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St. Joseph's University, New York - Long Island

2022 Men's Volleyball

3 Paul Curaro

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Graduate Student
  • Hometown Holbrook, NY
  • High School Sachem North
  • Position OH
  • Major Cyber Security

Biography

Athletic Achievements
AVCA Northeast All-Region (2022)
All-ECAC Second-Team (2019)
Skyline Conference Player of the Year (2022)
Skyline All-Conference First-Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Skyline All-Conference Second-Team (2017)
Skyline Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player (2018)
Skyline Conference Player of the Week (3/19/18, 1/21/19, 2/5/19, 3/26/19, 2/1/22, 2/21/22, 3/8/22)
Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week (2/20/17, 3/27/17)
Skyline Conference Weekly Honor Roll (2/5/18, 2/7/22, 2/14/22, 3/1/22)

Academic Achievements
Skyline Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022)
Skyline Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018)
ECAC President's Honor Roll (Spring 2018)

2022: Appeared in 95 sets over 29 matches…led the Golden Eagles and broke the SJC Single-Season Kill record with 344 total kills…landed fourth in the conference averaging 3.62 kills per set and finished third with a .291 attack percentage…led the team and the conference and broke the Single-Season Aces record with 79 total aces and was fifth in the nation averaging 0.832 aces per set…was second on the team with 150 digs and an average of 1.58 digs per set…totaled a season-best 22 kills in the season-opening win over Lasell on Jan.15…finished with double-digit kills in 20 matches…Holds the SJC Career Records for Kills (1,367), Attack Attempts (3,398), Service Aces (247), Aces per Game (0.56), Service Attempts (1,444), Digs (797), Points (1,671), Games Played (439), Matches Played (138)

2020: Season shortened due to COVID-19 Pandemic- Appeared in 61 sets over 18 matches for the Golden Eagles…led the team and the Skyline with 176 kills and was third in the conference with an average of 2.89 kills per set…finished with a team-best 27 aces and was second with 113 digs and 1.85 digs per set…broke the SJC Individual Match Kill Record with a 23-kill performance against SUNY New Paltz on Feb 29…recorded a season-high 15 kills against Hunter College on Feb. 15…Had double-digit kills on 10 occasions

2019: Played in nine sets across 32 matches…Led the conference in total kills (288), kills-per-set (3.10), total points (355), and points-per-set (3.82)…Was second in the conference in hitting percentage (.237) and service aces and was third in service aces-per-set (.61)…Put down a season-high 19 kills in a 3-2 loss to Baruch on Mar. 21…Credited with a season-best 12 digs in a sweep of Ramapo on Mar. 7…Had double-digit kill totals in 10 contests.

2018: Featured in 90 sets across 30 matches…Led the conference in total kills (280), kills-per-set (3.11), total points (336.5), and points-per-set (3.74)…Second in the conference and team with 206 total digs…Third in the conference and second on the team with 2.19 digs per set…Led team in both service aces (41) and aces-per-set (.46)…Hit .205 on the year…Matched a career-high of 20 kills in a 3-1 loss to Hunter on Mar. 15…Season-best 13 digs in a 3-0 sweep of SUNY Poly on Feb. 10…Recorded double-digit kills in 16 matches, including a 15-kill performance vs. #4 Kean in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

2017: Played in 103 sets across 29 matches…Collected 299 kills, 13 assists, 49 aces, 192 digs, and 21 blocks on the year…Finished fifth in the conference in kills/set (2.90), and fourth in aces/set (.48)… Made collegiate debut in a 3-0 win over Medgar Evers on Jan. 24…Season-best 20 kills in a loss to #15 Nazareth on Feb. 18…Season-best eight aces in a 3-0 win over Purchase on Mar. 18…Season-high 15 digs in a 3-2 win over Rutgers-Newark on Mar. 3.

Favorite… 

Movie: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
TV Show: The Backyardigans
Book: The Dirt Hole and its Variations
Song: Wonderwall - Oasis
Athlete: Kyle Biggers
Pro Sports Team: India National Cricket Team
Meal: Khask
Sport other than the one you play: Basketball, Hockey

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2022Graduate Student

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