2025 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2024-25 (JUNIOR)
AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention… First Team All-ECC Selection… started in 20 matches, appeared in 22... in her breakout junior campaign posted a season-high 254 kills to rank sixth in the ECC (2.99 kills/set)... ranked sixth in the league with 301 points… ranked second on the team with 262 digs (3.08 digs/set)... added 23 blocks and 16 assists… hit in the double-digits in 14 matches... posted a career-high 22 kills against Robert Wesleyan on Oct 16... finished with nine double-doubles on the year... posted double-digit digs in 13 matches... totaled a career-high 30 digs against Molloy on Nov. 3... helped Daemen to a 17-9 overall record and a 9-3 mark in ECC play… 2024 ECC regular season champions… season ended in the NCAA East Region quarterfinals against Georgian Court
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)
Part of Daemen's 26-6 overall record and the Wildcats' third straight undefeated East Coast Conference season (12-0)... 2023 ECC Regular Season & Tournament champions... season ended in the NCAA East Regional final loss to Bentley… played in 12 matches and 34 sets... finished with 84 total kills (2.47 kills per set) and 104 total digs (3.06 digs per set)... finished fifth on the team in total digs... recorded a season-high 14 kills and a season-high 18 digs against Davis & Elkins on Sept. 9 for her first career double-double (kills-digs)... tallied double-digit kills in three matches... finished with a career-tying high 14 kills against St. Thomas Aquinas on Oct. 22... posted double-digit digs in five matches
2022-23 (FRESHMAN)
Helped Daemen to a 20-6 overall record and the Wildcats' second straight undefeated East Coast Conference season (10-0)... 2022 ECC Tournament champions... season ended in the NCAA East Region in quarterfinal loss to Saint Anselm... appeared in five matches and nine sets... totaled 26 kills (2.89 kills per set) for a .227 hitting percentage... tallied 22 digs (2.44 digs per set) and three total blocks... recorded career-high nine kills against Bridgeport on Sept. 10... named ECC Rookie of the Week once
BEFORE DAEMEN
Played volleyball at Caguas Private School in Puerto Rico under coach Norman Valentin ... played for the San Juan Volleyball Club
PERSONAL
Born Nahirka Del Mar Malpica Velez on December 10th, 2002 ... daughter of Yahir Malpica & Karmarie Velez and stepdaughter of William Nunez ... father Yahir played basketball at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico and mother Karmarie played volleyball at Universidad Sagrado Corazon ... has one sibling, Kariam Nunez ... majoring in biology ... hobbies include working out, sleeping, reading mangas and books, eating and giving myself quality time ... favorite musical artist is Billie Eilish ... favorite holiday is Christmas ... favorite vacation location is Puerto Rican beaches ... chose to attend Daemen because "of the level of play in the volleyball area and what the academics have to offer."
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2022Freshman
Outside Hitter/Right Side
5'8"
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2023Sophomore
Outside Hitter/Right Side
5'8"
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2024Junior
Outside Hitter/Right Side
5'8"
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2025Senior
Outside Hitter/Right Side
5'8"
