Mary Anne "Mean" Mendrez (born November 14, 1998) is a

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player, currently the outside hitter and middle blocker for the

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. From 2016 to 2021, she was the outside spiker for the

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volleyball team of the

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, where in 2018 she was awarded as the PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Second Best Outside Spiker.

Career

Mendrez was a member of the Under-19

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, which competed in the

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where the team finished in fourth place. In 2018, while still in college, she joined the

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in the

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, staying for two seasons. The team finished in fourth place in the league's 2018 Open Conference. After the UAAP's Season 81, she also suited up for the

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in the

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. Mendrez currently plays for the

Clubs

(2018, 2021) *

(2019–2020) *

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(2022–2023) *

(2024–present)

Awards

Individual

* 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference "2nd Best Outside Spiker"

Collegiate

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– Bronze medal, with the

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Lady Warriors

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mendrez, Mean Living people Filipino women's volleyball players University of the East 1998 births University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players People from San Pedro, Laguna Outside hitters