23 Alexandra Wright
23 - Alexandra Wright
Height: 5-10
Year: So.
Hometown: Matteson, IL
High School: Rich Central
Position: MH
Major: Chemical Engineering

Career:
After two seasons of action, she has played in 224 sets over 71 matches ... Tied for 19th place on Emory's all-time list in block assists (132) ... Has 171 total blocks to her credit, 19th on the school's all-time chart ... Claims seven matches of 10 or more kills.

Sophomore (2009):
Appeared in 33 matches and took to the court in 108 sets ... Captured Second Team All-UAA honors ... Paced the squad with 21 block solos and was second in total blocks with 93 (0.86 bps) ... Came through with six matches of double-figure kills ... Posted three matches of a career-high tying 13 terminations including an outing vs. Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 6) during the UAA Championships that led the team ... Led or shared for team honors in kills on four occasions ... Totaled a team-high13 put-aways, hit 42.1 percent (13-5--19) and recorded six total blocks (1-5) vs. Case Western (Oct. 18) in the UAA Round Robin II ... Her team-high nine blocks (2-7) vs. Southern Virginia (Sept. 11) tied her career high and was the high-water mark by an Emory player during the season ... Chalked up a team-leading 10 kills and hit 56.2 percent (10-1--16) in helping the Eagles to a 3-0 decision over Washington & Lee (Sept. 25) ... Named Emory's Player of the Week (Sept. 21) after hitting 50 percent (22-2--40) and coming up with six blocks in contests against Division II member North Alabama (Sept. 15) and Maryville College (Sept. 18) ... Led or shared for team honors in total blocks in 18 matches ... Totaled five block solos vs. Juniata (Sept. 12), finishing that bout with six total blocks, while contributing seven kills.

Freshman (2008):
Saw action in 38 matches and played in total of 116 games ... Second on the team with a 0.67 blocks per-game average ... Fifth among Eagles with a 1.42 kills per game average ... Earned a berth on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team ... Season-high 11 kills and hit 43.5 (11-1--23) vs. LaVerne (Nov. 22) in the NCAA Championship match ... Totaled eight terminations and tied for team lead with seven blocks vs. St. Benedict (Nov. 20) in the NCAA Quarterfinals ... Finished with nine (0-9) total blocks vs. West Georgia (Aug. 30) which proved to be the high-water mark by an Emory player during the year ... Registered a 41.7 hitting percentage (5-0--12) and five (3-2) blocks vs. Southern Virginia (Sept. 13) ... Seven kills in a three-game victory over Chicago (Oct. 5) at the UAA Round Robin I.

Prior to Emory

High School: Was a four-year member of the volleyball program at Rich Central High School ... Her prep coach was Craig Marek ... Served as team captain her freshman, sophomore and senior seasons ... ... Two-time team MVP and was an all-conference pick on two occasions ... Totaled 215 kills and 155 total blocks her final year ... Honorable mention selections to both area and state teams ... Also competed in track and basketball ... Played club volleyball for Ultimate 18 Gold in 2007 and 2008 and was coached by Alicia Gonda.

Personal: Born November 23, 1989 ... Won her high school's Outstanding Math Student as a junior and senior and captured the Outstanding Chemistry Student her sophomore year ... Illinois State Scholar.

Stats

Year GP-MP K KPG A SA DIGS DPG BA BS TB
2008 116-38 165 1.42 4 2 17 0.15 60 18 78
2009 108-33 207 1.92 1 1 17 0.16 72 21 93
TOTAL 224-71 372 1.66 5 3 34 0.15 132 39 171


(On Why You Chose Emory)
"I loved the coaches and the team and knew that I would not get that type of family atmosphere at any other college. I also loved the campus as well as the city of Atlanta."