2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster

Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009

13 Marissa Rivera

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chula Vista, CA
  • High School La Jolla Country Day

Biography

Career Ranked 10th on the Highlanders career charts in field goal percentage and tied for first in most games played in a single-season ...

2009-10
Ranked sixth in the Big West Conference in field goal percentage and blocks ... Led the team in rebounding on 13 occasions and in scoring seven times ... Recorded her first double-double on Jan. 16 against UCSB with 12 points and 10 rebounds ... Scored a career-high 24 points at Pepperdine on Nov. 24 ... Posted 14 games in double-figure scoring, including four 20+ games ... Led the squad in field goal percentage and blocks; ranked second in field goals made and attempted; third in free throw attempts and rebounds per game; and fourth in points per game, free throws made, assists, and minutes played ...

2008-09
Redshirted the season due to NCAA transfer rules ...

Vanguard University (2007-08)
Won the 2008 NAIA National Championship under Coach Russ Davis ... Was injured and sat out all but two games on the year, but averaged 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in those two games ...

Texas Christian (2004-07)
Suited up for two seasons (2005-06, 2006-07) for TCU under coach Jeff Mittie, redshirting the first (2004-05) due to injury ... Team made NCAA appearances in 2004, ’05, and ’06 ... C-USA Champions in 2004 ... Named to the 2004 Conference USA All-Academic Team ...

High School
Four-year letter-winner in basketball at La Jolla Country Day School under coach Terri Bamford ... Led the Torreys to two state championships her freshman and sophomore seasons and two runner-up titles as a junior and senior ... Four-time Coastal Conference All-League First Team ... Named to the 2004 San Diego CIF Section First Team and Division 4 All-State Team ... Ranked as the 15th best forward in the class of 2004 ... Participated in the Adidas All-American Top Ten Camp in 2004 ... Also participated in volleyball and softball ...

Personal Daughter of Manual and Maria Rivera ... Majoring in business economics ... Considers her parents to be her biggest influence because they have always supported her athletics ... Career goal is to be in sports marketing ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite athlete is Candice Wiggins ... Enjoys reading the works of Nikki Giovanni ... Favorite book is “The Other Woman” ... Enjoys eating pizza ... Watches “Girlfriends” on television ... Lists “The Dark Knight,” “Family that Preys” and “Sex & the City” as her favorite movies ... Listens to Mariah Carey, Beyonce, and Usher ... Most memorable sports moment was winning the state championship in high school ...



Career Stats

Year GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA FG% 3G-3GA 3G% FT-FTA FT% O D Tot Avg PF-DQ A TO B S Pts Avg
04-05 Medical Redshirt                
05-06 27-0 250 9.3 24-61 .393 0-0 .000 17-24 .708 28 24 52 1.9 27-0 2 22 8 10 65 2.4
06-07 19-0 129 6.8 17-33 .515 0-1 .000 9-12 .750 9 11 20 1.1 16-0 1 16 1 8 43 2.3
07-08 NAIA Vanguard University          
08-09 Transfer Redshirt
09-10 33-29 848 25.7 139-292 .476 1-6 .167 46-78 .590 61 107 168 5.1 87-1 46 92 36 22 325 9.8
Totals 79-29 1227 15.5 180-386 .466 1-7 .143 72-114 .632 98 142 240 3.0 130-1 49 130 45 40 433 5.5

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Historical Player Information

  • RS

    2008-09Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    RS
  • 13

    2009-10Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    13