Pepperdine University Athletics

SOUTHERN UTAH (2023-25): Played at Southern Utah University for one season ... Saw action in 22 matches and tallied 58 sets as a freshman in 2024 ... Single-match career highs include 16 assists (vs. Idaho), seven digs (vs. NAU) one kill (vs. Idaho) and one service ace (vs. NAU) ... Did not see any action in 2023 ... Made the Dean's List during both semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from The Bishop's School, located in La Jolla, Calif., in 2024 ... Her high school team featured five collegiate volleyball players, four of whom play Division I ... Played four years of varsity volleyball for head coach Tod Mattox and helped the Knights win the Coastal League in all four years ... Was the Coastal League Player of the Year ... Made the All-Coastal League First Team and All-CIF San Diego First Team as a senior ... Won the Jerry Coleman Leadership Award as a senior ... Made the All-Coastal League First Team and the All-CIF San Diego Second Teams as a junior.

CLUB: Played four years of club volleyball apiece for Coast Volleyball Club and Wave Volleyball Club.

PERSONAL: Born in Los Gatos, Calif. ... Daughter of Leia and Jose Muniz ... Has two siblings, Thomas and Masele ... Her older brother, Thomas, plays rugby for San Diego ... Plans on majoring in psychology at Pepperdine ... Career goal is to become an occupational therapist ... Chose Pepperdine because of "the stellar academics and strong sense of community rooted in Christian values. I am also very close to my family, so attending a school close to home was important for me. On top of that, Pepperdine offers an opportunity for me to compete in a highly competitive athletic program."

FAVORITES: Enjoys baking, going to the beach, spending time with her family and Polynesian dancing outside of playing volleyball ... Favorites include Carli Lloyd (pro volleyball player), Justin Herbert (pro athlete), the Los Angeles Chargers (pro sports team), Educated (book), The Hunger Games (movie), Gilmore Girls (TV show) and Tim McGraw (musical artist) ... Her favorite part about volleyball is "The team aspect, everyone working together to get the ball over the net, and how the on-court connections become life-long connections outside of the sport."