Juniors

3 MARIELENA SOMOZA

r-Jr. | 5-10 | Defensive Specialist | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Academia Maria Reina

2020 (r-So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action in 63 sets • Ranked sixth on the team with a career-high six assists • Collected two assists in a 3-1 win over Delaware (Mar. 19) • Recorded 24 digs • Tallied eight service aces • Notched two services aces in wins over Kansas (Oct 9) and Old Dominion (Mar. 30) • Posted a career-high eight digs in a 3-1 win over Delaware (Mar. 19)

2019 (So.)

• Took a redshirt

2018 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Played in 37 sets • Appeared in five Big 12 matches • Collected 37 digs and five service aces • Made her collegiate debut vs. Wichita State at the BYU Nike Invitational (Aug. 31) • Notched a pair of service aces in a five-set win at Florida Gulf Coast (Sept. 8) • Posted a career-high seven digs in a sweep over Penn at the Mountaineer Classic (Sept. 15) • Had five digs and one service ace against Iowa State (Sept. 19) • Notched four digs at Texas Tech (Sept. 22) • Recorded a trio of digs at Kansas State (Nov. 3)

High School

• Played for Saul Almanzar at Academia Maria Reina, becoming a two-time letterwinner • Also played for Abdell Otero at the Guaynabo Volleyball Academy • Team captain her senior year, leading Academia Maria Reina to the 2018 Puerto Rico High School Alliance (PRHSAA) championship match • Three-time team most valuable player (2015, 2017-18) • Collected all-tournament MVP honors at the 2017 Colegio Rosa Bell Invitational • Four-time PRHSAA All-Star (2015-18) • Two-time all-alliance team member • Also was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the softball team • Academia Maria Reina’s 2018 Student-Athlete of the Year

Personal

• Daughter of Mario and Blanqui Somoza • Birthday is Sept. 19 • Has one sister • Majoring in fashion design • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

13 EMMY

OGOGOR

Jr. | 6-1 | Middle Blocker | San Antonio, Texas | Sandra Day O’Connor High

2020 (So.) – At West Virginia

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Saw action in 67 sets and 18 games • Ranked fourth on the team with 39 blocks • Averaged .58 blocks per set • Tallied a season-high five blocks in a 3-1 win at Oklahoma (Nov. 20) • Recorded four blocks in three matches • Finished fifth on the team with 120 kills • Averaged 1.79 kills per set • Notched a career-high 14 kills with a .462 hitting efficiency in a 3-1 win at Texas Tech (Sept. 25) • Turned in four double-digit kill performances

2019 (Fr.) – At Illinois State

• Played in 122 of 132 sets • Ranked second on the team in blocks (111), averaging 0.91 per set • Finished fourth on the team in kills (192), averaging 1.57 kills per set for a .220 hitting percentage • Turned in five double-digit kill performances • Set a career-high seven blocks on two occasions (Sept. 14 and Sept. 30) • Tallied a career-best 13 kills, hitting .321, in the five-set loss at Bradley (Oct. 4) • Matched her career-high 13 kills on 24 attacks for a .458 hitting percentage in a 3-2 win at Northern Iowa (Oct. 12) • Recorded a season-high .600 hitting efficiency in a win over Indiana State (Nov. 22)

High School

• Was a four-year letterwinner for Yamilet Garcia at Sandra Day O’Connor High • Also competed for Marguerite Hunter at the San Antonio Magic • Guided her team to a 6A University Interscholastic League (UIL) semifinal appearance in the state tournament • Led the Panthers to back-to-back 6A regional championship titles (201819) • 2018 first team all-district selection • Also was a three-year member of the track team and was named the Helotes High Jumper of the Year two years in a row (2017-18) • Two-time academic all-district honoree (2017-18)

Personal

• Daughter of Chukwuma and Nkechi Ogogor • Birthday is July 1 • Has three brothers and two sisters • Her sister Chinelo plays volleyball at Wichita State • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

1 NATALIE

WINTER

Jr. | 5-9 | Defensive Specialist | Katy, Texas | Seven Lakes High

2020 (So.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team • Saw action in 49 sets and 18 games • Had a career-high total of 15 kills • Recorded 71 digs and seven service aces • Tallied at least one kill in eight matches • Saw a career-high four kills in wins over TCU (Oct. 15) and Iowa State (Nov. 6) • Dug a career-high 14 balls in a 3-2 win over Iowa State (Nov. 6) • Had two service aces in 3-1 loss to Oklahoma (Nov. 19)

2019 (Fr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team • Played in 82 sets and appeared in all 16 conference matches • Finished third on the team in service aces (14) • Ranked fifth on the team in digs (112) and assists (eight) • Averaged 1.37 digs per set • Reached double-digit digs in a trio of matches • Made her collegiate debut in the season-opening win at Delaware (Aug. 30) • Tallied four digs and one service ace at No. 18 Hawai’i (Sept. 12) • Dug 10 balls in the Big 12 opener at Texas Tech (Sept. 25) • Recorded a career-high 11 digs, three service aces and three assists in the fiveset loss at Kansas (Oct. 10) • Matched her career-best 11 digs in the 3-1 victory at Kansas State (Oct. 12) • Had eight digs in the 3-1 win at Morehead State (Oct. 15) • Posted eight digs and a trio of service aces in the five-set loss to Texas Tech (Nov. 16) • Tallied eight digs and three service aces vs. No. 1 Baylor (Nov. 26)

High School

• Played for Amy Cataline at Seven Lakes High • Also played for Chuck Schneider at the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club • Was a four-year letterwinner and team captain her senior year • Seven Lakes’ career leader in digs (1,531) and aces (168) • Led her team to four consecutive regional tournament appearances, including its first-ever Class 6A state final in 2017 • Three-time first team all-district honoree (2016-18) • Was recognized on the Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association (GHVCA) Fab 50 list two years in a row (2017-18) • Was named to the 2018 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Under Armour All-America Watch List as a senior • Earned a spot on the 2018 Katy/Cy-Fair All-Tournament Team • Landed on the 2017 Texas Coaches Association All-Star Team, as well as the 2017 AVCA Phenom’s list • Earned academic all-district honors as a freshman • Was a five-time qualifier for the USA Volleyball National Championship as a member of the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club • Also qualified for USAV and AAU Beach Volleyball Nationals four years in a row

Personal

• Daughter of Maurice and Yosmar Winter • Birthday is Dec. 28 • Has one brother and one sister • Majoring in graphic design • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll