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Colgate University Athletics

2025 Volleyball Roster

Todd Slabaugh

5 Rachael Martinez

5 Rachael Martinez

  • Position:
    Libero
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous Team:
    Seton Catholic Prep
  • Hometown:
    Chandler, Ariz.
  • Major:
    Peace & Conflict Studies and Political Science

Summary

Biography

Awards/Honors
  • 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
  • 2x Raider Academic Honor Roll
  • Patriot League Rookie of the Week – Sept. 13, 2022
2024 (Junior)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 27/79/0
  • Finished tied for second on the Raiders with 23 service aces
  • Posted back-to-back 20-dig performances in wins vs Bucknell (10/13) with 22 and Binghamton (10/16) with 23
  • Concluded the season with 23 points, 28 assists and 122 digs
  • Totaled four matches with double-digit digs
  • Served up two or more service aces in seven matches on the season
  • Recorded 13 digs in hard-fought win against Buffalo (9/7)

2023 (Sophomore) 
Matches/Sets/Starts: 30/99/1
  • Fourth on the team in sets played (99)
  • Tied for the team lead with 30 matches played
  • Led the team with 31 service aces
  • Paced the team in digs (332) and digs per set (3.35)
  • Posted double-digit digs in 16 matches
  • Registered a season-high eight assists at American (10/15)
  • Recorded at least 20 digs in four matches
  • Notched season-high 24 digs at American (10/15)
  • Served up a season-best five aces against Lehigh (10/21)

2022 (First Year) 
Matches/Sets/Starts: 29/92/7
  • Fourth on the team with 23 service aces (0.25 sa/s)
  • Recorded 313 receptions (9.55 pct.), good for third on the team
  • Posted 171 digs, averaging 1.86 per set, fourth-best on the squad
  • Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after posting three consecutive matches with double-digit kills and tallying seven aces during Cornell Invitational
  • Netted season-high three service aces against Binghamton (10/12)
  • Notched 15 digs, a season-best, against Villanova (8/26)

Before Colgate
Two-time Class 4A All-State Second Team Libero at Seton Catholic Preparatory…three-year All-Region First Team and Defensive Player of the Year…named 4A All-State Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2020…four-year All-Academic First Team honoree…set the school record for career digs (1,114) and capped her career with school records for most digs in single match (42), most digs in single set (16), most digs per set in a match (10.3 d/s), and most aces in a season (50)…helped lead her team to four Desert Sky Region championships, 2021 First Round State Playoffs, 2020 State Semifinalist, and 2018 and 2019 State Quarterfinals…posted 379 digs and 30 service aces as a senior captain. 

Personal
Born: Rachael Erin Martinez in Naperville, Ill.
Family: Daughter of Roy and Brandy…has one sister Samantha.
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2022First Year

    Libero
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2023Sophomore

    Libero
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2024Junior

    Libero
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2025Senior

    Libero
    5'8"
    5