Height: | 5-9 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Tampa, FL |
High School: | Tampa Prep |
Position: | RS |
Major: | Anthropology/Human Biology |
Career:
Four-year member of the program who played in a total of
108 matches, recording 316 sets of action ... Had five matches of
double-figure kills.
Senior (2012):
Saw action in a total of 40 sets over 19 match appearances ...
Averaged 1.17 kills and 0.45 digs per set ... Played in all three
sets and totaled three terminations along with a team-high two
block solos in a 3-0 triumph vs. Washington & Lee (Aug. 31) ...
Two sets of action and was second on the squad with a season-high
eight kills, while recording a .700 hitting mark (8-1--10) in a 3-0
win vs. Randolph-Macon (Sept. 21) ... Played all four sets vs. No.
3 Wittenberg (Oct. 26) and finished with six kills (second-highest
total on the year), a .278 attack percentage (6-1--18) and three
digs ... Three terminations in five attempts vs. UMASS-Boston (Oct.
27) in one set of play.
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
Year | GP-MP | K | KPG | A | SA | DIGS | DPG |
2009 | 29-12 | 52 | 1.79 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.45 |
2010 | 133-40 | 187 | 1.41 | 80 | 2 | 53 | 0.40 |
2011 | 114-37 | 178 | 1.56 | 40 | 1 | 41 | 0.36 |
2012 | 40-19 | 47 | 1.17 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0.45 |
TOTAL | 316-108 | 464 | 1.47 | 122 | 3 | 125 | 0.40 |
Alena Ransom's Career-High Kill Emory
Matches
Opponent | GP | Kills | Date |
Cal Lutheran | 4 | 13 | 9/17/2011 |
Chicago | 4 | 12 | 10/17/2010 |
LaGrange | 3 | 11 | 10/30/2009 |
Washington Univ. | 4 | 10 | 11/22/2010 |
Maryville | 3 | 10 | 10/29/2010 |
(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."