Renata Marquez

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Willis HS
Hometown:
Conroe, Texas

2013-14 (Senior): Southland Conference honorable mention … Second Team Southland Conference All-Academic … Named to the Southland Conference’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll … ACU Student-Athlete of the Month for November of 2013 … Finished the regular season ranked among the Southland Conference's top-20 leaders in scoring (10th / 14.8 ppg), rebounding (19th / 5.9), assists (7th / 3.9) and steals (4th / 1.9) … Reached double figures in scoring 23 times this season and posted five double-doubles … Scored a career-high 32 points on 12 of 24 shooting and eight three-pointers (on 17 attempts) that tied ACU's single-game record against Arlington Baptist … Recorded a career high eight steals in a blowout win at New Orleans … Started all 30 games and recorded career season highs in nearly every category, including 443 (14.8) points, 177 (5.9) rebounds, 116 assists and 57 steals … Made 44.1 percent of her 358 field goal attempts and 34.6 percent of her 185 3-point attempts … Shot 68.0 percent (51-75) from the free-throw line … Only the 28th individual in program history to score 400 or more points in a single season … Recorded only the second 40-minute game of her career against Houston Baptist on Feb. 6 … Last played 40 minutes in a overtime game vs. UT-Permian Basin (45 minutes) in Nov. of 2010 … Appeared in her 100th collegiate game on Feb. 1 at Northwestern State … Finished career having played in 66 consecutive games as she had not missed an appearance since a Jan. of 2012 game at Tarleton State … Recorded her 1,000th point on Dec. 21 vs. Jacksonville, 500th rebound on Dec. 17 vs. Texas Wesleyan and 200th assist at North Texas on Nov. 23 … Scored 30 points in season-opening win over Texas Lutheran … Tied for team lead for most assists in a single game with seven at Southeastern Louisiana on March 3, which were two shy of her career high (9) against Kingsville on March 2, 2013.

2012-13 (Junior): Second team all-Lone Star Conference … ACU Student-Athlete of the Month for January … Started all 28 games and averaged 13.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game … Ranked among the national leaders with a .802 free-throw percentage (89-111) … Shot better than 40 percent from the field (.436) and 30 percent from beyond the arc (.337) … Dished out 74 assists (2.6 apg), blocked 12 shots and stole 43 passes … Named Lone Star Conference Player of the week on Jan. 21 after averaging 19.5 points per game in leading the Wildcats to a pair of conference wins over Incarnate Word and Texas A&M-Kingsville … Made 61.9 percent of her shots and was 9-of-10 from the free-throw line … Reached double figures in scoring on 20 occasions … Netted a season-high 28 points on 8-of-14 shooting (.571) during Lone Star Conference Championship quarterfinal game vs. Texas A&M-Commerce … Sank 12-of-14 free throw attempts vs. the Lions … Registered double-doubles against West Texas A&M (19/10), Incarnate Word (10/10) and Kingsville (12/14) … Her 14 boards against the Javelinas were a season high … Buried five 3-pointers and went 9-for-18 overall in blowout win vs. Southwestern Adventist … Made 7-of-10 attempts for 19 points in early February win over Commerce.

2011-12 (Sophomore): Appeared in 23 games with 18 starts, totaling 606 minutes … Shot .402 (99 of 246) from the field and .360 (18 of 50) from three-point range in averaging 11.5 points per game … Ranked among Lone Star Conference leaders in free-throw percentage (.787), offensive rebounds (2.1) and steals (2.0) … Second on ACU with four doubles-doubles (23 points/10 rebounds vs. Texas A&M-International, 10/13 vs. Shaw, 19/12 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma and 10/10 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville) … Finished three assists shy of a triple-double vs. Javelinas with a career best seven … Netted career high 25 points on 9 of 18 shooting at Eastern New Mexico on Dec. 17 … Was one of three 20-point performances on the season along with 23 vs. International and 21 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce … Named Lone Star Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 3 after turning in a pair of double-doubles at the Lady Buff Holiday Classic … Helped the Wildcats beat Shaw, 70-66, with 10 points and career best 13 boards, and Southwestern Oklahoma, 64-57, with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

2010-11 (Freshman): Appeared in 27 games with 18 starts, averaging 24.4 minutes on the court … Per game averages include 7.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists … Finished year with nine blocks and 21 steals … Scored in double figures seven times … Registered her first career double-double with a 24 point, 10 rebound performance vs. Texas Woman’s … Shot 8-of-15 from the floor (.533) vs. the Pioneers and added seven free throws … Missed just one of 21 free throw attempts through three games in early December, going 7-of-7 vs. Pioneers, 8-of-9 vs. A&M-Commerce and 5-of-5 vs. Northeastern State … Fell a rebound shy of attaining two more double-doubles vs. Tarleton (14 pts.) and Incarnate Word (17 pts.) … Dished out a season best five assists vs. UT-Permian Basin.

High School: A 2010 graduate of Willis High School … Two-time all-state guard averaged 17 points per game and eight rebounds per game as a senior … Named all-district four times as she helped her team to a 27-9 record as a senior and 30-6 record as a junior … Named Montgomery County Player of the Year and earned a spot on the Greater Houston All-Star Team … Two-time District 18-4A MVP earning a spot on the TABC and TGCA All-Star Teams … Helped lead Lady Kats to 4A State Playoffs all four years … Member of track and field and regional qualifier tennis team … Played AAU for Texas Tar Heels.

Personal: Given name is Renata Pilar Marquez … Born 18 March 1992 in The Woodlands, Texas ... Resides in Conroe, Texas … Daughter of Arturo and Angelina Marquez … Nursing major … Hobbies include dancing … Sixth member of family, along with five cousins, that have played basketball at the collegiate level.