2025 Men's Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Nico Espinoza
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Syracuse, NY
- High School:
- Cicero-North Syracuse HS
- Prev School:
- American International School of Johannesburg
- Major:
- Business Management Economics
UC Santa Cruz Success:
HIGH SCHOOL: MVP at American International School of Johannesburg. All Star ISSEA, (International Schools of Southern and Eastern Africa)
PERSONAL: Son of Wilmer and Constanza Espinoza. Siblings are Andres and Alicia. Calls his parents the most influential people in his life because "they molded me into the person I am today. Without them I don’t know what I’d do." He picked UCSC because "I wanted to keep perusing volleyball, and I also love the area."
Off the court enjoys spikeball and basketball, playing video games and hanging out with friends.
- 2024:
- Appeared in 76 sets with 146 kills, 20 assists, 12 service aces, 115 digs, and 20 total blocks. Season-high 15 kills versus Dominican (IL).Â
- 2022:
- Finished with 38 kills, 31 digs and 9 aces playing 18 matches his freshman year in 2022. Season-high 11 kills on 17 swings in a sweep over Millikin on March 26. Season-high six digs on Feb. 6 at Wisconsin Lutheran. Delivered three aces on Jan. 29 against Concordia (Wisc.)
HIGH SCHOOL: MVP at American International School of Johannesburg. All Star ISSEA, (International Schools of Southern and Eastern Africa)
PERSONAL: Son of Wilmer and Constanza Espinoza. Siblings are Andres and Alicia. Calls his parents the most influential people in his life because "they molded me into the person I am today. Without them I don’t know what I’d do." He picked UCSC because "I wanted to keep perusing volleyball, and I also love the area."
Off the court enjoys spikeball and basketball, playing video games and hanging out with friends.
| Season | SP | MP | K | K/S | E | TA | % | A | A/S | SA | SA/S | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 56 | 18 | 38 | 0.68 | 11 | 78 | 0.346 | 4 | 0.07 | 9 | 0.16 | 34 |
| 2024 | 76 | 24 | 146 | 1.92 | 69 | 358 | 0.215 | 20 | 0.26 | 12 | 0.16 | 29 |
| Total | 132 | 42 | 184 | 1.39 | 80 | 436 | 0.239 | 24 | 0.18 | 21 | 0.16 | 63 |
| Season | DIG | D/S | RE | BS | BA | TB | B/S | BE | BHE | PTS | PTS/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31 | 0.55 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0.89 |
| 2024 | 115 | 1.51 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20.0 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 169.5 | 2.23 |
| Total | 146 | 1.11 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 219.5 | 1.66 |
