Diego Ortiz

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Diego Ortiz
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Position:
    S
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Wesleyan Academy
  • m
    28
  • k/s
    0.18
  • h %
    .183
  • a/s
    6.19
  • b/s
    0.05
  • sa/s
    0.28
  • d/s
    1.89
Bio

Career Highlights

2020

* Led the team and ranked eighth in the AMCC in assists with 324
* Averaged 5.23 assists per set for fifth in the league
* Played in all 17 matches
* Added 58 digs, nine aces and six kills 
* Dished out a season-best 32 assists in win over Mt. St. Joseph
* Had season-best nine digs in four-set victory vs. Thiel

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in business economics with a minor in finance

Personal

* Son of Judith Ponce and Carlos Ortiz
* Transfer from UPR-Aquadilla 
* Two-time MVP at Aquadilla
* Three-sport athlete at Wesleyan Academy High School

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 28 15
Sets 88 45
Kills 16 13
Kills per set 0.18 0.29
Errors 5 2
Total Attacks 60 40
Total Attacks per set 0.68 0.89
Hitting Percentage .183 .275
Assists 545 311
Assists per set 6.19 6.91
Service Total Attempts 330 169
Service Aces 25 15
Service Errors 52 27
Service Aces per set 0.28 0.33
Receptions 3 3
Reception Errors 0 0
Digs 166 90
Digs per set 1.89 2.00
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 4 3
Block Total 4 3
Blocks per set 0.05 0.07
Block Errors 1 0
Ball Handling Errors 9 1
Points 43.0 29.5
Points per set 0.5 0.7
Matches started 19 10
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 22 at Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 3 -.333 9 0.0
Jan 22 vs. Arcadia L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 4 .000 23 1.5
Jan 29 Juniata L, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 14 0.0
Jan 29 St. John Fisher L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 2 -.500 21 2.0
Feb 1 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 - 20 0.0
Feb 5 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 - 22 4.0
Feb 5 vs. SUNY Potsdam W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 16 2.0
Feb 6 at Immaculata W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 .000 22 0.0
Feb 6 vs. Rosemont W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Mount Union W, 3-0 - 1 1 0 4 .250 7 1.0
Feb 16 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 3 1.000 17 3.0
Feb 20 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 .000 22 1.0
Feb 20 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 12 6.0
Feb 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-2 - 4 3 1 9 .222 27 6.5
Feb 26 vs. Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 4 1 12 .250 42 5.0
Mar 2 Medaille W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 2 1.000 11 2.0
Mar 5 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 28 0.0
Mar 5 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 16 0.0
Mar 16 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 4 .250 18 1.0
Mar 19 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 1 .000 11 0.0
Mar 19 at Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 .000 14 1.0
Mar 22 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 17 0.0
Mar 26 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 - 21 0.0
Mar 26 Thiel W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 23 3.0
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 14 0.0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 1 .000 35 1.0
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 - 25 1.0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 3 .333 27 2.0
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 .000 11 0.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 22 at Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 22 vs. Arcadia L, 3-1 1 4 6 0 1 0 1 1
Jan 29 Juniata L, 3-0 - 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 St. John Fisher L, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 1 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 5 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 5 vs. SUNY Potsdam W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 6 at Immaculata W, 3-0 - 3 12 0 0 1 0 0
Feb 6 vs. Rosemont W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Mount Union W, 3-0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 16 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-2 - 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 26 vs. Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 15 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 2 Medaille W, 3-0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 5 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 5 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 16 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 19 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 19 at Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 Thiel W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 22 at Marymount L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 3 0 0
Jan 22 vs. Arcadia L, 3-1 1 4 18 0 3 0 0
Jan 29 Juniata L, 3-0 - 3 8 0 2 0 0
Jan 29 St. John Fisher L, 3-1 1 4 18 2 0 0 0
Feb 1 at Thiel W, 3-2 1 5 15 0 3 0 0
Feb 5 at Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 17 4 1 0 0
Feb 5 vs. SUNY Potsdam W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 1 0 0
Feb 6 at Immaculata W, 3-0 - 3 11 0 1 0 0
Feb 6 vs. Rosemont W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Mount Union W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 2 0 0
Feb 16 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
Feb 20 at Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 0 0 0
Feb 20 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 11 6 1 1 0
Feb 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-2 - 4 12 3 3 1 0
Feb 26 vs. Geneva L, 3-2 - 5 19 0 4 0 0
Mar 2 Medaille W, 3-0 1 2 5 0 1 0 0
Mar 5 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 3 0 0
Mar 5 Hiram W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 2 0 0
Mar 16 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 2 6 0 2 1 0
Mar 19 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 - 1 4 0 0 0 0
Mar 19 at Hiram W, 3-0 - 3 15 1 2 0 0
Mar 22 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 St. Vincent (Pa.) W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 2 0 0
Mar 26 Thiel W, 3-1 1 4 22 3 2 0 0
Mar 30 at Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 10 0 3 0 0
Apr 2 at Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 17 1 2 0 0
Apr 2 vs. Geneva L, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 16 1 3 0 0
Apr 9 Geneva W, 3-1 1 4 16 1 4 0 0
Apr 15 at Springfield L, 3-0 1 3 9 0 2 0 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2019-20 17 62 6 0.10 4 25 0.40 .080 324 5.23 16.0 0.3
2020-21 11 43 7 0.16 6 25 0.58 .040 234 5.44 11.5 0.3
2021-22 28 88 16 0.18 5 60 0.68 .183 545 6.19 43.0 0.5
Total 56 193 29 0.15 15 110 0.57 .127 1103 5.72 70.5 0.4
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2019-20 17 62 58 0.94 0 2 2 0.03
2020-21 11 43 78 1.81 0 1 1 0.02
2021-22 28 88 166 1.89 0 4 4 0.05
Total 56 193 302 1.56 0 7 7 0.04
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2019-20 17 62 169 9 0.15 26 2 0
2020-21 11 43 157 4 0.09 17 1 0
2021-22 28 88 330 25 0.28 52 3 0
Total 56 193 656 38 0.20 95 6 0
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 28 88 16 0.18 5 60 0.68 .183 545 6.19 43.0 0.5
Conference 15 45 13 0.29 2 40 0.89 .275 311 6.91 29.5 0.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 35 6 0.17 1 12 0.34 .417 220 6.29 13.0 0.4
Away 12 37 5 0.14 2 30 0.81 .100 221 5.97 15.5 0.4
Neutral 5 16 5 0.31 2 18 1.13 .167 104 6.50 14.5 0.9
Result
Wins 21 63 11 0.17 1 38 0.60 .263 408 6.48 34.5 0.5
Losses 7 25 5 0.20 4 22 0.88 .045 137 5.48 8.5 0.3
Month
January 4 14 1 0.07 3 9 0.64 -.222 67 4.79 3.5 0.3
February 10 32 11 0.34 2 35 1.09 .257 207 6.47 28.5 0.9
March 10 27 3 0.11 0 11 0.41 .273 173 6.41 7.0 0.3
April 4 15 1 0.07 0 5 0.33 .200 98 6.53 4.0 0.3
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 28 88 166 1.89 0 4 4 0.05
Conference 15 45 90 2.00 0 3 3 0.07
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 35 63 1.80 0 0 0 0.00
Away 12 37 68 1.84 0 1 1 0.03
Neutral 5 16 35 2.19 0 3 3 0.19
Result
Wins 21 63 127 2.02 0 1 1 0.02
Losses 7 25 39 1.56 0 3 3 0.12
Month
January 4 14 17 1.21 0 1 1 0.07
February 10 32 73 2.28 0 3 3 0.09
March 10 27 52 1.93 0 0 0 0.00
April 4 15 24 1.60 0 0 0 0.00
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 28 88 330 25 0.28 52 3 0
Conference 15 45 169 15 0.33 27 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 11 35 133 7 0.20 19 0 0
Away 12 37 133 10 0.27 24 2 0
Neutral 5 16 64 8 0.50 9 1 0
Result
Wins 21 63 240 23 0.37 38 3 0
Losses 7 25 90 2 0.08 14 0 0
Month
January 4 14 53 2 0.14 8 0 0
February 10 32 113 16 0.50 16 2 0
March 10 27 106 4 0.15 17 1 0
April 4 15 58 3 0.20 11 0 0
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  • April 15, 2022
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  • April 15, 2022
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  • April 09, 2022
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  • April 08, 2022
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  • April 08, 2022
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  • April 02, 2022
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  • April 02, 2022
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  • March 30, 2022
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  • March 30, 2022
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  • March 26, 2022
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  • March 26, 2022
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  • March 19, 2022
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  • March 19, 2022
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  • March 16, 2022
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  • March 16, 2022
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  • March 05, 2022
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  • March 05, 2022
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  • March 02, 2022
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  • February 26, 2022
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  • February 20, 2022
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  • February 16, 2022
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  • February 16, 2022
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  • February 06, 2022
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  • February 06, 2022
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  • February 05, 2022
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  • February 05, 2022
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  • February 01, 2022
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  • January 29, 2022
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  • January 29, 2022
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  • January 22, 2022
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  • January 22, 2022