AWARDS
NCAA All-Tournament Team – 2018
VolleyMob All-America first team – 2018
All-WCC first team – 2018
All-WCC second team – 2016, 17, 19
WCC All-Freshman Team – 2016
AVCA Beach Pair of the Week – March 6, 2018
VolleyMob Beach Pair of the Week – March 6, 2018
WCC All-Academic honorable mention – 2017, 18, 19
Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete – 2016, 17, 18
WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll bronze honors – 2016, 17, 18
Preseason All-WCC – 2017, 18
WCC Pair of the Month – 2016 (April); 2019 (March)
RECORDS
Career:
4th – 40 pair wins (with Alexis Filippone – 2018-19)
4th - .800 winning percentage (with Alexis Filippone – 2018-19)
5th – 87 wins (2016-19)
Single-Season:
2nd – 27 pair dual wins (with Alexis Filippone) – 2018
T-3rd – 27 pair overall wins (with Alexis Filippone) – 2018
5th - .900 pair winning percentage (27-3 with Alexis Filippone) – 2018
9th - .900 pair dual winning percentage (27-3 with Alexis Filippone) – 2018
9th – 27 individual wins – 2018
PEPPERDINE CAREER: … In four years with the Waves, has produced a 87-27 overall record for a .763 winning percentage, including a 57-21 (.730) record from the No. 3 position and a 30-5 (.857) record from the No. 4 position … Led Pepperdine to a NCAA Championship runner-up finish in 2017, 5th-place finishes in 2016 and 2018 and a 7th-place finish in 2019 … Ranked as high as No. 41 in DiG Magazine’s Collegiate Beach Pairs rankings with partner Heidi Dyer in 2017.
PEPPERDINE 2019: An instrumental competitor on the sand for Pepperdine, Caputo marked a 17-13 overall record for the Waves in her senior campaign … Amassed a 15-10 record in the No. 3 position, with a 2-2 record in the No. 4 position and one match played in the No. 2 slot … Helped the Waves to a fourth-straight berth in the NCAA Championships and a 7th place finish in the tournament.
PEPPERDINE 2018: Posted a 27-3 overall record as a junior playing with partner Alexis Filippone in the No. 4 position … Amassed a 56-15 record by sets throughout the season … Clinched three matches in the No. 4-slot … Won 18-matches by straight-set decisions and went on a 17-match winning streak to start the season from February 23 to March 27 … Clinched the Waves second win of the season over top-ranked USC to propel the Waves to a No. 1 ranking for three weeks … helped the team to a NCAA Championship fifth place finish and a third-consecutive West Coast Conference championship crown.
PEPPERDINE 2017: Ranked No. 41 in DiG Magazine’s Collegiate Beach Pairs rankings with partner Heidi Dyer … Earned spot in the USAV Collegiate Beach Pairs Championship … Went 22-7 overall in the No. 3 position with Dyer, while producing a 49-22 sets record … For home matches (stats only available at home matches), averaged 5.57 kills/set, 0.14 blocks/set and 1.00 aces/set … Produced a 10-7 record against nationally ranked opposition … Helped the Waves to a NCAA Championship runner-up finish and the team’s second-consecutive West Coast Conference Championship title … In the WCC tournament won all three of their matches in quick two-set fashion … Clinched the Waves’ 3-2 upset win over No. 3 UCLA to open the season with a 21-12, 18-21, 16-14 win over Savvy Simo and Torrey Van Winden … Defeated No. 4 Florida State’s Victoria Paranagua and Macy Jerger in three-sets to hand the Seminoles’ the team’s first-ever loss at home … Featured in 27 Mile Films ‘Malibu Stories’ documentary episode four.
PEPPERDINE 2016: In her premier freshman campaign, amassed a 21-4 overall dual record with Quiggle … Primarily competed in the number three position, obtaining a 20-4 record, while also picking up one win when challenging opponents from the number four slot … Had two noteworthy winning streak runs, one nine-match streak early in the season; and another six-match streak heading into the postseason push … Won 18 matches in straight sets and collected a 10-4 record when playing opponents from nationally ranked squads … Integral member of the squad that earned a berth in the inaugural NCAA Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. … Helped lead the team to win the first-ever West Coast Conference Championships in Santa Monica, Calif. … Went an undefeated 3-0 to help lead the Waves to the WCC title, defeating Saint Mary’s Alexis Salmons and Mandi Wilkerson (21-17, 21-19 and 21-11, 21-13) and Wells Fargo PCH Cup rivals Loyola Marymount duo Jamie Lea and Tatiana Schange (21-17, 21-11) … Went 2-1 in the NCAA Tournament, downing #6 Arizona’s Olivia MacDonald and Samantha Manley with 21-18 and 21-15 sets in the opening round; and defeating #4 UCLA’s Izzy Carey and Elise Zappia 21-19 and 21-17 in the final round of consolation play.
USA VOLLEYBALL/CLUB: In the summer of 2016, represented the U.S. alongside fellow Wave Corinne Quiggle as the pair took fifth at the NORCECA Varadero in Varadero, Cuba … Member of the USAV A1 High Performance team … Placed ninth at the FIVB U19 Beach Volleyball World Championships alongside current Wave Delaney Knudsen during the summer of 2014 … USA Volleyball High Performance U19 Champion in 2014 and was runner up in 2013 … Currently ranked 2nd in the CBVA Women’s Open/AAA point rankings … Took fifth at the IOC Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China … AAU Junior Olympics Beach Volleyball 18s champion … Placed fourth in the U21 USA High Performance Championship and fifth in the USA Women’s NORCECA Qualifier at Hermosa Beach in 2015 … Has also participated and traveled with USA Volleyball for the indoor game, where she led the Youth National Indoor team to fourth place in the European Global Championship in 2012 … Currently trains with Elite Beach Volleyball, under the coaching of beach volleyball legends Holly McPeak, Barbra Fontana and Eric Fonoimoana … Helped Elite win the BVCA Club Award in 2015 … Won the U18 ROX NVL BVCA Championship title in 2014 and 2015 … Named AAU Beach Volleyball Player of the Year in 2015 … Won the U16 and U18 CBVA Cal Cup Championship in 2013 and 2014 … Honored at the 2015 CBVA Hall of Fame for highest ranked AAA Player of the Year … Placed ninth at the Women’s National Volleyball League Championship at Hermosa Beach in August, 2015.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mira Costa High School in 2015 … Led Mira Costa to back-to-back-to-back IBVL Beach Volleyball Team Championship titles as a senior, junior and sophomore after finishing runner up as a freshman … Won the IBVL Pairs Championship as well in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … Earned AVCA High School All-American Beach First Team honors in 2015 … Earned a spot on the All-CIF Southern Section Div. 1AA Outside Hitter team … Named Bay League Co-Most Outstanding Player and Mira Costa Queen of the Court Beach Volleyball Award … Led Mira Costa to a Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions title and was named to All-Tournament Team … Went undefeated in the IBVL in 2015 and was voted most athletic in her senior class … Annually earns Student Honor Athlete recognition and earned the Student Recognition Award PTSA in senior year … Also an outside hitter and libero for perennial power Mira Costa … Captain of the indoor squad as a senior … Earned All-CIF Southern Section Div. 1AA and All-Bay League first team acclaim as a junior outside hitter.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike Caputo and Lisa Caputo … Has one younger sister, Hayley … Father, Mike is the captain at the Long Beach Fire Department … Mother, Lisa, was an All-American swimmer at Cal State Northridge … Majoring at Sports Administration at Pepperdine … Stated, “I love the culture, competitiveness and environment the most about the sport of beach volleyball,” when asked what do you love most about the sport.
FAVORITE: April Ross (pro athlete) … Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (book) … Modern Family (TV show) … Remember Me (movie) … Mexican (food) … April Ross and Kerri Walsh (pro team) … Jack Johnson (musical artist) … surfing (sport other than volleyball) … Favorite hobbies and pastimes include surfing, paddling, snowboarding, yoga and bike riding.
