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2025 Women's Volleyball

24 Avanna Martinez

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position L
  • Major Biology (Pre-Health)
  • Hometown Coamo, Puerto Rico
  • Prev School Colegio Ponceno

Biography

  • AVCA-NAIA Mideast All-Region Team Honorable Mention (2022)
  • All-CCAC First Team (2022)
  • 2x All-CCAC Second Team (2021 & 2024)
  • 4x CCAC Defender of the Week (9/6/22, 9/24/24, 10/1/24 & 10/29/24)

2024

Played in 27 of the team's 31 matches and 98 of 118 sets ... led the team with 410 digs with 4.18 digs per set ... finished with a .937 reception percentage on 553 attempts ... added 83 assists, 23 service aces and five kills ... totaled seven digs and two aces at Aquinas (Mich.), along with 14 digs, three service aces, two assists and a kill vs. Goshen (Ind.) on Aug. 28 ... collected 31 digs, four assists and an ace vs. Huntington (Ind.) while adding 16 digs, seven assists and a kill at Taylor (Ind.) on Aug. 31 ... recorded 16 digs, four assists, two service aces and a kill at Governors State (Ill.) on Sept. 10 ... came away with 20 digs and two assists vs. Cumberlands (Ky.) on Sept. 13 ... tallied 18 digs, three assists and an ace at Olivet Nazarene on Sept. 17 ... had 19 digs, two assists, two service aces and a kill at Bethel (Ind.) on Sept. 20 ... registered 11 digs, five assists and an ace at Trinity Christian (Ill.) on Sept. 24 ... finished with 34 digs and six assists at Lourdes (Ohio) on Sept. 27 ... logged 16 digs and four assists vs. St. Ambrose (Iowa) on Oct. 1 ... totaled 19 digs, six assists and a service ace vs. Indiana Northwest on Oct. 5 ... collected 21 digs, three assists and an ace at Judson (Ill.) on Oct. 15 ... recorded 23 digs, four assists and a service ace vs. St. Francis (Ill.) on Oct. 22 ... came away with 18 digs and two assists vs. Governors State (Ill.) on Oct. 26 ... tallied 21 digs, four assists and a pair of aces vs. Indiana South Bend on Oct. 29 ... has 12 digs, three assists and a kill vs. Indiana Northwest in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Tournament Quarterfinals on Nov. 12 ... registered 27 digs, five assists and a service ace vs. Judson (Ill.) in the CCAC Tournament Semifinals on Nov. 14 ... finished with 13 digs, an ace and an assist at No. 15 Viterbo (Wis.) in the CCAC Tournament Championship on Nov. 16 ... logged 14 digs, three assists and three service aces at No. 11 Aquinas (Mich.) in the NAIA Opening Round on Nov. 23.

2023

Missed season due to injury.

2022

Played in all 34 of the team's matches and all 126 sets ... scooped up a team-best 502 digs ... was second on the team with 43 service aces ... finished third with 89 assists ... had a .952 reception percentage on 560 attempts and had one kill ... finished with 10 or more digs in 27 of 34 matches ... tallied 23 digs and three assists vs. Bluefield (Va.) on Aug. 26 ... totaled 23 digs and three assists vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) on Aug. 27 ... collected 23 kills, four aces and two assists vs. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) on Sept. 1 ... came away with 19 digs and an assist at Cornerstone (Mich.) on Sept. 9 ... had 13 digs, five assists and a service ace vs. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Sept. 13 ... posted nine digs, five aces and three assists at Governors State (Ill.) on Sept. 24 ... tallied 18 digs, three assists, two service aces and a kills at Calumet St. Joseph (Ind.) on Sept. 29 ... totaled 33 digs and two assists and No. 17 Indiana Wesleyan on Oct. 14 ... had 16 digs and three aces at Huntington (Ind.) on Oct. 15 ... recorded 17 digs, six assists and a service ace at Indiana Northwest on Oct. 25 ... registered 20 digs, six assists and two aces at St. Ambrose (Iowa) on Nov. 1 ... posted 13 digs and three service aces vs. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) in the CCAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Nov. 10 ... tallied 18 digs, two aces and an assist at No. 19 Central Methodist (Mo.) in the NAIA Opening Round on Nov. 19 ... collected 16 digs and two assists vs. No. 1 Eastern Oregon in the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament Pool Play on Nov. 30 ... finished with 17 digs, three service aces and an assist vs. Cornerstone (Mich.) in the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship Tournament Pool Play on Dec. 1.

2021

Played in all 32 of the team's matches and all 113 of the team's sets as a freshman ... led the team with 435 digs and reception percentage at .962 on 471 attempts ... was second with 81 assists and finished third with 30 service aces ... tallied four kills and totaled 34.0 points on the season ... had 11 digs, an ace and an assist in her collegiate debut at No. 25 Bethel (Ind.) on Aug. 25 ... posted 13 digs, four aces and three assists at Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) on Sept. 2 ... had a season-best 30 digs and seven assists at Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) on Sept. 14 ... collected 19 digs, three assists and two service aces vs. Michigan-Dearborn on Oct. 8 ... registered 14 digs, five assists and an ace vs. No. 7 Marian (Ind.) on Oct. 9 ... had 13 digs, two kills and two service aces at Governors State (Ill.) on Oct. 15 ... posted 17 digs and two assists at No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan on Oct. 22 ... collected 13 digs, four aces and two assists vs. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) on Oct. 26 ... recorded 16 digs, eight assists and three service aces vs. Trinity International (Ill.) in the CCAC Tournament Semifinals on Nov. 11 ... came away with 23 digs, three assists and an ace vs. Indiana South Bend in the CCAC Tournament Championship on Nov. 13 ... had 12 digs, four assists and an ace vs. No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in the NAIA Opening Round on Nov. 20.

Prep:  Played volleyball at Colegio Ponceno in Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico ... member of the National Honor Society and the Ponceno Junior Doctors Club.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2022Sophomore

    OH/L
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2023Junior

    L
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2024Redshirt Junior

    L
    5'9"
    24
  • 24

    2025Fifth Year

    L
    5'9"
    24