8 Alex Parra
Alex Parra
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • High School:
    Bishop Canevin
  • Position:
    MH
  • m
    30
  • k/s
    2.14
  • h %
    .267
  • a/s
    0.10
  • b/s
    0.88
  • sa/s
    0.00
  • d/s
    0.33
Bio

Career Highlights

2018

* Third Team All-AMCC
* Played in all 31 matches
* Ranked first in blocks on the team and in the AMCC (111)
* Broke single-season record for block assists in a match (11)
* Posted 165 kills and 34 digs
* Recorded a career-high 12 kills vs. Mt. Aloysius
* Tallied five solo blocks vs. Houghton

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 30 at Alfred St. W, 3-0
Nov 1 at Allegheny W, 3-1
Nov 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-2
Nov 9 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0
Nov 10 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0
Nov 15 vs. Stockton L, 3-0
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 30 10
Sets 104 34
Kills 223 77
Kills per set 2.14 2.26
Errors 83 20
Total Attacks 524 173
Total Attacks per set 5.04 5.09
Hitting Percentage .267 .329
Assists 10 2
Assists per set 0.10 0.06
Service Aces 0 0
Service Errors 5 1
Service Aces per set 0.00 0.00
Receptions 3 0
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 34 10
Digs per set 0.33 0.29
Block Solo 22 5
Block Assist 69 24
Block Total 91 29
Blocks per set 0.88 0.85
Block Errors 16 0
Ball Handling Errors 3 1
Points 279.5 94.0
Points per set 2.7 2.8
Matches started 17 8
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 at D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 6 1 11 .455 0 7.5
Aug 31 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 - 3 13 4 24 .375 0 13.5
Aug 31 at Morrisville St. L, 3-2 - 5 10 4 28 .214 0 13.5
Sep 6 Westminster L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 19 .053 0 6.0
Sep 6 Defiance L, 3-0 1 3 7 5 16 .125 0 9.5
Sep 7 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 9 .111 0 3.5
Sep 7 Bethany L, 3-1 1 4 7 3 20 .200 0 10.0
Sep 11 at Fredonia L, 3-2 - 5 7 0 13 .538 0 8.5
Sep 13 vs. Lebanon Valley L, 3-1 1 4 7 4 15 .200 2 13.5
Sep 14 vs. Keuka W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 15 .533 1 11.0
Sep 14 at Wells W, 3-1 1 4 7 5 22 .091 0 9.5
Sep 19 Allegheny W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 20 .550 2 12.5
Sep 24 at Grove City L, 3-0 1 3 3 2 15 .067 0 5.5
Sep 28 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 15 5 35 .286 0 18.5
Sep 28 Franciscan W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 16 .500 1 11.0
Oct 2 at Medaille W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 17 .412 0 9.5
Oct 4 vs. Va. Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 7 7 23 .000 1 8.5
Oct 5 vs. DeSales W, 3-2 - 5 10 8 25 .080 1 10.5
Oct 5 at Marymount L, 3-0 - 2 1 1 5 .000 0 3.5
Oct 8 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 4 2 7 .286 0 5.0
Oct 16 at D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 5 1 10 .400 0 5.5
Oct 19 La Roche W, 3-2 1 5 4 2 15 .133 0 7.0
Oct 22 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 1 3 6 1 15 .333 0 8.5
Oct 26 Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 21 .190 0 8.0
Oct 30 at Alfred St. W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 8 .625 0 5.5
Nov 1 at Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 5 1 16 .250 1 6.5
Nov 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-2 1 5 14 4 29 .345 1 15.5
Nov 9 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 - 3 10 3 20 .350 0 12.5
Nov 10 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 - 3 11 5 22 .273 0 11.0
Nov 15 vs. Stockton L, 3-0 - 3 7 3 13 .308 0 9.0
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 at D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Aug 31 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
Aug 31 at Morrisville St. L, 3-2 - 5 3 2 3 0 5 0
Sep 6 Westminster L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 2 3 3 0
Sep 6 Defiance L, 3-0 1 3 4 0 5 2 5 0
Sep 7 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 7 Bethany L, 3-1 1 4 2 1 4 1 5 1
Sep 11 at Fredonia L, 3-2 - 5 3 1 1 4 2 0
Sep 13 vs. Lebanon Valley L, 3-1 1 4 1 4 5 1 9 0
Sep 14 vs. Keuka W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 14 at Wells W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 5 0 5 0
Sep 19 Allegheny W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 3 3 3 0
Sep 24 at Grove City L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 3 0 4 0
Sep 28 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 2 2 3 0 5 1
Sep 28 Franciscan W, 3-0 1 3 3 1 2 0 3 0
Oct 2 at Medaille W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 4 vs. Va. Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 5 vs. DeSales W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 5 at Marymount L, 3-0 - 2 2 2 1 0 3 0
Oct 8 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 16 at D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 19 La Roche W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 4 0 5 0
Oct 22 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 0 5 0
Oct 26 Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 30 at Alfred St. W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 1 at Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 2 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-2 1 5 2 0 3 0 3 0
Nov 9 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 5 0 5 0
Nov 10 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 0 1 0 1
Nov 15 vs. Stockton L, 3-0 - 3 0 2 0 0 2 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 30 at D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 vs. SUNY Poly W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 at Morrisville St. L, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 Westminster L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 0
Sep 6 Defiance L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 2 1
Sep 7 Mount Union L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 Bethany L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 11 at Fredonia L, 3-2 - 5 0 1 - 0
Sep 13 vs. Lebanon Valley L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. Keuka W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 at Wells W, 3-1 1 4 0 1 0 0
Sep 19 Allegheny W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 24 at Grove City L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Penn State Altoona W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 Franciscan W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 2 at Medaille W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 4 vs. Va. Wesleyan L, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 vs. DeSales W, 3-2 - 5 0 0 0 0
Oct 5 at Marymount L, 3-0 - 2 0 1 0 0
Oct 8 Hilbert W, 3-0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 at D'Youville W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 La Roche W, 3-2 1 5 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Mt. Aloysius W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Oct 30 at Alfred St. W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Allegheny W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 at Pitt-Greensburg W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 0 0
Nov 9 Penn State Altoona W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 Pitt-Bradford W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 vs. Stockton L, 3-0 - 3 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 sa sa/s r re
2016-17 23 62 0 0.00 1 1
2017-18 31 101 1 0.01 6 0
2018-19 31 116 2 0.02 5 2
2019-20 30 104 0 0.00 3 1
Total 115 383 3 0.01 15 4

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 30 104 223 2.14 83 524 5.04 .267 10 0.10 279.5 2.7
Conference 10 34 77 2.26 20 173 5.09 .329 2 0.06 94.0 2.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 13 42 98 2.33 35 235 5.60 .268 3 0.07 123.0 2.9
Away 11 40 71 1.77 20 174 4.35 .293 2 0.05 90.5 2.3
Neutral 6 22 54 2.45 28 115 5.23 .226 5 0.23 66.0 3.0
Result                        
Wins 19 65 160 2.46 49 348 5.35 .319 7 0.11 188.5 2.9
Losses 11 39 63 1.62 34 176 4.51 .165 3 0.08 91.0 2.3
Month                        
August 3 11 29 2.64 9 63 5.73 .317 0 0.00 34.5 3.1
September 12 42 90 2.14 32 215 5.12 .270 6 0.14 119.0 2.8
October 10 33 57 1.73 26 146 4.42 .212 2 0.06 71.5 2.2
November 5 18 47 2.61 16 100 5.56 .310 2 0.11 54.5 3.0

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 30 104 34 0.33 22 69 91 0.88
Conference 10 34 10 0.29 5 24 29 0.85
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 13 42 17 0.40 7 36 43 1.02
Away 11 40 16 0.40 8 23 31 0.78
Neutral 6 22 1 0.05 7 10 17 0.77
Result                
Wins 19 65 17 0.26 7 43 50 0.77
Losses 11 39 17 0.44 15 26 41 1.05
Month                
August 3 11 3 0.27 3 5 8 0.73
September 12 42 20 0.48 11 36 47 1.12
October 10 33 5 0.15 5 19 24 0.73
November 5 18 6 0.33 3 9 12 0.67

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 30 104 0 0.00 3 1
Conference 10 34 0 0.00 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 13 42 0 0.00 3 1
Away 11 40 0 0.00 0 0
Neutral 6 22 0 0.00 0 0
Result            
Wins 19 65 0 0.00 0 0
Losses 11 39 0 0.00 3 1
Month            
August 3 11 0 0.00 0 0
September 12 42 0 0.00 3 1
October 10 33 0 0.00 0 0
November 5 18 0 0.00 0 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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