2022 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Futey, Maria
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Jersey Number 11
Maria Futey
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Padua Franciscan
- Hometown:
- Seven Hills, Ohio
- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
2024: Started in all 32 games for the Bulls...The libero racked up 479 digs, good for 4.03 digs per set, good for seventh and eighth most in a single season in program history...She added 34 aces on the year...Futey had a career-high 7 aces against Niagara (9/18)...Had 20 matches with 15+ digs...The four-year letter winner appeared in 477 sets, good for the seventh most in a career in program history...In her storied career, she totaled 1,650 digs and 3.459 digs per set, good for third and fourth in program history...Earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors...Took home Academic All-MAC distinction.
2023: Appeared in all 32 matches...Continued her career as the team's starting libero...Had a career-high 28 digs at Western Michigan (10/27) with three assists and one ace...Against Ball State (10/20), she had 26 digs and six assists...Had a total of five 20-dig performances on the year...Tied her career-high seven assists three more times at UAB (8/25), Xavier (9/8) and Toledo (10/13)...Her three aces against Eastern Michigan (10/6), Ball State (10/21) and Northern Illinois (10/28) marked season-highs...Was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week after the totaling 50 digs against the Western Michigan Broncos (10/27-28) for 6.25 digs per set...Reached 1,000 career digs against Akron (10/17)...Moved to eighth in program history with 1,171 total digs in a career...Her 3.271 digs per set is sixth all-time at UB...Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the second time in her career.
2022: Appeared in all 33 matches...Started as the team's libero halfway through the season...Racked up a career-high 27 digs against Eastern Michigan (10/28)...Had four service aces against Cleveland State (9/3)...Had 10 matches with 15 or more digs, including 22 matches in double figures...Finished the season with a reception percentage of .977...Took home MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after sweeping the Kent State Golden Flashes (10/21-22) in back-to-back nights with 36 total digs...Earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2021: Played in all 119 sets, finishing with 257 kills, while leading the team with 314 digs…scored in double figures in kills 11 times and reached double digits in digs 18 times, including a stretch of seven straight matches in double figures…had 13 kills and 12 digs against Southern Mississippi (9/3) and 14 kills and 15 digs against West Virginia (9/11)…added 10 kills and 19 digs against Norfolk State (9/17) and had 15 kills and 15 digs against Ball State (10/9).
High School: Played four seasons and captained one year for head coach Jim BeHarry at Padua Franciscan High School…earned a D2 State Championship and was three times a D1 state runner-up…named first-team All-State and first-team All-Region and was also a preseason Under Armour All-American…played her club volleyball for Troy Dixon at the Cleveland Volleyball Company.
Personal: Born June 9, 2003…daughter of Marta Futey and Joseph Futey III…has two brothers (Joseph & Thomas)…favorite athlete is Misty May and her favorite TV shows are The Office and Law and Order: SVU…chose UB because of the coaching staff, the academics, and the volleyball program.
2023: Appeared in all 32 matches...Continued her career as the team's starting libero...Had a career-high 28 digs at Western Michigan (10/27) with three assists and one ace...Against Ball State (10/20), she had 26 digs and six assists...Had a total of five 20-dig performances on the year...Tied her career-high seven assists three more times at UAB (8/25), Xavier (9/8) and Toledo (10/13)...Her three aces against Eastern Michigan (10/6), Ball State (10/21) and Northern Illinois (10/28) marked season-highs...Was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week after the totaling 50 digs against the Western Michigan Broncos (10/27-28) for 6.25 digs per set...Reached 1,000 career digs against Akron (10/17)...Moved to eighth in program history with 1,171 total digs in a career...Her 3.271 digs per set is sixth all-time at UB...Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the second time in her career.
2022: Appeared in all 33 matches...Started as the team's libero halfway through the season...Racked up a career-high 27 digs against Eastern Michigan (10/28)...Had four service aces against Cleveland State (9/3)...Had 10 matches with 15 or more digs, including 22 matches in double figures...Finished the season with a reception percentage of .977...Took home MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors after sweeping the Kent State Golden Flashes (10/21-22) in back-to-back nights with 36 total digs...Earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2021: Played in all 119 sets, finishing with 257 kills, while leading the team with 314 digs…scored in double figures in kills 11 times and reached double digits in digs 18 times, including a stretch of seven straight matches in double figures…had 13 kills and 12 digs against Southern Mississippi (9/3) and 14 kills and 15 digs against West Virginia (9/11)…added 10 kills and 19 digs against Norfolk State (9/17) and had 15 kills and 15 digs against Ball State (10/9).
High School: Played four seasons and captained one year for head coach Jim BeHarry at Padua Franciscan High School…earned a D2 State Championship and was three times a D1 state runner-up…named first-team All-State and first-team All-Region and was also a preseason Under Armour All-American…played her club volleyball for Troy Dixon at the Cleveland Volleyball Company.
Personal: Born June 9, 2003…daughter of Marta Futey and Joseph Futey III…has two brothers (Joseph & Thomas)…favorite athlete is Misty May and her favorite TV shows are The Office and Law and Order: SVU…chose UB because of the coaching staff, the academics, and the volleyball program.
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