Providence College Athletics
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Marta Morales Romero
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Granada, Spain
- High School:
- Segle XXI (Club)
- Prev School:
- Wake Forest
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played all 32 games with 21 appearances in the starting line-up.
• Averaged 6.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and led the team in made threes (43).
• Matched her season-high of six assists against Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament (March 7).
• Tallied six points, one assist, one steal and matched her season-high in rebounding (eight) vs. Villanova (Feb. 23).
• Dished a season-best six assists at Marquette (Feb. 19) and added five rebounds, one steal and one block.
• Tallied nine points, four assists and a season-high eight rebounds against Xavier (Feb. 12).
• Scored a team-best 15 points against No. 5/5 UConn and added five rebounds, one assist and one steal (Feb. 9).
• Scored 12 points on 5-9 shooting against DePaul (Feb. 6) and added six boards, three assists and one steal.
• Matched her season-high in steals (two) vs. Marquette (Jan. 22).
• Dished five assists against Xavier (Jan. 15) and added six points, four rebounds and one steal.
• Recorded a season-high 18 points and added five rebounds and two assists against DePaul. Shot 6-10 from the field, including 5-8 from three-point territory. Her five made threes marked a single-game career high.
• Tallied 11 points, five rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal at Butler (Jan. 8).
• Recorded 17 points and six rebounds against St. John’s on Jan. 1
• Scored 11 points in two games vs. Columbia (Nov. 8) and VCU (Nov. 28).
• Hauled in six boards and matched her career high in blocks (two) against Columbia (Nov. 8).
• Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 10), marking the second weekly honor of her career.
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played in 33 games with 27 appearances in the starting line-up.
• Averaged 7.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
• Shot 45-percent from the field (98-218), including 35-percent from beyond the arc (37-106).
• Recorded 11 double-digit scoring games, including one 20+ point game. Seven of her double-digits games came during the second half of the season (last 16 games).
• Dished 5+ assists in four games and hauled in 5+ rebounds in 11 games.
• Recorded 13 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in her Providence debut vs. Hampton (Nov. 7).
• Recorded her first career double-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against DePaul (Jan. 3).
• Registered 12 points and dished a career-high seven assists vs. Georgetown (Jan. 17).
• Scored a career-high 26 points against Villanova on 7-10 shooting, including a 4-5 performance from three-point territory (Jan. 24). Also converted 8-12 free throws vs. the Wildcats.
• Scored eight points in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round vs. Butler on March 8.
• Tallied 10 points and two assists against top-seeded UConn in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals (March 9).
• Recorded eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals in the Friars’ WNIT Second Round game against Colgate (March 25).
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection (Jan. 1).
BEFORE PROVIDENCE:
• Played two seasons of NCAA Division I Basketball at Wake Forest (2021-23).
• Played in a total of 21 games during her two seasons with the Demon Deacons as program made back-to-back appearances in the second round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
• Officially signed with the Friars on April 18 to become Erin Batth's first commitment as head coach at Providence.
• Played for her native Spain at the 2023 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship from July 29-August 6.
• Helped guide Spain to a Bronze Medal while averaging 8.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.
• She finished second among her teammates in scoring (8.3 ppg) and shot 43.5-percent from the floor overall (20-46).
• Also competed for Spain at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2019 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship and 2018 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship.
• Spain claimed a Bronze Medal at the European Championship in 2019 and Morales Romero was named to the Ideal European Quintet, recognizing the five best players in the tournament.
HONORS / AWARDS
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (1/1/24)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team • 2023-24, 2024-25
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Asuncion and Jesus
• Has one sister, Carmen
• Psychology major with a minor in marketing
