11 Ernidia Goncalves
Ernidia Goncalves
  • Height:
    5'11
  • Hometown:
    Everett, Mass.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Northeast Metro Tech
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    14.7
  • fg %
    39.2
  • 3pt %
    25.0
  • ft %
    61.6
  • reb/g
    11.5
  • a/g
    1.5

Bio

AS A SENIOR...

  • Goncalves has played in over 100 games during her career at Salem State
  • She's been named MASCAC Defensive Player of The Year for her outstanding performance on the court

 

What is your major?: Health Care Studies

Who is the most influential person in your life?: My Mom is the most influential person in my life

What is your favorite TV show?: Power

What is your favorite professional sports team?: The Celtics and the Lynx

Who is your favorite professional athlete?: Napheesa Collier

What is your favorite food?: Bacalhau

Favorite personal highlight or achievement during your playing career?: Being awarded Rookie of the year.

Playing Honors/ Scholastic Awards (All-Conference/All-Academic): Rookie of the year and Second Team All-Conference

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 11 Fitchburg St. W, 85-44
Feb 14 at Worcester St. W, 79-65
Feb 18 at Westfield St. L, 58-56
Feb 21 at MCLA W, 52-35
Feb 25 Worcester St. W, 64-61
Feb 27 at Framingham St. L, 60-56
  Overall Conf
Games 26 13
Games started 25 13
Minutes 830 417
Minutes per game 31.9 32.1
FG 145-370 80-176
FG Pct 39.2 45.5
3PT 2-8 1-2
3PT Pct 25.0 50.0
FT 90-146 51-84
FT Pct 61.6 60.7
Off rebounds 95 46
Def rebounds 203 101
Total rebounds 298 147
Rebounds per game 11.5 11.3
Personal fouls 87 41
Disqualifications 5 1
Assists 40 23
Turnovers 97 57
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.4
Steals 99 54
Blocks 24 6
Points 382 212
Points per game 14.7 16.3
Points per 40 min 18.4 20.3

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 12 Elms W, 70-64 - 22 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Nov 15 Regis (Mass.) W, 71-58 1 23 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 10
Nov 18 Suffolk L, 63-58 1 36 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 8
Nov 22 Clark University L, 67-64 1 42 9-19 47.4 1-1 100.0 8-10 80.0 27
Nov 25 at Gordon W, 70-52 1 22 5-16 31.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 4 Nichols W, 58-55 1 26 2-12 16.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Dec 6 at WPI L, 83-48 1 38 9-23 39.1 0-2 0.0 2-4 50.0 20
Dec 9 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 76-51 1 28 4-16 25.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 11 at Emerson L, 68-57 1 35 2-14 14.3 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Dec 13 at Endicott L, 72-59 1 26 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 7-12 58.3 17
Jan 3 at Lasell L, 83-74 1 42 4-17 23.5 0-1 0.0 6-11 54.5 14
Jan 7 Anna Maria W, 71-67 1 31 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 8-13 61.5 16
Jan 10 at Bridgewater St. L, 59-51 1 32 5-13 38.5 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 14
Jan 14 Framingham St. W, 72-65 1 38 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 13
Jan 17 at Fitchburg St. W, 67-34 1 29 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 11
Jan 21 Worcester St. W, 60-59 1 35 8-15 53.3 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 21
Jan 24 Westfield St. L, 80-75 1 27 5-14 35.7 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 12
Jan 28 MCLA W, 94-43 1 30 7-10 70.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 14
Jan 31 at Anna Maria L, 71-59 1 35 5-14 35.7 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 14
Feb 4 Bridgewater St. L, 56-47 1 39 10-22 45.5 1-1 100.0 8-14 57.1 29
Feb 7 at Framingham St. L, 77-57 1 33 8-18 44.4 0-0 - 4-9 44.4 20
Feb 11 Fitchburg St. W, 85-44 1 24 7-15 46.7 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 16
Feb 14 at Worcester St. W, 79-65 1 26 8-11 72.7 0-0 - 6-6 100.0 22
Feb 18 at Westfield St. L, 58-56 1 38 3-14 21.4 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 10
Feb 21 at MCLA W, 52-35 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Worcester St. W, 64-61 1 38 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 27 at Framingham St. L, 60-56 1 35 10-20 50.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 21

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 12 Elms W, 70-64 - 22 1 7 8 1 3 0.3 2 1 5 1
Nov 15 Regis (Mass.) W, 71-58 1 23 8 5 13 3 2 1.5 2 1 3 -
Nov 18 Suffolk L, 63-58 1 36 2 6 8 1 4 0.3 3 1 2 -
Nov 22 Clark University L, 67-64 1 42 4 13 17 0 3 0.0 7 3 4 -
Nov 25 at Gordon W, 70-52 1 22 3 6 9 2 1 2.0 1 3 2 0
Dec 4 Nichols W, 58-55 1 26 1 13 14 0 2 0.0 4 3 5 1
Dec 6 at WPI L, 83-48 1 38 4 8 12 0 4 0.0 3 0 4 0
Dec 9 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 76-51 1 28 6 8 14 2 3 0.7 1 0 5 1
Dec 11 at Emerson L, 68-57 1 35 3 4 7 0 1 0.0 5 2 2 0
Dec 13 at Endicott L, 72-59 1 26 2 3 5 2 4 0.5 4 0 5 1
Jan 3 at Lasell L, 83-74 1 42 7 12 19 5 5 1.0 6 1 3 0
Jan 7 Anna Maria W, 71-67 1 31 4 10 14 2 2 1.0 4 1 4 -
Jan 10 at Bridgewater St. L, 59-51 1 32 4 5 9 1 6 0.2 6 1 4 -
Jan 14 Framingham St. W, 72-65 1 38 2 5 7 0 2 0.0 4 2 4 0
Jan 17 at Fitchburg St. W, 67-34 1 29 2 10 12 2 6 0.3 2 0 2 -
Jan 21 Worcester St. W, 60-59 1 35 2 8 10 3 4 0.8 5 0 1 0
Jan 24 Westfield St. L, 80-75 1 27 6 5 11 5 6 0.8 3 0 4 0
Jan 28 MCLA W, 94-43 1 30 1 12 13 4 2 2.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 31 at Anna Maria L, 71-59 1 35 2 9 11 1 3 0.3 5 0 4 0
Feb 4 Bridgewater St. L, 56-47 1 39 5 11 16 0 9 0.0 4 2 3 0
Feb 7 at Framingham St. L, 77-57 1 33 6 7 13 1 2 0.5 6 0 3 -
Feb 11 Fitchburg St. W, 85-44 1 24 4 4 8 1 2 0.5 4 0 2 0
Feb 14 at Worcester St. W, 79-65 1 26 4 3 7 2 5 0.4 5 0 5 1
Feb 18 at Westfield St. L, 58-56 1 38 4 12 16 1 8 0.1 6 0 4 -
Feb 21 at MCLA W, 52-35 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 25 Worcester St. W, 64-61 1 38 2 9 11 1 4 0.3 5 2 2 0
Feb 27 at Framingham St. L, 60-56 1 35 6 8 14 0 4 0.0 2 1 4 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 24 18 27.2 5.2-13.3 38.8 0.0-0.0 100.0 2.0-4.2 49.0 12.4
2023-24 25 24 30.3 6.8-16.3 41.5 0.0-0.3 0.0 3.3-5.4 61.0 16.8
2024-25 27 27 31.7 6.1-14.0 44.0 0.1-0.3 22.2 2.0-3.3 62.5 14.4
2025-26 26 25 31.9 5.6-14.2 39.2 0.1-0.3 25.0 3.5-5.6 61.6 14.7
Total 102 94 30.4 5.9-14.5 41.0 0.0-0.2 20.0 2.7-4.6 58.9 14.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 24 18 652 124-320 38.8 1-1 100.0 49-100 49.0 298
2023-24 25 24 758 169-407 41.5 0-7 0.0 83-136 61.0 421
2024-25 27 27 856 166-377 44.0 2-9 22.2 55-88 62.5 389
2025-26 26 25 830 145-370 39.2 2-8 25.0 90-146 61.6 382
Total 102 94 3096 604-1474 41.0 5-25 20.0 277-470 58.9 1490

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 24 18 27.2 7.6-19.6 38.8 0.1-0.1 100.0 3.0-6.1 49.0 18.3
2023-24 25 24 30.3 8.9-21.5 41.5 0.0-0.4 0.0 4.4-7.2 61.0 22.2
2024-25 27 27 31.7 7.8-17.6 44.0 0.1-0.4 22.2 2.6-4.1 62.5 18.2
2025-26 26 25 31.9 7.0-17.8 39.2 0.1-0.4 25.0 4.3-7.0 61.6 18.4
Total 102 94 30.4 7.8-19.0 41.0 0.1-0.3 20.0 3.6-6.1 58.9 19.3

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 24 18 27.2 5.1 3.5 8.7 3.5 0.2 0.9 3.3 0.3 2.0 2.0
2023-24 25 24 30.3 5.6 7.2 12.8 3.9 0.3 1.0 3.6 0.3 2.1 2.4
2024-25 27 27 31.7 4.9 9.1 13.9 2.6 0.0 1.6 4.3 0.4 1.8 1.6
2025-26 26 25 31.9 3.7 7.8 11.5 3.3 0.2 1.5 3.7 0.4 3.8 0.9
Total 102 94 30.4 4.8 7.0 11.8 3.3 0.2 1.3 3.7 0.3 2.4 1.7

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 24 18 652 123 85 208 85 4 21 78 0.3 49 49
2023-24 25 24 758 140 180 320 98 7 26 89 0.3 52 60
2024-25 27 27 856 131 245 376 69 1 44 115 0.4 49 44
2025-26 26 25 830 95 203 298 87 5 40 97 0.4 99 24
Total 102 94 3096 489 713 1202 339 17 131 379 0.3 249 177

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 24 18 27.2 7.5 5.2 12.8 5.2 0.2 1.3 4.8 0.3 3.0 3.0
2023-24 25 24 30.3 7.4 9.5 16.9 5.2 0.4 1.4 4.7 0.3 2.7 3.2
2024-25 27 27 31.7 6.1 11.4 17.6 3.2 0.0 2.1 5.4 0.4 2.3 2.1
2025-26 26 25 31.9 4.6 9.8 14.4 4.2 0.2 1.9 4.7 0.4 4.8 1.2
Total 102 94 30.4 6.3 9.2 15.5 4.4 0.2 1.7 4.9 0.3 3.2 2.3

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 26 25 31.9 5.6-14.2 39.2 0.1-0.3 25.0 3.5-5.6 61.6 14.7
Conference 13 13 32.1 6.2-13.5 45.5 0.1-0.2 50.0 3.9-6.5 60.7 16.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 12 31.6 5.5-13.2 41.9 0.2-0.2 100.0 3.5-5.7 62.2 14.8
Away 13 13 32.2 5.6-15.2 36.9 0.0-0.5 0.0 3.4-5.5 61.1 14.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 12 11 28.7 5.2-12.1 43.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.8-4.2 64.7 13.3
Losses 14 14 34.7 5.9-16.1 36.4 0.1-0.5 28.6 4.1-6.8 60.0 15.9
Month November 5 4 29.0 4.8-12.8 37.5 0.2-0.4 50.0 3.0-4.2 71.4 12.8
December 5 5 30.6 4.4-15.4 28.6 0.0-0.6 0.0 3.0-4.8 62.5 11.8
January 9 9 33.2 5.3-12.6 42.5 0.0-0.2 0.0 3.7-6.3 57.9 14.3
February 7 7 33.3 7.3-16.6 44.0 0.1-0.1 100.0 3.9-6.3 61.4 18.6

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 26 25 830 145-370 39.2 2-8 25.0 90-146 61.6 382
Conference 13 13 417 80-176 45.5 1-2 50.0 51-84 60.7 212
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 13 12 411 72-172 41.9 2-2 100.0 46-74 62.2 192
Away 13 13 419 73-198 36.9 0-6 0.0 44-72 61.1 190
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 12 11 344 63-145 43.4 0-1 0.0 33-51 64.7 159
Losses 14 14 486 82-225 36.4 2-7 28.6 57-95 60.0 223
Month November 5 4 145 24-64 37.5 1-2 50.0 15-21 71.4 64
December 5 5 153 22-77 28.6 0-3 0.0 15-24 62.5 59
January 9 9 299 48-113 42.5 0-2 0.0 33-57 57.9 129
February 7 7 233 51-116 44.0 1-1 100.0 27-44 61.4 130

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 26 25 31.9 7.0-17.8 39.2 0.1-0.4 25.0 4.3-7.0 61.6 18.4
Conference 13 13 32.1 7.7-16.9 45.5 0.1-0.2 50.0 4.9-8.1 60.7 20.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 12 31.6 7.0-16.7 41.9 0.2-0.2 100.0 4.5-7.2 62.2 18.7
Away 13 13 32.2 7.0-18.9 36.9 0.0-0.6 0.0 4.2-6.9 61.1 18.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 12 11 28.7 7.3-16.9 43.4 0.0-0.1 0.0 3.8-5.9 64.7 18.5
Losses 14 14 34.7 6.7-18.5 36.4 0.2-0.6 28.6 4.7-7.8 60.0 18.4
Month November 5 4 29.0 6.6-17.7 37.5 0.3-0.6 50.0 4.1-5.8 71.4 17.7
December 5 5 30.6 5.8-20.1 28.6 0.0-0.8 0.0 3.9-6.3 62.5 15.4
January 9 9 33.2 6.4-15.1 42.5 0.0-0.3 0.0 4.4-7.6 57.9 17.3
February 7 7 33.3 8.8-19.9 44.0 0.2-0.2 100.0 4.6-7.6 61.4 22.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 26 25 31.9 3.7 7.8 11.5 3.3 0.2 1.5 3.7 0.4 3.8 0.9
Conference 13 13 32.1 3.5 7.8 11.3 3.2 0.1 1.8 4.4 0.4 4.2 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 12 31.6 3.2 8.3 11.5 3.1 0.2 1.6 3.5 0.5 3.6 1.2
Away 13 13 32.2 4.1 7.3 11.4 3.6 0.2 1.5 4.0 0.4 4.0 0.6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 12 11 28.7 2.8 7.7 10.5 3.0 0.3 1.8 2.9 0.6 3.2 1.1
Losses 14 14 34.7 4.4 7.9 12.3 3.6 0.1 1.4 4.4 0.3 4.4 0.8
Month November 5 4 29.0 3.6 7.4 11.0 3.2 0.2 1.4 2.6 0.5 3.0 1.8
December 5 5 30.6 3.2 7.2 10.4 4.2 0.6 0.8 2.8 0.3 3.4 1.0
January 9 9 33.2 3.3 8.4 11.8 3.0 0.0 2.6 4.0 0.6 3.9 0.6
February 7 7 33.3 4.4 7.7 12.1 3.3 0.1 0.9 4.9 0.2 4.6 0.7

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 26 25 830 95 203 298 87 5 40 97 0.4 99 24
Conference 13 13 417 46 101 147 41 1 23 57 0.4 54 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 12 411 42 108 150 40 2 21 45 0.5 47 16
Away 13 13 419 53 95 148 47 3 19 52 0.4 52 8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 12 11 344 34 92 126 36 3 21 35 0.6 38 13
Losses 14 14 486 61 111 172 51 2 19 62 0.3 61 11
Month November 5 4 145 18 37 55 16 1 7 13 0.5 15 9
December 5 5 153 16 36 52 21 3 4 14 0.3 17 5
January 9 9 299 30 76 106 27 0 23 36 0.6 35 5
February 7 7 233 31 54 85 23 1 6 34 0.2 32 5

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 26 25 31.9 4.6 9.8 14.4 4.2 0.2 1.9 4.7 0.4 4.8 1.2
Conference 13 13 32.1 4.4 9.7 14.1 3.9 0.1 2.2 5.5 0.4 5.2 0.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 12 31.6 4.1 10.5 14.6 3.9 0.2 2.0 4.4 0.5 4.6 1.6
Away 13 13 32.2 5.1 9.1 14.1 4.5 0.3 1.8 5.0 0.4 5.0 0.8
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 12 11 28.7 4.0 10.7 14.7 4.2 0.3 2.4 4.1 0.6 4.4 1.5
Losses 14 14 34.7 5.0 9.1 14.2 4.2 0.2 1.6 5.1 0.3 5.0 0.9
Month November 5 4 29.0 5.0 10.2 15.2 4.4 0.3 1.9 3.6 0.5 4.1 2.5
December 5 5 30.6 4.2 9.4 13.6 5.5 0.8 1.0 3.7 0.3 4.4 1.3
January 9 9 33.2 4.0 10.2 14.2 3.6 0.0 3.1 4.8 0.6 4.7 0.7
February 7 7 33.3 5.3 9.3 14.6 3.9 0.2 1.0 5.8 0.2 5.5 0.9

News Mentions

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Goncalves Named MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year

SALEM, Mass. - For the second straight season, Salem State women's basketball forward Ernidia Goncalves (Everett, Mass.) was named...

March 4, 2026

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Goncalves Earns NEWBA First Team of the Week Honors

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March 3, 2026

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MASCAC SEMFINALS: Women's Basketball Rally Falls Short at Framingham State, 60-56

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February 27, 2026

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MASCAC QUARTERFINALS: Fourth Quarter Surge Sends Women's Basketball Past Worcester State, 64-61

SALEM, Mass. - Despite being down as much as 16 (47-31) with less than four minutes in the third quarter (03:37), the No. 4 seed Salem State...

February 25, 2026

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Women’s Basketball Comes Up Short Against Owls In Conference Matchup

February 18, 2026

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Vikings Downed by Second Half Surge, 56-47

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February 4, 2026

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Shrock and Goncalves Shine, but Vikings fall to AMCATS, 71-59

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January 31, 2026

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Vikings Annihilate Trailblazers at Home, 94-43

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January 28, 2026

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Women's Basketball Opens Season Over Elms, 70-64

SALEM, Mass. - The Salem State women's basketball team opened its 2025-26 season with a 70-64 win over Elms College on Wednesday evening at Twohig...

November 12, 2025