M E E T T H E H OK I E S
Alison Blasingame
Middle Blocker Sophomore • 6-2 Yorktown, Va. Grafton Career Match Highs
Kills................................12, Duke (11/21/08) Attempts.................... 27, Duke (11/21/08) Pct..... .583, Winston-Salem St. (8/30/08) Aces.........1, Winston-Salem St. (8/30/08) Assists.......................... 2, Marshall (9/5/08) Digs.................. 6, Florida State (10/24/08) Block Assists......................................3, twice Total Blocks....................................... 3, twice
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Riley on Blasingame: “Alison is one of the best attackers we have and should get significant playing time at the middle blocker slot this season.” 2008: Saw action in 19 matches and 45 sets … Recorded 63 kills and 16 blocks on the season while hitting at a .230 clip … Registered a career-high 12 kills in a five-set thriller against Duke … Keyed a match-swinging rally, as the Hokies scored nine consecutive points on her service to win the second set of a 3-1 victory against NCAA Tournament qualifier Clemson … Hit .583 with eight kills against Winston-Salem State. High School: Virginia AA State player of the year … Broke state record for kills in a season (501) and kills in a career (1,216) … Named a PrepVolleyball.com high school All-American in 2007 … Region 1 Player of the Year … Member of the PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces top 250 … Led Grafton High School to state finals as a senior and to state semifinals as a junior … Named Team MVP as a senior and led squad to a 28-1 record … Played on Coastal Virginia Volleyball Club for coach Dave Albaugh … Was member of National Honor Society. Personal: Alison Jean Blasingame was born May 30th, 1990, in Rome, N.Y. … Daughter of Jim and Wendy Blasingame … Has two brothers Trey and Mark … Brother Mark plays basketball at Christopher Newport University … Enrolled in university studies.
ALISON’s Career Statistics Year 2008
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GP 45
K 63
E 26
TA 161
PCT .230
AST 3
SA 1
V irginia T ech V o l l e y b a l l 2 0 0 9
DIG 18
BS 0
BA 16