San Diego Athletics

Career Statistics

Career Highs
26- Points* vs. New Mexico St. (12-4-03)
15-Rebounds @ Gonzaga (1-31-04)
3-Blocks vs. Pepperdine (2-21-02)
4-Assists vs. St. Mary[apos]s (1-22-04)
3-Steals @ UC Irvine (12-21-02)

Junior in 2002-03: Completed a stellar junior season ranking second among all Toreros with a scoring average of 11.6 points per game... Established herself as of the best post players in the West Coast Conference and was honored as an All-WCC Honorable Mention selection... Menuez also grabbed 5.7 rebounds per contest and a team-high 83 offensive boards... Her scoring and rebounding averages were both top-10 figures among WCC players... Her offensive rebounding average of 2.77 per contest was fourth highest in the WCC... Led the Toreros in rebounding on ten different occasions... Set career-highs in a number of statistical categories... Poured in a career-best 20 points against Denver in the second game of the season... Followed that performance up with an 11 rebound, 3 assist night against Kansas later that week, both career-highs... Shot 48% from the floor which was a team-high and good for fourth in the WCC.

Sophomore in 2001-02: A big presence in the paint... Led the Toreros in offensive rebounding and finished third in the WCC in that category... Started in 26 of USD[apos]s 28 games as a sophomore... Posted career numbers averaging 11.7 points per game and 5.1 rebounds... Set a career-high scoring 20 points against Gonzaga (1-12-02)... Recorded a double-double scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds at Portland (2-9-02)... Her 84 offensive rebounds was a Torero high... Posted double figures in scoring on 20 occasions... Scored 19 points at San Francisco (2-16-02)... Set a career-high with 11 rebounds (twice) first at Portland (2-9-02) and at St. Mary[apos]s (2-15-02)... Blocked a career-best three shots vs. Pepperdine (2-21-02)... Totaled 17 blocks on the season which was second highest for any Torero in 01-02... Averaged 23 minutes per game... Shot .456 percent from the field which was good for second highest on the team... Her 11.7 point average was third highest for any Torero in 01-02... Also ranked in the WCC[apos]s top-ten in field goal percentage (.456).

Freshman in 2000-01: Menuez completed a solid freshman season... Expected to play a big role as a sophomore... Playing in all 26 games in her first season at USD, Menuez averaged 4.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per game... Shot a team-high 53.1% from the field... She scored a career-high 11 points at Gonzaga (2-24-01)... Scored 10 points against UC Riverside on (12-30-00)... Was second on the team with 36 offensive rebounds... Once led the team in rebounds in a game and twice in blocks.

Prep: Led El Molino High School to a 12-0 league championship and a second round play-off appearance... Named All-Empire Co-Player of the Year, First Team All-League, All-State, League MVP and Scholar Athlete in her senior campaign... Earned First Team All-League, Co-MVP, and First Team All-Empire honors as she led her team to a league championship in her junior season... During her sophomore year she received first team all-league honors... Also lettered in soccer earning team captain and the Coaches Award.

Personal: Chose USD for its beautiful campus, academics, team and coaches... Also recruited by San Francisco, New Orleans and Boise State... Parents are Eric and Buffy Menuez & Nick Peck and Barbara Peterson... Mother, Barbara Peterson, lettered in fencing at the University of Michigan... Marta was born on February 13, 1982 in Sebastopol, CA.