Luis Bertran

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Photo by: Lucas Carter

Photo by: Lucas Carter

Position:
Libero
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Guaynabo, P.R.
High School:
Colegio Marista

2016 SEASON
Started all 29 matches for IPFW…Broke the IPFW career digs record against Loyola on February 20, passing All-American Jay Golsteyn…Named All-MIVA First-Team selection…Named MIVA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 2)…Was top-10 in NCAA Division I digs per set (2.57)…Led the MIVA with 272 digs…Earned a season-high 18 digs at McKendree (Feb. 5).

2015 SEASON
Started at libero in all 30 matches for IPFW…Earned the third-most single-season digs in IPFW history (284 in 111 sets played)…Led the MIVA in digs, earning 284, which was 58 more than the runner up…Named Second Team All-MIVA…Earned MIVA Defensive Player of the Week in two-consecutive weeks (Feb. 3 and Feb. 10)…Led the Mastodons and MIVA with 2.56 digs per set…Set new career high with 23 digs at Limestone on March 11…Set new career high with seven assists against Quincy on Jan. 31…Named to Academic All-MIVA.

2014 SEASON
Named to MIVA Academic All-Conference…Saw action in all 28 matches for the Mastodons…Led the Mastodons with 187 digs (2.01 per set)…Finished second on the team with 63 assists (0.68 per set)…Set new career high with 16 digs against Ball State on January 31…Recorded double-digit digs eight times during the season…Set a new career high with six assists at Ohio State on April 4…Earned lone kill against Ohio State on April 19

2013 SEASON

Named to the MIVA Academic All-Conference Team...Played in 85 sets during 24 matches...Led the team with 222 digs...Averaged 2.61 per set, ranking him eighth in the NCAA...Tallied 35 assists...Recorded his lone kill of the season vs. George Mason (March 14)...Reached a season-high five assists in a four set match vs. Limestone (March 30)...Season-high dig total of 15 came vs. Penn State in a five set match...Tallied 13 digs in three different matches.

CAREER HIGHS
Attacks: 4 - at Erskine (3/9/2015)
Kills: 1 - four times
Points: 1 - four times
Assists: 7 - vs. Quincy (1/31/2015)
Digs: 23 - at Limestone (3/11/2015)

PRIOR TO IPFW
Starred on the Puerto Rico Youth National Team, helping the squad to a Bronze Medal at the 2009 Junior Olympics...Earned the "Best Digger" and "Best Libero" awards at the 2011 Pan American Games, helping the team finish with a silver medal...Starred on the Puerto Rico Junior National Team at the 2012 NORCECA Championship, earning "Best Passer" award...Was a National Honors Society student.

PERSONAL
Son of Maribel Garcia and Miguel Bertran...Has one brother, Miguel, and one sister Isabella...Majoring in mechanical engineering