Norma Cortez

Position:
S
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lima, Peru
Prev School:
Miami-Dade C.C.

Junior Season: Led team in assists with 8.81 per game • Totaled 863 assists as she shared the starting setter position with McKenzie Byrd • Played in all 32 matches as well as 98 games for the season • Fourth on the team in service aces with 24 and fifth on the squad in digs with 1.97 per game, totaling 193 on the year • Had 22 blocks and 24 kills on the season • Career-high 59 assists and 13 digs in 3-2 win over Maryland on 11/7 • Had 55 assists versus Notre Dame 10/21 • Recorded 46 assists, six digs and career-high four blocks in 3-0 sweep at Duke on 11/15.

Junior College/Prep: Won the NJCAA Div. I national championship in 2001 and 2002 with her Miami-Dade C.C. team • All-America at the Florida state championships • Also participated in swimming in high school.

Personal: Majoring in biology • Lists "Caballo de Troya" as her favorite book and Spanish soap operas as her favorite TV shows • Lists Rosa Carcia as the person who has had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Grandfather played basketball for the Peru National Team • Norma Johana Cortez is the daughter of Hernan Cortez and Norma Ramirez • Born on 9/15/82 in Lima, Peru.