Alyssa D'Errico Class: Sophomore Hometown: Byron, N.Y. High School: Byron-Bergen Height: 5-9 Position: L/DS

Pronounced: Ah-lissa • Duh-REE-ko

Lion Career
2007 (Freshman): Played in all 36 matches and 112 of 122 games as a defensive specialist ... saw first career action in both matches against Texas (8/24-25), recording two aces and seven digs ... totaled 108 digs for the year, good for the sixth-highest total on the team ... set a new career high with 12 digs in the national championship match against Stanford (12/15) ... averaged 2.33 digs per game at the Penn State Classic, with a total of 21 digs ... posted eight digs against Virginia Commonwealth (9/8) while playing libero ... tallied seven digs versus Cal Poly (8/31) and Colgate (9/8) ... had 13 service aces for the season ... posted three aces against Delaware State (9/15) ... had two aces versus Texas (8/25), Colgate (9/8) and at Yale (9/14) ... also had two kills, including one against VCU (9/8) and another versus Northwestern (9/22).

High School
Five-time volleyball and basketball letterwinner at Byron-Bergen High School in Bergen, N.Y. ... three-year volleyball captain and two-year basketball captain for the Bees ... three-time first team all-state selection ... five-time Section V Class C Most Valuable Player (2002-2006), beginning in her eighth grade year ... led the Bees to three New York state titles (2004-2006) and five sectional titles ... captured four Genesee Regional League championships ... finished with a five-year scholastic varsity record of 98-12 ... ranked 33rd on PrepVolleyball's "Senior Aces" list ... 2006-2007 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year ... achieved the career milestones of 1,000 kills and digs during junior season ... ended tenure with 1,879 kills and 1,521 digs ... two-time basketball Most Valuable Player ... was an alternate for the USA A2 Team in 2006 ... member of the VolleyFX Magic Club program ... helped the squad to a 17th-place Open finish at the 2006 Nationals ... also claimed the titles at the 2001, 2002 and 2004 East Coast Championship and the 2003 Northeast Qualifier ... excels off the court, ranking sixth in her class ... member of the National Honor Society ... Student Council Parliamentarian in 2006 ... was selected as an alternate for American Legion Girls State ... nominated as a Kodak Young Leader ... acted as president of the Varsity Club, the yearbook editor and the leader of the Byron-Bergen Emergency Response Team.

Personal
Born Alyssa Lynne D'Errico on March 28, 1989 in Brockport, N.Y. ... parents are Cindy and Dave D'Errico ... has one sister, Brianna (19) ... mother Cindy was a member of the 1977 volleyball national A2 team and sister Brianna is an all-conference volleyball player at Ithaca ... plans on majoring in graphic design ... names hobbies as shopping, talking on the phone and drawing, favorite musical entertainer as Carrie Underwood, Secondhand Serenade and Rascal Flatts, favorite pro sports teams as the New England Patriots and the New York Yankees, favorite athletes as her mom and Tara Cross-Battle, favorite food as Ralph and Rosie's pizza from her hometown and Jimmy John's #1 Pepe, favorite book as "My Sister's Keeper," favorite television shows as "Grey's Anatomy," "Extreme Home Makeover" and "Desperate Housewives," and favorite movies as "Pursuit of Happyness," "Norbit," "Friday Night Lights," "G.I. Jane," "The Notebook" and "Stomp The Yard" ... nickname is Nummy or Nummy Lynne.

Quoting Russ Rose
"I thought the way Alyssa played in the last two matches of the season was the way I had hoped she would play all year. She has great skills and is willing to work hard and help the team. Alyssa is someone I expect to make major contributions to the team from the end line. She wants to be great and it shows in her efforts on a daily basis."

D'Errico's Expectations
"The bar has been set high, so of course the expectations must be raised as well. Undefeated match record for the season and another national championship is the only way to go! Expect to win, play to win, together as one team, nothing is impossible."