2017 Men's Volleyball

5 Michael Saeta

  • Height 6-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown South Pasadena, Calif.

Biography

2017
Second team AVCA and Volleyballmag.com All-American
First team All-MPSF
Ranked third nationally in aces with a 0.59 average 
Set a new UCI single season ace record with 63
Ended his career ranked second in aces (161) and seventh in set assists (2,641)
Ranked second in aces, seventh in assists (9.50) and 12th in hitting percentage (.406) among MPSF players
His career-high 65 set assists at Pepperdine were the most in a four-set match in the country in 2017
Honored as AVCA Player of the Week on Mar. 15, 2017 after UCI's upset over Ohio State
Recorded two double-doubles in 2017, which included a season-high 21 kills versus USC

2016
Second team All-MPSF honoree
Split time at setter and opposite during the season
Led the MPSF with a 0.52 aces average and ranked third nationally 
Averaged 1.97 kills, 3.35 set assists per game
Named to the Asics All-Tournament team

2015
Averaged 8.53 set assists, 1.07 digs and 0.36 blocks per set
Fired 38 aces
MPSF Player of the Week
Started 27 of 33 matches

2014
Averaged 7.02 set assists per set
Also averaged 1.00 digs and 0.44 blocks
Had seven aces
Played in 17 matches, starting five times
Recorded a career-high 53 set assists and 10 digs in a win over UC Santa Barbara (1/25)

2013
Redshirt

Pasadena Polytechnic High School
Honored as the CIF Player of the Year twice
Named first team Prep League for three years
Prep League MVP for two years
Also played water polo in high school

Club
Played for Manhattan Beach Surf Volleyball Club in 2012
Member of the Southern California Volleyball Club in 2001
Played for his father, David at the San Gabriel Volleyball Club in 2010-11

USA Volleyball
Won the 2017 USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championship with Lucas Yoder, earning a spot on a USA Volleyball collegiate beach national team. 

Member of USA A2 team in 2011 and 2012

Personal
Graduated with a degree in business economics and then received his Masters in philosophy, political science and economics
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
Father David was a setter for Stanford, while brother Andrew was swimmer at Stanford and brother Matt is a baseball player at Davidson College.
Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Received Athletics Leadership Award in 2014
Member of the UCI Investing Club
 
CAREER TOTALS
Year SP K E TA PCT. A SA DIG BS BA
2017 103 156 44 270 .415 980 62 135 4 38
2016 102 201 71 407 .319 342 53 82 5 31
2015 116 49 10 72 .542 990 38 124 7 35
2014 43 7 2 14 .357 302 7 43 2 17
2013  Redshirt
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Totals 364 413 127 763 .375 2614 160 384 18 121


 
2016
  • Second team All-MPSF honoree
  • Split time at setter and opposite during the season
  • Led the MPSF with a 0.52 aces average and ranked third nationally 
  • Averaged 1.97 kills, 3.35 set assists per game
  • Named to the Asics All-Tournament team
 
2015
  • Averaged 8.53 set assists, 1.07 digs and 0.36 blocks per set
  • Fired 38 aces
  • MPSF Player of the Week
  • Started 27 of 33 matches
2014
  • Averaged 7.02 set assists per set
  • Also averaged 1.00 digs and 0.44 blocks
  • Had seven aces
  • Played in 17 matches, starting five times
  • Recorded a career-high 53 set assists and 10 digs in a win over UC Santa Barbara (1/25)
2013
  • Redshirt
Pasadena Polytechnic High School
  • Honored as the CIF Player of the Year twice
  • Named first team Prep League for three years
  • Prep League MVP for two years
  • Also played water polo in high school
Club
  • Played for Manhattan Beach Surf Volleyball Club in 2012
  • Member of the Southern California Volleyball Club in 2001
  • Played for his father, David at the San Gabriel Volleyball Club in 2010-11
USA Volleyball
  • Member of USA A2 team in 2011 and 2012
Personal
  • Business economics major
  • Father David was a setter for Stanford, while brother Andrew was swimmer at Stanford and brother Matt is a baseball player at Davidson College.
  • Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
  • Received Athletics Leadership Award in 2014
  • Member of the UCI Investing Club
CAREER TOTALS
Year SP K E TA PCT. A SA DIG BS BA
2017 103 156 44 270 .415 980 62 135 4 38
2016 102 201 71 407 .319 342 53 82 5 31
2015 116 49 10 72 .542 990 38 124 7 35
2014 43 7 2 14 .357 302 7 43 2 17
2013  Redshirt
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Totals 364 413 127 763 .375 2614 160 384 18 121

Career Highs 

Kills: 24 vs Lewis 3/12/16 & George Mason 3/22/16
Set assists: 54 vs Pepperdine 3/14/15
Digs: 11 vs. Lewis 1/1/14
Block Assists: 4 vs UCSB 1/25/14 & USC 4/3/16
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2014Freshman

    Opposite
    6'5"
    5
  • 5

    2015Sophomore

    Opposite
    6'5"
    5
  • 5

    2016Junior

    Opposite
    6'5"
    5
  • 5

    2017Senior

    Opposite
    6'5"
    5