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AS A SENIOR (2019-20)
Indoor: Was one of five Gaels to play in every match during the 2019 year...Played in 104 sets and started in a team-high 26 matches...Earned an All-WCC honorable mention following the completion of the season...Collected 44 service aces in her senior season and is now ranked first in program record with 136 career aces, surpassing her coach Mandy Bible (128)...Ended the season ranked second in the conference and 37th in the country with an average of 0.42 aces per set...Recorded 677 assists in her final season with the Gaels and ended her career with a total of 2,064.

Beach: Appeared in all eight matches for the Gaels during the 2020 season…along with teammate Selbie Christensen, went 4-4 on the year, winning their final four matches of the season…swept three matches in a row at the WCC/Big West Challenge on March 7…won their only conference bout against Santa Clara on March 10.

AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)
Indoor: Played in 29 matches and 114 sets during the 2018 season ... Broke the program record for career service aces with 129 during the match against San Diego on Nov. 15 ... Lead the team with 50 service aces and an average of .44 aces per set ... Collected the team high 790 assists with a season-high 62 during the match against Southern Utah on Sept. 7 ... Recorded the third most digs on the team with 253 with her season-high 17 coming during the match against Utah on Aug. 25.

Beach: Finished 19-10 with her partner Sienna Young during the 2019 season ... Started the season with a five-match win streak  including a win against No. 11 Stanford on February 24 ... Won against No. 20 Stanford again on April 11 after winning in three sets to secure the Gaels sweep ... Helped the Gaels to a third place victory at the WCC Championships.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Indoor: Appeared in all 28 matches for the Gaels in her first indoor season after transferring from New Mexico State ... Led the team with 597 assists, 42 service aces and was second with 224 digs ... Led the WCC with 42 aces and was second in aces per set (0.39) ... Also finished 10th in the WCC with 5.57 assists per set ... Had a team-high 10 double-doubles on the year ... Recorded her first double-double with 22 assists and 12 digs against Pittsburgh on Aug. 26 ... Had a career-high 27 assists and 17 digs versus Santa Clara on Nov. 21. 

Beach: Redshirt season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17)

Beach: Named to the 2017 All-West Coast Conference Freshman Team … Made an immediate impact in her first season of Gael volleyball after transferring … Finished the season 18-11 after playing with three different partners (Alexis Salmons, Lindsey Calvin and Sienna Young) … Found the most success with Calvin finishing 11-6 … Between March 11 and April 4, won 12 out of her 14 matches … Holds key victories over major schools such as Arizona State and California. 

PRIOR TO SAINT MARY'S: Transferred from New Mexico State after one season completed of indoor volleyball ... As New Mexico State's backup setter, Crash racked up 548 assists, averaging 4.68 assists per set ... Competed in every set of the season totaling 117 sets played ... Racked up double digit assists in all but two games, with 11 20+ games and one 30 assist game ... Played at Snow Canyon HS in St. George, Utah for coach Alaina Parker … Led her team to the 2014 3A state title … Named 2015 AVCA Under Armour Honorable Mention All-American … Named 2014 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year … Four-time Deseret News First Team All-State … Three-time Region 9 MVP…2014 Deseret News Ms. Volleyball … 2014 Prep-Volleyball.com All-American … Ranks second all-time in Utah with 1,780 career kills and 1,443 career digs … Ranks third all-time in Utah with 273 service aces.
 

Get To Know Alexsa Parker

Favorite volleyball memory: Winning the state championship my junior year in five sets.

Favorite holiday: Fourth of July

What do you love most about Saint Mary's: The people, the volleyball, and the campus.

What do you love most about SMC Volleyball: My team. They love me for me :)

Favorite food or meal: Breakfast for sure.

Top-3 favorite songs: Gravity by John Mayer, Molly by 'Lil Dicky, and I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston.

Favorite book: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Favorite movies: The Grinch (Jim Carrey version), The Goonies, The Breakfast Club, and Girls Trip.

Personal hobbies: hiking/camping, hanging out with my little brother, and sleeping.

One thing everyone should do in their lifetime: Hike Angels Landing in Zion National Park to watch the sunrise.

Describe yourself in one word: Relaxed, laid back, or easy-going... something along those lines.