2020 Volleyball Roster
Alcantara, Elissa
vs
Toledo
Sep 13 (Sat)
6 PM
Jersey Number 11
Elissa Alcantara
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Tampa Catholic
Bio
2019 (Freshman)
Saw action in 27 matches as a true freshman ... earned a starting roll against USC where she posted her first double digit kill match with 12 (10/11) ... picked up her first kills and a Buff at Colorado State (9/12) when she had three errorless kills on seven swings for a .429 hitting percentage ... subbed in against No.18 Utah (9/25) and had three kills with no errors and a .500 hitting percentage ... Had a breakout performance at No. 15 Cal (10/20) with 19 kills and a .288 hitting percentage in the closest match in CU history ... Set a career-best 22 kills against Arizona (11/01) while hitting .425 ... Finished the season with 153 kills and a .185 hitting percentage with 20 blocks.
High School
Elissa Alcantara comes to Boulder from Tampa, Fla., where she was a breakout star for Tampa Catholic High School. Alcantara was named an Under Armour Third Team All-American and the 82-ranked recruit by PrepVolleyball.com. Alcantara flourished through her time as a Crusader, capitalized by a senior campaign that featured 321 kills and a .344 hitting percentage. She also put down 34 blocks, 41 aces and had 144 digs. She finished fifth in the 5A ranks in kills and four in hitting percentage.
She continued to get better throughout her career, earning 293 kills with a .252 hitting percentage as a sophomore and increasing her hitting to .341 as a junior. That progress showed in an All-State honorable mention as a junior and being named an Esmark High School All-American.
Personal
Elissa Alcantara was born on January 11 in 2001. She is the daughter of Ilina and Robert Alcantara and has one brother. Her mother played volleyball for the Dominican Republic National Team. She is bilingual.
Academics
Alcantara is interested in studying sports psychology or sports journalism.
Mahoney on Alcantara
"Elissa is one of the more dynamic attackers in the 2019 class," said Mahoney. "She has a heavy arm and also the versatility to play on both the left as well as on the right. She contacts the ball at a very high point and is used to carrying a heavy offensive load on her teams up to this point. We look forward to continuing her development as an attacker and we see her as a future six-rotation player at the collegiate level."
Saw action in 27 matches as a true freshman ... earned a starting roll against USC where she posted her first double digit kill match with 12 (10/11) ... picked up her first kills and a Buff at Colorado State (9/12) when she had three errorless kills on seven swings for a .429 hitting percentage ... subbed in against No.18 Utah (9/25) and had three kills with no errors and a .500 hitting percentage ... Had a breakout performance at No. 15 Cal (10/20) with 19 kills and a .288 hitting percentage in the closest match in CU history ... Set a career-best 22 kills against Arizona (11/01) while hitting .425 ... Finished the season with 153 kills and a .185 hitting percentage with 20 blocks.
High School
Elissa Alcantara comes to Boulder from Tampa, Fla., where she was a breakout star for Tampa Catholic High School. Alcantara was named an Under Armour Third Team All-American and the 82-ranked recruit by PrepVolleyball.com. Alcantara flourished through her time as a Crusader, capitalized by a senior campaign that featured 321 kills and a .344 hitting percentage. She also put down 34 blocks, 41 aces and had 144 digs. She finished fifth in the 5A ranks in kills and four in hitting percentage.
She continued to get better throughout her career, earning 293 kills with a .252 hitting percentage as a sophomore and increasing her hitting to .341 as a junior. That progress showed in an All-State honorable mention as a junior and being named an Esmark High School All-American.
Personal
Elissa Alcantara was born on January 11 in 2001. She is the daughter of Ilina and Robert Alcantara and has one brother. Her mother played volleyball for the Dominican Republic National Team. She is bilingual.
Academics
Alcantara is interested in studying sports psychology or sports journalism.
Mahoney on Alcantara
"Elissa is one of the more dynamic attackers in the 2019 class," said Mahoney. "She has a heavy arm and also the versatility to play on both the left as well as on the right. She contacts the ball at a very high point and is used to carrying a heavy offensive load on her teams up to this point. We look forward to continuing her development as an attacker and we see her as a future six-rotation player at the collegiate level."
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