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Jersey Number 13
Sofia Martinez
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Commerce, CA
- High School:
- Schurr HS
2026 ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
CSUN - 2026 (Sophomore)
Martinez had a career season and earned ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention accolades ... ranked second on the team in goals with 45 and points with 63 ... shot 43.7 percent from the field ... topped CSUN with 35 steals and 36 exclusions drawn while she added 18 assists ... tied for sixth in the Big West in steals ... posted 13 multi-goal performances on the year ... hit the net in each of the first 21 matches of the season ... totaled eight goals and 10 points in Big West play ... scored a career-high five goals in a win over Fresno Pacific (1/30/26) ... picked up three goals with an assist vs. Concordia (2/6/26) ... recorded four more goals to help beat Salem (3/7/26) ... finished with four goals in a Big West win over UC Santa Barbara (3/13/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Freshman)
Martinez appeared in all 29 matches in her freshman season with CSUN ... was fifth on the team in goals with 34 to go with 15 assists for 49 points ... added 11 steals and six field blocks for the year ... recorded 12 multi-goal games on the year ... totaled seven goals and four assists in Big West play ... scored twice in her first career game vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (1/18/25) ... registered her first career hat trick in a win over Santa Clara (2/14/25) ... tallied two goals and two assists vs. Marist (2/15/25) ... scored a season-high four goals while adding two assists in a victory over Cal State Fullerton (3/29/25) ... named to ACWPC All-Academic Team.Â
CAREER STATS
PRIOR TO CSUN
Martinez prepped at Schurr High School and graduated in 2024 ... played on her high school's water polo and swim teams for coach Argumosa ... won league titles each season ... scored 109 goals as a senior ... helped the water polo team to the CIF-Southern Section playoffs in 2023 ...gained international experience with the Mexican National Team where she competed at the Nationales Concade while she most recently participated with the national squad as a member of the pre-selection group for the 2023 Pan American Games ... CLUB EXPERIENCE: played for Commerce Water Polo
PERSONAL
Parents are Uvaldo and Maria Martinez ... her older sister is current Matador Valeria Martinez ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tilly Kearns, Jake Gyllenhaal, Florence Pugh, Gillmore Girls, Shutter Island, the Notebook, Fleetwood Mac, Lana Del Rey and pineapple pizza ... chose CSUN because she loved the team and the campus ... says her mom is her hero.
CSUN - 2026 (Sophomore)
Martinez had a career season and earned ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention accolades ... ranked second on the team in goals with 45 and points with 63 ... shot 43.7 percent from the field ... topped CSUN with 35 steals and 36 exclusions drawn while she added 18 assists ... tied for sixth in the Big West in steals ... posted 13 multi-goal performances on the year ... hit the net in each of the first 21 matches of the season ... totaled eight goals and 10 points in Big West play ... scored a career-high five goals in a win over Fresno Pacific (1/30/26) ... picked up three goals with an assist vs. Concordia (2/6/26) ... recorded four more goals to help beat Salem (3/7/26) ... finished with four goals in a Big West win over UC Santa Barbara (3/13/26).Â
CSUN - 2025 (Freshman)
Martinez appeared in all 29 matches in her freshman season with CSUN ... was fifth on the team in goals with 34 to go with 15 assists for 49 points ... added 11 steals and six field blocks for the year ... recorded 12 multi-goal games on the year ... totaled seven goals and four assists in Big West play ... scored twice in her first career game vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (1/18/25) ... registered her first career hat trick in a win over Santa Clara (2/14/25) ... tallied two goals and two assists vs. Marist (2/15/25) ... scored a season-high four goals while adding two assists in a victory over Cal State Fullerton (3/29/25) ... named to ACWPC All-Academic Team.Â
CAREER STATS
| Year | Matches | Goals | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Exclusions Drawn |
| 2025 | 29 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| 2026 | 25 | 45 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 36 |
| Totals | 54 | 79 | 33 | 46 | 7 | 52 |
PRIOR TO CSUN
Martinez prepped at Schurr High School and graduated in 2024 ... played on her high school's water polo and swim teams for coach Argumosa ... won league titles each season ... scored 109 goals as a senior ... helped the water polo team to the CIF-Southern Section playoffs in 2023 ...gained international experience with the Mexican National Team where she competed at the Nationales Concade while she most recently participated with the national squad as a member of the pre-selection group for the 2023 Pan American Games ... CLUB EXPERIENCE: played for Commerce Water Polo
PERSONAL
Parents are Uvaldo and Maria Martinez ... her older sister is current Matador Valeria Martinez ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tilly Kearns, Jake Gyllenhaal, Florence Pugh, Gillmore Girls, Shutter Island, the Notebook, Fleetwood Mac, Lana Del Rey and pineapple pizza ... chose CSUN because she loved the team and the campus ... says her mom is her hero.
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