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2024 Volleyball Roster

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Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini
Andy Wenstrand

24 Christina Martinez Mundo

  • Position Libero/Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • High School Colegio Rosa-Bell
  • Prev School Eastern Illinois
  • Instagram christyyy.monic

Biography

2024 - Graduate Student

  • Lippy Invite All-Tournament Team
  • Paced the team with 404 digs this season
  • Posted 10 digs in Illini debut against Cincinnati (8/30/24)
  • Led the team with nine digs while adding an ace at Bowling Green (8/31/24)
  • Tallied 13 digs against Illinois State (9/3/24)
  • Logged two assists and four digs against Toledo. (9/6/24)
  • Collected three assists, 15 digs and two aces playing Iowa State (9/7/24)
  • Tallied one kill, 11 digs and two aces playing Wake Forest (9/8/24)
  • In her first match at libero, logged a kill, six assists and 11 digs at #24 Dayton (9/13/24)
  • Posted six assists and 15 digs at WKU (9/14/24)
  • Recorded 20 digs, seven assists and an ace against Missouri (9/20/24)\
  • Racked up 26 digs and an ace at Lipscomb (9/21/24)
  • Earned nine digs, two assists and two aces at #11 Oregon (9/27/24)
  • Logged eight digs while at Washington (9/28/24)
  • Paced the team with 12 digs against # Nebraska (10/3/24)
  • Earned 15 digs, three assists, a kill, and an ace against Northwestern (10/6/24)
  • Logged 11 digs and seven assists in a match against Michigan (10/11/24)
  • Posted 15 digs and four assists in a game at Michigan State (10/12/2024)
  • Tallied 10 digs and two aces in a match against Indiana(10/16/24)
  • Posted 11 digs, four assists and an ace in a match against Maryland  (10/20/24)
  • Added 13 digs and four assists at #2 Nebraska (10/25/24)
  • Recorded 20 digs and two aces ta Iowa (10/27/24)
  • Earned 16 digs, three assists and an ace at Northwestern (11/1/24)
  • Logged 13 digs and four assists playing the #7 Wisconsin (11/3/24)
  • Tallied 18 digs and four assists against #20 USC (11/8/24)
  • Recorded 15 digs and an assist against Ohio State (11/9/24)
  • Tallied seven digs, four assists and an ace in a match at #8 Penn State (11/15/24)
  • Earned 15 digs and seven assists at #8 Purdue (11/17/24)
  • Collected 11 digs and three assists against Rutgers (11/22/24)
  • Amassed 11 digs in a match with UCLA (11/23/24)
  • Tallied 10 digs, six aces and two assists playing against #15 Minnesota (11/27/24)
  • Logged seven digs at Indiana (11/29/24)
  • Recorded 23 digs an pair of assists and an ace in NCAA Tournament match against [8] UNI (12/6/24)

2023 - SENIOR // At Eastern Illinois // Indoor

  • Played in all 33 of EIU's matches as the libero
  • Played in a team-high 120 sets
  • Was second in the OVC in digs (676) and digs per set (5.63), ranking also top five nationally in both categories
  • Ended the season with a reception percentage of .928
  • Recorded a season-high of 34 digs with an average of 8.5 digs per set against UT Martin (9/23/23).
  • Her 33 digs (11.0 DPS) in the OVC Tournament Championship match against Southeast Missouri were the most in a three-set match by any player nationally in 2023
  • Recorded double-digit digs in all but two matches, including 18 matches with at least 20 digs
  • Was second on the team in service aces with a total of 39  
  • Was named the OVC Tournament MVP
  • First Team All-OVC
  • Academic All-District as selected by College Sports Communicators

2023 - JUNIOR // at Eastern Illinois // Beach

  • Played in 13 matches during the season with a 4-9 record, did not play in one match in Ohio Valley Conference Tournament due to match being decided before No. 1 pairs started
  • Played in top three positions in the line-up during the year with five matches at No. 1 pairs and six matches No. 2 pairs
  • Posted a 3-3 record at No. 2 pairs with one of those wins clinching program's first-ever win 
  • Also played with Mohesky with two other wins at No. 2 pairs, both against Lindenwood in OVC play
  • Had one win at No. 1 pairs playing with Mohesky with a win over Morehead State
  • Ended year ranked first in career wins in EIU record book list
  • OVC Academic Medal of Honor
     

2022 - JUNIOR // at Eastern Illinois // Indoor

  • Appeared in all 32 matches during the 2022 season
  • One of three players to appear in every match.
  • Appeared in 120 sets during the season at the libero position, the most sets played by a Panther since 2015
  • Recorded an EIU record 598 digs with a 4.98 digs per set average
  • Second highest digs per set average in school history.
  • Ranked third in the OVC in digs and digs per set
  • Ranked 23rd in the NCAA in digs pet set  and 13th in total digs.
  • Had double digit digs in every match but one
  • Had over 20 digs in 12 matches
  • Second on the team with 27 service aces
  • Third on the team in assists with 136
  • Recorded her 1,000 assists during the season.
  • Second Team All-OVC
  • OVC Academic Medal of Honor

2022 // SOPHOMORE // at Eastern Illinois // Beach

  • Played in Eastern Illinois' inaugural beach volleyball season in 2022
  • Appeared in 12 matches during the season
  • Played primarily in the number two duo spot
  • Earned EIU's first ever match win at #10 Missouri Baptist on (3/21/22)
  • Won her second career match against Jacksonville State in two sets on (4/2/22)
  • Was part of the first ever Panther duo to win a match at the OVC Tournament against Morehead State in three sets
  • Also played against #2 Austin Peay at the OVC Tournament


2021 // SOPHOMORE // at Eastern Illinois // Indoor

  • Appeared in 22 matches during the 2021 season
  • Appeared in 83 sets during the season starting the season as the starting libero, ended the year as a defensive specialist
  • Led team with 3.13 digs (3.77 per set) posting double figure digs in 15 of 22 matches
  • Was seventh in the Ohio Valley Conference in digs per set with 3.77
  • Placed second on the team in service aces with 22
  • Posted at least 20 digs in five matches
  • Was third in on the team in assists with 55



2020  - FRESHMAN // at Eastern Illinois // Indoor

  • Played in all 16 matches during the 2020 season contested in the spring of 2021
  • Appeared in 55 of 56 sets during the season starting season as a defensive specialist, ended year as starter at libero
  • Led team with 218 digs (3.96 per set) posting double figure digs in 12 of 16 matches
  • Named OVC Defensive Player of the Week following two matches against Tennessee State.
  • Season high 27 digs in both home matches against Tennessee State
  • Had one kill and 29 assists during the season

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Played volleyball at Colegio Rosa-Bell as a defensive specialist for Coach Marivi Morales
  • Also competes for GVA (Guaynabo Volleyball Academy) which was ranked No. 2 in Puerto Rico and No. 46 in the USA at the AAU National Championship
  • Was named an All-Star at the 2018 Jeep Championship and 2018 Spring Challenge

Statistics

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