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18 Marian Ovalle

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Colegio de Bachilleres del Estado de Chihuahua
  • Hometown Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
  • Prev School NMMI

Biography

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024)

Career Record: 21-26

2024 | SENIOR 

  • Individual Record: 15-9 
    • w/ Katie Martin: 15-9 
      • #3: 13-8 
      • #4: 2-1 
      • Last 10: 6-4 
      • Longest W-Streak: W7 
      • 3-Set Matches: 5-1 (W- #15 FAU, Missouri State, Santa Clara, UT Martin, Texas) 
  • Established a team-best record of 15 wins while competing over two courts this season 

2023 | JUNIOR

  • Individual Record: 6-17
    • w/ Madison Hill: 6-11
      • #5: 6-11
    • w/ Mia Bella Ruiz: 0-6
      • #5: 0-6
  • Established a team-second-best record of seven wins while competing in the 5’s this season
  • Went on a five-match winning streak with Madison Hill helping the Miners win three of five duals. 
2020-22 | NEW MEXICO MILITARY INSTITUTE
  • Played her junior college career at New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) from 2020-22 (two seasons) 
  • Named the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Two-Year College National Player of the Year (2021) 
  • Earned AVCA first-team All-America recognition (2021) 
  • Tallied 452 kills with a hitting percentage of .322 in her final season – eighth in the country amongst all junior college players  
  • Achieved a career-high of 29 kills in a five-set victory over Iowa Western Community College 
  • Named NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week honors 
  • Three-time WJCAC Player of the Week 
  • Named AVCA Two-Year College Player of the Week 
  • Ovalle ranked fifth in the nation in kills (511), fourth in points-per-set average (4.6), and third in points (615), and also had 396 digs, 40 service aces, and 116 total blocks 
  • Finished her Bronco career with 625 kills, 131 total blocks and 548 digs 
NATIONAL TEAM | 23U MEXICAN NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM
  • Silver medalist at the Pan American Cup in Aguascalientes, Mexico
  • Earned "Best Opposite Hitter" at the PAC tournament by the North, Central America, and Caribbean Volleyball Federation

Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2023Junior

    5'10"
    18
  • 18

    2024Senior

    5'10"
    18
  • 18

    2025Graduate Student

    5'10"
    18