Liz Martin

Height:
5-10
Class:
Junior
High School:
Lowell
Hometown:
Lowell, Ind.

as a Junior (2008): Played in 97 games ... awell-rounded player ranking second on the Zips squad in threecategories including kills recording 246 (2.54 K/G) and digsaccumulating 208 (2.14 D/G), also was second in service aces with22 ... recorded 11 double figure kill games and eight double digitdig contests ... posted 34 total blocks including seven solo ...posted two career-highs on the year in assists (4 vs. Bowling Greenon Nov. 15) and service aces (3 vs. Syracuse on Sept. 14) ...against Syracuse posted a season-high .306 hitting percentage and17 kills ... tallied an astounding 23 digs, 11 kills and twoservice aces in the first match of the year vs. Northern Arizona(Aug. 29) ... recorded 17 kills and 11 digs in two matches againstKent State (Sept. 27 & Oct. 31) ... in two contests againstBowling Green (Oct. 10 & Nov. 15) tallied 21 kills and 18 digsadding three service aces ... was one of four players to grabdouble-digit kills against Eastern Michigan posting 15, the onlyplayer also in double figure digs adding 10 ... had 16 killsagainst Toledo (Oct. 4) ... recorded three double-doubles on theseason.

as a Sophomore (2007): Appeared in all 30matches for the Zips, earning the starting nod 29 times ... cameinto her own as an offensive threat, finishing with 283 kills(2.67/game) – the second-highest total on the team ... alsofinished with the third-highest digs total, 280 (2.64/game) ...eclipsed the 20-kill barrier for the first time in her career with23 put downs, while hitting .317 for the match, and 13 digs in afive-game win against Wright State (Aug. 31) ... paced the Zipswith 11 double-doubles on the year, including three straightmatches from Sept. 7-8 as UA went 2-1 against Dartmouth, EastCarolina and N.C. State ... named to the all-tournament team at theTemple Invitational (Aug. 24-25) after totaling 41 kills(3.15/game), 31 digs (2.38/game) and seven blocks as the Zips sweptfour matches in Philadelphia, Pa. ... posted 10 or more digs in 15matches and 15 or more five times ... also recorded 14 double-digitkill contests.

as a Freshman (2006): Contributed immediately as afirst-year player, appearing in 94 of 103 games ... finished withthe third-highest kill total on the team (168) while also totalingthe fifth-most digs (163) ... also notched 39 blocks (14 solo) andseven service aces ... posted a season-high 13 kills at RhodeIsland (Sept. 2) ... recorded her best defensive performance on theyear with 27 digs in a win against Kent State (Sept. 21) ...registered double-figure digs in her first three matches as acollegian with 31 digs (3.1 per game) against Indiana, WestVirginia and Oakland (Aug. 25-26) ... hit that mark five times inall ... set a personal best with three service aces against Oakland(Aug. 26) ... recorded 12 kills against West Virginia (Sept. 16)and Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 20) ... posted five blocks (all assisted) atMiami (Ohio) (Oct. 5).

at Lowell High School: Earned four varsity letters atLowell High School ... helped guide her high school team to itsfirst sectional championship in 11 years and helped her teamadvance to the elite eight... named Post-Tribune and TimesNorthwest Indiana Player of the Year in 2005, along withsecond-team all-state honors ... tallied 445 kills with 75 blocksand 187 digs .... named to the Lake Athletic Conference First Teamall four years ... was named LAC Most Valuable Player as a senior... carried a grade point average of better than 3.5 ... was rankedin the top-10 of her high school class all four years ... her clubvolleyball team, Dunes-17 Black finished third in the nation in the2005 17-open USA Junior Olympics ... as a freshman hit .404 and wasan All-LAC First Team selection for the softball team.

Personal: Daughter of Al and Patrice Martin ...father played baseball and soccer at St. Meinrad College (Ind.) ...has an older brother, Ryan ... won the Lowell Junior Miss 2006pagent ... was named a 2007-08 and 2008-09 Scholar-Baller ...majoring in graphic design.