Alyssa Whitehead

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Class: Senior Hometown: Muscle Shoals, Ala. Last College: NW Shoals CC

Height: 5-11 Position: Outside Hitter Birthdate: 09/01/1982 Major: elementary education

Whitehead is a model picture of determination when it comes to putting the ball away...her all-around game and aggressive defense make her a primer player.

Junior (2002): Led the Bulldogs with 397 kills which was the sixth highest single-season total in Samford history...also had the fifth highest season hitting percentage at .285...led the team in digs with 320 including 16 double-figure dig matches and was second on the team in aces with 26...recorded double figure kill matches in 22 of the 27 matches she started including each of the final nine matches...had 14 double-doubles including six in a row from Oct. 15-Oct. 29...season-high 24 kills against Jacksonville on Oct. 19, added season high 22 digs against Jacksonville State on Oct. 29...recorded 20 kill, 20 dig matches three times against UCF, Mercer, and Jacksonville State.

Junior College: A First-Team Junior College All-American . . . named to the All-National Tournament Team and the All-Region XXII team . . . school record holder, posting 1,100 kills in two seasons at Northwest Shoals CC . . . had a .343 attack percentage, 3.8 kills per game average and 465 digs as a sophomore.