Eastern Michigan Athletics
2018 Volleyball Roster
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Jersey Number 14
Alyssa LaFace
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Allen Park, Mich.
- High School:
- Allen Park
Bio
EMU: Finished her career ranked fifth in EMU history with 1,673 digs...2018: Set personal highs in digs (725) and digs per set (5.75) during her senior campaign...Set a new Eastern record for digs in a four-set match when she put up 37 against Harvard (Sept. 2)...Had 11 matches of 25-or-more digs...Put up double-digit digs in all but two matches on the season...Also added career-highs in assists (109) and service aces (17)...Had 31 digs in the Mid-American Conference Championship match against Miami (Nov. 18)...Earned a spot on All-MAC First Team...Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week four times during the season...Named MAC All-Tournament team after averaging 5.94 digs per set in the Eagles' four match march to the championship...Landed a spot on the Academic All-MAC team for the third year...Became the first Eagle since 2002 to be named AVCA All-Region, earning a spot on the honorable mention team...2017: Established herself as the starting libero early in the season, battling through injury and playing in 26 matches on the season...Set a new career-high in digs with 486, while also averaging 5.12 digs per set...Added 73 assists on the season, as well as 10 service aces...Recorded an outstanding 24 digs (8.00 per set) in Eastern's sweep of Toledo (Sep. 23)...Had 21 double-digit dig games on the season, including 11 20+ dig performances and two 30+ games...Rallied off 13-straight double-digit dig games from Sep. 9 - Oct. 13...Put up a career-high 36 digs in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament against Buffalo (Nov. 16)...Also registered 34 digs against Towson (Sep. 10)...Set a new personal-best for assists with an eight-assist performance against Ohio (Oct. 7)...Once again named Academic All-MAC...2016: Played in 27 matches for a total of 99 sets at libero and defensive specialist for the Eagles in 2016...Led the Green and White with 405 digs, averaging 4.09 per set, while adding 83 assists, 12 aces, and five kills...Set career-highs in nearly every statistical category, including kills, attempts, assists, aces, digs, and points...Registered double-digit digs on 19 occasions, including eight times in which she eclipsed the 20-dig mark...Held a streak of 12 straight matches with double-digit digs from Sept. 9-Oct. 15...Tallied a career-best seven assists against Western Michigan, Sept. 30...Notched a career-high 30 digs in EMU’s rematch with WMU, Nov. 5...Served up a career-high three aces against Buffalo, Oct. 22...Academic All-MAC selection...2015: Appeared in 19 matches, starting three of them...Recorded 57 digs, good for 1.43 per set...Had a pair of matches where she picked up 10-or-more digs...Set a career-high with 14 digs versus Ball State, Oct. 10...High School: Played for Chris Bozman as a Jaguar at Allen Park High School...Was a four-year letterwinner...Named the team's Most Valuable Player during her sophomore campaign...A two-time All-Downriver League award winner...Named to the all-region team twice...Earned a spot on the News Herald's all-area team...Was an All-State Honorable Mention awardwinner in her junior and senior years...Personal: Full Name: Alyssa Ryann LaFace...Daughter of Paula Walls and David LaFace...Has one brother, Logan, and two sisters, Hayley and Shayna...Major: Education.
2025 EMU Volleyball Tournament Highlights
Monday, September 08
Volleyball Highlights vs. Valparaiso
Saturday, September 06
Volleyball Highlights vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Friday, September 05
Script Eastern Volleyball Jerseys Reveal
Thursday, September 04
