Yadhira Anchante

Photo by: Marquette University

Marquette Women's Volleyball 2023-24 headshots at Al McGuire Center on August 1, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

Position:
Setter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
High School:
Maria Reina Del Cielo
Hometown:
Lima, Peru
Prev School:
Iowa Western CC

Honors and Awards (at Marquette)

2024-25
AVCA All-America (Honorable Mention)
AVCA All-North Region First Team
All-BIG EAST Team
All-BIG EAST Championship Team
BIG EAST Setter of the Week (Sept. 16, Nov. 18 and 25)
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Oct. 14, 21 and 28)
Hyatt Place Invitational MVP (Sept. 13-14)

2023-24
All-BIG EAST Team
All-Flyer Invitational
All-BIG EAST Preseason Team (unanimous)

2022-23
AVCA All-America (Honorable Mention)
AVCA All-Region
BIG EAST Setter of the Year
All-BIG EAST Team (unanimous)
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26 and Nov. 21)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2022-23, 2023-24)

2024 (R-Sr.): AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... AVCA All-Region ... All-BIG EAST Team ... All-BIG EAST Championship Team ... Three-time BIG EAST Setter of the Week ... Notched 55 assists, 11 digs in the four-set win at Western Kentucky (Sept. 13) ... In four sets against then-No. 24 Dayton (Sept. 14) recorded 40 assists, one service ace and 16 digs ... Earned Hyatt Place Invitational MVP for play in wins over WKU and Dayton ... Posted 53 assists and 17 digs in the win over DePaul (Oct. 18) ... Reached 3,000 career NCAA Division I assists against St. John's (Nov. 3), becoming the third player in MU history to reach the mark ... Hit .833 in the win over Georgetown (Nov. 15) and posted 35 assists and nine digs ... Tied a MU NCAA tournament record with 25 digs in NCAA Second Round win at then-No. 17 Utah (Dec. 6) as she helped the Golden Eagles to their third NCAA Regional appearance ... Also posted 51 assists, five kills, a pair of blocks and a service ace in the win over the Utes.

2023 (R-Jr.): All-BIG EAST Team ... Started all 27 matches in which she played at setter ... In 99 sets, averaged 9.41 assists (932 total) and 2.93 digs (290 total) ... MU hit .241 as a team on the year ... Landed 22 total service aces (0.22 per set), along with 63 kills (0.64) and 38 blocks (0.38) ... Notched 46 assists, two service aces and 20 digs in the five-set win at Dayton (Aug. 26) ... In three sets against then-No. 25 Purdue (Sept. 1) recorded 54 assists, two service aces and 15 digs ... Posted 22 digs in the match versus No. 1 Wisconsin (Sept. 13) at Fiserv Forum alongside 31 assists, four kills and two blocks ... Recorded 41 assists, six kills, and 13 digs in the four-set win at Villanova (Nov. 11).

2022 (R-So.): AVCA All-America Honorable Mention ... AVCA All-Region ... BIG EAST Setter of the Year ... Unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST Team ... Two-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week ... Posted 1,250 assists (10.78) and 319 digs (2.75 per set) while starting all 33 matches with 38 total services aces (0.33 per set) and 40 blocks (0.34 per set) ... Recorded 116 kills (1.00 per set) and hit .371 ... Led a Marquette offense that led the BIG EAST in hitting percentage and kills ... MU was sixth nationally in kills per set (14.41), ninth in assists (13.34) and 11th in hitting percentage (.287) ... Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for the first time on Sept. 26 after recording her first NCAA triple-double against Butler (Sept. 26) with 10 kills, 46 assists, and 13 digs… Reach double digit kills for the first time in that match against Butler… Career-high 46 assists in five set win over No. 25 Illinois (Sept. 17)… Notched new season best of 17 digs and three blocks in four set win over Loyola Chicago (Sept. 6) ... Since she entered Iowa Western in the spring of 2021 for the 2020-21 season, she is both academically and athletically a sophomore this fall despite having played two seasons of college volleyball. NCAA Championship Program Feature.

Prior to Marquette (two seasons at Iowa Western CC): Anchante entered Marquette with three years of NCAA eligibility remaining after two seasons (2020-21 and 2021) at Iowa Western Community College ... The 2020-21 campaign was a free year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Anchante was a two-time NJCAA Division I National Player of the Year and tournament most valuable player while leading Iowa Western to back-to-back national titles, its first since 2006 … Two-time NJCAA Division I First Team All-American … Two-time ICCAC All-Region and ICCAC Player of the Year … Posted 2,441 career assists (fifth in Iowa Western history) in 62 matches (218 sets) … As a second-year player in 2021, led the Reivers to a 33-4 record while leading the NJCAA Division I with 11.34 assists per set … Ranked second in the nation with 1,554 total assists, including totals of over 50 assists in each the 2021 national semifinal and final … Notched 477 digs (3.48 per set), 94 blocks (0.69/s) and 51 service aces (0.37/s) in 2021 and ended her IWCC career with 73 total aces (0.33/s), 147 blocks (0.67/s) and 681 digs (3.12/s) … Attended Maria Reina Del Cielo High School prior to her time at Iowa Western.

Personal: Anchante was born in Lima, Peru and is the daughter of Claudia Peña and Jeyson Anchante … Has a younger sister, Jade … Earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette with majors in international business, marketing and human resources.