Marisabel Torres

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: Hardy Meredith | SFA Photography

Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Dawson HS
Hometown:
Pearland, Texas

2018 (Freshman) | Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/8)...Shored up SFA's back-row defense during multiple matches through her first season of collegiate volleyball...Averaged 0.24 assists, 0.17 service aces, 0.17 points and 2.13 digs per set...Appeared in 87 sets across 31 matches while making eight appearances in the starting lineup...Made her collegiate debut by appearing in one set of SFA's three-set victory over Arkansas State at the Memphis Invitational (8/25)...Notched her first match with multiple service aces in a non-conference win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff at the Memphis Invitational where she served up two (8/25)...Served up a season-high five aces in a non-conference home victory over Grambling State (9/8)...Passed out a season-high four assists in a three-set Southland Conference victory at Southeastern Louisiana (10/4)...Amassed 20 or more digs for the first - and only - time during the season by scooping up a match-high 26 in a four-set Southland Conference win at Northwestern State (10/6)...Broke into the starting lineup for the first time in a three-set Southland Conference win at McNeese where she recorded eight digs (10/25)...Helped SFA capture the program's 10th Southland Conference regular season title...Helped SFA establish program records for wins in a season (32) and winning percentage (.914)...Helped SFA construct a program-best and nation-leading 29-match winning streak...Helped SFA advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history.

High School | Few in the state compiled a volleyball résumé as extensive as Torres through her prep career at Dawson High School...Collected four varsity letters under head coach Jason Karim, suiting up as a defensive specialist before switching to libero for her final prep campaign...At the conclusion of her high school career, had collected a TAVC All-State (senior) selection as well as an additional TGCA All-State (senior) nod...Picked as GHVCA Defensive Player of the Year (senior) as well as District Defensive Player of the Year (senior) honors to go along with her trio of First Team All-District (sophomore, junior, senior) awards...Led DHS on a run to the regional semifinals of the UIL 6A tournament where the Eagles finished their 2017 season with a 31-4 record...DHS finished the 2017 season ranked ninth in the state and did not lose a district match (24-0) throughout her final two seasons of play...A standout in the classroom as well, collected a pair of Academic All-District citations which complimented her status as a TGCA Academic All-State choice...Also played club volleyball for Absolute Volleyball Academy.

Personal | Born Marisabel Torres on October 26, 1999...Daughter of Carlos Torres and Maridelis Rivers...Has one brother and two sisters...Will major in biology at SFA.