Coach Droesch: "As our only senior, Allie will continue to fulfill a leadership role on and off the court. Her experience will be crucial to the development of our young offense"
High School: Setter who was a four-year member of the volleyball program... two-year starter... senior All-State selection... also named to All-Area teams by two newspapers... named Player-of-the-Week by Max Preps... senior captain on team which compiled a 22-1 overall record and won its conference championship...
Other: Played for Husky Volleyball, Connecticut Stars and Connecticut Juniors...
PERSONAL: Born Alyssa P. Henry July 8, 1993…Parents: Kate and Tim… mother Kate (Nichols) was inducted into the Eastern E-Club Hall of Fame in 2007 for her volleyball accomplishments as a three-time all-region setter/hitter and 1991 New England Player-of-the-Year... ... Siblings: TJ, Sherrie... Major: Sport and Leisure Management…Career Plans: Work for the Celtics...Residence: Groton...
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | GP | MP | K | E | TA | Pct. | A | SA | SE | DIG | RE | BS | BA | TB | BE | BHE | Pts. | Pts./G | |
2014 | 112 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 124 | .194 | 694 | 31 | 25 | 190 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 72.0 | 0.64 | |
2013 | 106 | 31 | 35 | 14 | 122 | .172 | 444 | 35 | 31 | 160 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 76.5 | 0.72 | |
2012 | 114 | 33 | 50 | 34 | 193 | .083 | 793 | 18 | 40 | 233 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 87.0 | 0.76 | |
2011 | 71 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | .222 | 202 | 23 | 34 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 29.0 | 0.41 | |
TOTAL | 403 | 123 | 128 | 63 | 457 | .142 | 2133 | 107 | 130 | 681 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 11 | 97 | 264.5 | 0.66 | |
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ALLIE... REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Spending time with friends and family
Best place for pizza: Illiano’s
Favorite actor: Idris Elba
Most difficult aspect of college: Not enough hours in a day, or days in a week
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Mental Toughness
Best athlete of all time: Michael Jordan
Greatest song ever: Love More by Chris Brown feat Nicki Minaj
Favorite pro team: Boston Celtics
Greatest coach of all time: Doc Rivers
Most embarrassing moment: Asking my volleyball teammates here at East what part of Massachusetts is RIC in when I was a freshman…they’ll never let me live that one down
Biggest crisis facing the world: The government
Closest brush with greatness: Hearing that Ray Allen was in town and my mom met, hugged, and took a picture with him when he was a Celtic.
Your greatest thrill in sports: The “flow” state
Favorite amusement park ride: The Ferris Wheel
Favorite amusement park food: Fried Dough
Scariest nightmare: Chuckie being in my scariest nightmare
Your largest monthly cell phone bill: $77
Favorite city ever visited: Boston
Favorite Olympic sport to watch: Beach Volleyball
Funniest comedian: Kevin Hart
Best vacation of all time: Turks and Caicos