AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2015
Team tri-captain ... Team's Coaches' Award ... Appeared in 18 matches and 42 sets, with eight starts at setter ... First on team in assists per set (6.60) and second in assists (277) ... Made college debut as the starting setter in season opener at Concordia (1/7), finishing with 10 assists ... Reached double figures in assists 13 times, eclipsing 20 assists six times and 30 on two occasions ... Season-high 35 assists and first ace, digs (two) and blocks (three) of career in five-set triumph at Grand Canyon (1/10) ... Posted 30 more assists, four digs and first career kill in next match at Long Beach State (1/14) ... Season-high seven digs at Stanford (3/13) ... 28 assists, five digs, kill, ace and first solo block vs. Ball State (3/7).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014
Redshirted the season.
CLUB
Played for Guaynabo Mets in 2013 and San Juan Volleyball Club in 2012 ... Led his team to a Puerto Rico Junior Nationals title in 2012, earning an all-star nod ... Also has gold, silver and bronze medals to his credit from the USA Volleyball Boys’ Junior National Championships (BJNC).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio ... Prior to arriving in the United States, played two years at the junior varsity level followed by one varsity season at Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola in San Juan, Puerto Rico ... Two-time Power League Volleyball Puerto Rico (PLVPR) All-Star (2012-13) and one-time Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola Invitational Most Valuable Player.
PERSONAL
Born March 15, 1995 in San Juan, Puerto Rico ... Parents are Carlos Martinez and Maria Valdivieso ... Environmental systems (environmental policy) major at Roosevelt College ... Aspires to attend law school after graduating from UCSD ... Enjoys reading, playing golf and going to the beach ... Roots for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers ... Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs is his favorite athlete.
MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS
2015
MATCH HIGHS |
Kills |
1 |
7 times |
3/13/15 |
Assists |
35 |
at Grand Canyon |
1/10/15 |
Aces |
1 |
3 times |
3/7/15 |
Digs |
7 |
at Stanford |
3/13/15 |
Blocks |
3 |
2 times |
3/6/15 |
Points |
3.0 |
vs. Ball State |
3/7/15 |
Hitting % (min. 10 TA) |
- |
- |
- |
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CAREER STATISTICS |
Season |
SP |
MP |
MS |
K |
E |
TA |
Pct. |
Ast. |
SA |
Digs |
BS |
BA |
TB |
Points |
2015 |
42 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
18 |
.222 |
277 |
3 |
39 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
15.0 |
Totals |
42 |
18 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
18 |
.222 |
277 |
3 |
39 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
15.0 |
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