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2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Photo by Norman Cohen (Diamond Photography)
Photo by Norman Cohen (Diamond Photography)
Photo by Norman Cohen (Diamond Photography)
Photo by Norman Cohen (Diamond Photography)
Photo by Sam Sproule
Photo by Sam Sproule

21 Karla Trautmann Mendez

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Utuado, Puerto Rico
  • High School Manati Marist College
  • Major Architecture

Biography

High School/Club: All Star for the Angel Matos tournament in PR in 2023, My team, South Coast, got 3rd overall in the 18U open category of Capitol Hill Classic Tournament in 2023, 3rd overall in 18U open category in the PR Showcase tournament with South Coast in 2023, COPUVO league champion with my team from Utuado, PR in 2022.; Valedictorian, National Honor Society president, Academic achievement award in Spanish, English, Math, History, Science and Ethics.; Art club, Maristas en Marcha (community service in a club for little kids in my school), Tutoring, Participated on the school's basketball team.

Personal: Suzanne and David

2025
- Earned 2025 2nd-team All-NACC selection
- Was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
- Led the team with 250 kills and 291 points, adding 166 digs, 21 service aces, 36 blocks (4 solo) and 15 assists on 770 attack attempts
- Scored a season-high 22.0 points with a season-high 21 kills vs. Lawrence University on Sept. 5
- Posted a season-high 4 total blocks, including a season-high 2 solo blocks, at Augustana College (IL) on Sept. 12
- Notched a season-high 14 digs and a season-high 3 assists at Wheaton College (Ill.) on Sept. 26
- Recorded a season-high 4 service aces at Aurora University on Nov. 13

2024
• Was named an Honorable Mention All-NACC selection.
• Was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
• Led the team with 256 kills and 856 total attack attempts during the 2024 season.
• Accumulated 294 total points, leading the team in this category.
• Tallied 28 service aces throughout the season.
• Achieved a season-high hitting percentage of .500 with seven kills against Ripon on Aug. 31.
• Notched a season-high 16 kills and a .282 hitting percentage in a 3-0 victory over Knox on Sept. 11.
• Registered a season-high 16 digs in a match against Benedictine (IL) on Oct. 9.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Freshman

    MB/RS
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2024Sophomore

    MB/RS
    5'11"
    21
  • 21

    2025Junior

    MB/RS
    5'11"
    21