2021 (GR): Second Team All-Conference USA … Played in 22 of ODU’s 26 matches, starting 19 times … Led the Monarchs in kills per set with 2.79, good for 14th in C-USA … Also first on the team with 3.26 points per set … Notched 218 total kills, second-best on the squad … Improved her hitting percentage by nearly 30 points over last season … Averaged 1.90 digs per set, second-most on the team by a non-libero/defensive specialist … Added 45 blocks … Finished with 10-plus kills 10 times, including eight matches against Conference USA opponents … Matched her own program single-match record with 24 kills at Marshall on Oct. 15 … Added 13 digs in that match for one of her three double-doubles … Followed up with an 18-kill, 17-dig double-double the next day … Also had a 10-kill, 11-dig double-double on the road at Liberty … Chipped in eight kills on a .421 attack percentage in the Monarchs’ 3-0 win over Charlotte … Credited with four block assists in the win over UAB on Oct. 1, helping the Monarchs set a program single-match record with 19 blocks … Totaled 26 kills and 15 digs over her final two matches, helping Old Dominion to a pair of wins over Middle Tennessee to conclude the season.
2020-21 (GR): Second Team All-Conference USA … Appeared in all 18 matches ... Team leader in kills (220) and total attacks (653) … Second on the team with 141 digs … Third on the squad with 28 blocks … Set season highs of 24 kills and 18 digs against Florida Atlantic ... Had five total double-doubles … Finished a match with 15 or more kills seven times, including a pair of 20-kill outings … Tallied double-digit digs on five occasions … Posted a season-best .407 attack percentage in the season-opener with George Mason … Hit .300 or better in four matches … Matched a season-high with three total blocks in four matches … Led the squad in kills 13 times and was the digs leader four times ... Named to the C-USA All-Academic team.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Sergio Sgherza and Sabrini Ricci ... Pursuing a Masters in Exercise Science.
Alessia Sgherza Season 2021
Outside Hitter
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