2022 Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
SOPHOMORE (2022)
- Appeared in 11 duals
- Compiled a 3-8 overall record with five different partners
- Posted a straight-set win against Mercer’s fives (Mar. 19)
- Partnered with Jasmin Goei to win the 4-7 bracket at the UNCW Pairs Tournament (Mar. 20)
- Pushed UNCW’s fives to three sets twice (Mar. 25 & Apr. 8)
FRESHMAN (2021)
- Appeared in 23 duals
- Compiled an 8-16 record with four different partners
- Turned in a gritty three-set win against North Alabama’s fours with Jasmin Goei (Mar. 13)
- She and Goei rallied for a three-set win over UNCW’s fours (Mar. 27)
- Pushed No. 19 Stetson’s fours to three sets (Apr. 3)
- Took down No. 7 TCU’s fours in three sets alongside Kyra Thompson at the CCSA Tournament (Apr. 23)
- Forced No. 17 South Carolina’s fours to three sets in the CCSA Tournament (Apr. 24)
HIGH SCHOOL& CLUB
- Played two seasons for the Homeschool Christian Youth Association (HCYA) in Houston, Texas
- Member of 2016 NHSVBT National Championship team
- 2017 Defensive Player of the Year
- Member of 2017 national runner-up team
- Transitioned to beach only as a junior
- Placed first at the 2018 AVP America – Austin
PERSONAL
- Full name is Marie Elena Martinsen
- Celebrates her birthday on January 28
- Daughter of Hollis and Pat Martinsen
- Has one brother, Joseph, and one sister, Michelle
- Majoring in historic preservation and community planning
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