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Mariessa Carrasco - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Mariessa Carrasco

Position

MB

Height

6-0

Class

Fr.

Hometown

San Angelo, Texas

High School

Chapin HS

Finished sixth all-time in career block assists (301) and in total blocks (340)… For single-season individual records in the 25-point rally scoring, registered the 10th-most block assists in 2018.

RS SENIOR | 2018: Named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 29… Appeared in 121 sets and started 29 of the 30 matches… Third on the team in kills at 171 (1.41 k/s)… Posted the second-highest hitting percentage on the team at .267… Second on the team in total blocks with a career-high total of 113 (15 solo and 98 assisted)… Tallied five assists, 40 digs and 12 service aces on the season… Career-high three service aces versus Furman, six digs against Florida Gulf Coast and two assists versus USC Upstate… Tied the single-match school record in assisted blocks with 13 against Central Michigan, but holds the school record in total blocks and assisted blocks in the 25-point rally scoring… Recorded her first career double-double at Nevada with 10 total blocks and 11 kills…Fourth in points with 247 points (2.04 points per set)… Named to the Husker Invite All-Tournament Team.

RS JUNIOR | 2017: Started all 32 matches for New Mexico, playing in all 114 sets on the year … Finished second on the team in both kills (258, 2.26/set) and total blocks (101, 0.89/set), while hitting a team-best .316 (258 kills, 74 errors on 582 attempts) … She is the first Lobo since 1993 to have over 250 kills and hit over .300 in a single season … Offensively, posted double-figure kills in eight matches, including a career-best 15 kills on a .560 hitting percentage vs. San Jose State on Oct. 7 … Also had strong numbers against Portland (12 kills, .320 hitting percentage), Youngstown State (10, .571), Tennessee Teach (12, .571) and Boise State (13, .400) … Hit over .300 in 18 matches … At the net, finished with five blocks on seven occasions, including six vs. Portland, Nevada and Air Force … Named to the Blue/Gold All-Tournament Team and selected as Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 18

RS SOPHOMORE | 2016: Started all 32 matches for New Mexico, playing in 121 of the team’s 122 sets on the year … Totalled 115 kills (0.95/set) and 96 total blocks (0.79/set) … Second on the team in total blocks and third in block solos (10) … Hit .195 (115k-55e-308a) … Best game came against Idaho, notching a career-high 12 kills on a .292 attack percentage … Also had strong matches against Stetson (nine kills), at Colorado State (nine kills, six blocks) and at Nevada (seven blocks) … Posted two block solos twice on the season, with a pair against Arizona State and Colorado State

RS FRESHMAN | 2015: Played in 17 matches, with three starts at middle blocker … Notched a career-high five kills against Wyoming on Nov. 5, hitting .556 (5k-0e-9a) … Hit a career-best .667 against Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 5, with an errorless four kills on six attempts … Registered at least three kills three other times … Posted nine total blocks (one off the team high in a single match) against Idaho State on Sept. 12, including eight block assists … Finished with 30 total blocks, including five solos, to average 0.94 blocks per set, the second-best average on the team

FRESHMAN | 2014: Redshirted the 2014 season.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Chapin High School…played for Joe Morales…there-year letterwinner  in volleyball…2013 District and Bi-District Champions…2012 Bi-District Champions…2014 El Paso Hall of Fame Miss Volleyball…2013 All-District MVP, All-City First team, All-State All-Star, All-State Team…2012 Second Team All-District and All-City second team…Played for the El Paso Stars 18s Diggers, Wildfird Volleyball Club 17s and Mililani Volleyball Club 16s.

PERSONAL
Born in San Angelo, Texas, on Oct. 2 to Johnny and Tricia Carrasco…favorite athlete is Karri Walsh…list Korean as her favorite food and Shaun of the Dead as her favorite movie…majoring in environmental planning.