| Height: | 6-1 |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Springfield, MA |
| High School: | Springfield Central |
| Position: | OH/DS |
At Sage:
A returning letterwinner, Melvin Tejada has earned letters for the Gators in men’s volleyball in both 2016 and 2017. Also a member of Sage’s men’s tennis team, he returns to the volleyball court for a final season in 2018.
As a Gator volleyball newcomer in 2016, he was a member of the 2016 team that made it to the Skyline Championship semifinals. Tejada played in 115 sets over 35 matches and recorded 0.31 kills/set, 0.15 assists/set, 0.10 aces/set, 0.43 points/set, 1.88 digs/set and 0.05 blocks/set while totaling 36 kills, .007 hitting percentage, 17 assists, 11 aces, 50.0 points, 215 digs, .799 reception percentage and 6 blocks. The libero was first on the team in digs and digs/set.
His strongest scoring performance in 2016 came against Yeshiva in a 3-0 win. Tejada scored a career-best 9.5 points on five kills, four aces and one block with five digs. His career-high 11 digs came in matches with Newbury (3-1 W), Kean (3-0 L), NJCU (3-2 W) and Bard (3-1 L).
A year ago, he played in 28 matches with 109 digs, good enough for a 1.58 digs per set average. A defensive specialist, his season highs for 2017 include 10 digs against Johnson & Wales (2/25/17) with 9 digs in the team’s match with Mt. St. Vincent (3/29/17). He brings 324 career digs into 2018, which ranks No. 9. He also owns a 1.76 career digs/set average to open the season and is 6th.
Academics at Sage:
He is majoring in business administration at Sage with a concentration on Sports Management.
High School:
A graduate of Springfield Central High School, Tejada was a two-sport athlete in volleyball and football. He was a two-year team captain in volleyball and earned Western Massachusetts Second Team honors as a senior. Tejada was part of the 2013 football team that captured the Western Mass Superbowl Championship as a junior. He also excelled in the classroom, earning Honor Roll acclaim.
Personal:
He is the son of Miguel Tejada and Ana Suarez. He is very active on campus with Sage’s SAAC.
Favorite Professional Athlete:
Kobe Bryant
Favorite Sports Team:
New York Yankees
The Thing I like best about Sage is:
The Athletic Program
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24 | vs. MIT | W, 3-0 |
| Mar 25 | at Vassar | L, 3-0 |
| Mar 31 | SUNY Purchase | W, 3-0 |
| Mar 31 | John Jay | W, 3-1 |
| Apr 7 | Lehman | W, 3-0 |
| Apr 7 | New Jersey City | W, 3-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 23 | 8 | ||
| Sets | 41 | 14 | ||
| Kills | 4 | 0 | ||
| Kills per set | 0.10 | 0.00 | ||
| Errors | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total Attacks per set | 0.44 | 0.00 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .111 | - | ||
| Assists | 4 | 0 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.10 | 0.00 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 2 | 2 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 12 | 1 | ||
| Reception Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Digs | 26 | 4 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.63 | 0.29 | ||
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 | ||
| Block Assist | 1 | 0 | ||
| Block Total | 1 | 0 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.02 | 0.00 | ||
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Points per set | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Matches started | 2 | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20 | vs. Mount St. Joseph | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 20 | vs. College of Mt. St. Vincent | L, 3-2 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 24 | SUNY Poly | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 27 | vs. Eastern Nazarene | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 27 | at Mount Ida | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jan 31 | at Elms | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 3 | Wells | L, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 3 | Emmanuel (Mass.) | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 6 | at Southern Vt. | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 10 | vs. Wittenberg | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 10 | at Penn State - Behrend | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 11 | vs. Keuka | W, 3-1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 17 | at Bard | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 18 | vs. Elmira | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 21 | at SUNY New Paltz | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 24 | at Springfield | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Feb 24 | vs. Rivier | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 10 | vs. Nazareth | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 11 | vs. SJFU | W, 3-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 17 | Stevens | L, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 18 | New York University | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 24 | vs. MIT | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 25 | at Vassar | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mar 31 | SUNY Purchase | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Mar 31 | John Jay | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 7 | Lehman | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Apr 7 | New Jersey City | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 35 | 115 | 36 | 0.31 | 35 | 151 | .007 | 17 | 0.15 | 11 | 0.10 | 378 | 54 | 216 | 1.88 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.05 | 50.0 | 0.4 |
| 2016-17 | 28 | 69 | 11 | 0.16 | 4 | 25 | .280 | 11 | 0.16 | 3 | 0.04 | 217 | 24 | 109 | 1.58 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 14.5 | 0.2 |
| 2017-18 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 0.10 | 2 | 18 | .111 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 0.63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Total | 86 | 225 | 51 | 0.23 | 41 | 194 | .052 | 32 | 0.14 | 14 | 0.06 | 607 | 79 | 351 | 1.56 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0.04 | 69.0 | 0.3 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 23 | 41 | 4 | 0.10 | 2 | 18 | .111 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 0.63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Conference | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0.21 | 2 | 13 | .077 | 4 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Away | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Neutral | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| Wins | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0.21 | 2 | 17 | .118 | 4 | 0.21 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0.74 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Losses | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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| January | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| March | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| April | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 2 | 11 | .000 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 2.5 | 0.4 |