2019 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Martinez, Adria

Jersey Number 18
Adria Martinez
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Concordia Lutheran HS
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
Bio
2019-20 (Senior): Played in all 108 sets...named to Conference USA Second Team All-Conference...shared the Owls' Most Improved Player of the Year award...ranked 10th in C-USA in assists per set (6.79) despite splitting time at setter...led the Owls in total assists (733) and assists per set...second on the team with 25 service aces...fourth on the Owls in total digs (230)...helped run an offense which ranked first in C-USA in assists per set (13.38-13th in NCAA), eighth in the country in kills per set (14.45) and 21st in the NCAA in hitting percentage (.269)...20 or more assists in 20 matches, including a season-high 50 assists vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/14)...dished out 30 assists in Rice's upset of No. 3 Texas...recorded five double-doubles...notched a season-high 15 digs vs.SFA.
2018-19 (Junior): Played in 117 sets…second the team with 660 assists (5.64 assists per set)…totaled 270 digs (2.31 digs per set)…registered 11 double-doubles…dished out a season-high 30 assists in a victory over Austin Peay (9/15)…20 or more assists in 20 matches while splitting time at setter with Carly Graham…posted a season-high 21 digs in a win over Marshall (10/12)…10 or more digs in 11 matches…helped orchestrate an offense which ranked seventh in the nation in kills per set (14.64) and 24th in hitting percentage (.258)…selected the Owls’ Most Improved Player…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll… a Rice Honor athlete.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 78 sets, making five starts at setter...named to the Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team…notched five double-doubles, including a 52-assists/19-digs performance in a win over Stephen F. Austin (9/16)…second on the Owls with 256 assists (3.28 aps)…fourth on the team with 12 service aces…dished out a season-high 58 assists at UTEP (9/22)…had at least two aces in five matches. sets, making five starts at setter...named to the Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team…notched five double-doubles, including a 52-assists/19-digs performance in a win over Stephen F. Austin (9/16)…second on the Owls with 256 assists (3.28 aps)…fourth on the team with 12 service aces…dished out a season-high 58 assists at UTEP (9/22)…had at least two aces in five matches...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in 53 sets as a true freshman...totaled six service aces and 27 digs...had a season-high nine digs vs. nationally ranked USC (9/10/16)...had two service aces in her collegiate debut vs. Houston Baptist (8/30/16)...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas where she played for head coach Kim Odinga...was selected as a PrepVolleyball 2016 Senior Ace...graduated with a 4.56 GPA (4.0 scale)...as a junior was selected TAPPS 5A First Team All-State, First Team All-District, team MVP, Academic All-State and named to the AVCA Phenom List...as a sophomore at Klein Oak HS she was a 16-5A First Team All-District selection, team MVP, BSN Classic and Kingwood All-Tournament Teams, AVCA Phenom List and Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Week...made the 16-5A Second Team All-District and academic all-district team as a freshman at Klein Oak...National Hispanic Merit Scholar on PSAT...also played at the Junior Nationals in Open 2012-14 in club volleyball...in 2015 her team finished second in USA and she was named to the All-Tournament Team...she also represented the Lone Star Regional Team in the 2013 High Performance Championships.
Personal: Full name: Adria Loranne Martinez...Parents: Wade and Katrina Martinez (one brother, Landon)...Rice College: Duncan College...member of National Charity League (6 years) and National Honor Society.
2018-19 (Junior): Played in 117 sets…second the team with 660 assists (5.64 assists per set)…totaled 270 digs (2.31 digs per set)…registered 11 double-doubles…dished out a season-high 30 assists in a victory over Austin Peay (9/15)…20 or more assists in 20 matches while splitting time at setter with Carly Graham…posted a season-high 21 digs in a win over Marshall (10/12)…10 or more digs in 11 matches…helped orchestrate an offense which ranked seventh in the nation in kills per set (14.64) and 24th in hitting percentage (.258)…selected the Owls’ Most Improved Player…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll… a Rice Honor athlete.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 78 sets, making five starts at setter...named to the Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team…notched five double-doubles, including a 52-assists/19-digs performance in a win over Stephen F. Austin (9/16)…second on the Owls with 256 assists (3.28 aps)…fourth on the team with 12 service aces…dished out a season-high 58 assists at UTEP (9/22)…had at least two aces in five matches. sets, making five starts at setter...named to the Rice Invitational II All-Tournament Team…notched five double-doubles, including a 52-assists/19-digs performance in a win over Stephen F. Austin (9/16)…second on the Owls with 256 assists (3.28 aps)…fourth on the team with 12 service aces…dished out a season-high 58 assists at UTEP (9/22)…had at least two aces in five matches...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in 53 sets as a true freshman...totaled six service aces and 27 digs...had a season-high nine digs vs. nationally ranked USC (9/10/16)...had two service aces in her collegiate debut vs. Houston Baptist (8/30/16)...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas where she played for head coach Kim Odinga...was selected as a PrepVolleyball 2016 Senior Ace...graduated with a 4.56 GPA (4.0 scale)...as a junior was selected TAPPS 5A First Team All-State, First Team All-District, team MVP, Academic All-State and named to the AVCA Phenom List...as a sophomore at Klein Oak HS she was a 16-5A First Team All-District selection, team MVP, BSN Classic and Kingwood All-Tournament Teams, AVCA Phenom List and Houston Chronicle Athlete of the Week...made the 16-5A Second Team All-District and academic all-district team as a freshman at Klein Oak...National Hispanic Merit Scholar on PSAT...also played at the Junior Nationals in Open 2012-14 in club volleyball...in 2015 her team finished second in USA and she was named to the All-Tournament Team...she also represented the Lone Star Regional Team in the 2013 High Performance Championships.
Personal: Full name: Adria Loranne Martinez...Parents: Wade and Katrina Martinez (one brother, Landon)...Rice College: Duncan College...member of National Charity League (6 years) and National Honor Society.
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