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2019 Volleyball Roster

David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography
David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography
David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography
David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography
David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography
Mark Nessia/Mark Nessia Photography
Mark Nessia/Mark Nessia Photography
Mark Nessia/Mark Nessia Photography
Mark Nessia/Mark Nessia Photography
David Dennis/All-Star Sports Photography

7 Rafa Bonifacio

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Prev School Miami Dade College

Biography

2019-20 (SENIOR): INDOOR: Played in 27 matches, starting 21 times…moved from outside hitter to libero vs. Grand Canyon Oct. 17…after switch, averaged 4.93 digs per set through the end of the season, third-best in the WAC over that span…recorded 340 digs, ninth-most in a CSUB Division I single-season…tied CSUB’s Division I record for digs in a match with 39 digs in a win over UTRGV Nov. 11…averaged 0.96 kills per set on .090 hitting…tallied two double-doubles on the year, at Sacramento State and at Fresno State…BEACH: Posted a 7-2 record, all as part of the No. 3 pair…exclusively paired with Brooke Boiseau…helped Boiseau defeat Santa Clara, 21-16 and 22-20, and San Francisco, 21-18 and 21-16.

2018-19 (JUNIOR): INDOOR: Played in 26 matches while earning 11 starts...tallied 136 kills on the year (1.55 per set) with a .142 hitting percentage…tallied 15 service aces and 30 blocks…averaged 1.66 digs per set…recorded back-to-back double-doubles at Grand Canyon Oct. 11 and vs. California Baptist Oct. 13…posted double-digit kills in three-straight matches including season-high 16 kills at Grand Canyon Oct. 11…recorded five aces vs. Kansas City Oct. 25, tying CSUB’s Division I four-set match record…tallied season-high four blocks twice…BEACH VB: Posted an 8-14 record, splitting time between No. 4 (3-7) and No. 5 pairs (5-7)…played exclusively with Ally Barber…helped Barber defeat Sacramento State twice including during Big West Tournament…vs. No. 12 Long Beach State’s No. 5 pair, went three sets in close loss.

2016-17 (JUNIOR COLLEGE): Helped lead Miami Dade College (pronounced Daid, like Paid) to back-to-back NJCAA Division I National Championships and 55-4 record over two seasons…coached by Origenes Benoit…named First Team All-State in 2017…as a sophomore, was third on team with 3.10 kills per set and second with 348 digs…as a freshman, averaged 2.15 kills and 2.45 digs per set.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2014 graduate of Colegio Moriah in Santo Andre, Brazil.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 27, 1997…daughter of Gustavo Castelete and Juliana Santos Castelete…a business administration major…first name is Rafaella, but prefers to go by Rafa…hopes to play professional volleyball or go into business after her time at CSUB.

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    7
  • 7

    2019Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    7
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