0 | 14.0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. #10 Colby | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .308 | 0 | 7.5 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | Ave Maria University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 18 | New College of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 23 | Missouri State University - West Plains | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | #4 Salt Lake | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | #11 Utah State-Eastern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | #5 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. #12 New Mexico Military | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. #3 Northeastern | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | at Laramie County Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. #16 Casper | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at New College of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 11 | at #16 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | #19 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at #2 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | #17 Daytona State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 30 | #17 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | #18 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Eastern Florida State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 14 | at #13 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at #16 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | #1 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Daytona State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. USC Sumter | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Eastern Wyoming College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. #8 Utah State Eastern | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. #10 Colby | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | Ave Maria University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 18 | New College of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 23 | Missouri State University - West Plains | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 23 | #4 Salt Lake | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | #11 Utah State-Eastern | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 24 | #5 Trinity Valley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. #12 New Mexico Military | W, 3-1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. #3 Northeastern | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 31 | at Laramie County Community College | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. #16 Casper | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at New College of Florida | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 11 | at #16 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | #19 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at #2 Miami Dade | L, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | #17 Daytona State | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 30 | #17 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Polk State College | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | #18 Hillsborough | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Eastern Florida State College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Oct 14 | at #13 Eastern Florida | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Santa Fe College | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at #16 Daytona State | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | #1 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Polk State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Daytona State College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. USC Sumter | W, 3-0 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Eastern Wyoming College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs. #8 Utah State Eastern | W, 3-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. #10 Colby | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. #2 Miami Dade | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
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| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | 77 | 166 | 2.16 | 53 | 417 | 5.42 | .271 | 5 | 0.06 | 208.5 | 2.7 |
| Conference | 12 | 34 | 74 | 2.18 | 22 | 193 | 5.68 | .269 | 3 | 0.09 | 90.5 | 2.7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 12 | 35 | 73 | 2.09 | 20 | 195 | 5.57 | .272 | 3 | 0.09 | 90.0 | 2.6 |
| Away | 7 | 19 | 45 | 2.37 | 17 | 115 | 6.05 | .243 | 0 | 0.00 | 55.5 | 2.9 |
| Neutral | 7 | 23 | 48 | 2.09 | 16 | 107 | 4.65 | .299 | 2 | 0.09 | 63.0 | 2.7 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | 72 | 159 | 2.21 | 49 | 394 | 5.47 | .279 | 5 | 0.07 | 199.5 | 2.8 |
| Losses | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 4 | 23 | 4.60 | .130 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 1.8 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 7 | 21 | 43 | 2.05 | 19 | 121 | 5.76 | .198 | 2 | 0.10 | 59.0 | 2.8 |
| September | 5 | 17 | 35 | 2.06 | 11 | 102 | 6.00 | .235 | 2 | 0.12 | 42.5 | 2.5 |
| October | 7 | 17 | 39 | 2.29 | 11 | 91 | 5.35 | .308 | 1 | 0.06 | 48.0 | 2.8 |
| November | 7 | 22 | 49 | 2.23 | 12 | 103 | 4.68 | .359 | 0 | 0.00 | 59.0 | 2.7 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
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| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 26 | 77 | 82 | 1.06 | 1 | 59 | 60 | 0.78 |
| Conference | 12 | 34 | 32 | 0.94 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0.68 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 35 | 40 | 1.14 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0.69 |
| Away | 7 | 19 | 18 | 0.95 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0.79 |
| Neutral | 7 | 23 | 24 | 1.04 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 0.91 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 25 | 72 | 76 | 1.06 | 1 | 57 | 58 | 0.81 |
| Losses | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 7 | 21 | 42 | 2.00 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0.86 |
| September | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0.94 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.53 |
| October | 7 | 17 | 16 | 0.94 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0.82 |
| November | 7 | 22 | 8 | 0.36 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 26 | 77 | 146 | 12 | 0.16 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| Conference | 12 | 34 | 56 | 5 | 0.15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 35 | 80 | 5 | 0.14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 19 | 32 | 3 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | 7 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 0.17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 25 | 72 | 130 | 11 | 0.15 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 7 | 21 | 86 | 7 | 0.33 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 5 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 0.18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 7 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 0.12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 7 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
News mentions
The Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers made NJCAA history Saturday night in Clarksville, Tennessee, defeating their arch rivals, the Miami Dade Sharks to win their third consecutive NJCAA National Championship, the first team to do that in the Division I era.
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The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers began their quest for a three peat with a bang on Wednesday at the NJCAA National Tournament in Clarksville, Tennessee, hitting .397 as a team and registering 12 blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Eastern Wyoming in their opening match of the week.
The top ranked Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers punched their ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament for the fifth consecutive season Saturday afternoon in Spartanburg, South Carolina, exterminating the USC Sumter Fire Ants 3-0 in the NJCAA Atlantic District Championship in their first step in defending their back to back NJCAA National Championships.
For the third straight season, the Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers and the Miami Dade Sharks met for the FCSAA State Championship Saturday afternoon in Fort Myers and also for the third straight season, the Bucs came out on top, sweeping the rival Sharks 3-0 in a spirited Suncoast Credit Union Arena to claim the title in front of their home fans.
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The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers dismantled the visiting #19 Eastern Florida State Titans Saturday afternoon at Suncoast Arena in the Citrus Conference home opener, scoring 16 of the final 17 points of the first set for a 25-9 win before breezing to 25-12 and 25-10 wins in the second and third to finish off the sweep and improve to 10-0 on the year for the third straight season.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers moved to 8-0 on the season Saturday afternoon in the Springhill Suites Cheynne Invitational, defeating a pesky Laramie County team 3-1 in their first match of the day before sweeping past #16 Casper 3-0 to claim the tournament title.
The #1 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers won their third straight Battle at the Beach Tournament Championship Saturday afternoon in Suncoast Credit Union Arena, sweeping #11 Utah State-Eastern and #5 Trinity Valley in straight sets to begin their 2024 title defense season 4-0.
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