Northwestern State University of Louisana

Career Honors
2020-21 Southland Conference Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll

2021 Season
Started all 30 matches during the season as the primary middle leading the team with 99.0 total blocks for a 0.92 block/set average...finished in the top 10 in the conference in blocks/set and tied for the ninth best single-season block average in NSU history...her 99 total blocks was also the eighth best season in program history...she set a new career high with 11 blocks against Nicholls, the second most in a single match in NSU history...had a streak of 11 consecutive matches with at least one solo blocks...her 37 solo stops was the fourth most in a season for an NSU player...led the team with a .272 attack percentage and finished third on the team in kills (207), kills/set (1.92), points (305.0) and points/set (2.82)...tied for the team lead with 30 aces and a 0.28 ace/set average.

2020-21 Season
Played in every match finishing with five starts at the end of the season…averaged 5.25 kills per set in the final four matches of the season…had her season-best offensive match at Stephen F. Austin (March 18) with eight kills on 12 errorless swings…had three straight matches with three blocks that include a pair of two solo blocks.

Prior To NSU
Lettered one season at East Carolina ... appeared in 16 matches making one start for the Pirates ... recorded 10 kills with a .111 attack percentage and made seven total blocks ... hammered five kills on 13 attempts with three total blocks in a four-set victory at NC Central.

High School
Played four seasons at Bayamon Military Academy in Bayamon, Puerto Rico for coach José deJesus and Pedro Vargas ... graduated with high honor with four-times academic excellence while also serving as a member of the ROTC ... played five years of club volleyball for VolleyTop in Bayamon and one year for GVA in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico ... helped lead Puerto Rico to a fifth-place finish at the 2018 NORCECA U20 Championship and named the best overall blocker and secon-best middle blocker in the tournament ... at the 2016 AAU Junior National Championships, her club team posted a seventh-place result in the 18 International Division.

Personal
Born September 21, 2000 ... majoring in criminal justice ... daughter of Elizabeth Rosa and Roberto Garcia ... has four older brothers, Jhensen Gerena, Jonathan Ayala, Antonio Cruz and Giovanny Martinez and one older sister Cristina Rosa ... career plans are to go to law school and work at a law firm ... life's ambition is to travel the world, have a family, be a successful lawyer and be a person of help and impact for the lives of others.

Career Bests
Kills: 15, vs. UIW (Nov. 4, 2021)
Attacks: 34, vs. UIW (Nov. 4, 2021)
Hitting %: .667 (8-0-12), at Stephen F. Austin (March 20, 2021)
Assists: 2, 2x, last vs. New Orleans (Oct. 21, 2021)
Aces: 4, at McNeese (Oct. 30, 2021)
Block Solo: 4, at Nicholls (Oct. 16, 2021)
Total Blocks: 11, vs. Nicholls (Nov. 13, 2021)
Digs: 6, 2x, last at UTA (Sept. 18, 2021)
Points: 21.0, vs. UIW (Nov. 4, 2021)