Kiaraliz Perez Catala

Photo by: Violet Lewis / Mizzou Athletics

Photo by: Will Burris / Mizzou Athletics

Pronunciation: "KEY-are-uh-LEASE PEAR-ez Cuh-Til-la "

CAREER HONORS

SENIOR (2024)

Appeared in all 31 matches (118 sets)
Made 24 starts over the 2024 campaign
Totaled 210 digs with 19 service aces and 18 assists
Finished in double-figure digs in seven matches including three-straight from Nov. 15 through Nov. 24
Recorded a season-best 19 digs at Mississippi State (11/24)
Compiled 11 digs in her first career NCAA Tournament match against Texas State (Dec. 5)
Had seven digs at SMU (Dec. 6) before wrapping her collegiate career with a personal-best matching three aces (sixth time) and eight digs against Kentucky (Dec. 12) in the NCAA Sweet 16

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (UTRGV / 2023)

Crowned the 2023 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Libero of the Year
Made the 2023 All-WAC First Team
Appeared in 30 matches, competing in 109 sets
Accumulated 470 digs (4.83 digs per set) with 112 assists over her junior season
Earned three WAC Libero of the Week honors
Capped the year with 27 consecutive matches reaching double-digit digs
Recorded a career-high 28 digs with seven assists at Houston Christian (Sept. 2, 2023)
Totaled 19 digs and a career-high nine assists against California Baptist (Oct. 14, 2023)

PRIOR TO MIZZOU (MIAMI DADE COLLEGE / 2021-22)

Registered 841 digs, 579 receptions, 130 assists and 67 aces over her two-year career at Miami Dade College
Helped the Sharks reach the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national tournament in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons, finishing as the national runner-up in 2022
Named to the Division I Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) All-State and All-Tournament teams after helping Miami Dade win the FCSAA state championship
Two-time All-Suncoast Conference Selection

HIGH SCHOOL (ACADEMIA SANTA TERESITA)

Decorated player while representing the Puerto Rican Junior National Team
Earned Best Libero and Best Digger honors at the U18 and U20 Pan-American Cups in 2019
Dubbed the Best Receiver at the 2019 U18 Pan-American Cup
Named the Best Libero at the U23 Pan American Games in 2021
Attended Academia Santa Teresita High School
Played for Mets Guaynabo Club team

PERSONAL