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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2019 Women's Volleyball Roster

Tavana Mercado
Tavana Mercado
Tavana Mercado
Tavana Mercado
Tavana Mercado

3 Olivia Roa

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port Orange, Fla. / Spruce Creek
  • Major Business Administation

Biography

• 2010-19 Sunshine State Conference All-Decade Second Team

As a Junior in 2018: 
One of six Eagles to appear in all 109 sets, starting all 30 matches at libero…named All-SSC Second Team…also named to the D2CCA All-South Region First Team roster…led the conference and ranked 12th in the country with 6.18 digs/set…totaled 674 digs, the fourth-best single-season total in ERAU history…racked up 37 service aces to lead the team and rank fourth in the SSC…increased her career digs total to 1546, moving up to fourth all-time in program history…tied her career high with 39 digs against Palm Beach Atlantic, which is tied for the eighth-most digs in a match in school history…tallied season-high four service aces twice, including the season-opening 3-0 sweep of Westminster (Aug. 24)…totaled 68 assists on the year, including a career-high six at Tampa (Oct. 2).
 
As a Sophomore in 2017: Named to the All-SSC First Team roster…recognized as a member of the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll…one of four Eagles to appear in all 92 sets in all 26 matches…led the conference and ranked 10th nationally with 6.13 digs/set and was tops in the league with 564 total digs…her 564 digs were the seventh-highest single-season total in school history…ranked third in the SSC in service aces/set at 0.37 and was seventh in the conference with 34 service aces…her 39 digs against Montevallo (Oct. 14) were the most in a single match in the Sunshine State Conference during the 2017 season…she was also the only player in the SSC to record 25+ digs in a three-set match, accomplishing the feat four times, including a 31-dig effort against Mississippi College (Oct. 14)…also tallied 31 digs in a four-set match at Florida Southern (Oct. 7)…posted season-best five service aces along with 29 digs in season opener against Oklahoma Baptist (Sept. 1)…recorded five assists on four occasions, including a 3-1 win at Barry (Oct. 27).
 
As a Freshman in 2016: Appeared in 75 sets in 25 matches…totaled 308 digs, second-best on the team, along with 31 assists and 13 service aces…had season-high 35 digs in a five-set loss to Palm Beach Atlantic (Sept. 30)…posted 20+ digs in seven matches…named to the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
 
Prep: Graduated from Spruce Creek High School in May 2016…registered school-record 453 digs as a senior…posted 263 digs as a junior to go along with 33 service aces…named to the Daytona Beach News-Journal All-Area team in each of her four years at SCHS…led the team to a 27-1 mark in 2015, the best record in the history of the program.
 
Personal: Born in Daytona Beach, Florida…daughter of Meg and Alan Roa…father, Alan, is an alumnus of Embry-Riddle who graduated with a degree in Aviation Maintenance Management…majoring in Business Administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2016Freshman

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2017Sophomore

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2018Junior

    L/DS
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2019Senior

    Libero
    5'7"
    3