2021 (Redshirt Sophomore, Chicago State)

• Appeared in 26 matches, starting 16 for Chicago State team that posted most Division I wins in program history (17)
• Posted 42 kills
• Ranked fourth with 15 service aces
• 124 digs ranked fifth on roster

2020-21 (Sophomore, Chicago State)

• Started all 10 matches
• Racked up 57 kills and three service aces
• 83 digs ranked third on the Cougars
• Registered nine blocks

2019 (Freshman, Chicago State) 

• Appeared in 14 matches as a middle hitter. 
• Tallied seven assists, seven service aces and 10 total blocks. 
• Logged 67 total attacks, registering 18 kills.

• Attended Liceo Franco Peruano in Lima, Peru. 
• Served as captain of her hometown team for six years. 
• Also competed in basketball and track and field, for which she was named team MVP.
• Competed with Peruvian National Team at FIVB U18 World Cup in Egypt, placing eighth.

• Born May 7, 2002 in Lima, Peru. 
• Full name is Maria Fernanda Lopez Torres Tapia. 
• Goes by “Mafer.” 
• Daughter of Paola Tapia and Jaime Lopez-Torres. 
• Has one brother, Nicolas. 
• Father, Jaime, is a lifelong swimmer. 
• Favorite sports memory is beating Argentina in the FIVB U18 World Cup to finish eighth.
• Majoring in Business Management. 
• Chose Chicago State because, “I love the kindness of everybody. I love the business program and the huge city of Chicago. As an international student with many responsibilities with my National Team, CSU always made me feel appreciated, and they always supported me.”
• Favorite food is her mother’s “Aguadito,” a Peruvian chicken soup. 
• Wears No. 8 because it’s both her brother’s and father’s birthday, and just one day later than hers.
• Mother, Paola, has influenced her volleyball career the most: “She drove me every day from school to my volleyball practices and waited for me to bring me home safe after the hardest practices with my National Team. She gave me the support and extra strength that I needed to make it with a tight schedule as a student athlete. I love her and admire her.”