2025 Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
2024 & 2025 ASUN Champion
2025 Second Team All-ASUN
2024 Second Team All-ASUN
2025 ASUN Tournament MVP (With Madison Espy)
2025 ASUN All-Tournament Team (With Madison Espy)
2023 ASUN All-Tournament Team (With Mackenzie Murphy)
2022 ASUN All-Tournament Team (With Madeline Camp)
2023 CSC Academic All-District
ASUN Pair of the Week (With Madison Espy - 4.2.25)
ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
2024
- Played a crucial role in the Ospreys winning their sixth ASUN Championship title
- Went for a career-high 25 wins in her third season in the Navy and Gray
- Recorded the most victories on the team alongside partner Mackenzie Murphy, with the pair boasting an overall record of 25-8
- Earned Second-Team All-ASUN honors with Mackenzie Murphy
- Went 10-6 from the three slot and 8-2 from the fourth slot
- Held an undefeated record of 7-0 when playing in the fifth slot
- Finished the year with a 63-21 record
- Tallied ranked wins against No. 13 FIU, No. 20 South Carolina, No. 18 FAU and No. 16 Stetson
2023
- Went for another strong year and finished on a roll, earning ASUN All-Tournament Team honors for the second-straight year
- Took home the postseason honors with playing partner Kenzie Murphy
- Added College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors
- Won 23 matches, good for the sixth-most on the team
- Went 19-7 at the fourth position, while taking home two wins at the third and fifth position
- Played all but one match with Kenzie Murphy, going 23-7 with the freshman
- Had five streaks of at least four wins
- Went 4-1 in ASUN Championship play, coming up just two points shy of going undefeated
- Earned three wins against pairs on ranked teams, doing so against No. 20 Coastal Carolina, No. 19 Pepperdine and No. 13 FIU
- Finished the year with a 38-13 career record
2022
- Tied for the third-best season winning percentage by any UNF freshman in program history, going 15-5.
- Finished the year with a bang, giving a glimpse of more of what’s to come as she finished the season with ASUN All-Tournament honors.
- Also went 7-2 at the extras slot.
- Picked up all 15 of her wins at the fifth position while also earning an appearance at the third slot.
- Played with four different partners, with the majority of her appearances coming with Madeline Camp.
- Went 10-3 with Camp, picking up all of the wins at the fourth slot.
- Picked up consecutive ranked wins against extras pairs of No. 8 Cal Poly and No. 17 FIU to open up the season.
- Earned wins against pairs on two ranked teams in No. 17 Stetson and No. 20 FGCU.
Prior to UNF (Beach)
- Academic second honors (2018); academic first honors (2015-18)
- Beach Volleyball Honors:
- Played club ball with PUR Beach Volley School
- Second place at the 2020 AVP America Junior National Beach Championships (16U Open Division Gold Bracket at Atlantic City, N.J.)
- Second place at the 2019 AVP America/World Mega Showcase and Tournament of Champions (Huntington Beach, Calif. 16U Division Gold Bracket)
- Fourth place at the 2018 AVP First National Beach Volleyball Championships (Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
- First place at the 2018 and 2019 junior varsity Puerto Rico High School Athletic Alliance Beach Volleyball Tournament.
- Earned team captain and school MVP honors
Prior to UNF (Indoor)
- Played club ball with Borinquen Coqui - since 2011
- First place at the Power League Volleyball Classic Championship (San Juan, P.R., 16U Open Division Gold Bracket)
- First place at the 2018 and 2019 Puerto Rico Jeep Jr. National Volleyball Championships (San Juan, P.R. 14U and 15U Open Division Gold Bracket)
- 2019 team captain and MVP award recipient
- First place at the 2018 and 2019 AAU Power League Volleyball Girls Championship (San Juan, P.R. 14U and 15U Open Division Gold Bracket - was an all-star team honoree)
- First place at the 2018 and 2019 Spring Volleyball Challenge (San Juan, P.R., Open Division Gold Bracket - all-star team award)
- First place at the 2018 AAU Power League Volleyball Classic Championship (San Juan, P.R., 15U Open Division Gold Bracket - also an all-star team award honoree).
- Second place at the 2020 Capitol Volleyball Classic Tournament (Washington D.C., 16U Gold Division - also earned the “Best Server Award”)
Personal
- Also lettered in basketball, playing as a captain while earning school MVP honors
- Inspirational quote: “Don’t aspire to be the best of the team, aspire to do the best for the team.”
- Daughter of Jannette Sanchez and Manuel Feliciano
- Has one brother, Gustavo, who plays beach volleyball with UPR-Mayaguez
- Majoring in business management
Why I Chose UNF:
“UNF feels like home and the coaches make me feel like family.”
Wright’s Words:
“Mani is a high-level athlete that is committed to the sport. She’s going to make an immediate impact on our team and will add enriched diversity and culture which we take pride in. Mani’s future is very bright in this sport!”
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