Maurice Torres

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Riverside, Calif.
	High School: Orange Lutheran HS

	Height: 6-7
	Position: Opposite
	Experience: 3V

04/25/2013

West, Torres Honored as AVCA All-Americans

Matt West earns AVCA All-America first-team distinction, Maurice Torres earns a spot on the second-team roster.

04/21/2013

Men's Volleyball Season Comes to Close with Loss to UCLA in MPSF Tournament Quarterfinals

Waves finish 2013 season with a 14-12 record.

04/18/2013

Four Recognized in 2013 All-MPSF Honors

Torres, West, Taylor and Kalmbach all voted to the 2013 All-MPSF team.

04/17/2013

Waves to Face UCLA in MPSF Tournament Quarterfinals

Pepperdine makes its 19th appearance in the postseason MPSF Tournament.

04/12/2013

Men's Volleyball Wins Regular-Season Finale vs. UC Santa Barbara, 3-1

Waves clinch No. 5 seed in MPSF Tournament with the win and will play fourth seeded UCLA in the quarterfinals.

04/10/2013

Pepperdine vs. UCLA - April 10, 2013

Pepperdine vs. UCLA - April 10, 2013 - Photos by Martin A. Folb

03/15/2013

Pepperdine vs. UC San Diego - March 15, 2013

Pepperdine def. UC San Diego, 3-0, on March 15 inside Firestone Fieldhouse

02/19/2013

Pepperdine vs. BYU - Feb. 15, 2013

Pepperdine def. BYU, 3-2 Photos by Martin A. Folb

02/01/2013

Pepperdine vs. USC

Pepperdine vs. USC - Feb. 1, 2013

01/20/2013

Pepperdine vs. Stanford

Pepperdine vs. Stanford: Jan. 20, 2013

Maurice Torres Career Statistics

CAREER: Through three seasons, has played in 307 sets and 80 matches ... Became Pepperdine's 17^thmember of the 1,000 kills club on March 3, 2012 at BYU ... Currently ranks 10^th with 1,217 career kills and a 3.96 kills per set career average ... Averaging 1.51 digs and 0.32 service aces ... Enters senior season ranked ninth in Pepperdine history with 99 total service aces.

PEPPERDINE 2012: AVCA All-American second team ... All-MPSF first team ... Recorded 450 kills which ranks ninth in Pepperdine single-season history ... Collected 47 service aces which is the fourth most by any Wave in a single season during the rally scoring era ... Averaged 3.98 kills to rank first on the team, fifth in the MPSF and eighth in the NCAA ... Led the squad with a 0.42 services aces/set average which was the fifth most in the conference and 10^th best in the NCAA ... Registered a hitting percentage of .307 (450-189-850) ... Finished the season with 200 digs for a 1.77 average ... Played in 113 sets and started in 28 matches ... Surpassed double digit kill totals in 25 matches ... Eclipsed the 20-kill mark on 10 occasions ... Achieved the kills-digs double double during five matches as a junior ... Season highs include 26 kills vs. Cal Baptist (2/15), 15 digs vs. UC Irvine (4/5), six blocks vs. Hawaii (1/20) and four service aces against Cal State Northridge (1/11 and 4/12) and Cal Baptist (2/15) ... Registered a season-high hitting percentage of .565 (15-2-23) at UC Irvine (1/25) ... Season highs in digs and hitting percentage also count as career highs.

PEPPERDINE 2011: Averaged 4.04 kills per set to lead the team and rank tied for 10^th in Pepperdine's single season rally scoring era record book ... Played in 93 sets and 26 matches ... Led the squad with 376 kills and 35 service aces ... Kills average ranked 12^th in the NCAA and 0.38 service ace average ranked 13th ... Totaled 116 digs on a 1.25 average ... Finished his sophomore campaign with 56 blocks ... Eclipsed double digit kill totals in 20 matches and reached the 20 kill plateau six times ... Achieved the kills-digs double-double at Pacific (4/1) with a season-high 26 kills and 13 digs ... Hit .256 (376-189-730) on the season ... Hit .438 (20-6-32) at UC San Diego (2/4) ... Other season highs include five blocks vs. both UC San Diego (2/4) and Stanford (4/2), and four aces against UCLA (1/26), USC (2/11) and Rutgers-Newark (3/19) ... Service ace average of 0.38 ranks ninth in Pepperdine single season record book.

PEPPERDINE 2010: Made the MPSF All-Freshman team after winning a starting position at opposite ... Finished second on the team with 3.87 kills ... Also averaged 1.47 digs and 0.94 blocks ... Started all 26 matches and appeared in 101 games ... Earned MPSF co-Player of the Week honors twice ... The first was on Feb. 1 after pounding down season highs of 28 kills and three service aces in a five-game win vs. USC (1/29) ... The 28 kills tied a freshman record at Pepperdine in the rally-scoring era ... The second was on March 15 after posting a triple-double vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/13) with 16 kills, 10 digs and 10 blocks ... It was the only triple-double by an MPSF player in 2010 ... Had double-digit kills in 21 matches and 20 or more kills four times ... Also had 27 kills vs. UC San Diego (1/20), 21 kills at Long Beach State (4/15) and 20 kills vs. Cal State Northridge (2/26) ... The 10 blocks and 10 digs vs. UCSB were season highs, and also had 10 digs at Stanford (4/9) for his second double-double ... Hit .522 (15-3-23) vs. Stanford (2/19).

USA: Has been part of the U.S. youth system since 2007 ... As a part of the 2010 U.S Men's Junior National Team, won the country's first-ever gold medal at the NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championships to qualify for the 2011 FIVB Men's Junior World Championships in Brazil ... Was on the 2009 USA Boys' Youth National Team that took 10th place at the FIVB Youth World Championships in Italy ... Won a gold medal at the 2008 NORCECA Championships with the BYNT ... Was on the boys select A1 team in 2007.

CLUB: Played for OC Riptides from 2006-09 and Corona Mavericks from 2005-06 ... Won a gold medal at Junior Olympics in 2009 and made the all-tournament team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Orange (Calif.) Lutheran High School in 2009 ... Played two years on the varsity ... Made the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 ... Made the All-CIF first team as a senior and second team as a junior ... Made the All-Trinity League first team both years ... Team was ranked #5 in the nation at the start of his senior season ... Spent his first two years at Riverside (Calif.) Poly High School.

PERSONAL: Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico ... Son of Shelley and Fred Gravatt and Michael and Darma Torres ... Is the son of two deaf parents (both competed at the Deaf Olympics) ... Lists his mother as his hero "because her story and hard work inspires me" ... Has five siblings: Sabrina, Suzanne, Shaquillah, Mikhail and Sherydan ... His sister Suzanne played soccer at Concordia-Irvine ... Chose Pepperdine because "of the type of school that it is, with small class sizes, a beautiful location, great academics, and the chance to play for a legend in Marv Dunphy."

FAVORITES: Enjoys golf, bowling, soccer and basketball ... Favorite pro volleyball player is Karch Kiraly ... Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers ... Favorite books are the Harry Potter series ... Favorite movies are Transformers and The Hangover ... Favorite TV show is Rob and Big ... Favorite musical artists are Lil Wayne and Jay-Z ... Favorite sports other than volleyball are golf and bowling ... Favorite things about volleyball are "the passion, the teamwork, the thrill of the game and the sense of accomplishment."

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