MSU Athletics

The Villalba File

Parents: Ricardo and Vivian Villalba

Birthday: April 13, 1992

Major: Social Work

Club Teams: Gila Valley

Honors

LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll 2013

Statistics

2012 2013

At Midwestern State

Senior (2013)
- appeared in 27 matches making 16 starts at the outside hitter position.
- ranked third on the squad with 1.94 per set while hitting .155 with 1.06 digs and 0.42 blocks per set.
- finished with 10-or-more kills in five matches.
- knocked down a season-high 14 kills while committing just two errors in 28 attempts to hit .429 in a five-set win at Texas A&M-Commerce (10/31).
- just missed out on double-double finishing with 13 kills (.217) and nine digs at Lubbock Christian (9/14).
- had season-high five blocks against Angelo State (10/26).

Junior (2012)
- appeared in 22 matches making 18 starts at the outside hitter position.
- averaged 1.60 kills per set while hitting .120 with 2.39 digs and 0.46 blocks per set.
- posted a pair of kill-dig double-doubles.
- put down 11 kills with a single error in 22 attempts to hit .455 with 10 digs against Incarnate Word on Sep. 20, 2012.
- had 11 kills and 16 digs against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Sep. 22, 2012.
- posted 10 kills, seven digs and three blocks at Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/19).
- notched 10-or-more digs in seven matches including a campaign best 22 digs at Cameron (10/2).
- had season-best four total blocks (1 solo, 3 assists) against Cameron (11/6).

At Eastern Arizona College

Sophomore (2011)
- helped Gila Monsters to an NJCAA Region I championship and an eighth-place showing in the NJCAA national tourhament.
- averaged 2.22 kills, 2.80 digs and 0.31 blocks per set.
- recorded a .280 attack percentage.
- named to Dean's List in Fall of 2011 and Spring of 2012.

Freshman (2010)
- earned All-ACCAC honorable mention and named to league's all-freshman team.
- averaged 2.22 kills, 2.72 digs and 0.32 blocks per set.

At Safford High School
- a four-year letterwinner for coach Janene Ward at Safford (Ariz.) High School.
- a two-time Arizona Class 3A All-State selection gaining the honor as a junior and seniorin 2008 and 2009.
- named 3A South Player of the Year as a senior.
- skill athlete played three seasons of prep basketball earning second-team all-region honors as a senior in 2009-10 and honorable mention as a junior in 2008-09.
- played club ball for coaches Janene Ward and Paul Moore of Gila Valley.