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Melissa Walden - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Melissa Walden

Position

S

Height

6-0

Class

So.

Hometown

Aurora, Ill.

High School

Waubonsie Valley HS/ Texas A&M

SOPHOMORE | 2021: Started in 26 matches and played in 94 sets … led the Lobos with 752 assists, an average of 8.0 per set … finished with 250 digs, 20 total blocks (one solo), 34 kills and 57.5 points … tallied a team-high 13 double-doubles … career-high 42 assists against Boise State (10/9) … finished with 20-plus assists in all but two matches and 30-plus assists in 11 matches … season-high 20 digs against SeattleU … season-high five kills at Cal State Fullerton … 752 assists are the eighth-most assists in a single season in program history in the 25-point rally scoring era… named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete… named to the Academic All-MW team.

FRESHMAN (at Texas A&M) | 2020-21 
Appeared in two matches and four sets … tallied three assists at South Carolina (2/10) … recorded two digs vs. Florida (3/25) … Spring AD Academic Honor Roll … Fall AD Academic Honor Roll … Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity setter/right side hitter for WVHS … was named the Team MVP… led her team to a conference championship to finish off her senior year … helped her team to win regionals her sophomore year for the first time in school history since 1999 and continuing it for the following three years … all-conference special mention as a junior and sophomore … 2019 Beacon News Player of the Year, three-time AAU All-American … graduated high school with honors.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 5 in Denver, Colo. … parents are Ayten and David Walden … has three siblings: Michael, Kristin and Jon …  majoring in English.

WHY UNM: “This is such a special team with so much potential, that I wanted to be a part of this amazing group of girls.”