Alicia Alford – 6’2 Outside Hitter – Summerville, South Carolina

“Alicia has shown great improvement from last year. She learned a lot last year. We will need her to step up in this her final season."

Senior Season - Played in all but 1 match … played in 36 matches and 112 games … end the season with 278 kills, 294 digs, 81 blocks … led the Tar Heels to first post season birth in the NCAA tournament since 1989.

Junior Season - Participated in 105 games and 30 matches, including 63 games against ACC teams … Had career highs in kills (187), assists (30), services aces (21), digs (216), and block assists (77) … Set a season and career match-high 20 kills vs. NC State on 10/14 … Had a career best 28 digs against Duke on 10/3.

Sophomore Season – Saw action in 37 games over 16 matches, including 7 ACC contests … Recorded 61 kills and 52 digs … Had a season best 11 kills versus Georgetown … Twice she recorded 8 digs in a match.

Freshman Season - Played in 32 games over 19 matches .. Tailed 51 Kills and 53 digs over the season … had 8 kill, 11 dig, and 3 block performance versus East Carolina

High School — Four-Time All-State and All-Conference selection fro Summerville High School … Was named by the Charleston Post & Courier Female Athlete of the Year in 1992, 1994 and 1995 … Two-time Post & Courier Player of the Year in Basketball … Lettered in Track And Field … Three-Time state champ in the high jump, setting the state record at 5’10 and Ό.

Personal — Majoring in sociology … Alicia Jean Alford is the daughter of James and Linda Alford … Born 2/7/77.

CAREER STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1995 32 51 27 146.164 15 14 53 3 27 30
1996 37 61 34 155 .174 13 13 52 5 19 24
1997 105 187 109 550 .142 30 35 216 3 77 80
1998 112 278 117 697 .231 46 34 294 9 72 81
Total 286 577 287 1548 .187 104 96 615 20 195 215

ACC TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1995 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 1 2 2 5 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0
1997 5 7 1 26 .231 0 0 2 0 5 5
1998 10 27 10 50 .340 3 2 23 2 5 7
Total 16 36 13 81 .284 4 2 26 2 10 12
No Records Before 1997

NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS
Year GP K E TA Pct A SA D BS BA TB
1995 0
1996 0 0
1997 0
1998 6 6 4 24 .083 1 1 13 1 0 1
Total 6 6 4 24 .083 1 1 13 1 0 1