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2024 (Junior): Played in 49 sets across 13 matches played with 1 start…Named to the all-tournament team at the Old Dominion Tournament…Finished second on the team in digs with 188 and led team in digs per set with 3.84…also added nine service aces and 41 assists…Recorded double-digit digs in 11 out of the 13 matches she played…Recorded a season-high 19 digs on Aug. 30 and Aug. 31 in wins at Mercyhurst and Sept. 15 in a win over Hampton…Delivered a season-high nine assists in win at Morgan State on Sept. 27…

2023 (Sophomore): For the 2023 season, Matias appeared in 25 matches and led the Hawks with 323 digs… Against Morgan State, Matias compiled a season-high 26 digs in the Hawks’ win… Recorded 20 aces at the service line… Finished fourth in the conference with 3.51 digs per set… Led the team in digs per set with 3.40 ... Ranked fourth in the MEAC with 3.4 digs per set ... Recorded 87 assists ... Tabbed MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sep. 25 ...

2022 (Freshman): Appeared in 26 matches with 14 starts, splitting time at libero and defensive specialist ... Had 19 aces at the service line ... Second on team with 261 digs ... Season high 20 digs against Binghamton on Aug. 26 ...Hit three aces against Manhattan on Sept. 3 ... Eighth in the conference at 2.69 digs per set ...
 

Club/High School: Attended Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Ponce, Puerto Rico ... Played club in the Borinquen Coquí League ... Two-time MVP senior year of high school ... Outstanding Athlete award in senior year ... Academic Honors Society all four years of high school ... 
 

Personal: Born April 2, 2004 in Ponce, Puerto Rico ... Daughter of Minerva Lugo-Torres and Juan C. Matias-Sotomayor ... Has one sister, Adriana Sierra-Lugo, and one brother, Kenneth Sierra-Lugo ... Wears #1 since she is a really competitive player and wants to be the #1 or the best in everything that I do… Majoring in Exercise Science at Maryland Eastern Shore ... Pregame routine consists of praying and listening to music ... Considers her father as her biggest influence as he's always been there for her, taught her to work hard and to never quit ... Wants to go back to Puerto Rico after graduating and go to med school ... Best advice given is "winners never quit, and quitters never win" ... Hobbies include going to the beach and having family time ...Also enjoys softball, basketball and track & field ... Favorite sports team is the Kansas City Chiefs… Favorite professional athlete is star libero Brenda Castillo…Favorite movie is Shrek …  Wants to set the digs record at Maryland Eastern Shore … Favorite volleyball memory is reverse sweeping Norfolk State at the MEAC Tournament in 2023… Favorite thing about playing volleyball is playing libero… Loves playing at an HBCU because she gets to play at a school that showcases and values minorities…Chose UMES for the opportunities that were displayed and given at this school that competing schools couldn’t compare to…