Birth Date: | Oct. 17, 1988 |
Height: | 6-0 |
Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Stockton, CA |
High School: | Lincoln |
Position: | OH |
Parents: | Michael & Mary |
Career:
After three seasons of action, she has appeared in 111
matches and recorded a total of 362 games ... Holds down the No. 2
position on the school's all-time chart in kills per game (3.56
kpg) and is ninth in htting percentage (31.2%) ... Has racked up
1289 kills, seventh on the Eagles' career chart ... 74 career
outings of double-figures kills.
Junior (2008):
Enjoyed a honor-ladened campaign that saw her claim AVCA
First Team All-America honors ... Also garnered first-team acclaim
on the All-South Region and All-UAA Teams ... Played in 39 matches
and logged a total of 146 games ...Her 491 kills led the team, and
ranked fourth on the school's seasonal chart, while her 3.36 kills
per-game average also topped the squad and placed her second among
UAA performers ... Chalked up 29 matches of double-figure kills ...
Outstanding effort vs. Haverford College (Sept. 5) in the Emory
Classic with a career-high 30 kills, tying the school's
second-highest match total, a team-best five service aces and nine
digs in a 3-1 victory ... Named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division
III National Player of the Week following her performance at the
Emory Classic (Sept. 5-6), playing in 15 games over four matches
and totaling 71 kills (4.73 kpg), hitting 42.2 percent (71-11--142)
and doling out 10 service aces ... Hit a season-high 68.4 percent
(13-0--19), the second-highest mark by an Emory player during the
year, in a 3-0 win over Mount Union (Sept. 6) ... Paced all players
with 25 terminations, hit 40.4 percent (25-4--52) and added six
digs and three blocks in a 3-1 decision over No. 5-ranked Trinity
(Sept. 26) ... Pouned out a team-best 20 kills and registered 12
digs, one of two double-doubles on the year, vs. Christopher
Newport (Sept. 12) ... Five outings of 20 or more kills ... Named
MVP of the Christopher Newport Invitational (Sept. 12-13) after
knocking down 40 kills and hitting 35.1 percent (40-6--97) over 12
games (3 matches) ... Named UAA Co-Player of the Week (Sept. 22)
after garnering MVP honors at the Emory National Invitational
(Sept. 19-20) where she led the team in kills in all four matches,
finishing the weekend with 49 over 12 games (4.08 kpg) while
registering a 37.7 hitting percentage (49-12--98) ... Her 1,232
attack attempts established a school seasonal record ... Second
high on the team with 15 kills vs. both Colorado College (Nov. 14)
and Southwestern (Nov. 15) in NCAA Tournament action ... Second on
the team in total service aces (51) and her 0.35 per-game average
in that category ranked fourth on the UAA chart ... Female
recipient of Emory's 2008-09 Partin Award, symbolic of an
outstanding career or season performance in a team-based sport.
Sophomore (2007):
Appeared in 37 matches and played in a total of 112 games
... Finished with 23 matches of double digits in kills ... Was a
dominant performer over the last month of the season, picking up 10
or more kills in 12 of her last 14 matches and hitting a blistering
40.1 percent (216-43--431) during the stretch ... Garnered a Second
Team All-UAA berth ... Paced the team and was second in the league
with a 3.86 kills per-game average ... Team-high 432 kills ranked
sixth on Emory's seasonal ladder ... No. 3 on Emory's list and
stood sixth among league performers with a 33.6 hitting percentage
... Career-high 26 terminations vs. Washington University (Nov. 3)
in the UAA Tournament championship match was the high-water mark by
an Emory spiker in 2007 ... Was an all-tournament selection and
earned UAA Player of the Week honors following her performance at
the Emory National Invitational (Oct. 26-27) where she hit 38.1
percent (63-13--131) with five service aces and 16 digs ... Hit a
blistering 57.6 percent (20-1--33) against Austin College in NCAA
Tournament action (Nov. 9) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Nov.
12) for her efforts during the opening rounds of the NCAA
Tournament (Nov. 8-10) when she blasted away for 51 kills in 10
games (three matches) ... Led or shared for the team lead in kills
in 15 matches ... Chalked up a squad-best 58 service aces and was
fourth among UAA players with a 0.52 aces per-game average ... Huge
effort vs. Chicago (Oct. 14) during the UAA Round Robin II,
registering a 78.9 hitting percentage, her second-highest career
mark, with 20 kills and just one error in 33 swings, while also
coming up with a career-high seven aces.
Freshman (2006):
Played in 35 matches and totaled 104 games played ... Third-team
selection to the American Volleyball Coaches Association
All-America Team ... Selected as the 2007 AVCA Freshman of the Year
... Tabbed as the NCAA South Region Freshman of the Year ... Led
Emory with 366 kills, tied for 19th on the school's seasonal chart,
while her 3.52 kills per game average was No. 2 on the squad and
fourth among UAA players ... Her kills per game average ranked her
eighth on the school's seasonal listing ... Chosen as UAA Rookie of
the Year and was a second-team honoree to the All-UAA Team ... 22
matches of double-figure kills ... Led or shared for team honors in
kills in 14 matches including 10 UAA contests ... Picked up a
season-high 19 terminations vs. Carnegie Mellon (Sept. 29) ... Hit
86.7 percent, the highest mark by an Emory player during the year,
vs. Brandeis (Nov. 3) ... Racked up a team-high 18 kills,
second-highest EU total in a three-game match during the year, in a
3-0 triumph over NYU (Oct. 15) ... Totaled 12 kills and a
season-high 11 total blocks (3-8) at No. 14 Wittenberg (Oct. 7)
with her blocks effort tying the highest Emory individual effort
during the campaign ... Solid all-around match vs. Chicago (Nov. 3)
during UAA Championship play with a team-best 12 kills, a 57.9
attack percentage (12-1--19), four aces and five blocks (2-3) ...
Two outings of double-figure digs including a season-high of 12 vs.
No. 5-ranked Trinity (Nov. 11).
Prior to Emory
High School: Earned four letters in volleyball
while playing for Lincoln High School ... Was her team's captain
her senior season ... Chosen as her squad's, league's and section's
MVP her final year ... first team all-area honors and league MVP as
a sophomore and junior ... Two-year member of the Club Pacific team
where she played for David Johnson ... Also participated in
crew.
Personal:Born Oct. 17, 1988
Stats
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG |
2006 | 104-35 | 366 | 3.52 | 3 | 26 | 105 | 1.01 |
2007 | 112-37 | 432 | 3.86 | 4 | 58 | 107 | 0.96 |
2008 | 146-39 | 491 | 3.36 | 3 | 51 | 182 | 1.25 |
TOTAL | 362-111 | 1289 | 3.56 | 10 | 135 | 394 | 1.09 |
Alysse Meyer Career-High Kill Matches
Opponent | GP | Kills | Date |
Haverford | 4 | 30 | 9/5/2008 |
Washington Univ. | 5 | 26 | 11/3/2007 |
Trinity | 4 | 25 | 9/26/2008 |
Lee University | 5 | 22 | 11/1/2008 |
Illinois Wesleyan | 5 | 21 | 8/30/2008 |
Birmingham Southern | 5 | 21 | 10/26/2007 |
(Quote)
"I chose Emory because of the people, coaches and teammates
associated with the volleyball team, and because of the
balance between academics and athletics."