Marina Artero

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fontanilles, Spain
High School:
FC Barcelona
Prev School:
Saint Francis University

Prior to Louisiana
Competed for Saint Francis (Pa.) University of the Northeast Conference during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons ... appeared in 60 games for the Red Flash, starting 20-plus games both season (totaling 45 starts) ... displayed excellent court vision, passing out 87 assists (1.5 per game) ... accumulated 281 rebounds (4.7 per game) including 111 on the offensive glass ... appeared in 30 games with 25 starts in 2024-25, averaging 2.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game ... tied a career-high with 11 rebounds against Le Moyne on January 11, 2025 and had nine games with at least five boards ... also registered a season-high six points and six assists twice ... finished 10th in the NEC and led Saint Francis with 5.5 rebounds per game during collegiate rookie season (2023-24) ... appeared in all 30 games with 20 starts during freshman season ... scored a career-high 12 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Wagner (Feb. 15, 2024) ... grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and three steals at Stonehill (Jan. 25, 2024) ... made collegiate debut vs. Robert Morris on Nov. 6, 2023, hauling in eight rebounds in first collegiate action.

High School
Played in Spain for Uni Girona in Catalonia between ages 13-17, then transitioned to FC Carcelona for the final year ...Uni Girona was a top finisher in Catalonia, advancing to the Spanish Championship ... finished third in Catalonia with FC Barcelona and went to the Spanish Championship ... went to an International Tournament in Valencia and finished with 7.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the four-game tournament ... earned a "Young Talent of Women's Sports" award in Catalonia in 2018.