Ariana Pagan

Height:
5-11
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Friedrich Froebel Bilingual School
Hometown:
Isabela, Puerto Rico

2022 (Senior)
Played in 31 matches, starting all 31... was second on the team with 335 points (3.08 PTS/S) and was also second with 288 kills (2.64 (K/S)... had 30 service aces and picked up 18 assists on the campaign... had a season-high 15 kills in a win over California Baptist on October 8th... had double-digit kills in 17 matches, including a stretch of 9 matches that she had at least 10... 10+ digs in 15 matches for the Ladyjacks... picked up season-highs in points (17.5) and aces (3) in a win over Tarleton State (Sept, 24)... named Second Team All-WAC and won WAC Offensive Player of the Week twice.

2021 (Junior)
Started in 14 of 29 matches this season...Had 353 digs (3.46 D/S), totaled 113 kills (1.11 K/S) and had a team-high 31 service aces...Set season-high in digs (23) vs. UVU on 10/22/21 and season-high in service aces (8) vs. Chicago State on 11/18/21...Pagan had six straight games with 11+ kills (9/04/21-9/17/21) which included a 16 kill, 17.5 point game against ORU on 9/10/21...Had 19 games with 10+ digs, three of which she had 20+ digs.

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Started in 27 of 29 matches this season...All-around asset for the Ladyjacks...Totaled 166 kills (1.73 K/S), 34 service aces (T-34 in NCAA Division I) and 257 digs (2.68 D/S)...Set season-high in kills (11) at UIW on 2/6/21...Tallied five matches with 10+ kills...In first her match of the year on 9/4/20, Pagan converted on 14.5 points, her best this season...Recorded 20 digs at HBU on 9/12/20...Had 11 game with 10+ digs.

2019 (Freshman)
Appeared in 32 games, starting 27...She was the only freshman to make a start... Recorded 118 kills for 1.17 kills per set... Finished third on the team in digs with 290 for 2.87 digs per set... Had a season-high nine kills and an additional two assists against Corpus (11/7)... Put up a .455 hit percentage with six kills against Abilene (10/12) Had a season-high 16 kills against UTSA (8/30) and Austin Peay (9/6)

High School
Suited up for Friedrich Froebel Bilingual School in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, as a prep, but did some of her best work at the club and national levels...Served as a four-year team captain for FFBS during her pre-collegiate career...For a half-decade, starred at a high level in both the club and national levels of Puerto Rico's volleyball scene...Twice (2014 and 2015) claimed the title of Most Valuable Player at the Angel Matos Volleyball Championship and earned All-Star awards at that same event on two other occasions (2016 and 2017)...Named the libero of the Puerto Rico National Juvenile Team at the USA Volleyball High Performance U15 Championships (2014)... Continued to star as the libero for the Puerto Rico National Juvenile Team at the AAU International U18 Volleyball Championship, the UCA Volleyball U18 High Performance Championship and the NORCECA U18 Championship (2016)...Successfully made the transition to outside hitter for the Puerto Rico National Juvenile Team at the NORCECA U18 Pan American Cup as well as the NORCECA U20 Pan American Cup and helped the latter team claim a fourth-place finish at the event (2017)...During her final season of competition at the national level, again competed as an outside hitter for the Puerto Rico National Juvenile Team at the NORCECA U20 Continental Championship (2018)...Claimed the title of MVP at the Jeep Volleyball Championship in consecutive years (2018 and 2019)...Picked up three other All-Star awards, one each at the Power League Volleyball Championships (2017), the Spring Volleyball Challenge (2018) and the Puerto Rico Volleyball Showcase (2019)...Was a standout student and was a part of the High School National Honor Society for two years, serving as the FFBS chapter president in 2018.

Personal | Born Ariana Enid Pagan on December 29, 2001...Daughter of Rafael Pagan and Enid Munoz...Has one sister...Will major in sports business at SFA.