LeTourneau University Athletics

Honors:

• ASC Newcomer of the Year (2023)
• ASC All-Conference first team (2023)
• ASC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 6, 2023)
• ASC Academic All-Conference (2023)

SENIOR (2024): Played in 24 matches, starting in 16 of them, and 71 sets total... Tallied 166 kills and 2.34 kills per set... Had a season-high 16 kills against UT Dallas, hitting an impressive .316 (Sept. 27)... Had 25 blocks on the campaign, including a season-best four blocks against Hardin-Simmons (Oct. 5)... Ranks fourth in program history in kills per set, with 2.80 and fifth in points per set at 3.07

JUNIOR (2023): ASC Newcomer of the Year and first team All-ASC... Played in 26 matches and 99 sets on the year... Became the third YellowJacket to earn ASC Newcomer of the Year honors... In her first season with the YellowJackets, led the team in kills (310) and kills per set (3.13) and earned ASC Offensive Player of the Week honors once (Nov. 6)... Had 19 matches with double-digit kills, including 11 straight to end the season... Tallied a career-high 19 kills in a match twice on the year -- coming against ASC foes in Hardin-Simmons (Oct. 27) and UT Dallas (Oct. 31)... In conference matches alone, averaged 3.27 kills per set and hit .219... Earned ASC Academic All-Conference honors

SOPHOMORE (2022 at Texas A&M International): Played in seven matches on the year... Totaled 14 kills and three total blocks for the season... Hit .265 on the year

FRESHMAN (2021 at Texas A&M International): Played in 61 sets in 22 matches and finished the season with 139 kills, 82 digs, six service aces and one assist... Had 14 kills vs. Biola (Sept. 4)

Prior to college: Attended Lyndon B. Johnson High School... Was named the 2019 All-District MVP, 2018 first team All-District, 2017 and 2016 honorable mention All-District... Was also named 2019 All-City MVP, 2018 Hitter of the Year, 2018 first team All-City and 2017 honorable mention All-City... Graduated in the top seven percent of her class

Personal: Parents are Jose and Dora Ortiz... Favorite Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 9:24-27... Majoring in criminal justice