Career:
After three years of action, she has played in 89 matches and chalked up 276 sets of action ... Has five matches of double-figure kills.

Junior (2011):
Saw action in 37 matches and totaled 114 sets of play ... Captured Honorable Mention All-UAA acclaim ... Ranked 12th among UAA players with a .284 attack percentage (178-55--433) ... Big effort in a 3-1 victory at No. 14 Cal Lutheran with a career-high 13 kills and a .500 hitting mark (13-2--22) ... Tied for the team lead with nine terminations and hit .348 (9-1--23) in a 3-0 triumph over Hanover (Sept. 3) ... Chalked up seven kills and finished with a .500 attack percentage in a 3-0 verdict over No. 12 Juniata (Oct. 28) ... Eight kills and three block assists in a 3-0 win vs. No. 16 Trinity (Sept. 9) ... Named UAA Player of the Week (Oct. 3) following her performance at the UAA Round Robin I where she hit .459 (19-2--37) while averaging a team-high 0.80 blocks per set in helping the team to a 3-0 record ... In the RR1 finale vs. Case Western (Oct. 2), she hit .500 (8-0--16) and contributed five block assists in a 3-1 victory ... Against No. 16 Chicago (Oct. 1), she picked up nine terminations and two block assists in a 3-2 decision ... Landed a spot on the Wittenberg Invitational All-Tournament Team.

Sophomore (2010):
Played in 40 of team's 41 matches and logged 133 sets ... Honorable-mention All -UAA ... Finished third on the squad in blocks (0.53 b/s) ... Fifth on the team with a 1.41 kills-per-set average ... Three outings of 10 or more kills including a career-high 12-terminations showing vs. Chicago (Oct. 17) in the UAA Round Robin II ... Totaled 10 successful put-aways and hit .375 (10-1--24) vs. Washington University (Nov. 20) in the semifinals of the NCAA Championships ... Recorded 11 matches of three or more total blocks ... Credited with seven kills along with a career-best seven digs in a 3-0 decision over Chicago (Nov. 6) in the semis of the UAA Championships ... Led the Eagles with 10 kills and hit .533 (10-2--15) vs. Maryville (Oct. 29) in a 3-0 victory ... Hit .600 (6-0--10) and recorded four blocks (3-1) in a 3-0 verdict then-No. 5 Eastern (Oct. 23) ... Credited with seven total (1-6) blocks in helping the team to a 3-2 win over No. 5 UW-Whitewater (Sept. 24).

Freshman (2009):
Played in a total of 29 sets over 12 matches ...  Ended the season averaging 1.79 kills per set ... Led the team and registered a season-high 11 kills, while chipping in a season-best five digs, in a 3-0 victory over LaGrange (Oct. 30) ... In the season-opening match against West Georgia (Sept. 1), she recorded eight kills and hit 29.4 percent (8-3--17) in helping the Eagles to a 3-0 triumph ... Came through with five terminations against Washington University (Nov. 7) in the UAA Championships match ... Posted a 41.7 attack percentage (7-2--12) vs. LaGrange (Sept. 18).

Prior to Emory
High School: Four-year member of the Tampa Prep volleyball program where she played for Michael Flynn ... Served as a captain of her squad her senior campaigns and helped the Terrapins to a Class 2A state semifinal berth ... Led the team with 321 kills and 50 service aces .... No. 2 on the team with 64 blocks ... Earned a second-team berth on the Class 2A All-State Team ... Florida Sports Writers Associaiton Third Team All-State pick as a junior (2007) ... Landed second-team All-Hillsborough County recognition as chosen by the Tampa Tribune in 2007 and 2008 ... Played club for Tampa United Volleyball Academy for four years ... Jeff Lamm was her club coach ... Also was a member of Tampa Prep's basketball team.

Personal: Born December 4, 1990 ... Earned a bevy of academic honors while in high school ... Recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship in the summer of 2009, recognizing 25 of Hillsborough County's top students ... 2008 William Angell Scholar ... Smith College Book Award recipient in 2008 ... AP Scholar ... French Honor Society member (2007-08).


Stats

Alena Ransom's Career-High Kill Emory Matches 

(On Why You Chose Emory)
"Emory represents the perfect balance of a challenging intellectual environment, the top national volleyball program, and the ideal urban location that I wanted for my college experience. I am confident that Emory will prepare me and change me for my life after college."