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2024 Women's Volleyball Roster

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5 Deanna Almaguer

  • Position Outside/Rightside Hitter
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Las Cruces, N.M.
  • High School Mayfield HS
  • Prev School Pima CC
  • Major Communications-Media Advertising

Biography

CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2024, 2025
)

2024 | SENIOR
  • Started in 1/4 matches (4 sets) 
  • Had one kill on six attacks 
  • Season high: 4 attacks vs. Kennesaw State (11/16) 
  • Helped the Miners achieve a 27-6 record and earn the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. 
  • Aided the Miners in securing a No. 15 national ranking in match win-loss percentage (.818), the highest in Conference USA. 
  • May 2025 Graduation Flag Bearer for the Liberal Arts College—only one student from each college is selected for this prestigious honor. 
2023 | JUNIOR
  • Played in six sets across six matches
  • Came off the bench and shredded the final two points with back-to-back kills to secure UTEP’s sweep over FIU (10/8)
  • Season-high two kills versus FIU (10/8) and one solo block versus Jax State (9/28)
  • Perfect hitting percentage versus FIU (10/8)
  • Contributed to UTEP’s No. 2 national ranking in team total blocks (355.5)
  • National Invitational Volleyball Championship Runner-Up (12/12) 
2020-22 | PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
  • Tallied 397 career kills in 63 matches (196 sets)
  • In her three years, she recorded 298 digs, 55 blocks and put up 445.5 points for the Aztecs
  • She helped the program capture the NJCAA South Central District Championship and earned the program's first appearance at the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in 2020-21
  • She also helped the Aztecs advance to the NJCAA Region I, Division II Tournament in 2021
  • Named to the New Mexico Military Institute All-Tournament Team (2021)
MAYFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
  • Four-year letterman 
  • Academic Letterman
CLUB TEAM | DIAMONDBACK 17U BLACK NEAL
  • Coached by Ben Wallace and Jared Neal
PERSONAL: Full name is Deanna Rae Almaguer ... Born in Las Cruces, N.M. ... Daughter of David and Lisa Almaguer ... Has a brother and sister: David and Samantha ... Father played baseball for NM State ... Graduated in May 2025 with a Communications-Media Advertising degree.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2023Junior

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2024Senior

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    5'10"
    5