2020 (Senior Year): Appeared in all but one match for the Redbirds her senior year, covering 77 sets … named to the All-MVC First Team for the third-straight year, while earning the league’s championship tournament MVP award … earned AVCA All-North Region First Team honors … only three-year player in the 1,000-kills club at ISU, finishing her career with 1,132 … finished her career No. 6 all-time in kills per set (3.74) after averaging 4.04 kills per set as a senior … turned in 311 total kills, registering double-digit figures in all but one match … registered a four-set career-high 25 kills in a win over Bradley (4/2) in the Valley tournament … finished the year with 224 digs, scooping a career-high 21 at Indiana State (2/7), while averaging 2.91 digs per set … posted 12 double-doubles, including a 14 kill-15 dig performance against UNLV (4/14) in the NCAA Tournament … Fall 2020 season moved to spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (Junior Year): Appeared in all 34 matches, covering all 132 sets during her second season with ISU … led the team with 526 kills – the most by a Redbird since 1996 … named to the All-MVC First Team, while earning a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team for the second-straight year … averaged 3.98 kills per set … delivered the second-most service aces (31) … collected 205 digs to average 1.55 digs per set … tallied the fourth-most blocks (72), setting a career-high seven stuffs against Miami (OH) … notched double-digit kill performances in all but three matches … set a career-high 26 kills against Dayton (9/21), turning in seven 20-plus kill outings on the year … posted three double-doubles, including an 11 kill-15 dig performance against Wisconsin (12/6) in the NCAA Tournament.
2018 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 28 matches in her first season as a Redbird, covering 94 sets … named to the All-MVC First Team … earned a spot on the MVC All-Tournament Team … finished first on the team in kills per set (3.14), second in total kills (295) and third in hitting percentage (.268) … registered double-digit kills on 16 occasions, including in nine of ISU’s last 10 matches … tallied an ISU career high 20 kills in a four-set win at Drake (10/6) … contributed three service aces and four assists … collected 72 digs on the year, scooping up a season-high nine against Bradley (10/15) … finished the year with 21.0 blocks, turning in a season-high four at Evansville (10/27).
2017 (Northern Illinois): All-MAC First Team… All-MAC All-Freshman Team… Academic All-MAC… MAC West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9)… Led NIU with 3.78 kills per set; third in the MAC… Second on the team with 2.32 digs per set… Had 12 kills and six digs in her collegiate debut against High Point on Aug. 25… Hit .265 with 11 kills and 11 digs at Iowa on Sept. 9… Had 34 kills and 20 digs at Bowling Green on Sept. 23, hitting .300… Earned MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after averaging 5.0 kills per set and hitting .267 in the Huskies’ wins at Toledo and Ball State; Also had a double-double in each match… Had 26 kills and 13 digs in 3-1 win over Western Michigan on Oct. 25… Finished the season with double-digit kills in 14 of the last 15 matches.
Sterling High School: Earned Second Team All-State honors in 2015 and garnered First Team All-Northern Illinois Big 12 honors four times … Hit .530 as a sophomore and .454 as a senior in 1,042 total swings … Named conference MVP as a junior and senior … Was selected as the All-Quad Cities Team four times and named player of the year three times … Closed her career as the record holder for kills in a match (28), in a season (587) and a career (1,659) … No. 5 in the state of Illinois all-time for kills in a career and No. 8 for kills in a season … Helped team to two IHSA Elite 8 appearances (2014, 2016), as well as a Sweet 16 trip (2015) … Won four regional and two sectional championships, taking runner-up honors as junior … Aided in the Warriors 120-32-1 record in her time at Sterling, a four-year school record.
Personal: Daughter of Crystal Rodriguez and Herb Martin … Admires Steph Curry because he is undersized and works hard … Volunteered at YMCA Camps Counselor and helped clean city parks … Helped Club Fusion to second and fifth place finishes in the national tournament.
