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8 Alex Parra
Alex Parra
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • High School:
    Bishop Canevin
  • Position:
    MH
  • m
    31
  • k/s
    1.42
  • h %
    .208
  • a/s
    0.09
  • b/s
    0.96
  • sa/s
    0.02
  • d/s
    0.29
Bio

Career Highlights

2017

* Ranked first in the AMCC in total blocks (81) and was second in blocks per set (0.80)
* Recorded 124 kills and added 26 digs
* Tallied a season-best eight kills against Lycoming and knocked down seven blocks vs. Mt. Aloysius
* Member of a Penn State Behrend squad that won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship
* Helped the Behrend Lions to a 19-12 overall record and an appearance in the NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament

2016

* Saw time in 23 of the 28 matches
* Ranked third on the team with 50 blocks
* Added 43 kills

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in marketing and economics

Personal

* Daughter of Victoria and Patrick Parra
* Two-sport athlete at Bishop Canevin High School
* Second Team All-Section
* First Team All-WPIAL
* State Champions
* All-State Team
* WPIAL Champions
* Academic All-State Team

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Thiel W, 3-0
Oct 27 Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1
Nov 3 La Roche W, 3-1
Nov 4 Pitt-Bradford L, 3-2
Nov 7 Wilkes W, 3-0
Nov 10 vs. McDaniel L, 3-1
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 31 9
Sets 116 34
Kills 165 60
Kills per set 1.42 1.76
Errors 77 30
Total Attacks 423 133
Total Attacks per set 3.65 3.91
Hitting Percentage .208 .226
Assists 11 2
Assists per set 0.09 0.06
Service Aces 2 0
Service Errors 5 0
Service Aces per set 0.02 0.00
Receptions 5 1
Reception Errors 2 1
Digs 34 3
Digs per set 0.29 0.09
Block Solo 25 6
Block Assist 86 39
Block Total 111 45
Blocks per set 0.96 1.32
Block Errors 14 3
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 235.0 85.5
Points per set 2.0 2.5
Matches started 27 8
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Sep 1 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 - 3 2 3 10 -.100 0 4.0
Sep 1 vs. Buffalo State W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 11 .636 0 8.5
Sep 2 vs. Oswego L, 3-2 1 5 5 6 18 -.056 1 8.0
Sep 2 at Morrisville St. L, 3-1 1 4 6 1 18 .278 0 7.0
Sep 7 St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 3 4 13 -.077 0 4.5
Sep 7 Marietta W, 3-1 1 4 6 4 18 .111 2 6.0
Sep 8 Westminster L, 3-2 1 5 5 1 11 .364 1 9.5
Sep 8 Wooster L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 11 .000 1 2.0
Sep 11 Fredonia L, 3-2 1 5 6 1 11 .455 0 10.5
Sep 14 at Alfred St. W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 4 .000 0 3.0
Sep 15 vs. Houghton W, 3-2 1 5 8 2 15 .400 0 13.5
Sep 15 at RIT L, 3-0 1 3 2 1 7 .143 0 3.0
Sep 17 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 5 1 14 .286 0 6.0
Sep 20 Grove City W, 3-0 1 3 2 3 14 -.071 1 4.5
Sep 22 vs. Franciscan W, 3-0 1 3 7 6 16 .063 1 8.5
Sep 22 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 10 .300 0 8.5
Sep 26 Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 5 1 11 .364 0 6.5
Oct 2 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 3 4 2 11 .182 0 4.5
Oct 4 at Allegheny W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 9 .333 0 5.5
Oct 6 vs. Catholic W, 3-1 1 4 5 2 13 .231 2 8.0
Oct 6 vs. Elizabethtown L, 3-1 1 4 5 3 14 .143 0 7.0
Oct 10 D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 4 1 7 .429 0 7.0
Oct 13 at La Roche L, 3-2 1 5 7 3 16 .250 1 9.5
Oct 16 at Pitt-Bradford W, 3-2 1 5 9 7 22 .091 0 15.5
Oct 20 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 1 5 12 6 23 .261 0 16.0
Oct 23 Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 12 .250 0 5.5
Oct 27 Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1 1 4 8 3 17 .294 0 9.5
Nov 3 La Roche W, 3-1 1 4 4 1 14 .214 0 7.5
Nov 4 Pitt-Bradford L, 3-2 1 5 6 4 20 .100 1 7.5
Nov 7 Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 14 .357 0 8.5
Nov 10 vs. McDaniel L, 3-1 1 4 10 3 19 .368 0 10.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Sep 1 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 - 3 2 0 4 1 4 0
Sep 1 vs. Buffalo State W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 2 vs. Oswego L, 3-2 1 5 2 1 4 0 5 0
Sep 2 at Morrisville St. L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 7 St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 0
Sep 7 Marietta W, 3-1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 Westminster L, 3-2 1 5 1 3 3 1 6 0
Sep 8 Wooster L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 11 Fredonia L, 3-2 1 5 0 3 3 0 6 0
Sep 14 at Alfred St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 2 0 3 0
Sep 15 vs. Houghton W, 3-2 1 5 0 5 1 0 6 0
Sep 15 at RIT L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 17 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 20 Grove City W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 22 vs. Franciscan W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 22 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 1 2 5 0 7 0
Sep 26 Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 0
Oct 2 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 4 at Allegheny W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 6 vs. Catholic W, 3-1 1 4 3 2 2 1 4 0
Oct 6 vs. Elizabethtown L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 4 2 4 0
Oct 10 D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 0 6 0
Oct 13 at La Roche L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 3 1 4 0
Oct 16 at Pitt-Bradford W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 11 0 12 0
Oct 20 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 6 1 7 0
Oct 23 Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 27 Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 3 La Roche W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 7 1 7 0
Nov 4 Pitt-Bradford L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 3 2 3 0
Nov 7 Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 1 1 3 1 4 0
Nov 10 vs. McDaniel L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Sep 1 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 1 vs. Buffalo State W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 2 vs. Oswego L, 3-2 1 5 3 0 1 0 0
Sep 2 at Morrisville St. L, 3-1 1 4 2 0 2 0 0
Sep 7 St. Vincent W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Marietta W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 Westminster L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 Wooster L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 11 Fredonia L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Alfred St. W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 vs. Houghton W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 at RIT L, 3-0 1 3 2 0 0 1 1
Sep 17 at Baldwin Wallace L, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 1 0
Sep 20 Grove City W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 1 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Franciscan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 26 Medaille W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Hilbert W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 at Allegheny W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 vs. Catholic W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 vs. Elizabethtown L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 10 D'Youville W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 13 at La Roche L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 16 at Pitt-Bradford W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 at Mt. Aloysius W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 23 Thiel W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0
Oct 27 Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 La Roche W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 Pitt-Bradford L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 1 0
Nov 7 Wilkes W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 vs. McDaniel L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2016-17 23 62 43 0.69 35 160 2.58 .050 1 0.02 73.5 1.2
2017-18 31 101 124 1.23 58 335 3.32 .197 3 0.03 173.5 1.7
2018-19 31 116 165 1.42 77 423 3.65 .208 11 0.09 235.0 2.0
2019-20 30 104 223 2.14 83 524 5.04 .267 10 0.10 279.5 2.7
Total 115 383 555 1.45 253 1442 3.77 .209 25 0.07 761.5 2.0

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2016-17 23 62 7 0.11 11 39 50 0.81
2017-18 31 101 26 0.26 16 65 81 0.80
2018-19 31 116 34 0.29 25 86 111 0.96
2019-20 30 104 34 0.33 22 69 91 0.88
Total 115 383 101 0.26 74 259 333 0.87

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2016-17 23 62 1 0 0.00 0 1 1
2017-18 31 101 9 1 0.01 2 6 0
2018-19 31 116 26 2 0.02 5 5 2
2019-20 30 104 35 0 0.00 5 3 1
Total 115 383 71 3 0.01 12 15 4

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 31 116 165 1.42 77 423 3.65 .208 11 0.09 235.0 2.0
Conference 9 34 60 1.76 30 133 3.91 .226 2 0.06 85.5 2.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 13 48 61 1.27 27 173 3.60 .197 6 0.13 89.0 1.9
Away 9 34 51 1.50 24 124 3.65 .218 1 0.03 70.0 2.1
Neutral 9 34 53 1.56 26 126 3.71 .214 4 0.12 76.0 2.2
Result                        
Wins 20 70 107 1.53 52 264 3.77 .208 6 0.09 155.0 2.2
Losses 11 46 58 1.26 25 159 3.46 .208 5 0.11 80.0 1.7
Month                        
September 17 61 75 1.23 37 212 3.48 .179 7 0.11 113.5 1.9
October 10 39 64 1.64 31 144 3.69 .229 3 0.08 88.0 2.3
November 4 16 26 1.63 9 67 4.19 .254 1 0.06 33.5 2.1

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 31 116 34 0.29 25 86 111 0.96
Conference 9 34 3 0.09 6 39 45 1.32
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 48 14 0.29 9 34 43 0.90
Away 9 34 8 0.24 5 28 33 0.97
Neutral 9 34 12 0.35 11 24 35 1.03
Result                
Wins 20 70 22 0.31 15 62 77 1.10
Losses 11 46 12 0.26 10 24 34 0.74
Month                
September 17 61 20 0.33 19 35 54 0.89
October 10 39 12 0.31 5 38 43 1.10
November 4 16 2 0.13 1 13 14 0.88

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 31 116 26 2 0.02 5 5 2
Conference 9 34 0 0 0.00 0 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 48 14 2 0.04 1 2 0
Away 9 34 9 0 0.00 3 3 2
Neutral 9 34 3 0 0.00 1 0 0
Result                
Wins 20 70 14 2 0.03 1 1 1
Losses 11 46 12 0 0.00 4 4 1
Month                
September 17 61 26 2 0.03 5 2 1
October 10 39 0 0 0.00 0 2 1
November 4 16 0 0 0.00 0 1 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

News mentions
Volleyball Season Ends Against McDaniel in ECAC Championships
  • Article
  • November 10, 2018
Volleyball Season Ends Against McDaniel in ECAC Championships

The Penn State Behrend women's volleyball team fell to McDaniel 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Saturday night at Cabrini.

  • November 10, 2018
Volleyball Ready To Battle McDaniel in ECAC Quarterfinals Saturday
  • Article
  • November 08, 2018
Volleyball Ready To Battle McDaniel in ECAC Quarterfinals Saturday

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team will travel to Cabrini University to take on McDaniel in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Saturday at 8 p.m.

  • November 08, 2018
Irwin, Reiland Highlight Women's Volleyball All-AMCC Honors
  • Article
  • November 07, 2018
Irwin, Reiland Highlight Women's Volleyball All-AMCC Honors

Senior setter Lexi Irwinwas named the 2018 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Co-Player of the Year, while freshman outside hitter Kristin Reiland (as selected Newcomer of the Year.

  • November 07, 2018
Women's Volleyball Defeats Wilkes in Three; Lions Advance to ECAC Quarterfinals
  • Article
  • November 07, 2018
Women's Volleyball Defeats Wilkes in Three; Lions Advance to ECAC Quarterfinals

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team defeated Wilkes 3-0 in the first round of the 2018 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships on Wednesday at the Junker Center.

  • November 07, 2018
Volleyball Host Pitt-Greensburg For Senior Day on Saturday
  • Article
  • October 26, 2018
Volleyball Host Pitt-Greensburg For Senior Day on Saturday

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team will host Pitt-Greensburg for Senior Day and the regular-season AMCC finale at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.

  • October 26, 2018
Women's Volleyball Knocks Off Undefeated Mt. Aloysius in Five Sets
  • Article
  • October 20, 2018
Women's Volleyball Knocks Off Undefeated Mt. Aloysius in Five Sets

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team knocked off undefeated Mt. Aloysius 3-2 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) match on Saturday afternoon.

  • October 20, 2018
Lions Head to Mt. Aloysius for AMCC Volleyball Match of the Week
  • Article
  • October 18, 2018
Lions Head to Mt. Aloysius for AMCC Volleyball Match of the Week

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team will travel to Cresson, Pa. on Saturday to take on Mt. Aloysius in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) match beginning at 1 p.m.

  • October 18, 2018
Women's Volleyball Comes Back To Defeat Pitt-Bradford
  • Article
  • October 16, 2018
Women's Volleyball Comes Back To Defeat Pitt-Bradford

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team defeated Pitt-Bradford 3-2 in an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) match on Tuesday night.

  • October 16, 2018
Women's Volleyball Turns Away Spartans
  • Article
  • October 10, 2018
Women's Volleyball Turns Away Spartans

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team registered 39 kills and 14 blocks to defeat D’Youville 3-0 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Wednesday night in the Junker Center.

  • October 10, 2018
Behrend Lions Travel to Hilbert Tonight
  • Article
  • October 02, 2018
Behrend Lions Travel to Hilbert Tonight

The PSB Volleyball team will travel to Hilbert College tonight for an AMCC matchup with the Hawks.

  • October 02, 2018
Lions Race Past Franciscan, Penn State Altoona
  • Article
  • September 22, 2018
Lions Race Past Franciscan, Penn State Altoona

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team earned a pair of Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) wins with 3-0 decisions over Franciscan and Penn State Altoona on Saturday at Medaille.

  • September 22, 2018
Fredonia Rallies Back to Defeat Women's Volleyball
  • Article
  • September 11, 2018
Fredonia Rallies Back to Defeat Women's Volleyball

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team fell in five close sets to non-conference Fredonia in the Junker Center on Tuesday night.

  • September 11, 2018
Lions Fall Twice at Northwest PA Challenge
  • Article
  • September 08, 2018
Lions Fall Twice at Northwest PA Challenge

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on the final day of the Northwest PA Challenge, falling to Westminster in five sets and then Wooster 3-0 in the Junker Center on Saturday afternoon.

  • September 08, 2018
Volleyball Takes Two at NW PA Challenge
  • Article
  • September 07, 2018
Volleyball Takes Two at NW PA Challenge

The Penn State Behrend women’s volleyball team went undefeated on day one of the Northwest PA Challenge, defeating St. Vincent in the first match and then earning a 3-1 victory against Marietta in the nightcap on Friday in the Junker Center.

  • September 07, 2018