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Uxue Guereca - Women's Volleyball - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics
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Uxue Guereca

Position

OH

Height

5-7

Class

RS-Sr.

Hometown

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

High School

Cervantes Loma Bonita

Awards
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District – 2023
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week – Sep. 1, 2023
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week – Oct. 9, 2023
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week – Nov. 14, 2022
Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week – Nov. 22, 2021
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week – Feb. 8, 2021
Mountain West All-Conference –  2023
Mountain West Championships All-Tournament Team – 2023
Mountain West All-Conference – 2021
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete / Academic All-Mountain West – 2022
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete / Academic All-Mountain West – 2021
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete – 2019

REDSHIRT SENIOR | 2023-24: Named co-captain alongside Kaitlynn Biassou and Kali Wolf … named All-Mountain West … named to MW All-Tournament Team … two-time MW Offensive Player of the Week for the weeks of Sep. 4-10 and Oct. 2-8 … Posted career-highs of 3.45 kills per set and 3.00 digs per set, leading the Lobos in both categories … ranked No. 5 in the MW on the season in kills per set and No. 10 in digs per set … at the conclusion of her final season in a Lobo uniform, ranked No. 5 among MW active leaders in career kills per set (3.22) and No. 10 in career digs per set (2.89) … four matches with 20+ kills, and 21 with double-digit kills … 13 double-doubles on the season … matched a career-high with 30 service aces, serving up multiple aces in seven different matches … matched a career-high for the third consecutive season with 23 kills in a road win at Nevada (9/21) … led the Lobos to their first MW Tournament win since 2006 and first semifinals appearance since 1999 with a dominant all-around effort, finishing with a team-high 21 kills and 15 digs to go with two blocks, two aces and two assists on 11/22 … racked up 300+ digs for the second consecutive season and 300+ kills for the third consecutive season … added 67 TB (57 BA, 10 BS) … named to UCI Invitational and UND Classic All-Tournament Teams … ranked No. 109 in NCAA D-I in total points (461.5) and No. 109 in total kills (393) — both career-highs … ranked No. 4 in the MW in points per set (4.05).

REDSHIRT JUNIOR | 2022-23: Started in 27 matches and played in 108 sets… averaged 3.64 points per set and 3.13 kills per set… finished with 338 kills, 330 digs, 26 assists, 30 services aces, 44 total blocks (seven solo, 37 assisted) and 393.5 points… recorded a team-high 16 double-doubles… finished with double-digit kills in 19 matches with two matches with 20-plus kills… season-high 23 kills at Wyoming tied her career high… set career highs in blocks (six at Utah State) and digs (20 at Boise State)… named MW Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14… finished ninth in the MW in kills per set in overall matches and was 10th in MW matches in kills per set with 3.20….named MW Scholar-Athlete and to the MW All-Academic Team.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE | 2021-22: Mountain West All-Conference … Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 22) … started in all 30 matches and played in 102 sets … finished with 317 kills, a .276 hitting percentage, 25 assists, 22 service aces, 255 digs, 56.0 total blocks (6 solo) and 370.0 points … recorded nine double-doubles … registered 10 or more kills in 18 matches, 20-plus kills in two matches … career-high 23 kills at Air Force … hit .400 or better in six matches, over .500 in two matches … recorded a career-best four service aces and five assists at Cal State Fullerton and a career-best five total blocks twice … tallied two solo blocks against Wyoming … hit a career-best .545 against San Diego State … second on the team in points, points per set and digs, third in digs per set, fourth in service aces and total blocks… named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete… named to the Academic All-MW team.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN | 2020-21: Started in four matches, played in 17 sets … recorded a double-double in every match she played in … season-high 14 kills at Fresno State and season-high 18 digs at Nevada on Feb. 6 … tallied 56.0 points with three service aces, six total blocks (all assisted) and 50 kills … also had three assists and 58 digs … averaged 2.94 kills per set, 3.41 digs per set and 3.29 points per set … fourth on the team in kills and points … named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week following the season opening series at Nevada …  was the first UNM freshman to win defensive player of the week since the conference awarded both a defensive and offensive player in 2015.

FRESHMAN | 2019: Did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL/ INTERNATIONAL
Competed for the Mexican National Team since 15 years old … set the points scoring record for the U18 World Championships in 2017 and was the best scorer at the U23 Women’s Pan-American Cup in 2018 … best opposite and best scorer at the NORCECA U20 Women’s Continental Championship in 2018 …  competed in the 2018 World Championships in Japan … finished second at the national championships in 2015 and 2018 while winning in 2016 and 2017.

PERSONAL
Born Feb. 12 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico … daughter of Maria.